dynasties and defeats: 29 alberta elections, 29 historic front pages - slide projector

Voters in Alberta have participated in provincial elections 29 times.
The Calgary Herald has been documenting these victories and failures for decades.
Looking back on the front page of The Herald, after these 29 elections, a snapshot of our provincial political history --
Unlike the history of political dynasties and devastating drugs elsewhere in Canada.
1905: first provincial elections in Albertaheld Nov. 9, 1905 —
It turned out to be a bit confusing, especially in Calgary.
The city holds a seat in the new provincial legislature, and many Calgary Asians believe that conservative candidates in the first provincial electionsR. B. Bennett —would win.
But at the beginning of the vote, allegations of interference were raised, and some Calgary Asians accused the ruling federal Liberal Party of participating in the impact on Alberta's first vote.
The Daily Herald, the predecessor of the Calgary Herald, reported: "The Liberal machine began to challenge the vote through pre-planned plots at the beginning of the vote.
Violations were reported in many quarters. One well-
According to The Herald, the famous city people decided to take home three unsealed ballot boxes.
The campaign manager for the Calgary Liberal Party candidate is also an election officer at a city polling station.
And, it seems that liberals are challenging votes against Bennett across the city, hoping they won't be counted.
These actions have angered some Calgary Asians so much that they have begun to refer to liberals as coercive, as reflected in the headline of the Herald: "The coercive sweep across the province;
Calgary Conservative Party wins
However, after a month of narrative and challenge, the Liberal candidate --W. H. Cushing —
He was considered the winner and became the first MLA to be elected in Calgary.
The Liberal Party won a total of 23 of the province's 25 seats, and Alexander Rutherford became the province's first elected prime minister. R. B. Bennett —
Four years later, he was elected Minister of Justice in the next provincial vote.
Later became Prime Minister of Canada.
1905 elections led to the beginning of one of the four ruling dynasties in the province.
The Liberal Party also won provincial elections in 1909, 1913 and 1917.
1909: In the 1909 elections, the Liberal Party maintained power in Alberta;
Calgary now has two seats in the legislature.
Kuhin, a free incumbent, was elected for the second time.
Long-term focus of work, Mr. Bennet (
Shown in this home photo)
Won the second seat.
1913: The Alberta Liberal Party has also won the third election in the province;
They are now led by Prime Minister Arthur Sifton.
The province the first time elected the large number of opposition.
The Liberal Party won 38 seats, and the Conservative Party won 17 seats when official statistics ended.
Calgary now has three seats, all of which are conservative candidates.
Waiting for election results at local newspapers has become a community ritual and often has a festive atmosphere.
The Calgary Daily Herald front page of election day April 17, 1913 discussed common practices before television.
If citizens want to get the big news of the day quickly, they will stand outside the newspaper office waiting for the news.
The Herald invited the community to its building on election night, with a "stereo vision "(an old-
Wearing an old-fashioned sewing machine, also known as the magic light)
The results flashed on the building;
The other side of the building is a large bulletin board that will update the results.
A local band held a concert to keep people entertained between the results.
With the results published, there are several more versions of this paper.
If you can't go to the Herald office, you can call "no ".
8 "get the update.
As one of the oldest businesses in town, the Herald got a copy
The digital phone number at that time.
1917: The fourth provincial elections in Alberta are extraordinary.
World War I is taking place, and under the electoral law, any MLAs serving in the war automatically regain their seats again.
This applies to 11 MLAs. Two MLAs-at-
Alberta, who served in the overseas war, was also elected to the legislature.
Liberals are still in power and are now their third leader.
Prime Minister Charles Stewart
This election is also noteworthy as women are allowed to vote and run for provincial offices for the first time.
Two women were elected, including Louise McKinney, a member of the prestigious women's political participation group.
McKinney also became the first woman to be elected as a legislature throughout the British Empire.
Another woman elected was Roberta McAdams, who was supervised on behalf of soldiers and nurses.
As the front page of the Calgary Daily Herald shows, war worries overwhelm other News of the day.
Provincial Election News found under the "re-election of the government" column is second only to news from Europe.
1921: The people of Alberta are ready to change after the four free governments.
The province ushered in a second political dynasty, as United Farmers won 38 seats, while 15 of the liberators and 4 of the Dominion Labor party won another 4.
Herbert Greenfield became prime minister.
1926: United farmers have increased their control over the legislature, increasing their seats from 38 to 43 in 1926 provincial elections.
The party is now led by John Browley, who became the fifth prime minister of the province.
1930: The seventh general election was held in Alberta on 1930.
Co-farmers, who won their third term under Prime Minister John Browley, have led the party since 1925.
But three years later, when he is sued for "temptation", his political destiny will be shaken, "the result of the sex scandal is, he drove a woman who worked in the attorney general's office.
Shortly thereafter, he resigned and Richard Gavin Reid became prime minister.
Because many Albertans do not agree with the economic route it has set, the United Farmers Party is also favored.
1935: in the same way as in Alberta, voters completely rejected the ruling United Peasant Democratic Party in 1935 provincial elections.
No current or candidate has won his seat.
Voter turnout is the largest in Alberta's history.
Just over 80 cents.
Moreover, the combined farmers' fiasco is considered the biggest failure of the current provincial government of Canada.
The winner is the new kid in the block.
The recently formed Social Credit Party has 56 seats in 63 seats.
They did not expect to win either;
In the weeks leading up to the election, they did not even have official leaders.
But William Aberhart, founder of the party and pastor of Calgary Baptist Church, became the leader
So the prime minister-
Shortly after the vote.
The Calgary Daily Herald published dozens of stories about topsy
Turvy results and points out that newspapers across North America are covering the odd twist of the Alberta election event, and the Boston Herald published a headline titled "Alberta is crazy!
The third political dynasty in Alberta has begun.
1940: The Social Credit Party obtained its second election in 1940 provincial elections, 36 of 57 seats.
1944: The Social Credit Party won the third provincial election, 51 of the 60 seats, and is now led by Ernest C.
Manning became the party leader after the death of Aberhart in 1943.
1948: 51 of the 57 seats won by the ruling Social Credit Party;
The fourth government was formed after the 1948 elections.
1952: In the 1952 provincial elections, the Social Credit Party won its fifth term and 53 seats.
1955: despite the party's loss of some seats, Prime Minister Ernest Manning led the Social Credit party to its sixth victory, from 53 to 37.
1959: The Social Credit Party again won an overwhelming majority in this election, 61 of the 65 seats in the legislature.
Due to the split of votes between the two opposition parties, some seats were won by Socreds --
Liberal and Progressive Conservatives.
It was Su cred's seventh victory in provincial elections.
1963: another election, another victory.
The Social Credit Party is so confident in its popularity in Alberta that some members jokingly say, or perhaps seriously, the campaign slogan should be "63 years 63" to mention the fact that in this 1963 election, the party may have all 63 seats.
The coalition, still led by Prime Minister Ernest Manning, won 60 seats.
1967: Prime Minister Ernest Manning leads his Social Credit party to win again in 1967 provincial electionsits ninth.
Harry Strom took office as prime minister in 1968.
It is important that this is the first provincial election to allow treaty Indians to vote.
There are also signs of change in the political arena.
The young Calgary lawyer, Peter loveld, is now the leader of progressive conservatives who have won six seats and become an important opposition to the alliance.
1971: a new political dynasty was born in Alberta.
Progressive Conservatives under Peter Lougheed ended 36 years of social credit rules, winning 49 out of 75 seats in 1971 elections.
In this election, Grant nortley
New Democratic leader of Alberta
Won his first seat.
For 11 years, he has been the only national Democratic MP in the legislature.
1975: 18 provincial elections were held in Alberta this year, with progressive Conservatives winning a second victory and 69 out of 75 seats.
1979: Peter Lougheed and his Progressive Conservatives won 74 of the 79 seats in this election.
Some PCs have returned to socreds's slogan of getting 63 seats in '63, 'suggesting the possibility of getting '79 seats in 79 ".
1982: 20 elections were held in the province this year, with progressive Conservatives winning for the fourth time and 75 out of 79 seats.
1986: in 1985, with Peter loveld retiring, Don Getty became the new leader of Progressive Conservatives and led the party to its fifth consecutive victory.
But the number of party seats increased from 75 to 61 as the National Democratic Party increased its seats from 2 to 16, and the Liberal Party returned to the legislature for the first time since 1969 by winning four seats.
1989: Don Getty led Progressive Conservatives into their sixth majority government, but he lost his seat in Edmonton.
Getty was later re-elected as a legislative body in strler's by-election.
1993: under the leadership of the new leaders, the Progressive Conservative dynasty continues to exist
Former Calgary mayor Ralph Klein
His party won 51 seats, while the Liberal Party, led by former Edmonton mayor Lawrence Decker, won 32 seats.
The National Democratic Party lost its previous 16 seats.
1997: in 24 provincial elections in Alberta, Prime Minister Ralph Klein led Progressive Conservatives to the eighth consecutive victory, with the total number of seats rising to 63 of 83.
2001: another election, another Conservative majority of progress.
In 2001, Prime Minister Ralph Klein and personal computers won 74 of 83 seats.
2004: Progressive Conservatives re-
Elected 10 times, with 62 seats under the leadership of Prime Minister Ralph Klein.
2008: the province held 27 general elections this year, and the Progressive Conservative party won 11 times in a row, but this time under the leadership of the new leader --Ed Stelmach.
His party won 72 of the 83 seats.
2012: a new prime minister was elected at the provincial level on 2012 --
Alison Redford.
The conservatives who led the Progress formed their 12 most governments.
Although the Wilders' party was ahead of the polls a few weeks before the vote, the Redford party took 61 of the Wilders' 17 seats.
2015: The powerful Progressive Conservative dynasty, now led by Jim Prentice, fell into Rachel nortley's New Democratic Party in 2015.
Compared to 10 pcs and 22 seats in Wildrose, the NDP won 54 seats, which surprised many.
* Note: depending on the change between recount, late results and elections, the number of seats held by any party may vary slightly in the report, due to floor crossing and by-election.