Laudas Joly
Canadian politician (1887-1960)
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Laudas Joly (August 6, 1887 – April 30, 1960)[1] was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta and from 1952 to 1955 as a member of the Social Credit Party.
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Laudas Joly | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office July 18, 1921 – June 19, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Prosper-Edmond Lessard |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Dechene |
| Constituency | St. Paul |
| In office August 5, 1952 – June 29, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Jake Josvanger |
| Constituency | Bonnyville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1887 |
| Died | April 30, 1960 (aged 72) |
| Party | Social Credit |
| Other political affiliations | United Farmers |
| Occupation | politician |
Personal
Joly was born in 1887 to parents Anselme Phydime Joly and Corinne Therien in Ontario and moved to Alberta.
Political career
Joly first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a United Farmers candidate in the 1921 general election. He defeated incumbent Prosper-Edmond Lessard in the electoral district of St. Paul to pick up the seat for his party.[2] He was re-elected in the 1926 general election.[3]
Joly was defeated in the 1930 general election by Liberal candidate Joseph Dechene by just 18 votes .[4] He ran again in the 1935 general election and was defeated by Social Credit candidate Joseph Beaudry.[5]
Joly ran once again in the new electoral district of Bonnyville in the 1952 general election, this time as a Social Credit candidate. He won the two-way race in a landslide.[6] He retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1955.
Electoral results
| 1921 Alberta general election: St. Paul | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Farmers | Laudas Joly | 1,378 | 58.34% | |||||
| Liberal | Prosper-Edmond Lessard | 984 | 41.66% | -24.99% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,362 | |||||||
| United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | +41.67% | ||||||
| 1926 Alberta general election: St. Paul | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Farmers | Laudas Joly | 1,453 | 67.24% | +8.90% | ||||
| Liberal | H. Montambeault | 603 | 27.90% | -13.76% | ||||
| Independent | E. McPheeters | 105 | 4.86% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,161 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 151 | |||||||
| Electors / Turnout | 3,252 | 71.09% | ||||||
| United Farmers hold | Swing | +11.33% | ||||||
| 1930 Alberta general election: St. Paul | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 1,653 | 50.27% | +22.37% | ||||
| United Farmers | Laudas Joly | 1,635 | 49.73% | -17.51% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,288 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 149 | |||||||
| Electors / Turnout | 4,776 | 71.96% | +0.87% | |||||
| Liberal gain from United Farmers | Swing | +19.94% | ||||||
| 1935 Alberta general election: St. Paul | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | Joseph Beaudry | 2,567 | 46.88% | |||||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 1,963 | 35.85% | -14.42% | ||||
| United Farmers | Laudas Joly | 946 | 17.27% | -32.46% | ||||
| Second round | ||||||||
| Social Credit | Joseph Beaudry | 2,679 | 53.12% | +6.24% | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 2,364 | 46.88% | +11.03% | ||||
| No second preference | 433 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 5,476 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 180 | |||||||
| Electors / Turnout | 6,876 | 82.26% | +10.30% | |||||
| Social Credit gain from Liberal | Swing | +30.65% | ||||||
Second-round swing reflects increase in vote share from the first round. Overall swing is calculated from first preferences.
| 1952 Alberta general election: Bonnyville | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | %[7] | |||||
| Social Credit | Laudas Joly | 2,497 | 65.94% | |||||
| Liberal | Irvin J. Baril | 1,290 | 34.06% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,787 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 215 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 5,935 | 67.43% | ||||||
| Social Credit pickup new district. | ||||||||