Rocky Mountain was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1940.

The Rocky Mountain district is not to be confused with the Rocky Mountain House district, which was formed in 1940, north of the former Rocky Mountain district.

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

In 1909 Rocky Mountain was formed from the western edge of Rosebud in the north part of the riding, the entire riding of Banff, the western half of High River and Macleod. As well as the north part of Pincher Creek. In 1940, the north part of the riding merged with Cochrane to form Banff-Cochrane. Okotoks-High River expanded to fill the central portion of the riding and Pincher Creek expanded to fill the south end of the riding and became Pincher Creek-Crowsnest. The riding took in part of the length of the Rocky Mountains along the Alberta–British Columbia border.

After the Alberta Legislature passed an Act in 1909 increasing the number of seats from 25 to 41 and setting the boundaries of the Rocky Mountain district the Frank Paper described the Rocky Mountain constituency as a "monstrous gerrymander" that benefited labour interests. For the 1909 election, an effort was made to have one candidate represent both the Liberal and Conservative parties, but eventually each party nominated a separate candidate. Henry Edward Lyon was nominated for the Conservatives, while John Angus McDonald was nominated for the Liberals.

O'Brien won in 1909 with less than half the votes. He was more popular when he ran for re-election in 1913, but in that election he faced only one candidate and lost.

From 1924 to 1940, the district used instant-runoff voting to elect its MLA.

Election results

1909

1913

1917

1921

From 1924 to 1940, the district used instant-runoff voting to elect its MLA.

1926

1930

1935

See also

  • List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
  • Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

Further reading

  • Elections Alberta
  • The Legislative Assembly of Alberta