August 17 1948 (AB)

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Important Dates  
Election Date 1948-08-17
Attributes  
Federal Jurisdiction ❌
Provincial Jurisdiction ✅
Province Alberta
By-Election ❌

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Summary

Statistic Value
Invalid Ballots 13,864
Invalid Votes 13,864
Total Electors 489,311
Turnout Rate 43
Valid Ballots 209,542
Valid Votes 294,793

Notes

  • References: Carlo Caldarola (ed) 1979. Society and Politics in Alberta: Research Papers, Methuen: Toronto. See Part Five, Appendices
  • References: Harold Jansen 2004. "The Political Consequences of the Alternative Vote: Lessons from Western Canada" Canadian Journal of Political Science, 37:3, 647-669.
  • Electoral System: For alternative vote constituencies, electors ranked the candidates in order of preference, and votes were transferred if no candidates received a majority of first preferences until one had more than 50% of the vote.
  • Invalid Votes: Invalid Ballots = Ballots Cast - Total Votes for Candidates Invalid Ballots = Invalid Votes
  • Electoral System: Five MLAs elected in a single constituency in each of Edmonton and Calgary using proportional representation single transferable vote (PRSTV - Hare). One MLA elected in each of the other constituencies using the preferential or alternative vote (AV).
  • Turnout: Calculated in official report and here as Total Votes Cast/Eligible Electors.
  • Sources: Figures drawn from A REPORT ON ALBERTA ELECTIONS, 1905 - 1982, compiled by Kenneth A. Wark, Chief Electoral Officer, Alberta 1983. Does not note a publisher, but has the Alberta Coat of Arms, so presumably the Government of Alberta Printer, 1983.

Results

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Party Candidates Seats Contested Seats % Vote %
Alberta Liberal Party Association 49 2 3.51% 17.86%
Alberta Social Credit Party 57 51 89.47% 55.63%
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 51 2 3.51% 19.13%
Independent 7 1 1.75% 3.06%
Independent Citizen's Association 2 0 0.00% 1.35%
Independent Social Credit 3 1 1.75% 1.00%
Labour 1 0 0.00% 1.21%
Labour Progressive Party 2 0 0.00% 0.47%
United Labour 1 0 0.00% 0.29%

Candidates

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First Name Last Name Party District Votes Elected
Ernest C Manning Alberta Social Credit Party Edmonton (AB) 22,014 ✅
Rose Wilkinson Alberta Social Credit Party Calgary (AB) 7,153 ✅
Elmer E Roper Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Edmonton (AB) 6,511 ✅
James Harper Prowse Alberta Liberal Party Association Edmonton (AB) 6,303 ✅
David A Ure Alberta Social Credit Party Red Deer (AB) 4,771 ✅
Fred C Colborne Alberta Social Credit Party Calgary (AB) 3,923 ✅
Evan Casey Alberta Social Credit Party Okotoks-High River 3,876 ✅
Howard B Macdonald Independent Calgary (AB) 3,840 ✅
John L Robinson Alberta Social Credit Party Medicine Hat (AB) 3,835 ✅
John Charles Landeryou Alberta Social Credit Party Lethbridge (AB) 3,829 ✅
Alfred John Hooke Alberta Social Credit Party Rocky Mountain House 3,582 ✅
P N. R. Morrison Labour Calgary (AB) 3,579 ❌
Norman E Cook Alberta Social Credit Party Olds 3,260 ✅
William S Mackie Alberta Social Credit Party Stettler 3,248 ✅
William Floyd Gilliland Alberta Social Credit Party Peace River 3,191 ✅
Robin D Jorgenson Alberta Social Credit Party Pembina 3,165 ✅
D B MacMillan Alberta Social Credit Party Lacombe 3,053 ✅
Chester I Sayers Alberta Social Credit Party Camrose 3,041 ✅
Gordon Edward Taylor Alberta Social Credit Party Drumheller 2,982 ✅
Ira McLaughlin Alberta Social Credit Party Grande Prairie 2,952 ✅
William Masson Alberta Social Credit Party Wainwright 2,877 ✅
Albert E Fee Alberta Social Credit Party Sedgewick 2,867 ✅
James Hartley Alberta Social Credit Party Macleod (AB) 2,852 ✅
John Alfred Wingblade Alberta Social Credit Party Wetaskiwin (AB) 2,827 ✅
Floyd M Baker Alberta Social Credit Party Clover Bar 2,801 ✅
W W Cross Alberta Social Credit Party Hand Hills 2,773 ✅
J Percy Page Independent Citizen's Association Edmonton (AB) 2,723 ❌
Lucien Maynard Alberta Social Credit Party St. Albert 2,702 ✅
Ora B Moore Alberta Social Credit Party Ponoka 2,679 ✅
Howard G Hammell Alberta Social Credit Party Didsbury 2,647 ✅
Roy S Lee Alberta Social Credit Party Taber 2,559 ✅
Ronald Earl Ansley Alberta Social Credit Party Leduc 2,548 ✅
Norman A Willmore Alberta Social Credit Party Edson 2,543 ✅
J B T Wood Alberta Social Credit Party Grouard 2,493 ✅
A J E Liesemer Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Calgary (AB) 2,475 ✅
J Leslie Hill Alberta Social Credit Party Calgary (AB) 2,464 ❌
Gordon W Lee Alberta Social Credit Party Athabasca (AB) 2,374 ✅
George E Bell Alberta Social Credit Party Gleichen 2,354 ✅
Clarence E. Gerhart Alberta Social Credit Party Acadia-Coronation 2,332 ✅
Earl M Hardy Alberta Social Credit Party Bruce (AB) 2,248 ✅
William Kovach Alberta Social Credit Party Pincher Creek-Crowsnest 2,210 ✅
J William Beaudry Alberta Social Credit Party St. Paul 2,197 ✅
Cornelia R Wood Alberta Social Credit Party Stony Plain 2,188 ✅
Wilson E Cain Alberta Social Credit Party Bow Valley-Empress 2,178 ✅
Henry E DeBolt Alberta Social Credit Party Spirit River 2,155 ✅
William Tomyn Alberta Social Credit Party Willingdon 2,111 ✅
Michael Ponich Alberta Social Credit Party Vegreville (AB) 2,101 ✅
Anders Olav Aalborg Alberta Social Credit Party Alexandra 2,034 ✅
William R Cornish Alberta Social Credit Party Vermilion 1,999 ✅
Harry Lobay Alberta Social Credit Party Beaver River 1,992 ✅
N E Tanner Alberta Social Credit Party Cardston 1,981 ✅
Hugh John MacDonald Alberta Liberal Party Association Calgary (AB) 1,977 ✅
Albert V Bourcier Alberta Social Credit Party Lac Ste. Anne 1,899 ✅
Peter Dawson Alberta Social Credit Party Little Bow 1,865 ✅
Nick Dushenski Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Willingdon 1,861 ❌
Andre M Dechene Alberta Liberal Party Association Grouard 1,850 ❌
Peter Chaba Alberta Social Credit Party Redwater 1,807 ✅
H B McLaughlin Alberta Liberal Party Association Lethbridge (AB) 1,768 ❌
R B Estabrook Alberta Social Credit Party Calgary (AB) 1,751 ❌
James M Underdahl Alberta Social Credit Party Cypress (AB) 1,723 ✅
Christopher Pattinson Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Edson 1,715 ❌
J Roger Flumerfelt Alberta Liberal Party Association Calgary (AB) 1,691 ❌
Leonard C Halmrast Alberta Social Credit Party Warner 1,691 ✅
Arthur H Wray Independent Social Credit Banff-Cochrane 1,658 ✅
Joseph H Cramer Alberta Liberal Party Association Hand Hills 1,607 ❌
Mary Dover Alberta Liberal Party Association Calgary (AB) 1,602 ❌
Cecil R Belleville Alberta Liberal Party Association Beaver River 1,579 ❌
Nellie H Peterson Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Lac Ste. Anne 1,558 ❌
John C Dubeta Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Redwater 1,528 ❌
Michael T Grekul Co-operative Commonwealth Federation St. Paul 1,510 ❌
Martin Fjelstad Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Pembina 1,462 ❌
Emil S Vaselenak Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Lethbridge (AB) 1,441 ❌
Irvin J Baril Alberta Liberal Party Association St. Paul 1,416 ❌
Morley Merner Alberta Liberal Party Association Wetaskiwin (AB) 1,414 ❌
Ray E Schmidt Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Rocky Mountain House 1,365 ❌
Charles E Boulter Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Camrose 1,315 ❌
Jonathan M Wheatley Independent Gleichen 1,303 ❌
John Hannochko Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Beaver River 1,282 ❌
Jack F Melenka Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Vegreville (AB) 1,276 ❌
Arthur Melville Day Alberta Liberal Party Association Acadia-Coronation 1,254 ❌
D B Fraser Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Grouard 1,249 ❌
Frank Laut Independent Citizen's Association Banff-Cochrane 1,246 ❌
Michael J McCormick Alberta Liberal Party Association Calgary (AB) 1,237 ❌
P J Lazarowich Alberta Liberal Party Association Edmonton (AB) 1,234 ❌
M V Anderson Independent Calgary (AB) 1,233 ❌
Henry Young Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Wetaskiwin (AB) 1,232 ❌
Norman J Shopland Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Athabasca (AB) 1,226 ❌
Percy C Dougherty Alberta Liberal Party Association Okotoks-High River 1,219 ❌
Uri Powell Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Spirit River 1,194 ❌
George Henry Davies Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Alexandra 1,190 ❌
Wm H Chorney Alberta Liberal Party Association Vermilion 1,179 ❌
Roy Wm Hay Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Vermilion 1,158 ❌
Robert H Carlyle Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Lacombe 1,109 ❌
George M Whicher Alberta Social Credit Party Calgary (AB) 1,091 ❌
Albert V Bossert Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Peace River 1,087 ❌
George M Carson Independent Little Bow 1,086 ❌
William R King Alberta Social Credit Party Banff-Cochrane 1,084 ❌
Auburn C Pye Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Red Deer (AB) 1,082 ❌
Beauchamp B Starky Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Bruce (AB) 1,080 ❌
John King Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Leduc 1,071 ❌
Herbert G Claxton Alberta Liberal Party Association Bow Valley-Empress 1,063 ❌
Joseph G Dusseault Co-operative Commonwealth Federation St. Albert 1,047 ❌
Jack Hampson Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Edmonton (AB) 1,046 ❌
David R Broadfoot Alberta Liberal Party Association Medicine Hat (AB) 1,043 ❌
Harold Anderson Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Stony Plain 1,037 ❌
Alfred O Arntson Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Clover Bar 1,035 ❌
Leo O Crockett, Jr Alberta Liberal Party Association Lac Ste. Anne 1,023 ❌
A D Olsen Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Ponoka 1,023 ❌
Leslie N Harris Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Grande Prairie 1,019 ❌
Alexander E Burgess Alberta Liberal Party Association Camrose 1,003 ❌
J W Rutherford Alberta Liberal Party Association Pincher Creek-Crowsnest 998 ❌
I M Arrol Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Medicine Hat (AB) 996 ❌
Victor C Hicks Alberta Liberal Party Association Athabasca (AB) 958 ❌
Joe J Tipman Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Stettler 953 ❌
L Dudley Ward Alberta Liberal Party Association Calgary (AB) 949 ❌
Clayton Adams Alberta Social Credit Party Edmonton (AB) 946 ✅
Briant W Stringam Alberta Liberal Party Association Cardston 944 ❌
Mary Scullion Alberta Liberal Party Association Edmonton (AB) 942 ❌
Matthew Schmaltz Independent Didsbury 935 ❌
Lou W Heard Alberta Social Credit Party Edmonton (AB) 890 ✅
Stewart Wright Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Wainwright 887 ❌
Wm K Robertson Alberta Liberal Party Association Stony Plain 872 ❌
B R Swankey Labour Progressive Party Pincher Creek-Crowsnest 856 ❌
Wm M (Bill) Price United Labour Drumheller 856 ❌
Francis J Halpin Alberta Liberal Party Association Cypress (AB) 844 ❌
James Risk Hallum Alberta Liberal Party Association Sedgewick 838 ❌
John Alexander Kelly Alberta Liberal Party Association Wainwright 833 ❌
J J Rousseau Alberta Liberal Party Association Peace River 829 ❌
John Lloyd Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Pincher Creek-Crowsnest 815 ❌
Omer St Germain Alberta Liberal Party Association St. Albert 774 ❌
John B Gillies Alberta Social Credit Party Edmonton (AB) 772 ❌
John Edward Duggan Alberta Liberal Party Association Leduc 772 ❌
William E Robinson Alberta Liberal Party Association Edson 770 ❌
Patrick V Croken Alberta Liberal Party Association Grande Prairie 768 ❌
Michael Dowhaniuk Alberta Liberal Party Association Vegreville (AB) 763 ❌
R M MacCrimmon Alberta Liberal Party Association Clover Bar 761 ❌
Joseph E Peterson Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Macleod (AB) 756 ❌
A P van Buren Independent Social Credit Calgary (AB) 737 ❌
Robert A Brownell Alberta Liberal Party Association Olds 690 ❌
E W Munsterman Alberta Liberal Party Association Pembina 684 ❌
John William McLachlan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Bow Valley-Empress 683 ❌
James Edgar Miller Alberta Liberal Party Association Alexandra 651 ❌
Thomas Wilkes Alberta Liberal Party Association Lacombe 643 ❌
Russell A Johnson Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Acadia-Coronation 641 ❌
David H Keay Alberta Liberal Party Association Spirit River 631 ❌
Mary R Crawford Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Edmonton (AB) 618 ❌
Alfred Lefsrud Alberta Liberal Party Association Bruce (AB) 615 ❌
Everett E Marjerison Alberta Liberal Party Association Macleod (AB) 612 ❌
Wm John Colliton Alberta Liberal Party Association Warner 598 ❌
Edwina Milvain Independent Calgary (AB) 578 ❌
Alfred Rands Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Sedgewick 567 ❌
Francis Armour Ford Alberta Liberal Party Association Edmonton (AB) 565 ❌
Art H Larsen Independent Social Credit Calgary (AB) 563 ❌
George Edwin Ellinson Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Calgary (AB) 539 ❌
Walter M Crockett Alberta Social Credit Party Edmonton (AB) 523 ❌
Robert McLaren Alberta Liberal Party Association Ponoka 519 ❌
George R Austin Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Calgary (AB) 518 ❌
Terry Levis Labour Progressive Party Calgary (AB) 516 ❌
Guy F Harris Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Taber 501 ❌
Art E Thornton Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Edmonton (AB) 498 ❌
Ellis W Oviatt Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Okotoks-High River 490 ❌
Richard L Higgins Alberta Liberal Party Association Taber 463 ❌
W Orr Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Calgary (AB) 442 ❌
James Salyzyn Alberta Liberal Party Association Redwater 441 ❌
John Purrier Griffin Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Little Bow 435 ❌
Charles A Coutts Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Olds 424 ❌
Raymond C Bell Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Didsbury 417 ❌
Wm George McFall Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Cypress (AB) 410 ❌
J H Dowler Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Edmonton (AB) 370 ❌
Wm Henry Guterson Alberta Liberal Party Association Drumheller 271 ❌
Mary A Hart Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Calgary (AB) 243 ❌
William R Brownlee Alberta Liberal Party Association Edmonton (AB) 195 ❌
George W Thompson Independent Lac Ste. Anne 39 ❌

Districts

Acadia-Coronation
Alberta (AB) Provincial 6 elections (1940–1959)

Clarence E. Gerhart · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,332 votes
Alexandra
Alberta (AB) Provincial 15 elections (1909–1967)

Anders Olav Aalborg · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,034 votes
Athabasca (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 20 elections (1905–1982)

Gordon W Lee · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,374 votes
Banff-Cochrane
Alberta (AB) Provincial 20 elections (1940–2015)

Arthur H Wray · Independent Social Credit

1,658 votes
Beaver River
Alberta (AB) Provincial 9 elections (1913–1948)

Harry Lobay · Alberta Social Credit Party

1,992 votes
Bow Valley-Empress
Alberta (AB) Provincial 8 elections (1940–1967)

Wilson E Cain · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,178 votes
Bruce (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 6 elections (1940–1959)

Earl M Hardy · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,248 votes
Calgary (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 10 elections (1909–1955)

Hugh John MacDonald · Alberta Liberal Party Association

1,977 votes
Camrose
Alberta (AB) Provincial 23 elections (1909–2023)

Chester I Sayers · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,041 votes
Cardston
Alberta (AB) Provincial 22 elections (1905–1989)

N E Tanner · Alberta Social Credit Party

1,981 votes
Clover Bar
Alberta (AB) Provincial 16 elections (1930–1989)

Floyd M Baker · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,801 votes
Cypress (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 15 elections (1926–1982)

James M Underdahl · Alberta Social Credit Party

1,723 votes
Didsbury
Alberta (AB) Provincial 13 elections (1909–1959)

Howard G Hammell · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,647 votes
Edmonton (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 11 elections (1909–1955)

Lou W Heard · Alberta Social Credit Party

890 votes
Edson
Alberta (AB) Provincial 18 elections (1913–1982)

Norman A Willmore · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,543 votes
Gleichen
Alberta (AB) Provincial 14 elections (1905–1959)

George E Bell · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,354 votes
Grande Prairie
Alberta (AB) Provincial 18 elections (1930–2023)

Ira McLaughlin · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,952 votes
Grouard
Alberta (AB) Provincial 14 elections (1913–1967)

J B T Wood · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,493 votes
Hand Hills
Alberta (AB) Provincial 12 elections (1913–1959)

W W Cross · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,773 votes
Lacombe
Alberta (AB) Provincial 22 elections (1905–1989)

D B MacMillan · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,053 votes
Lac Ste. Anne
Alberta (AB) Provincial 15 elections (1909–1967)

Albert V Bourcier · Alberta Social Credit Party

1,899 votes
Leduc
Alberta (AB) Provincial 19 elections (1905–2001)

Ronald Earl Ansley · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,548 votes
Lethbridge (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 13 elections (1905–1967)

John Charles Landeryou · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,829 votes
Little Bow
Alberta (AB) Provincial 27 elections (1913–2015)

Peter Dawson · Alberta Social Credit Party

1,865 votes
Macleod (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 22 elections (1905–1989)

James Hartley · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,852 votes
Medicine Hat (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 26 elections (1905–2015)

John L Robinson · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,835 votes
Okotoks-High River
Alberta (AB) Provincial 10 elections (1930–1967)

Evan Casey · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,876 votes
Olds
Alberta (AB) Provincial 13 elections (1909–1959)

Norman E Cook · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,260 votes
Peace River
Alberta (AB) Provincial 31 elections (1905–2023)

William Floyd Gilliland · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,191 votes
Pembina
Alberta (AB) Provincial 15 elections (1909–1967)

Robin D Jorgenson · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,165 votes
Pincher Creek-Crowsnest
Alberta (AB) Provincial 14 elections (1940–1989)

William Kovach · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,210 votes
Ponoka
Alberta (AB) Provincial 20 elections (1905–1982)

Ora B Moore · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,679 votes
Red Deer (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 20 elections (1905–1982)

David A Ure · Alberta Social Credit Party

4,771 votes
Redwater
Alberta (AB) Provincial 11 elections (1940–2001)

Peter Chaba · Alberta Social Credit Party

1,807 votes
Rocky Mountain House
Alberta (AB) Provincial 19 elections (1940–2008)

Alfred John Hooke · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,582 votes
Sedgewick
Alberta (AB) Provincial 13 elections (1909–1959)

Albert E Fee · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,867 votes
Spirit River
Alberta (AB) Provincial 8 elections (1940–1967)

Henry E DeBolt · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,155 votes
St. Albert
Alberta (AB) Provincial 31 elections (1905–2023)

Lucien Maynard · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,702 votes
St. Paul
Alberta (AB) Provincial 20 elections (1913–1989)

J William Beaudry · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,197 votes
Stettler
Alberta (AB) Provincial 21 elections (1909–1989)

William S Mackie · Alberta Social Credit Party

3,248 votes
Stony Plain
Alberta (AB) Provincial 29 elections (1905–2015)

Cornelia R Wood · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,188 votes
Taber
Alberta (AB) Provincial 12 elections (1913–1959)

Roy S Lee · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,559 votes
Vermilion
Alberta (AB) Provincial 16 elections (1905–1967)

William R Cornish · Alberta Social Credit Party

1,999 votes
Wainwright
Alberta (AB) Provincial 23 elections (1913–2001)

William Masson · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,877 votes
Warner
Alberta (AB) Provincial 12 elections (1913–1959)

Leonard C Halmrast · Alberta Social Credit Party

1,691 votes
Wetaskiwin (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 16 elections (1905–1967)

John Alfred Wingblade · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,827 votes
Willingdon
Alberta (AB) Provincial 6 elections (1940–1959)

William Tomyn · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,111 votes
Vegreville (AB)
Alberta (AB) Provincial 19 elections (1909–1989)

Michael Ponich · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,101 votes
Drumheller
Alberta (AB) Provincial 15 elections (1930–1993)

Gordon Edward Taylor · Alberta Social Credit Party

2,982 votes

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