Alberta general election, 1909
The Alberta general election was 1909 was the second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 22, 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 over 60% of the popular vote. The Conservative Party of A.G. Robertson formed the official opposition, with only two members. The remaining three seats were split between smaller parties and independents.
The vote in the district of Athabasca was conducted on July 15, 1909 due to the remoteness of the ridings.
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Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Liberal | 42 | 23 | 36 | +63.8% | 29,634 | 59.26% | +1.70% | ||
| Conservative | <center> Albert Robertson | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 15,848 | 31.7% | -5.43% | |
| Independent | 6 | - | 1 | 1,695 | 3.39% | -1.92% | |||
| Independent Liberal | 2 | 1 | 1,311 | 2.62% | |||||
| Socialist | <center> | 2 | 1 | 1,302 | 2.60% | ||||
| Labour | <center> | 1 | - | 214 | 0.43% | ||||
| Total | 82 | 25 | 41 | +64.0% | 50,004 | 100% | <center> | ||
| Source: Elections Alberta | |||||||||
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
| 2nd Alberta Legislative Assembly | |||
| District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Bramley Moore | Liberal | |
| Calgary #1 | William Cushing | Liberal | |
| Calgary #2 | Richard Bennett | Conservative | |
| Camrose | George P. Smith | Liberal | |
| Cardston | John Woolf | Liberal | |
| Claresholme | Malcolm McKenzie | Liberal | |
| Cochrane | C.W. Fisher | Liberal | |
| Didsbury | Joseph Stauffer | Liberal | |
| Edmonton #1 | C.W. Cross | Liberal | |
| Edmonton #2 | John McDougall | Liberal | |
| Gliechen | Harold Riley | Liberal | |
| High River | L.M. Roberts | Liberal | |
| Innisfail | John A. Simpson | Liberal | |
| Lac St. Anne | Peter Gunn | Liberal | |
| Lacombe | William Puffer | Liberal | |
| Leduc | R.T. Telford | Liberal | |
| Lethbridge City | William Buchannan | Liberal | |
| Lethbridge District | A.J. McLean | Independent Liberal | |
| Macleod | Colin Genge | Liberal | |
| Medicine Hat | W.T. Finlay | Liberal | |
| Nanton | J.M. Glendenning | Liberal | |
| Okotoks | George Hoadley | Conservative | |
| Olds | D. Marshall | Liberal | |
| Pakan | Prosper Lessard | Liberal | |
| Peace River | J.K. Cornwall | Liberal | |
| Pembina | W.H. McKenney | Liberal | |
| Pincher Creek | Dr. Warnock | Liberal | |
| Ponoka | W.A. Campbell | Liberal | |
| Red Deer | E. Michener | Independent | |
| Rocky Mountain | Charles O'Brian | Socialist | |
| Sedgewick | Charles Stewart | Liberal | |
| St. Albert | Lucien Boudreau | Liberal | |
| Stettler | Robert Shaw | Liberal | |
| Stony Plain | John McPherson | Liberal | |
| Strathcona | Alexander Rutherford | Liberal | |
| Sturgeon | John Boyle | Liberal | |
| Vegreville | J.B. Holden | Liberal | |
| Vermillion | A. Campbell | Liberal | |
| Victoria | Francis A. Walker | Liberal | |
| Wetaskiwin | Charles H. Olin | Liberal | |
July 15 1909
| District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athabasca | J.L. Cote | Liberal |
See also
| Preceded by: 1905 Alberta election | Alberta elections | Followed by: 1913 Alberta election |