# Laudas Joly

Laudas Joly (August 6, 1887 – April 30, 1960) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta and from 1952 to 1955 as a member of the Social Credit Party.

## Personal

Joly was born in 1887 to parents Anselme Phydime Joly and Corinne Therien in Ontario and moved to Alberta.

## Political career

Joly first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a United Farmers candidate in the 1921 general election. He defeated incumbent Prosper-Edmond Lessard in the electoral district of St. Paul to pick up the seat for his party. He was re-elected in the 1926 general election.
Joly was defeated in the 1930 general election by Liberal candidate Joseph Dechene by just 18 votes . He ran again in the 1935 general election and was defeated by Social Credit candidate Joseph Beaudry.
Joly ran once again in the new electoral district of Bonnyville in the 1952 general election, this time as a Social Credit candidate. He won the two-way race in a landslide. He retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1955.

## Electoral results

1921 Alberta general election: St. Paul :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | Laudas Joly | 1,378 | 58.34% |
| | Liberal | Prosper-Edmond Lessard | 984 | 41.66% | -24.99% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,362 |
| | United Farmers gain from Liberal | United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +41.67% |
1926 Alberta general election: St. Paul :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | Laudas Joly | 1,453 | 67.24% | +8.90% |
| | Liberal | H. Montambeault | 603 | 27.90% | -13.76% |
| | Independent | E. McPheeters | 105 | 4.86% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,161 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 151 |
| Electors / Turnout | Electors / Turnout | Electors / Turnout | 3,252 | 71.09% |
| | United Farmers hold | United Farmers hold | Swing | Swing | +11.33% |
1930 Alberta general election: St. Paul :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 1,653 | 50.27% | +22.37% |
| | United Farmers | Laudas Joly | 1,635 | 49.73% | -17.51% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,288 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 149 |
| Electors / Turnout | Electors / Turnout | Electors / Turnout | 4,776 | 71.96% | +0.87% |
| | Liberal gain from United Farmers | Liberal gain from United Farmers | Swing | Swing | +19.94% |
1935 Alberta general election: St. Paul :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Joseph Beaudry | 2,567 | 46.88% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 1,963 | 35.85% | -14.42% |
| | United Farmers | Laudas Joly | 946 | 17.27% | -32.46% |
| Second round ||||||
| | Social Credit | Joseph Beaudry | 2,679 | 53.12% | +6.24% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 2,364 | 46.88% | +11.03% |
| | No second preference | No second preference | 433 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,476 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 180 |
| Electors / Turnout | Electors / Turnout | Electors / Turnout | 6,876 | 82.26% | +10.30% |
| | Social Credit gain from Liberal | Social Credit gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +30.65% |
Second-round swing reflects increase in vote share from the first round. Overall swing is calculated from first preferences.
1952 Alberta general election: Bonnyville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Social Credit | Laudas Joly | 2,497 | 65.94% |
| | Liberal | Irvin J. Baril | 1,290 | 34.06% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,787 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 215 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 5,935 | 67.43% |
| | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. |