Andrew Smeaton was a provincial politician from

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1926 to 1935 sitting with the Dominion Labor caucus in opposition.

Political career

Smeaton ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

1926 Alberta general election The 1926 Alberta general election was held on June 28, 1926, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The United Farmers of Alberta government that had first been elected in 1921 was re-elected, taking a majority of the seats in ...

as a candidate under the Dominion Labor banner. He defeated two other candidates on the second count to pick up the vacant district for his party. Smeaton ran for a second term in office in the

1930 Alberta general election The 1930 Alberta general election 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. This pro ...

. He defeated two other candidates including Lethbridge Mayor Robert Barrowman on the second vote count once again to hold his seat. Smeaton ran for a third term in office in the

1935 Alberta general election The 1935 Alberta general election was held on August 22, 1935, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The newly founded Social Credit Party of Alberta won a sweeping victory, unseating the 14-year government of the United Farme ...

. He faced three other candidates including Barrowman for the second time. Smeaton was badly defeated finishing third place behind Barrowman and Hans Wight who won the district for Social Credit.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smeaton, Andrew Dominion Labor Party (Alberta) MLAs Scottish emigrants to Canada People from Berwickshire 1879 births 1947 deaths 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta