Nanton-Claresholm was a

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, mandated to return a single

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to the

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from 1909 to 1926.

History

The Nanton-Claresholm electoral district was formed in 1930 from the Nanton and

Claresholm Claresholm is a town located within southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, approximately northwest of the City of Lethbridge and south of the City of Calgary. One of the Famous Five involved in the Persons Case, Louise McKinne ...

electoral districts. The electoral district was named for the Town of Nanton and Town of Claresholm.

Gordon Beverly Walker Gordon Beverly Walker (March 22, 1891 – July 5, 1954) was a United Farmers of Alberta member of the Legislative Assembly for the years from 1926 to 1935. At the general election in 1926 in the riding of Claresholm he defeated incumbent T ...

the

United Farmers of Alberta The United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) is an association of Alberta farmers that has served different roles in its 100-year history – as a lobby group, a successful political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. As a political party, it forme ...

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

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

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and

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electoral districts. Harry O. Haslam, the Alberta Social Credit 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

References

External links

Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
{{AlbertaElections Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta