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1905 Alberta general election

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260: 133: 576: 587:, and historian Lingard notes that all candidates ran a campaign arguing for provincehood. The Territories were under growing financial stress from limited revenue generation authorities while there was wave of immigration and population growth and rising demands for improved government infrastructure and services. Haultain's government was reelected in the chaotic and partisan 1902 election. Although despite the partisan divisions, the Territorial Assembly continued to agree that provincial autonomy was a pressing concern. During this time, 41: 1297:
support in southern Alberta. The Conservatives attributed their defeat to the Roman Catholic vote, which was believed to be sympathetic to Laurier for his support of separate schools. Bennett himself attributed his loss in Calgary to Roman Catholic influences, the labour vote, and his time travelling outside of the district. Bennett quickly resigned from his position as Conservative leader and temporarily retired from politics. Some Conservatives also attributed the loss to non-Anglo-Saxon voters, but the victories of
469:, which consisted of appointed members, but with provisions for the election of members. A district of an area of 1,000 square miles (2,600 km) having 1,000 people could become an electoral district and elect one North-West Territories Council member. This created a patchwork of unrepresented and represented areas (areas directly represented by an elected member), and there was no official or independent boundaries commission, all electoral law at the beginning was under the purview of the Lieutenant Governor. 1141: 752:, a young Calgary lawyer was chosen as the leader of the Alberta Conservative Party a few days later on August 16, 1905. According to historian Lewis Thomas, Laurier's decision to remain silent on naming a Premier helped weaken Haultain's position as the heir apparent in Alberta. If Laurier had named Rutherford earlier, Haultain and his supporters of non-partisan government could have mounted a stronger protest and campaign. Laurier's appointment of staunch Liberals in Bulyea, Forget, Rutherford and 909:
or public lands issues, and instead emphasized adherence to "the principle of Provincial rights" as their policy. The Liberals supported a system of public schools financed through taxation and regulated by the provincial government. The Liberals responded to conservative calls for public ownership of utilities by recognizing that public ownership was desirable and should be considered. The platform also advocated for the agricultural industry and was opposed to the province incurring debt.
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Talbot to explain the situation. On May 19, 1905, Talbot spent the morning convincing Laurier that the distribution was fair, Laurier agreed, but remained cautious and asked that the boundaries be submitted to a commission of judges for review. Laurier called a second meeting with Talbot on May 28 after receiving correspondence from Calgary Liberals but was once again put at ease with Talbot's explanation, and the concept of the judicial commission for review was likewise put to rest.
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over the location of the new provincial capital and whether the federal government or the new provinces would have ownership of public lands and resources. The autonomy bill was amended to provide minority faiths with the right to separate schools that remained under provincial control. The bill retained federal control over public lands and natural resources, and the provinces were promised $ 375,000 annually each with a provision for population growth.
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previous constituencies from the North-West Territories legislature, and instead were drawn to have several ridings touching the city's borders. At the same time, Calgary did not have the same advantages in design and was reduced from two seats in the North-West Territories Legislature to one in the new Alberta Legislature. Calgary was given an additional member before the
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members of the Liberal Party. However, Talbot believed that he did not have the financial means to engage in electoral politics and instead sought a position in the Senate, which he was granted in 1906. Historian Lewis Thomas believed that if Talbot had shown any interest in becoming Alberta's first premier, Laurier would have appointed him to the position.
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incorporated into Manitoba. In 1880 three electoral districts were created in the North-West Territories, two of which bordered the province of Manitoba. The federal government heeded the calls of the settlers and expanded the borders of Manitoba westward on July 1, 1881, encompassing much of the densely populated areas of the Territories.
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made claims that the borders constituted preferential treatment for Edmonton and northern Alberta. Prime Minister Laurier had received assurances that the distribution was fair from Alberta Members of Parliament Talbot and Oliver, but when word of Calgary's opposition reached Ottawa, Laurier summoned
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The Conservative platform centered on protesting the federal government's decision to retain public lands and resources, advocating for government-owned utilities such as telephone lines, and promoting government construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. Although Griesbach and other Edmonton
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Historian Lewis Thomas argues the Liberal landslide was due to the incumbent position of the Liberal government which in its two months had not been tested with scandal or policy in its two months of governance, making it difficult for effective opposition and criticism. Meanwhile, the Liberals were
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pointed out Bennett's employment as a solicitor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Bell Telephone Company and Calgary Water Power Company. His employment was used to illustrate a "corporation connection" with Bennett and the Conservative party. Similar concerns were raised by the conservative-leaning
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identified Edmonton as the "provisional" capital, and provided the legislative assembly the authority to determine the final location of the capital. Calgary had a slightly larger population and was located in a more densely populated part of the province, giving it an advantage. However, Edmonton's
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at both the provincial and federal levels, with Thomas noting a few letters between liberals suggesting appointments. Furthermore, Thomas argues that the strong positions taken by the Conservative Party on the provincial right to control the school system and public lands did not make a significant
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In the new election, Thomas Brick declared his candidacy for the Liberals after being urged to run by a large group of people who came to his homestead. He faced James Cornwall who attempted to regain his seat and also ran under the Liberal banner. Lucien Dubuc, the conservative runner-up candidate
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adopted its platform at a convention in Calgary. Recognizing the party was chosen to form government prior to the election, and the friendly relations with the Liberal federal government, the Liberal platform skirted both mild and controversial issues. The party did not address the separate schools
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After the election resulted in an overwhelming Liberal majority, Premier Rutherford announced the location of the capital city was to be chosen by an open vote of the Legislature. The Calgary newspapers and the Board of Trade recognizing the uphill battle to be named capital gave very little effort
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The education matter was highly controversial in English Canada, eliciting responses from Liberal newspapers and stoking fears for Liberal unity, however, in the Territories the issue was not seen as significant. Instead, the main issue with provincehood in the North-West Territories was the debate
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participated in the 1904 Territorial election. Alexander Bruce Kilpatrick notes that the census results from 1906 show that if the 38th township is chosen as the dividing line (City of Red Deer), there were 93,601 persons in northern Alberta and 87,381 in southern Alberta, with an additional 4,430
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with provisions providing minority faiths with the right to separate schools under provincial control. Alberta conservatives rallied against the education provisions, but the party and leadership declined to make the repeal of the provisions an issue in the campaign. The Alberta liberals chose to
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The selection process for the first premier of Alberta was contentious. While Frank Oliver was considered for the position, he preferred to remain in his role as Minister of the Interior in Laurier's cabinet. Another strong contender was Peter Talbot, who was highly regarded by Laurier and other
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argued that a non-partisan commission would be best suited to establish the boundaries, but he did not push for the creation of a commission when it became clear that the federal Liberals would not implement one. Despite opposition from both Calgary Conservatives and Liberals, Oliver and Talbot
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prior to the election, but had not expected so many seats. Liberal member of parliament Talbot estimated that the party would on win 18 seats. The Conservatives, on the other hand, did not expect the defeat, having successfully nominated candidates in 22 of the 25 ridings and having entrenched
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made no effort to advance Calgary and southern Alberta's claims for fair representation until June 20, 1905, much too late to make a difference. In the two-hour speech, McCarthy called for 15 seats in southern Alberta and 10 in northern Alberta and demanded a judicial commission to oversee the
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a decade earlier, which resulted in the Laurier-Greenway compromise and the removal of minority school rights in Manitoba. The compromise was opposed by French-Canadians and the Catholic Church. The Haultain government had been engaged in a progressive reduction of the minority faith education
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Kilpatrick however, describes the layout of the electoral districts as a "blatant manipulation of the electoral map to suit a particular purpose". In particular, Kilpatrick claims that Oliver designed the constituencies to maximize the influence of Edmonton, the borders did not align with the
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who were 21 years of age or older, had resided in the North-West Territories for at least 12 months, and resided in the electoral district for the three months prior to election day. The election took place on November 9, 1905, and polls were open to voters between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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The boundary between Manitoba and the North-West Territories was in flux for some years. The North-West Territories population grew considerably along the Manitoba border during the 1870s. This drove calls for franchise by settlers in the region, and many settlers expressed a desire to be
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Meanwhile, residents of Red Deer tried to position their community as a compromise capital, situated about halfway between Calgary and Edmonton. However, the town's small size and lack of interest from federal officials made it difficult for Red Deer to be considered a serious contender.
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The first election for the new provinces was scheduled to take place in November 1905, two months after Alberta and Saskatchewan entered Confederation. Since an elected government was not yet in place, an interim government had to be appointed to handle the affairs of the new provinces.
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The question of whether there was population-based gerrymandering returns different responses. Historian Lewis Thomas notes the final layout favoured northern Alberta with one additional district, despite Oliver and Talbot being aware that more than 1,000 more voters south of the
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prior to Bennett's confirmation as leader. Historian Lewis Thomas notes that the Liberal strategy to connect Bennett to the Canadian Pacific Railway was successful, as many Albertans resented the corporation for various reasons. Bennett did receive a surprising endorsement from
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In the election, Premier Rutherford's Liberal Party dominated, winning 23 of the 25 available seats in a landslide victory. Bennett's Conservative Party captured only two seats, and Bennett himself was unsuccessful in Calgary. The Liberals were confident that they would form a
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overturned the election results in mid-January due to significant irregularities, leaving the seat vacant. A new election was held on February 15, 1906. An appeal was launched into the legality of Cabinet deciding on the legitimacy of an election, which was upheld when Judge
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of the Dominion Land Survey creating two provinces of roughly equal area of 275,000 square miles (710,000 km) and 250,000 people. The federal government under Laurier believed that one single province would be too large to effectively manage, and the territory above the
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disputed a voter's eligibility, the individual would be required to complete a form providing their information and place it in an envelope with their ballot. The voter would then be required to return within two days to contest the objection before a Justice of the Peace.
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conservatives demanded Edmonton be named as the provincial capital, the Conservative party took no official position on the location of the capital. The party did not take an official stance on the issue of separate schools for minority faiths being included in the
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established electoral districts for the province's first election. The final layout favoured northern Alberta with one additional district, awareness that there were 1,000 more votes cast in southern Alberta in the 1904 Territorial election. Calgary Liberal
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residing in the 38th township. Kilpatrick claims that people misconstrued where the population of the Strathcona census district lived, assuming most were south of the 38th Township when a significant majority were in fact north of the township.
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The federal government drafted a bill for consultation that established two new provinces, retained federal ownership of public lands and resources, and provided financial terms that historian Lewis Thomas described as "not ungenerous".
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One of the concrete benefits of being the government in waiting in advance of the election was control of the appointment of returning officers. In Innisfail district, this meant an additional seat when the vote count resulted in a tie.
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With the exodus of Haultain to Saskatchewan, the Conservative movement was in desperate need of a new charismatic leader to face the incumbent Liberal party. Conservatives were able to find this leader in the young Calgary lawyer
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opposed Cushing and accused that the federal liberals were intent on "the destruction of that commercial and industrial supremacy" of Calgary, while also claiming that the provincial Liberals were controlled by the federal party.
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During the 1904 federal election, Laurier promised that his government would address the issue of provincial status. Despite efforts by Frank Oliver to downplay the benefits of autonomy through his Edmonton newspaper the
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males who were not aliens or unfranchised Indians. Electors must also have resided in the territory for at least 12 months to the day of the writ being dropped. The first by-election occurred on March 23, 1881, in the
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and interfering with Conservative voters. Recounts in Calgary took almost a month and saw the results swing back and forth between candidates. The scandal led to the arrest of some key Liberal organizers, including
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The Conservatives did not nominate candidates in three ridings. They did nominate a candidate originally for Peace River, but the result was set aside and no Conservative stood for the second election in Peace
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being elected to the Council. The election was conducted by voice vote, a qualified elector would tell the returning officer at a polling station who he was going to vote for and the results would be tallied.
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During the 1905 elections voters marked an "X" on a blank sheet of paper using a colored pencil that corresponded to the Liberal candidate (red) or Conservative candidate (blue) they wished to vote for. If a
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At the same time, Conservative leader Bennett promised crowds in Calgary that if elected, his conservative government would establish the capital in Calgary. His Liberal opponent and Minister of Public Works
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When votes in Innisfail were counted,it was found that the two candidates were tied, 407 to 407. The returning officer, appointed by Rutherford, broke the tie by giving his vote to the Liberal candidate.
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On September 2, 1905, Bulyea in his first official act as Lieutenant Governor swore Rutherford in as Alberta's first premier, and the Liberal party formed Alberta's first provincial government.
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for paying a voter $ 10 not to defend his ballot which was challenged during the count. Eventually, the Calgary contest was declared in favor of Cushing, with a margin of only 37 votes.
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went against this trend. Hiebert, a Russian-born Mennonite, won in his constituency, while Robertson was aided by a third candidate siphoning votes from the incumbent Liberal opponent.
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The ad hoc by-election system continued to operate until 1888 when the Temporary North-West Council was replaced with elected, somewhat responsible government by the establishment of a
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system. The number of seats won by the Liberals was far above its portion of the popular vote. The Liberals received 57.6 per cent of the vote and 92 per cent of the seats.
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Two Liberal candidates contested the St. Albert district. Two Liberal candidates contested the Peace River district after the result of the first election was voided.
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began to support provincehood for the Territories. Frustrated in negotiations with the federal Liberal government, Haultain increasingly identified with the
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district was appointed the Chairman of the Advisory Council, a cabinet like structure making Brett the defacto Premier of the North-West Territories.
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to move the capital. In essence, Edmonton was designated as a temporary capital until the elected provincial government could make a final decision.
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During the campaign, the personality and character of Conservative leader Bennett became one of the central issues. The Liberal-leaning newspaper
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The earliest calls for provincial autonomy in Alberta were made by Robert Brett in 1896, when he proposed the creation of a new province from the
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Rutherford began his term as the appointed Premier by forming a cabinet inclusive of all the major regions of the province. The cabinet included
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campaign on accepting the decisions of parliament in regards to the schools issue, and instead focus on "an efficient system of public schools".
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continued to support the electoral boundaries favouring northern Alberta, ultimately convincing Laurier to keep the draft boundaries in place.
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privileges, with only eleven separate schools in operation by 1905. Minister of the Interior and the western Liberal representative in Cabinet
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During the debates in Parliament, it was generally agreed upon that the dividing line of northern and southern Alberta was township 38 of the
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in favour of the Liberal Party and northern Alberta. Northern Alberta is thought by some to be over-represented. Calgary-based newspapers the
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The competition between Calgary and Edmonton for the provincial capital was intense. During events in Edmonton, Liberal Attorney General
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with public funding, the federal government retaining rights to public lands and minerals, and the competition between the cities of
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for the election was issued on October 19, 1905, with the election scheduled to take place three weeks later on November 9. In the
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ran several stories alleging corruption in the Conservative Party. This included a story accusing Calgary Conservative organizer
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on August 13, 1905. A few days later, Haultain announced that he would remain in Saskatchewan to form a provincial rights party.
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the Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories was appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, while
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promised to "fight to the finish" to ensure the provisional capital was either in Edmonton or the neighbouring Strathcona.
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The election took place just after the formation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, composed of parts of the
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from the original 1905 election, did not run again, resulting in a rare two-way race under the same party banner.
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met with the federal cabinet and submitted a draft constitution for a new province in the North-West Territories.
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Maps showing proposals the federal government considered when dividing the North-West Territories into provinces.
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was the only candidate to run and was therefore acclaimed, meaning there was no need for an electoral contest.
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Beginning in 1881, elected members began to sit in the North-West Territories Council. Under the terms of the
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The greatest opposition to the bill came with clauses providing education rights to minority faiths through
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Voter and candidate eligibility requirements for the 1905 election remained the same as those set by the
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Hall, David (Winter 2005). "The Transition to Partisanship: Alberta Political Party Platforms, 1905".
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in rallying Calgarians and southern Albertans to the cause. Furthermore, Red Deer's elected member
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stated that the seat of government would be established in Edmonton, but provided authority to the
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boundaries. However, McCarthy made no effort to participate in the early drafting process of the
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declared that all thirteen northern conservative candidates supported Edmonton as the capital.
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found the court had no jurisdiction to consider the case unless delegated by the legislature.
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was unfit for agriculture, and therefore had little hope of "thick and permanent settlement".
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in 1867, the new Dominion of Canada sought to expand westward and fulfil the provision of the
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which was generally regarded as exercising influence on behalf of the conservative movement.
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The selection of the new provincial capital became the primary public issue. The finalized
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Territorial Government in Canada: The Autonomy Question in the old North-West Territories
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assured the crowds that Edmonton would remain the capital, while Conservative candidate
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that an incumbent would have. Thomas notes that the Liberals effectively exercised the
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came into force in October 1876, and the temporary council when it was replaced by the
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Summary of the 1905 Alberta general election and the 1906 by-election in Peace River
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as seen in 1914, was constructed after Edmonton was chosen as the capital of Alberta.
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were clearly members of a political party (Oliver was known to be a Liberal). The
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also pledged to bring the capital to Calgary, earning him the endorsement of the
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providing the option to admit Rupert's land to the Dominion. In that same year,
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The struggle for responsible government in the North-West Territories, 1870–97
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was amended by Laurier in second reading on March 22 and later passed by the
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Members at first were elected as non-partisan politicians, but some such as
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to arrange for the transfer of that Company's territory, Rupert's land.
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were also factors in its favor. Additionally, Member of Parliament for
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committed the government to act on the question of autonomy. When the
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on November 9, 1905, declaring R. B. Bennett the elected in Calgary.
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was a significant step toward party politics in the Territories as
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The Peace River electoral district was contested between Liberal
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for the first Alberta general election were prescribed in the
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The 1905 election was marked by bitterness, particularly in
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was passed, it split the North-West Territories along the
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and Southern Alberta, where the Liberals were accused of
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ushered in party politics to the new prairie provinces.
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was the first general election held in the Province of
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The issue of provincehood was at the forefront of the
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and were a source of controversy with accusations of
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also considered resigning, but remained in cabinet.
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Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). 4241: 8: 4156:The boundaries of the Canadian confederation 4019:. Calgary: The University of Calgary Press. 2697:Ordinances of the Northwest Territories 1881 912:The Liberal Party received support from the 897:of Edmonton as Minister of Agriculture, and 705:Appointing a Lieutenant Governor and Premier 585:1902 North-West Territories general election 522:1898 North-West Territories general election 503:1888 North-West Territories general election 32: 2590:Martin, Chester Bailey (January 15, 1973). 1631: 1626: 1621: 1602:Members of the Legislative Assembly elected 411:and soon after entered into talks with the 342:The Conservatives were led by young lawyer 4248: 4234: 4226: 3643: 3626: 3614: 3599: 3584: 3567: 3303: 3291: 3279: 3267: 3255: 3218: 3206: 3189: 31: 2907: 2880: 2682: 467:1st Council of the North-West Territories 4137:. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 4045:. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1615: 1437: 1337: 1251: 1226: 1209: 893:of Calgary as Minister of Public Works, 389:Government in the North-West Territories 3424: 3395: 3383: 3327: 3174: 3085: 2998: 2986: 2953: 2895: 2868: 2832: 2820: 2808: 2749: 2617: 2577: 2565: 2530: 2523: 2476: 3928: 3892: 3873: 3512: 3497: 3485: 3470: 3455: 3407: 3371: 3348: 3315: 3159: 3119: 3100: 3073: 3058: 3046: 3025: 3010: 2974: 2926: 2856: 2844: 2796: 2773: 2761: 2665: 2653: 2641: 2629: 463:The North-West Territories Act of 1875 3977:Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 1443: 426:from the Hudson's Bay Company to the 7: 4460:27th Alberta Legislature (2008–2012) 4455:26th Alberta Legislature (2004–2008) 4264:Elections and referendums in Alberta 4096:Kilpatrick, Alexander Bruce (1980). 3916: 3904: 3524: 3443: 2938: 3703:, C.O. 1905, c. 3, s. 40–49, 59–71 3700:The Territories Elections Ordinance 3657:The Territories Elections Ordinance 2487:. Township 38 includes the City of 1317:able to maintain all the powers of 1112:The Territories Elections Ordinance 115: 108:13 seats were needed for a majority 478:North-West Territories Act of 1880 25: 2729:. In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). 2465:List of Alberta political parties 4257: 4160:. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. 3840:Mahé, Yvette T. M., ed. (1974). 3546:. No. 256. November 6, 1905 3538:"Where did the Money Come From?" 2732:Dictionary of Canadian Biography 357:The election was held using the 328:, led by the recently appointed 319:1st Alberta Legislative Assembly 258: 138: 131: 39: 4187:: University of Toronto Press. 4041:R.B. Bennett: The Calgary Years 2425: 2392: 2361: 2330: 2299: 2260: 2213: 2186: 2137: 2106: 2067: 2036: 2000: 1967: 1936: 1903: 1872: 1844: 1802: 1769: 1738: 1700: 1667: 1643: 1406: 1108:North-West Legislative Assembly 916:newspaper, as well as Oliver's 105:Legislative Assembly of Alberta 3138:. August 17, 1905. p. 1. 778:Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 459:Temporary Government Act, 1870 18:Alberta general election, 1905 1: 4175:Thomas, Lewis Gwynne (1959). 4152:Nicholson, Norman L. (1979). 3961:Saturday News, March 20, 1909 3940:Saturday News, March 20, 1909 3795:. January 16, 1906. p. 1 3789:"The Election Not Recognized" 2023:Duncan J.D.K. Campbell (Ind.) 1017:to run as a candidate in the 599:and campaigned for it in the 509:, the representative for the 407:expressed this desire to the 350:had moved to the province of 311:1905 Alberta general election 33:1905 Alberta general election 4470:29th Legislature (2015–2019) 4465:28th Legislature (2012–2015) 4179:The Liberal Party in Alberta 4085:Hopkins, J. Castell (1906). 4011:Babcock, Douglas R. (1989). 2303:Alexander Cameron Rutherford 2162:Alexander D. McKenzie (Ind.) 1485:Alexander Cameron Rutherford 789:Alberta Legislature Building 738:Alexander Cameron Rutherford 652:schools question in Manitoba 455:Temporary North-West Council 3981:Legislative Assembly Office 3815:"Court Had No Jurisdiction" 2737:University of Toronto Press 714:George Hedley Vicars Bulyea 613:, the Liberal government's 526:Frederick W. A. G. Haultain 4700: 4129:Lingard, C. Cecil (1946). 3821:. March 7, 1906. p. 1 3231:"Our Educational System". 1784:William Antrobus Griesbach 819:William McCartney Davidson 801:William Antrobus Griesbach 593:federal Conservative Party 530:Liberal-Conservative Party 61:November 9, 1905 4642: 4202:Thomas, Lewis H. (1978). 2725:Gordon, Stanley (1982) . 2208: 1592: 1560: 1537: 1455: 1452: 1449: 1446: 1407:     1346: 1343: 1340: 1074:Maitland Stewart McCarthy 1069:Member of Parliament for 1002:During the campaign, the 400:British North America Act 266: 256: 112: 83: 49: 37: 4669:1905 elections in Canada 4480:Senate nominee elections 1858:Wilford B. Thorne (Ind.) 1725:Alex D. Macdonald (Ind.) 1410:Others and independents 1096:next provincial election 937:Canadian Pacific Railway 854:10th Canadian Parliament 661:William Stevens Fielding 619:10th Canadian Parliament 3543:Daily Edmonton Bulletin 2547:House of Commons Papers 2485:Alberta Township System 2439:Robert MacLachlan Angus 1323:machinery of government 899:Leverett George DeVeber 736:The next candidate was 424:North-Western Territory 333:Alexander C. Rutherford 293:Alexander C. Rutherford 278:Alexander C. Rutherford 273:Premier before election 3763:"Cushing Wins by 37". 2217:Henry William McKenney 2071:John Plummer Marcellus 1837:Richard Alfred Wallace 1326:impression on voters. 1288: 1149: 1102:Voting and eligibility 1034:The boundaries of the 974: 871:Athabasca constituency 792: 717: 615:Speech from the Throne 580: 549: 444:North-West Territories 432:Canadian Confederation 366:North-West Territories 288:Premier after election 27:1905 Canadian election 3819:The Edmonton Bulletin 3793:The Edmonton Bulletin 2593:Dominion Lands Policy 1286: 1168:William Henry Cushing 1143: 1118:was provided to male 995:the publisher of the 961: 904:In October 1905, the 891:William Henry Cushing 809:William Henry Cushing 786: 746:Alberta Liberal Party 712: 638:Terms of provincehood 601:1904 federal election 578: 558:District of Athabasca 547: 540:Drive to provincehood 457:was formed under the 326:Alberta Liberal Party 4679:November 1905 events 4674:Elections in Alberta 4102:Urban History Review 1773:Charles Wilson Cross 1192:Rutherford's Cabinet 1146:Calgary Daily Herald 1041:Alberta Act (Canada) 1030:Electoral boundaries 887:Charles Wilson Cross 797:Charles Wilson Cross 536:to form government. 499:Legislative Assembly 428:government of Canada 413:Hudson's Bay Company 151:Alexander Rutherford 4648:Elections in Canada 4517:Municipal elections 3001:, pp. 172–173. 2989:, pp. 167–168. 2284:Conrad Weidenhammer 2050:Francis O. Sissions 1982:William Carlos Ives 1619:Electoral District 1541:and no affiliation 1440: 1374:23 / 25 (92%) 1294:majority government 1036:electoral districts 727:George H. V. Bulyea 632:60th parallel north 554:District of Alberta 436:Red River Rebellion 434:was delayed by the 405:Canada's Parliament 359:first past the post 209:Last election 190:Leader's seat 34: 3660:, C.O. 1905, c. 3 3427:, p. 145–147. 2898:, p. 199–200. 2727:"Clarke, Lawrence" 2200:Joseph Reid (Ind.) 2091:John H.W.S. Kemmis 1742:John William Woolf 1438: 1289: 1252:February 15, 1906 1150: 1144:Front page of the 997:Calgary Eye-Opener 975: 963:Calgary Eye-Opener 793: 718: 597:Conservative Party 581: 550: 348:Frederick Haultain 337:Conservative Party 231:Popular vote 177:Leader since 4656: 4655: 4272:General elections 4217:978-0-8020-2287-5 4194:978-0-8020-5083-0 4167:978-0-7705-1742-7 4144:978-0-8020-7095-1 4114:10.7202/1019362ar 4052:978-0-8020-5975-8 3458:, pp. 26–27. 2835:, pp. 83–84. 2489:Red Deer, Alberta 2451: 2450: 2429:Anthony Rosenroll 2396:Francis A. Walker 2190:Cornelius Hiebert 1671:Charles W. Fisher 1599: 1598: 1431: 1430: 1425:0 / 25 (0%) 1400:2 / 25 (8%) 1299:Cornelius Hiebert 1276: 1275: 1197:David Lynch Scott 1116:The right to vote 1010:of attempting to 1004:Edmonton Bulletin 980:Edmonton Bulletin 919:Edmonton Bulletin 838:John Thomas Moore 772:Section 9 of the 679:Laurier's cabinet 532:defeated Brett's 420:Deed of Surrender 307: 306: 303: 302: 252: 251: 79: 78: 16:(Redirected from 4691: 4262: 4261: 4250: 4243: 4236: 4227: 4221: 4209: 4198: 4185:Toronto, Ontario 4182: 4171: 4159: 4148: 4136: 4125: 4092: 4081: 4056: 4044: 4030: 4018: 4007: 4005: 4003: 3962: 3959: 3953: 3947: 3941: 3938: 3932: 3926: 3920: 3914: 3908: 3902: 3896: 3890: 3877: 3871: 3856: 3855: 3837: 3831: 3830: 3828: 3826: 3811: 3805: 3804: 3802: 3800: 3785: 3779: 3778: 3766:The Daily Herald 3760: 3754: 3753: 3741:The Daily Herald 3735: 3729: 3728: 3716:The Daily Herald 3710: 3704: 3696: 3690: 3684: 3678: 3672: 3661: 3653: 3647: 3641: 3630: 3624: 3618: 3612: 3603: 3597: 3588: 3582: 3571: 3565: 3556: 3555: 3553: 3551: 3534: 3528: 3522: 3516: 3510: 3501: 3495: 3489: 3483: 3474: 3468: 3459: 3453: 3447: 3441: 3428: 3422: 3411: 3405: 3399: 3393: 3387: 3381: 3375: 3369: 3352: 3346: 3331: 3325: 3319: 3313: 3307: 3301: 3295: 3289: 3283: 3277: 3271: 3265: 3259: 3253: 3247: 3246: 3234:The Daily Herald 3228: 3222: 3216: 3210: 3204: 3193: 3187: 3178: 3172: 3163: 3157: 3148: 3147: 3135:The Daily Herald 3129: 3123: 3117: 3104: 3098: 3089: 3083: 3077: 3071: 3062: 3056: 3050: 3044: 3029: 3023: 3014: 3008: 3002: 2996: 2990: 2984: 2978: 2972: 2957: 2951: 2942: 2936: 2930: 2924: 2911: 2905: 2899: 2893: 2884: 2878: 2872: 2866: 2860: 2854: 2848: 2842: 2836: 2830: 2824: 2818: 2812: 2806: 2800: 2794: 2777: 2771: 2765: 2759: 2753: 2747: 2741: 2740: 2722: 2716: 2715: 2692: 2686: 2680: 2669: 2663: 2657: 2651: 2645: 2639: 2633: 2627: 2621: 2615: 2606: 2605: 2603: 2601: 2587: 2581: 2575: 2569: 2563: 2554: 2540: 2534: 2528: 2511: 2507: 2501: 2498: 2492: 2481: 2365:Matthew McCauley 2081:Frank A. Sherman 2004:Malcolm McKenzie 1971:Leverett DeVeber 1848:Albert Robertson 1616: 1441: 1426: 1401: 1375: 1366: 1338: 1307:Albert Robertson 1210: 1186:and Independent 1120:British subjects 1056:Calgary Albertan 1008:William L. Walsh 914:Calgary Albertan 814:Calgary Albertan 723:Amédée E. Forget 648:separate schools 591:, leader of the 501:selected in the 440:Red River Colony 370:separate schools 269: 262: 185:August 16, 1905 142: 135: 114: 113: 103:25 seats in the 88:outgoing members 68: 66: 51: 50: 44: 43: 42: 35: 21: 4699: 4698: 4694: 4693: 4692: 4690: 4689: 4688: 4684:1905 in Alberta 4659: 4658: 4657: 4652: 4638: 4587: 4512: 4474: 4441: 4266: 4256: 4254: 4224: 4218: 4201: 4195: 4174: 4168: 4151: 4145: 4128: 4095: 4084: 4062:Canadian Issues 4059: 4053: 4033: 4027: 4010: 4001: 3999: 3997: 3975: 3966: 3965: 3960: 3956: 3948: 3944: 3939: 3935: 3927: 3923: 3915: 3911: 3903: 3899: 3891: 3880: 3872: 3859: 3839: 3838: 3834: 3824: 3822: 3813: 3812: 3808: 3798: 3796: 3787: 3786: 3782: 3762: 3761: 3757: 3737: 3736: 3732: 3712: 3711: 3707: 3697: 3693: 3685: 3681: 3673: 3664: 3654: 3650: 3644:Kilpatrick 1980 3642: 3633: 3627:Kilpatrick 1980 3625: 3621: 3615:Kilpatrick 1980 3613: 3606: 3600:Kilpatrick 1980 3598: 3591: 3585:Kilpatrick 1980 3583: 3574: 3568:Kilpatrick 1980 3566: 3559: 3549: 3547: 3536: 3535: 3531: 3523: 3519: 3511: 3504: 3496: 3492: 3484: 3477: 3469: 3462: 3454: 3450: 3442: 3431: 3423: 3414: 3406: 3402: 3394: 3390: 3382: 3378: 3370: 3355: 3347: 3334: 3326: 3322: 3314: 3310: 3304:Kilpatrick 1980 3302: 3298: 3292:Kilpatrick 1980 3290: 3286: 3280:Kilpatrick 1980 3278: 3274: 3268:Kilpatrick 1980 3266: 3262: 3256:Kilpatrick 1980 3254: 3250: 3230: 3229: 3225: 3219:Kilpatrick 1980 3217: 3213: 3207:Kilpatrick 1980 3205: 3196: 3190:Kilpatrick 1980 3188: 3181: 3173: 3166: 3158: 3151: 3131: 3130: 3126: 3118: 3107: 3099: 3092: 3084: 3080: 3072: 3065: 3057: 3053: 3045: 3032: 3024: 3017: 3009: 3005: 2997: 2993: 2985: 2981: 2973: 2960: 2952: 2945: 2937: 2933: 2925: 2914: 2906: 2902: 2894: 2887: 2879: 2875: 2867: 2863: 2855: 2851: 2843: 2839: 2831: 2827: 2819: 2815: 2807: 2803: 2795: 2780: 2772: 2768: 2760: 2756: 2748: 2744: 2724: 2723: 2719: 2712: 2694: 2693: 2689: 2681: 2672: 2664: 2660: 2652: 2648: 2640: 2636: 2628: 2624: 2616: 2609: 2599: 2597: 2589: 2588: 2584: 2576: 2572: 2564: 2557: 2541: 2537: 2529: 2525: 2520: 2515: 2514: 2508: 2504: 2499: 2495: 2482: 2478: 2473: 2461: 2442: 2440: 2433: 2431: 2411: 2409: 2400: 2398: 2378: 2376: 2369: 2367: 2347: 2345: 2338: 2336: 2316: 2314: 2307: 2305: 2289: 2287: 2277: 2275: 2268: 2266: 2242: 2240: 2238:Lucien Boudreau 2221: 2219: 2203: 2201: 2194: 2192: 2183: 2181: 2165: 2163: 2156: 2154: 2145: 2143: 2123: 2121: 2120:John A. Jackson 2114: 2112: 2096: 2094: 2084: 2082: 2075: 2073: 2053: 2051: 2044: 2042: 2026: 2024: 2017: 2015: 2008: 2006: 1986: 1984: 1975: 1973: 1953: 1951: 1944: 1942: 1922: 1920: 1911: 1909: 1889: 1887: 1880: 1878: 1876:John A. Simpson 1861: 1859: 1852: 1850: 1841: 1839: 1819: 1817: 1810: 1808: 1788: 1786: 1777: 1775: 1755: 1753: 1746: 1744: 1728: 1726: 1719: 1717: 1708: 1706: 1704:William Cushing 1686: 1684: 1675: 1673: 1649: 1604: 1436: 1427: 1424: 1420: 1419: 1402: 1399: 1395: 1394: 1376: 1373: 1369: 1368: 1364: 1336: 1281: 1227:Election night 1180: 1155: 1138: 1104: 1032: 1027: 928: 883: 863: 846: 821:. However, the 770: 765: 707: 657:Clifford Sifton 640: 566:Wilfrid Laurier 542: 491:Lawrence Clarke 391: 386: 344:Richard Bennett 295: 290: 280: 275: 267: 257: 220:Seats won 123:Minority party 120:Majority party 107: 102: 97: 96: 90: 64: 62: 45: 40: 38: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4697: 4695: 4687: 4686: 4681: 4676: 4671: 4661: 4660: 4654: 4653: 4651: 4650: 4643: 4640: 4639: 4637: 4636: 4631: 4626: 4621: 4616: 4611: 4606: 4601: 4595: 4593: 4589: 4588: 4586: 4585: 4580: 4575: 4570: 4565: 4560: 4557: 4554: 4551: 4548: 4545: 4542: 4539: 4536: 4533: 4530: 4527: 4524: 4520: 4518: 4514: 4513: 4511: 4510: 4505: 4500: 4495: 4490: 4484: 4482: 4476: 4475: 4473: 4472: 4467: 4462: 4457: 4451: 4449: 4443: 4442: 4440: 4439: 4432: 4427: 4422: 4417: 4412: 4407: 4402: 4397: 4392: 4387: 4382: 4377: 4372: 4367: 4362: 4357: 4352: 4347: 4342: 4337: 4332: 4327: 4322: 4317: 4312: 4307: 4302: 4297: 4292: 4287: 4282: 4276: 4274: 4268: 4267: 4255: 4253: 4252: 4245: 4238: 4230: 4223: 4222: 4216: 4199: 4193: 4172: 4166: 4149: 4143: 4126: 4093: 4082: 4057: 4051: 4035:Gray, James H. 4031: 4025: 4008: 3995: 3972: 3971: 3970: 3964: 3963: 3954: 3942: 3933: 3921: 3909: 3897: 3878: 3857: 3832: 3806: 3780: 3755: 3730: 3705: 3691: 3679: 3662: 3648: 3631: 3619: 3604: 3589: 3572: 3557: 3529: 3517: 3502: 3490: 3475: 3460: 3448: 3429: 3412: 3400: 3398:, p. 238. 3388: 3386:, p. 237. 3376: 3353: 3332: 3330:, p. 184. 3320: 3308: 3306:, p. 106. 3296: 3294:, p. 105. 3284: 3282:, p. 104. 3272: 3260: 3248: 3223: 3221:, p. 101. 3211: 3209:, p. 100. 3194: 3192:, p. 108. 3179: 3164: 3149: 3124: 3105: 3090: 3078: 3063: 3051: 3030: 3015: 3003: 2991: 2979: 2958: 2956:, p. 162. 2943: 2931: 2912: 2910:, p. 135. 2908:Nicholson 1979 2900: 2885: 2883:, p. 136. 2881:Nicholson 1979 2873: 2871:, p. 130. 2861: 2849: 2837: 2825: 2813: 2801: 2778: 2776:, p. 173. 2766: 2764:, p. 152. 2754: 2742: 2717: 2710: 2687: 2685:, p. 115. 2683:Nicholson 1979 2670: 2658: 2646: 2634: 2622: 2607: 2582: 2570: 2555: 2535: 2522: 2521: 2519: 2516: 2513: 2512: 2502: 2493: 2475: 2474: 2472: 2469: 2468: 2467: 2460: 2457: 2456: 2455: 2449: 2448: 2446: 2444: 2437: 2435: 2426: 2424: 2418: 2417: 2415: 2413: 2404: 2402: 2393: 2391: 2385: 2384: 2382: 2380: 2373: 2371: 2362: 2360: 2354: 2353: 2351: 2349: 2342: 2340: 2331: 2329: 2323: 2322: 2320: 2318: 2313:Frank W. Crang 2311: 2309: 2300: 2298: 2292: 2291: 2281: 2279: 2272: 2270: 2264:John McPherson 2261: 2259: 2253: 2252: 2250: 2248: 2246: 2244: 2235: 2232: 2231: 2229: 2227: 2225: 2223: 2214: 2212: 2206: 2205: 2198: 2196: 2187: 2185: 2176: 2174: 2168: 2167: 2160: 2158: 2149: 2147: 2138: 2136: 2130: 2129: 2127: 2125: 2118: 2116: 2110:John R. McLeod 2107: 2105: 2099: 2098: 2088: 2086: 2079: 2077: 2068: 2066: 2060: 2059: 2057: 2055: 2048: 2046: 2040:William Finlay 2037: 2035: 2029: 2028: 2021: 2019: 2014:David J. Grier 2012: 2010: 2001: 1999: 1993: 1992: 1990: 1988: 1979: 1977: 1968: 1966: 1960: 1959: 1957: 1955: 1948: 1946: 1940:Robert Telford 1937: 1935: 1929: 1928: 1926: 1924: 1918:Andrew Gilmour 1915: 1913: 1907:William Puffer 1904: 1902: 1896: 1895: 1893: 1891: 1884: 1882: 1873: 1871: 1864: 1863: 1856: 1854: 1845: 1843: 1834: 1832: 1826: 1825: 1823: 1821: 1814: 1812: 1806:Charles Stuart 1803: 1801: 1795: 1794: 1792: 1790: 1781: 1779: 1770: 1768: 1762: 1761: 1759: 1757: 1752:John F. Parish 1750: 1748: 1739: 1737: 1731: 1730: 1723: 1721: 1712: 1710: 1701: 1699: 1693: 1692: 1690: 1688: 1679: 1677: 1668: 1666: 1660: 1659: 1657: 1655: 1653: 1647:William Bredin 1644: 1642: 1636: 1635: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1603: 1600: 1597: 1596: 1590: 1589: 1584: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1558: 1557: 1554: 1551: 1548: 1545: 1542: 1536: 1532: 1531: 1528: 1525: 1522: 1519: 1516: 1511: 1506: 1503: 1502: 1499: 1496: 1493: 1490: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1474: 1473: 1470: 1467: 1464: 1458: 1457: 1454: 1451: 1448: 1445: 1435: 1432: 1429: 1428: 1423: 1421: 1417: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1404: 1403: 1398: 1396: 1392: 1391: 1389: 1386: 1381: 1378: 1377: 1372: 1370: 1363: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1352: 1349: 1348: 1345: 1342: 1335: 1332: 1280: 1277: 1274: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1254: 1253: 1249: 1248: 1243: 1241:James Cornwall 1238: 1233: 1229: 1228: 1224: 1223: 1220: 1217: 1214: 1184:James Cornwall 1179: 1176: 1163:vote tampering 1154: 1151: 1137: 1136:Irregularities 1134: 1103: 1100: 1087:Red Deer River 1051:Calgary Herald 1046:gerrymandering 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021:constituency. 1015:Daniel Maloney 987:Calgary Herald 949:James Lougheed 927: 924: 895:William Finlay 882: 879: 875:William Bredin 862: 859: 845: 842: 824:Calgary Herald 769: 766: 764: 761: 706: 703: 698:Charles Stuart 639: 636: 541: 538: 489:district with 453:The unelected 409:United Kingdom 390: 387: 385: 382: 305: 304: 301: 300: 285: 264: 263: 254: 253: 250: 249: 246: 243: 239: 238: 235: 232: 228: 227: 224: 221: 217: 216: 213: 210: 206: 205: 196: 191: 187: 186: 183: 181:August 3, 1905 178: 174: 173: 168: 163: 159: 158: 153: 148: 144: 143: 136: 129: 125: 124: 121: 118: 110: 109: 99: 98: 91: 85: 84: 81: 80: 77: 76: 70: 58: 47: 46: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4696: 4685: 4682: 4680: 4677: 4675: 4672: 4670: 4667: 4666: 4664: 4649: 4645: 4644: 4641: 4635: 4632: 4630: 4627: 4625: 4622: 4620: 4617: 4615: 4612: 4610: 4607: 4605: 4602: 4600: 4597: 4596: 4594: 4590: 4584: 4581: 4579: 4576: 4574: 4571: 4569: 4566: 4564: 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4042: 4036: 4032: 4028: 4026:0-919813-65-8 4022: 4017: 4016: 4009: 3998: 3996:0-9689217-8-7 3992: 3988: 3987: 3982: 3978: 3974: 3973: 3968: 3967: 3958: 3955: 3952:, p. 12. 3951: 3946: 3943: 3937: 3934: 3931:, p. 30. 3930: 3925: 3922: 3919:, p. 93. 3918: 3913: 3910: 3907:, p. 92. 3906: 3901: 3898: 3895:, p. 29. 3894: 3889: 3887: 3885: 3883: 3879: 3876:, p. 28. 3875: 3870: 3868: 3866: 3864: 3862: 3858: 3853: 3849: 3845: 3844: 3836: 3833: 3825:September 28, 3820: 3816: 3810: 3807: 3799:September 28, 3794: 3790: 3784: 3781: 3776: 3772: 3768: 3767: 3759: 3756: 3751: 3747: 3743: 3742: 3734: 3731: 3726: 3722: 3718: 3717: 3709: 3706: 3702: 3701: 3695: 3692: 3689:, p. 35. 3688: 3683: 3680: 3676: 3671: 3669: 3667: 3663: 3659: 3658: 3652: 3649: 3646:, p. 96. 3645: 3640: 3638: 3636: 3632: 3629:, p. 95. 3628: 3623: 3620: 3617:, p. 90. 3616: 3611: 3609: 3605: 3602:, p. 89. 3601: 3596: 3594: 3590: 3587:, p. 88. 3586: 3581: 3579: 3577: 3573: 3570:, p. 94. 3569: 3564: 3562: 3558: 3545: 3544: 3539: 3533: 3530: 3527:, p. 86. 3526: 3521: 3518: 3515:, p. 27. 3514: 3509: 3507: 3503: 3500:, p. 26. 3499: 3494: 3491: 3488:, p. 23. 3487: 3482: 3480: 3476: 3473:, p. 21. 3472: 3467: 3465: 3461: 3457: 3452: 3449: 3446:, p. 91. 3445: 3440: 3438: 3436: 3434: 3430: 3426: 3421: 3419: 3417: 3413: 3410:, p. 22. 3409: 3404: 3401: 3397: 3392: 3389: 3385: 3380: 3377: 3374:, p. 25. 3373: 3368: 3366: 3364: 3362: 3360: 3358: 3354: 3351:, p. 24. 3350: 3345: 3343: 3341: 3339: 3337: 3333: 3329: 3324: 3321: 3318:, p. 38. 3317: 3312: 3309: 3305: 3300: 3297: 3293: 3288: 3285: 3281: 3276: 3273: 3270:, p. 73. 3269: 3264: 3261: 3258:, p. 66. 3257: 3252: 3249: 3244: 3240: 3236: 3235: 3227: 3224: 3220: 3215: 3212: 3208: 3203: 3201: 3199: 3195: 3191: 3186: 3184: 3180: 3177:, p. 27. 3176: 3171: 3169: 3165: 3162:, p. 19. 3161: 3156: 3154: 3150: 3145: 3141: 3137: 3136: 3128: 3125: 3122:, p. 18. 3121: 3116: 3114: 3112: 3110: 3106: 3103:, p. 16. 3102: 3097: 3095: 3091: 3088:, p. 25. 3087: 3082: 3079: 3076:, p. 17. 3075: 3070: 3068: 3064: 3061:, p. 14. 3060: 3055: 3052: 3049:, p. 13. 3048: 3043: 3041: 3039: 3037: 3035: 3031: 3028:, p. 12. 3027: 3022: 3020: 3016: 3013:, p. 10. 3012: 3007: 3004: 3000: 2995: 2992: 2988: 2983: 2980: 2976: 2971: 2969: 2967: 2965: 2963: 2959: 2955: 2950: 2948: 2944: 2941:, p. 82. 2940: 2935: 2932: 2928: 2923: 2921: 2919: 2917: 2913: 2909: 2904: 2901: 2897: 2892: 2890: 2886: 2882: 2877: 2874: 2870: 2865: 2862: 2858: 2853: 2850: 2846: 2841: 2838: 2834: 2829: 2826: 2823:, p. 54. 2822: 2817: 2814: 2811:, p. 53. 2810: 2805: 2802: 2798: 2793: 2791: 2789: 2787: 2785: 2783: 2779: 2775: 2770: 2767: 2763: 2758: 2755: 2751: 2746: 2743: 2738: 2734: 2733: 2728: 2721: 2718: 2713: 2711:9780665634505 2707: 2703: 2699: 2698: 2691: 2688: 2684: 2679: 2677: 2675: 2671: 2668:, p. 77. 2667: 2662: 2659: 2656:, p. 76. 2655: 2650: 2647: 2644:, p. 73. 2643: 2638: 2635: 2632:, p. 54. 2631: 2626: 2623: 2619: 2614: 2612: 2608: 2595: 2594: 2586: 2583: 2580:, p. 29. 2579: 2574: 2571: 2568:, p. 28. 2567: 2562: 2560: 2556: 2552: 2548: 2544: 2539: 2536: 2533:, p. 27. 2532: 2527: 2524: 2517: 2506: 2503: 2497: 2494: 2490: 2486: 2480: 2477: 2470: 2466: 2463: 2462: 2458: 2453: 2452: 2447: 2445: 2438: 2436: 2430: 2427: 2423: 2420: 2419: 2416: 2414: 2408: 2407:John W. Shera 2405: 2403: 2397: 2394: 2390: 2387: 2386: 2383: 2381: 2374: 2372: 2366: 2363: 2359: 2356: 2355: 2352: 2350: 2343: 2341: 2335: 2334:John R. Boyle 2332: 2328: 2325: 2324: 2321: 2319: 2312: 2310: 2304: 2301: 2297: 2294: 2293: 2285: 2282: 2280: 2273: 2271: 2265: 2262: 2258: 2255: 2254: 2251: 2249: 2247: 2245: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2233: 2230: 2228: 2226: 2224: 2218: 2215: 2211: 2207: 2199: 2197: 2191: 2188: 2180: 2179:Michael Clark 2177: 2175: 2173: 2170: 2169: 2161: 2159: 2153: 2152:Leonard Gaetz 2150: 2148: 2142: 2141:John T. Moore 2139: 2135: 2132: 2131: 2128: 2126: 2119: 2117: 2111: 2108: 2104: 2101: 2100: 2092: 2089: 2087: 2080: 2078: 2072: 2069: 2065: 2064:Pincher Creek 2062: 2061: 2058: 2056: 2049: 2047: 2041: 2038: 2034: 2031: 2030: 2022: 2020: 2013: 2011: 2005: 2002: 1998: 1995: 1994: 1991: 1989: 1983: 1980: 1978: 1972: 1969: 1965: 1962: 1961: 1958: 1956: 1950:C.E.A. Simons 1949: 1947: 1941: 1938: 1934: 1931: 1930: 1927: 1925: 1919: 1916: 1914: 1908: 1905: 1901: 1898: 1897: 1894: 1892: 1885: 1883: 1877: 1874: 1869: 1866: 1865: 1857: 1855: 1849: 1846: 1838: 1835: 1833: 1831: 1828: 1827: 1824: 1822: 1816:John W. Hayes 1815: 1813: 1807: 1804: 1800: 1797: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1774: 1771: 1767: 1764: 1763: 1760: 1758: 1751: 1749: 1743: 1740: 1736: 1733: 1732: 1724: 1722: 1716: 1715:R. B. Bennett 1713: 1711: 1705: 1702: 1698: 1695: 1694: 1691: 1689: 1683: 1680: 1678: 1672: 1669: 1665: 1662: 1661: 1658: 1656: 1654: 1652: 1648: 1645: 1641: 1638: 1637: 1634: 1629: 1624: 1618: 1617: 1614: 1613: 1609: 1608: 1601: 1595: 1591: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1580: 1578: 1575: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1565: 1563: 1559: 1555: 1552: 1549: 1546: 1543: 1540: 1534: 1533: 1529: 1526: 1523: 1520: 1517: 1515: 1514:R. B. Bennett 1512: 1510: 1507: 1505: 1504: 1500: 1497: 1494: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1475: 1471: 1468: 1465: 1463: 1460: 1459: 1456:Popular vote 1447:Party leader 1442: 1433: 1422: 1415: 1412: 1409: 1405: 1397: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1380: 1379: 1371: 1361: 1358: 1356: 1353: 1351: 1350: 1339: 1333: 1331: 1327: 1324: 1320: 1314: 1312: 1308: 1304: 1300: 1295: 1285: 1278: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1256: 1255: 1250: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1231: 1230: 1225: 1221: 1218: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1200: 1198: 1193: 1189: 1185: 1177: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1164: 1160: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1124: 1121: 1117: 1113: 1109: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1091: 1088: 1082: 1080: 1075: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1061: 1057: 1053: 1052: 1047: 1043: 1042: 1037: 1029: 1024: 1022: 1020: 1016: 1013: 1009: 1005: 1000: 998: 994: 989: 988: 982: 981: 972: 971:R. B. Bennett 968: 964: 960: 956: 954: 950: 946: 940: 938: 934: 933:R. B. Bennett 925: 923: 921: 920: 915: 910: 907: 906:Liberal party 902: 900: 896: 892: 888: 880: 878: 876: 872: 868: 860: 858: 855: 851: 843: 841: 839: 833: 829: 826: 825: 820: 817:published by 816: 815: 810: 804: 802: 798: 790: 785: 781: 779: 775: 767: 762: 760: 757: 755: 751: 750:R. B. Bennett 747: 743: 739: 734: 730: 728: 724: 715: 711: 704: 702: 699: 694: 689: 687: 684: 680: 675: 674: 668: 664: 662: 658: 653: 649: 644: 637: 635: 633: 628: 624: 620: 617:to start the 616: 612: 611: 604: 602: 598: 594: 590: 589:Robert Borden 586: 577: 573: 571: 567: 563: 562:Arthur Sifton 559: 555: 546: 539: 537: 535: 534:Liberal Party 531: 527: 523: 519: 514: 512: 508: 504: 500: 495: 492: 488: 483: 479: 474: 470: 468: 464: 460: 456: 451: 449: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 416: 414: 410: 406: 402: 401: 396: 395:Confederation 388: 383: 381: 379: 375: 371: 367: 362: 360: 355: 353: 349: 345: 340: 338: 334: 331: 327: 322: 320: 316: 312: 299: 298: 294: 289: 286: 284: 283: 279: 274: 271: 270: 265: 261: 255: 247: 244: 241: 240: 236: 233: 230: 229: 225: 222: 219: 218: 214: 211: 208: 207: 204: 202: 197: 195: 192: 189: 188: 184: 182: 179: 176: 175: 172: 169: 167: 164: 161: 160: 157: 156:R. B. Bennett 154: 152: 149: 146: 145: 141: 137: 134: 130: 127: 126: 122: 119: 116: 111: 106: 100: 95: → 94: 89: 86:←  82: 75: → 74: 71: 69: 59: 57: 54:←  53: 52: 48: 36: 30: 19: 4447:By-elections 4435: 4279: 4205: 4178: 4155: 4132: 4105: 4101: 4087: 4061: 4040: 4014: 4000:. Retrieved 3985: 3957: 3945: 3936: 3924: 3912: 3900: 3842: 3835: 3823:. Retrieved 3818: 3809: 3797:. Retrieved 3792: 3783: 3764: 3758: 3739: 3733: 3714: 3708: 3698: 3694: 3682: 3677:, p. 7. 3655: 3651: 3622: 3550:September 9, 3548:. 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Index

Alberta general election, 1905
1902 (NWT)
1909
outgoing members
members
Legislative Assembly of Alberta


Alexander Rutherford
R. B. Bennett
Liberal
Conservative
August 3, 1905
Strathcona
Calgary

Alexander C. Rutherford
Liberal
Alexander C. Rutherford
Liberal
Alberta
1st Alberta Legislative Assembly
Alberta Liberal Party
Premier
Alexander C. Rutherford
Conservative Party
Richard Bennett
Frederick Haultain
Saskatchewan
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