Gleichen (electoral district)

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Gleichen was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.

The district was created in 1905 when Alberta first became a province. The riding merged with Drumheller in 1963 to form Drumheller-Gleichen.

The district was named after the town of Gleichen Alberta, that is situated on the Siksika Nation.

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[edit] Election results 1905 - 1959

[edit] 1955 - 1959

1959 Results 1955 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Social Credit George Bell 2,061 57.78%      Social Credit George Bell 1,912 51.73%
     Progressive Conservative A. John Van Wezel 754 21.14% Liberal Carman Ellis 1,784 48.27%
     Liberal Carman Ellis 752 21.08%

[edit] 1944 - 1952

1952 Results 1948 Results 1944 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Social Credit George Bell 2,061 68.49%      Social Credit George Bell 2,354 64.37%      Social Credit George Bell 2,032 50.22%
     Liberal Charles County 675 22.43% Independent Jonathan Wheatley 1,303 35.63% Independent D.J. McKinnon 1,072 26.50%
     C.C.F. Aubrey Gibson 273 9.08% C.C.F. B.C. Henricks 942 23.28%

[edit] 1930 - 1940

1940 Results 1935 Results 1930 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Independent D.J. McKinnon 2,255 51.46%      Social Credit I.M. McCune 2,093 53.90%      United Farmers John Buckley 1,565 59.42%
     Social Credit I.M. McCune 1,457 33.25% United Farmers John Buckley 895 22.64% Independent H.S.B. Chamberlain 1,069 40.58%
     C.C.F. J.H. Coldwell 670 15.29% Liberal Frank Lount 478 12.24%
Conservatives T.S. Hughes 439 11.22%

[edit] 1917 - 1926

1926 Results 1921 Results 1917 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     United Farmers John Buckley 1,585 56.91%      United Farmers John Buckley 1,565 67.25%      Conservative Fred Davis 762 42.76%
     Conservative Hugh Miller 722 25.92% Liberal H. Scott 762 32.75% Liberal John Peter McArthur 712 40.52%
     Liberal Frank Lount 478 17.17% Independent J.M. Leedy 308 16.72%

[edit] 1910 - 1913

1913 Results 1911 By-Election Results 1910 By-Election Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Liberal John Peter McArthur 641 52.67%      Conservative Harold Riley 1,370 56.06%      Liberal Archibald J. McArthur 1,119 54.91%
     Conservative George McElroy 576 47.33% Liberal John Peter McArthur 1,064 43.71% Independent Ezra Riley 919 45.09%

[edit] 1905 - 1909

1909 Results 1906 By-Election Results 1905 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Ezra Riley 770 59.46%      Liberal Ezra Riley 560 56.28%      Liberal Charles Stuart 667 51.03%
     Conservative James Shouldice 525 40.54% Conservative W.L. Walsh 435 43.72% Conservative John W. Hayes 640 48.97%

[edit] Plebiscite results

[edit] 1948 Electrification Plebiscite

District results from the first province wide plebiscite on electricity regulation.

Option A Option B
Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being continued by the Power Companies? Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being made a publicly owned utility administered by the Alberta Government Power Commission?
2,007     56.04% 1,574     43.96%
Province wide result: Option A passed.

[edit] By-Election reasons

  • December 7, 1906—Appointment of Mr. Charles Stuart to the Judicial Bench.
  • October 3, 1910—Resignation Ezra Riley in protest against leadership of his party.
  • October 31, 1911—Death of Mr. Archibald J. McArthur.

[edit] See also