James McNaughton (March 10, 1864 – January 1, 1959) was a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from

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Political career

James was first elected to the

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for

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 activities ...

for the

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in a hotly contested race against popular southern Alberta merchant John T. McDonald in the

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1913 election

The 1913 Little Bow election became bitter and scandal-plagued after campaign workers of Conservative rival John T. McDonald were arrested without charge and detained until after the election. The

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claimed it was caused by "Siftonism" running rampant through the province. In that same election the Liberals were also accused of gerrymandering Little Bow to be very liberal-friendly.

1917 election

James was easily re-elected in a landslide in the

1917 Alberta general election The 1917 Alberta general election was held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Liberals won a fourth term in office, defeating the Conservative Party of Edward Michener. Because of World War I, eleven Mem ...

. H. Thomas of the Socialist Party was the only other candidate during the election. Turn out in Little Bow was at its lowest ever with only 35% of the population turning out.

Defeat

James McNaughton was handily defeated by future speaker

Oran McPherson Oran Leo "Tony" McPherson (April 12, 1886 – May 23, 1949) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (Canada) for Little Bow from 1921 to 1935 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta.Perry, Footz 2006 pg. 295, 303 Early life ...

from the

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in the

1921 Alberta general election The 1921 Alberta general election was held on July 18, 1921, to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly. It was one of only five times that Alberta has changed governments. The Liberal Party, which had governed the province since it ...

References

External links

Alberta Legislature membership listing.
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcnaughton, James Alberta Liberal Party MLAs Canadian merchants 1864 births 1959 deaths