Acadia (electoral district)

Acadia was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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[]

1925 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	Robert Gardiner	5,362
	Liberal	Robert Eaton	1,552
	Conservative		1,481

1926 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	United Farmers of Alberta	Robert Gardiner	7,041
	Conservative		1,803

1930 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	United Farmers of Alberta	Robert Gardiner	acclaimed

1935 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Victor Quelch	6,166
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Robert Gardiner	1,859
	Liberal		1,444
	Conservative		1,024

1940 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Victor Quelch	3,767
	Liberal		3,740
	Co-operative Commonwealth		802

1945 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Victor Quelch	5,556
	Liberal		2,035
	Co-operative Commonwealth		1,903
	Progressive Conservative	John Albert Williams	1,211

1949 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Victor Quelch	5,897
	Liberal		4,186

1953 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Victor Quelch	7,956
	Liberal		7,503
	Co-operative Commonwealth		1,856

1957 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Victor Quelch	10,348
	Liberal		5,825
	Progressive Conservative		1,852
	Co-operative Commonwealth		1,520

1958 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Horner	9,669
	Social Credit		5,597
	Liberal		2,995
	Co-operative Commonwealth		942

1962 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jack H. Horner	8,440
	Social Credit		7,565
	Liberal		2,150
	New Democratic	Floyd A. Johnson	1,021
	Independent Liberal		311
	Independent	†	189

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

1963 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Horner	10,616
	Social Credit		7,018
	Liberal		1,995
	New Democratic	Floyd A. Johnson	840

1965 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Horner	10,813
	Social Credit		5,384
	Liberal		1,786
	New Democratic		911

See also[]

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts
• Acadia (provincial electoral district) from 1913 to 1935

External links[]

• Riding history for Acadia (1924–1966) from the Library of Parliament