Battle River—Camrose
Battle River—Camrose was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Battle River, and Camrose ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Battle River, Vegreville and Wetaskiwin ridings.
Election results
[edit]| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Social Credit | Robert Fair | 9,238 | ||||||
| Liberal | F. Clifford Saville | 4,531 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alfred O. Arnston | 2,261 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chalres H. McCleary | 1,784 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | Ewart Pearse Taylor | 426 | ||||||
| By-election on 20 June 1955
On Mr. Fair's death, 11 November 1954 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Credit | James A. Smith | 8,455 | |||
| Liberal | F. Mac Smith | 8,067 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Irvine | 3,753 | |||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Social Credit | James A. Smith | 10,945 | ||||||
| Liberal | S. Carl Heckbert | 5,523 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clifford Smallwood | 3,808 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Rolseth | 2,180 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clifford Smallwood | 13,049 | ||||||
| Social Credit | James A. Smith | 6,137 | ||||||
| Liberal | Francis Clifford Saville | 2,216 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Rolseth | 1,340 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clifford Smallwood | 12,883 | ||||||
| Social Credit | James A. Smith | 6,758 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert A. Jones | 2,976 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Alfred O. Arnston | 1,488 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clifford Smallwood | 15,565 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Arthur Henry Rosenau | 5,984 | ||||||
| Liberal | Stanley J. Perka | 2,752 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Alfred O. Arnston | 1,283 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clifford Smallwood | 14,015 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Frederick R. Barber | 5,531 | ||||||
| Liberal | Harold J. Yerxa | 2,929 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Alfred O. Arnston | 1,745 | ||||||
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