Whitford (provincial electoral district)

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This article is about the Albertan electoral district. For the Western Australian electoral district, see Electoral district of Whitford.
Whitford
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1913
District abolished1940
First contested1913
Last contested1935

Whitford was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1940.[1]

History

The Whitford electoral district was created in 1913 out of the southwest part of the Pakan district and the north part of Vegreville.

In 1940 the district was split between Redwater, Willingdon and Vegreville.

The district was named after the northwest town of Whitford, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Whitford
Assembly Years Member Party
See Pakan electoral district from 1909-1913
3rd  1913–1915     Andrew S. Shandro Liberal
 1915–1917
4th  1917–1921
5th  1921–1922
 1922–1926     Mike Chornohus United Farmers
6th  1926–1930 George Mihalcheon
7th  1930–1935 Isidore Goresky
8th  1935–1940     William Tomyn Social Credit
See Redwater electoral district from 1940-1971
Willingdon electoral district from 1940-1963
and Vegreville electoral district from 1940-1993

Election results

1913

1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew S. Shandro 499 45.70% –
Independent Paul Rudyk 312 28.57% –
Independent C. F. Connolly 148 13.55% –
Conservative R. L. Hughson 133 12.18% –
Total 1,092 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout 1,427 76.52% –
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Whitford Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1915 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, March 15, 1915
Upon Andrew S. Shandro's election declared invalid by the courts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew S. Shandro 697 59.02% –
Conservative R. Kremar 484 40.98% –
Total 1,181 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A –
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Source(s)
"By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

1917

1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew S. Shandro Acclaimed – –
Total N/A – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Whitford Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
One of eleven Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta acclaimed under The Elections Act Section 38, which stipulated that any member of the
First World War.
An Act amending The Election Act respecting Members of the Legislative Assembly on Active Service.
, SA 1917, c. 38

1921

1921 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew S. Shandro Acclaimed – –
Total N/A – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Whitford Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1922 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, July 10, 1922
Upon Andrew S. Shandro's election declared invalid by the courts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers Mike Chornohus 1,846 77.86% –
Liberal Andrew S. Shandro 525 22.14% –
Total 2,371 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A –
United Farmers gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Source(s)
"By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

1926

1926 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers George Mihalcheon 1,449 56.71% –
Farmer Andrew S. Shandro 373 14.60% –
Liberal N. Grekol 371 14.52% –
Conservative E. Michajluk 274 10.72% –
Farmer L. M. Ferguson 88 3.44% –
Total 2,555 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 114 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 4,189 63.71% –
United Farmers gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Whitford Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930

1930 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers Isidore Goresky 1,799 68.87% 12.16%
Liberal Geo. Szkwarok 766 29.33% 14.81%
Independent S. Suwala 47 1.80% –
Total 2,612 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 61 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 4,468 59.83% -3.89%
United Farmers hold Swing -1.28%
Source(s)
Source: "Whitford Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1935

1935 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
First count
Social Credit William Tomyn 1,265 33.41% –
Communist M. Novakowski 966 25.52% –
United Farmers Isidore Goresky 940 24.82% -44.05%
Liberal Andrew S. Shandro 615 16.24% -13.09%
Total 3,786 – –
Ballot transfer results
Social Credit William Tomyn 1,370 55.00% –
United Farmers Isidore Goresky 1,121 45.00% –
No second choice 1,295 – –
Total 2,491 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 218 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 5,143 77.85% 18.02%
Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing 15.83%
Source(s)
Source: "Whitford Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

By-election reasons

  • March 15, 1915—Election of Mr. Andrew Shandro declared void by the courts.
  • July 10, 1922—Election of Mr. Andrew Shandro declared void by the courts

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election results for Whitford". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

Further reading

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