Lethbridge District
Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lethbridge District was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1909 to 1913.[1]
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1909 |
| District abolished | 1913 |
| First contested | 1909 |
| Last contested | 1910 |
History
The Lethbridge District was created prior to the 1909 provincial election from the Lethbridge electoral district, which was split into Lethbridge City and the Lethbridge district. At the 1909 Liberal convention, Dr. John H. Rivers, the Mayor of Raymond was selected as the Liberal candidate over W. W. Douglas, the Mayor of Taber.[2]
Lethbridge District was short-lived, however, when prior to the 1913 Alberta general election, it was split into Little Bow and Taber electoral districts.
Election results
1909
| 1909 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Archibald J. McLean | 791 | 56.06% | – | ||||
| Liberal | John H. Rivers | 620 | 43.94% | – | ||||
| Total | 1,411 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
Source(s)
Source: "Lethbridge District Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1910 by-election
| Alberta provincial by-election, June 22, 1910 Ministerial by-election upon Archibald J. McLean's appointment as Provincial Secretary on June 1, 1910 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Archibald J. McLean | Acclaimed | – | – | ||||
| Total | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | – | ||||||
Source(s)
"By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2020. | ||||||||
By-election reasons
- June 22, 1910 — Sitting member A.J. McLean accepted office in provincial ministry, crossed the floor to the Liberal party.