1909 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1909

22 March 1909 (1909-03-22)
41 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 21 seats were needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Alexander Rutherford Albert Robertson Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1905 1905 Leader's seat Strathcona ran in High River Last election 22 seats, 57.6% 3 seats, 37.1% Seats before 22 2 Seats won 36 2 Seat change +14 ±0 Popular vote 29,634 15,848 Percentage 59.3% 31.7% Swing +1.7% -5.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader unknown Donald McNabb Party Socialist Labour Leader since — 1909 Leader's seat — ran in Lethbridge Seats before 0 1 Seats won 1 0 Seat change +1 -1 Popular vote 1,302 214 Percentage 2.6% 0.4%
Premier before election Alexander C. Rutherford Liberal Premier-designate Alexander C. Rutherford Liberal

The Alberta general election was 1909 was the second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 22 March 1909 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

The Liberal Party of Premier Alexander C. Rutherford was re-elected with 36 of the 41 seats in the legislature, and just under 60% of the popular vote. The Conservative Party led by Albert Robertson formed the official opposition, with only two members. The remaining three seats were split between smaller parties and independents. Robertson was defeated in his own seat in High River.

The vote in the district of Athabasca was conducted on 15 July 1909 due to the remoteness of the riding.

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1905	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Alexander C. Rutherford	42	22	36	+63.6%	29,634	59.26%	+1.70%
	Conservative	Albert Robertson	29	3	2	-33.3%	15,848	31.7%	-5.43%
	Independent		6	-	1		1,695	3.39%	-1.92%
	Independent Liberal		2		1		1,311	2.62%
	Socialist		2		1		1,302	2.60%
	Labour	Donald McNabb	1		-		214	0.43%
Total			82	25	41	+64.0%	50,004	100%
Source: Elections Alberta

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

District		Elected Member	Party	Incumbent		Party	Result
	Alexandra	Alwyn Bramley-Moore	Liberal	New District
	Athabasca	Jean Côté	Liberal		William Bredin	Liberal	Defeated
	Banff	District Abolished			Charles W. Fisher	Liberal	Re-elected
	Calgary	William Cushing	Liberal		William Cushing	Liberal	Re-elected
		Richard Bennett	Conservative
	Camrose	George P. Smith	Liberal	New District
	Cardston	John William Woolf	Liberal		John William Woolf	Liberal	Re-elected
	Claresholm	Malcolm McKenzie	Liberal	New District
	Cochrane	Charles W. Fisher	Liberal	New District
	Didsbury	Joseph Stauffer	Liberal	New District
	Edmonton	Charles Wilson Cross	Liberal		Charles Wilson Cross	Liberal	Re-elected
		John McDougall	Liberal
	Gleichen	Ezra Riley	Liberal		Ezra Riley	Liberal	Re-elected
	High River	Louis Roberts	Liberal		Albert Robertson	Conservative	Defeated
	Innisfail	John A. Simpson	Liberal		John A. Simpson	Liberal	Re-elected
	Lac Ste. Anne	Peter Gunn	Liberal	New District
	Lacombe	William Puffer	Liberal		William Puffer	Liberal	Re-elected
	Leduc	Robert Telford	Liberal		Robert Telford	Liberal	Re-elected
	Lethbridge	District Abolished			Donald McNabb	Labor	Defeated
	Lethbridge City	William Ashbury Buchanan	Liberal	New District
	Lethbridge District	Archibald J. McLean	Independent Liberal	New District
	Macleod	Colin Genge	Liberal		Malcolm McKenzie	Liberal	Re-elected
	Medicine Hat	William Finlay	Liberal		William Finlay	Liberal	Re-elected
	Nanton	John M. Glendenning	Liberal	New District
	Okotoks	George Hoadley	Conservative	New District
	Olds	Duncan Marshall	Liberal	New District
	Pakan	Prosper-Edmond Lessard	Liberal	New District
	Peace River	James Cornwall	Liberal		Thomas Brick	Liberal	Retired
	Pembina	Henry William McKenney	Liberal	New District
	Pincher Creek	David Warnock	Liberal	New District
	Ponoka	William A. Campbell	Liberal		John R. McLeod	Liberal	Retired
	Red Deer	Edward Michener	Independent		John T. Moore	Liberal	Defeated
	Rocky Mountain	Charles M. O'Brien	Socialist	New District
	Rosebud	District Abolished			Cornelius Hiebert	Independent	Defeated
	Sedgewick	Charles Stewart	Liberal	New District
	St. Albert	Lucien Boudreau	Liberal		Henry William McKenney	Liberal	Re-elected
	Stettler	Robert L. Shaw	Liberal	New District
	Stony Plain	John McPherson	Liberal		John McPherson	Liberal	Re-elected
	Strathcona	Alexander Cameron Rutherford	Liberal		Alexander Cameron Rutherford	Liberal	Re-elected
	Sturgeon	John R. Boyle	Liberal		John R. Boyle	Liberal	Re-elected
	Vegreville	James Bismark Holden	Liberal	New District
	Vermilion	Archibald Campbell	Liberal		James Bismark Holden	Liberal	Re-elected
	Victoria	Francis A. Walker	Liberal		Francis A. Walker	Liberal	Re-elected
	Wetaskiwin	Charles H. Olin	Liberal		Anthony Rosenroll	Liberal	Retired

See also

• List of Alberta political parties