Okotoks (provincial electoral district)

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Okotoks
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1909
District abolished1930
First contested1909
Last contested1926

Okotoks was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1930.[1] The electoral district was named after the town of Okotoks.

Okotoks history[edit]

Boundary history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Okotoks[6]
Assembly Years Member Party
See High River electoral districts from 1905-1909
2nd 1909-1913 George Hoadley Conservative
3rd 1913-1917
4th 1917-1920
1920-1921 Independent Farmer
1921 United Farmers
5th 1921-1926
6th 1926-1930
See Okotoks-High River electoral district from 1930-1971

Electoral history overview[edit]

The Okotoks electoral district was served by a single representative through its entire history. George Hoadley was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the first election held in the district in 1909, and re-elected six times.

Hoadley gained prominence when he became leader of the Conservative Party after Edward Michener resigned the leadership in 1917 and held it until 1920 when he crossed the floor to the United Farmers of Alberta.

Hoadley won re-election as a member of the United Farmers and became Minister of Agriculture when they formed government. He was confirmed to the post by acclamation in a ministerial by-election held in 1921.

The electoral district was abolished in 1930 when it was merged with High River to become Okotoks-High River.

Election results[edit]

1909[edit]

1909 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hoadley 524 56.28%
Liberal M. McHardy 407 43.72%
Total 931
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A
Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Okotoks Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1913[edit]

1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hoadley 594 60.99% 4.70%
Liberal John A. Turner 380 39.01% -4.70%
Total 974
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing 4.70%
Source(s)
Source: "Okotoks Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917[edit]

1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hoadley 786 59.50% -1.49%
Liberal Angus McIntosh 535 40.50% 1.49%
Total 1,321
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 1,770 74.63%
Conservative hold Swing -1.49%
Source(s)
Source: "Okotoks Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921[edit]

1921 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers George Hoadley 1,129 74.33% 14.82%
Liberal Ernest A. Daggett 390 25.67% -14.82%
Total 1,519
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A
United Farmers hold Swing 14.82%
Source(s)
Source: "Okotoks Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921 by-election[edit]

Alberta provincial by-election, December 9, 1921
Ministerial by-election upon George Hoadley's appointment to Cabinet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers George Hoadley Acclaimed
Total N/A
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A
United Farmers hold Swing
Source(s)
"By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

1926[edit]

1926 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers George Hoadley 920 51.98% -22.35%
Conservative W. G. Birney 850 48.02%
Total 1,770
Rejected, spoiled and declined 55
Eligible electors / turnout 2,279 80.08%
United Farmers hold Swing -22.35%
Source(s)
Source: "Okotoks Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Election results for Okotoks". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1909. p. 32.
  3. ^ "2". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1913. p. 21.
  4. ^ "5". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1921. p. 37.
  5. ^ "3". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1926. pp. 19–20.
  6. ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

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