Acadia (electoral district)

Not to be confused with Acadie (electoral district).

Acadia was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.

History

Acadia was created in 1924 from Battle River and Bow River ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Battle River, Crowfoot, Medicine Hat, Palliser and Red Deer ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Robert Gardiner, Progressive/United Farmers (1925–1935)
  2. Victor Quelch, Social Credit (1935–1958)
  3. Jack Horner, Progressive Conservative (1958–1968)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveRobert Gardiner 5,362
LiberalRobert Eaton 1,552
ConservativeGeorge Harrison Wade 1,481
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
United Farmers of AlbertaRobert Gardiner 7,041
ConservativeGeorge Harrison Wade 1,803
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
United Farmers of AlbertaRobert Gardiner acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditVictor Quelch 6,166
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert Gardiner 1,859
LiberalArthur Melville Day 1,444
ConservativeCyril Augustin Coughlin 1,024
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditVictor Quelch 3,767
LiberalArthur M. Day 3,740
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge B. Smith 802
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditVictor Quelch 5,556
LiberalLawrence Edgar Helmer 2,035
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Kenneth Sutherland 1,903
Progressive ConservativeJohn Albert Williams 1,211
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditVictor Quelch 5,897
LiberalIsber Frank Shacker 4,186
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditVictor Quelch 7,956
LiberalArthur M. Day 7,503
Co-operative CommonwealthStuart McRae 1,856
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditVictor Quelch 10,348
LiberalCrawford Ferguson 5,825
Progressive ConservativeWilliam R. Kent 1,852
Co-operative CommonwealthStuart McRae 1,520
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Horner 9,669
Social CreditMeredith P. Bergman 5,597
LiberalCrawford Ferguson 2,995
Co-operative CommonwealthKenn S. Tory 942
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack H. Horner 8,440
Social CreditG. Marshall Hewson 7,565
LiberalWalter Peter Hourihan 2,150
New DemocraticFloyd A. Johnson 1,021
Independent LiberalJames A. Robinson 311
IndependentJohn Darby Naismith† 189

† John Naismith campaigned under the All Canadian Party designation, the only candidate ever to do so.

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Horner 10,616
Social CreditG. Marshall Hewson 7,018
LiberalWalter Peter Hourihan 1,995
New DemocraticFloyd A. Johnson 840
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Horner 10,813
Social CreditArthur Wiebe 5,384
LiberalWalter Peter Hourihan 1,786
New DemocraticArt Bunney 911

See also

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