Alberta general election, 1926

Alberta general election, 1926

June 28, 1926 (1926-06-28)

60 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 31 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader John E. Brownlee Joseph Tweed Shaw Party United Farmers Liberal Leader since November 23, 1925 April 21, 1926 Leader's seat Ponoka Bow Valley Last election 38 seats, 28.9% 15 seats, 34.1% Seats before 40 9 Seats won 43 7 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 71,967 47,450 Percentage 39.7% 26.2% Swing 10.8% 7.9%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Fred J. White Alexander McGillivray Party Dominion Labor Conservative Leader since between 1921 & 1926 1925 Leader's seat Calgary Calgary Last election 4 seats, 11.4% 0 seats, 11.0% Seats before 3 0 Seats won 5 4 Seat change 2 4 Popular vote 14,123 40,091 Percentage 7.8% 22.1% Swing 3.6% 11.1%

Premier before election John E. Brownlee United Farmers Premier-designate John E. Brownlee United Farmers

The Alberta general election of 1926 was the sixth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 28, 1926 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The writs of election were issued on May 10, 1926 allowing for an election period of 40 days.

After Herbert Greenfield had resigned as United Farmers leader and premier, John E. Brownlee accepted the position and led the UFA to a second election victory, significantly increasing the UFA's share of the popular vote.

1926 would mark the first election, that Single Transferable Vote would be used in Alberta, Calgary and Edmonton continued to be multi member districts, previously electing members in a plurality Block Vote. The rural areas continued being single member districts, with an optional counting system. This system of election would last until 1959.

Results

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

See also

• List of Alberta political parties

Elections and referendums in Alberta
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See also: List of Alberta by-elections

1. ↑ "Alberta provincial election results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on February 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-13.