Alberta general election, 1930
Alberta general election, 1930
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| June 19, 1930 (1930-06-19) |
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63 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
32 seats were needed for a majority |
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Majority party |
Minority party |
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| Leader |
John E. Brownlee |
John W. McDonald |
| Party |
United Farmers |
Liberal |
| Leader since |
November 23, 1925 |
March 27, 1930 |
| Leader's seat |
Ponoka |
ran in unknown |
| Last election |
43 seats, 39.7% |
7 seats, 26.2% |
| Seats before |
44 |
6 |
| Seats won |
39 |
11 |
| Seat change |
−5 |
+5 |
| Popular vote |
74,187 |
46,275 |
| Percentage |
39.4 |
24.6% |
| Swing |
−0.3% |
−1.6% |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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| Leader |
David M. Duggan |
Fred J. White |
| Party |
Conservative |
Dominion Labor |
| Leader since |
1930 |
between 1921 & 1926 |
| Leader's seat |
Edmonton |
Calgary |
| Last election |
4 seats, 22.1% |
5 seats, 7.8% |
| Seats before |
4 |
5 |
| Seats won |
6 |
4 |
| Seat change |
+2 |
−1 |
| Popular vote |
27,954 |
14,354 |
| Percentage |
14.8% |
7.6% |
| Swing |
−7.3% |
−0.2% |
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The Alberta general election of 1930 was the seventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1930 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
The United Farmers of Alberta won election to a third term in government, and John E. Brownlee continued as premier.
Results
Beaver River
The most closely contested race in the election happened in the Beaver River electoral district. The election was a three way race between incumbent United Farmers MLA John Delisle Liberal candidate Henry Dakin and Independent candidate Luc Lebel.[2]
The first count results showed Delisle and Dakin separated by seven votes with Lebel holding the balance of 87 votes forcing a second vote count.[2] After Lebel was eliminated the transfers showed that Delisle had won the race by 21 votes and was declared elected on June 25, 1930.[3]
The Liberals challenged the results in provincial court. Judge Taylor concluded after a judicial recount on August 21, 1930 that the second count results showed Dakin winning by four votes. The results were overturned forcing Delisle out of office while Dakin picked up the seat.[4]
Members elected
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