Nanton-Claresholm was a
provincial electoral district in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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, mandated to return a single
member
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to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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from 1909 to 1926.
History
The Nanton-Claresholm electoral district was formed in 1930 from the
Nanton and
Claresholm electoral districts.
The electoral district was named for the
Town of Nanton and
Town of Claresholm.
Gordon Beverly Walker the
United Farmers of Alberta
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candidate would win the first of two elections held in Nanton-Claresholm, Walker had previously served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the
Claresholm district from 1926, and prior to the redistribution and formation of Nanton-Claresholm.
The Nanton-Claresholm electoral district was abolished prior to the
1940 Alberta general election
The 1940 Alberta general election was held on March 21, 1940, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Despite its failure to implement its key policy, providing prosperity certificates to all Albertans, the Social Credit Party ...
to form the
Macleod,
Okotoks-High River and
Little Bow
Little Bow was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 2019.
Throughout its history, this district has been dominated by agricultural activiti ...
electoral districts.
Harry O. Haslam, the
Alberta Social Credit
Alberta Social Credit was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on social credit monetary policy put forward by Clifford Hugh Douglas and on conservative Christian social values. The Canadian social credit movement w ...
candidate would defeat Walker during the final of the two elections held in Nanton-Claresholm in 1935.
Election results
1930 general election
1935 general election
See also
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List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
Alberta provincial electoral districts are currently single member ridings that each elect one member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. There are 87 districts fixed in law in Alberta.
History
The original twenty five districts were drawn ...
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Nanton, Alberta
Nanton is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. Nanton was named after Sir Augustus Meredith Nanton of Winnipeg (1860–1925) who directed firms which offered financing for farms and ranches throughout the west. It is located south of Calgary at t ...
, a town in southwest Alberta
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Claresholm, Alberta, a town in southwest Alberta
References
Further reading
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External links
Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
{{AlbertaElections
Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta