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Nanton (provincial electoral district)

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

Nanton was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1926.[1]

History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Nanton
Assembly Years Member Party
See High River electoral district from 1905-1909
and Macleod electoral district from 1905-1909
2nd  1909–1913     John M. Glendenning Liberal
3rd  1913–1917
4th  1917–1921     James Weir Nonpartisan League
5th  1921–1926     Daniel Harcourt Galbraith United Farmers
6th  1926–1930
See Nanton-Claresholm electoral district from 1930-1940

The Nanton electoral district was formed prior to the 1909 Alberta general election from a portion of the High River and Macleod electoral districts.

Prior to the 1930 Alberta general election, the Nanton electoral district was merged with a portion of the Claresholm electoral district to form the Nanton-Claresholm electoral district.

The electoral district was named for the Town of Nanton.

Election results

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1909

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1909 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John M. Glendenning 439 54.88%
Conservative Albert J. Robertson 361 45.13%
Total 800
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 1,042 N/A
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1913

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1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John M. Glendenning 463 59.51% 4.64%
Conservative John Thomas Cooper 315 40.49% -4.64%
Total 778
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 954 81.55%
Liberal hold Swing 4.64%
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917

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1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-Partisan League James Weir 439 34.79%
Liberal John M. Glendenning 415 32.88% -26.63%
Conservative John Thomas Cooper 408 32.33% -8.16%
Total 1,262
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A
Independent gain from Liberal Swing -8.56%
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921

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1921 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers Daniel Harcourt Galbraith 727 61.35%
Liberal John M. Glendenning 458 38.65% 5.77%
Total 1,185
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A
United Farmers gain from Independent Swing 10.40%
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1926

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1926 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers Daniel Harcourt Galbraith 745 57.75% -3.60%
Conservative W. H. Keen 341 26.43%
Liberal D. Stanford 204 15.81% -22.84%
Total 1,290
Rejected, spoiled and declined 73
Eligible electors / turnout 1,816 75.06%
United Farmers hold Swing 4.31%
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Nanton". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

Further reading

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