# Whitford (provincial electoral district)

Whitford was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1940.

## History

The Whitford electoral district was created in 1913 out of the southwest part of the Pakan district and the north part of Vegreville.
In 1940 the district was split between Redwater, Willingdon and Vegreville.
The district was named after the northwest town of Whitford, Alberta.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Whitford :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Pakan electoral district from 1909-1913 |||||
| 3rd | 1913–1915 | Andrew S. Shandro | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1915–1917 | Andrew S. Shandro | Liberal |
| 4th | 1917–1921 | Andrew S. Shandro | Liberal |
| 5th | 1921–1922 | Andrew S. Shandro | Liberal |
| 5th | 1922–1926 | Mike Chornohus | United Farmers |
| 6th | 1926–1930 | George Mihalcheon | United Farmers |
| 7th | 1930–1935 | Isidore Goresky | United Farmers |
| 8th | 1935–1940 | William Tomyn | Social Credit |
| See Redwater electoral district from 1940-1971 Willingdon electoral district from 1940-1963 and Vegreville electoral district from 1940-1993 |||||

## Election results
### 1913

vte1913 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew S. Shandro | 499 | 45.70% | – |
| | Independent | Paul Rudyk | 312 | 28.57% | – |
| | Independent | C. F. Connolly | 148 | 13.55% | – |
| | Conservative | R. L. Hughson | 133 | 12.18% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,092 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 1,427 | 76.52% | – |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitford Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1915 by-election

vteAlberta provincial by-election, March 15, 1915 Upon Andrew S. Shandro's election declared invalid by the courts :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew S. Shandro | 697 | 59.02% | – |
| | Conservative | R. Kremar | 484 | 40.98% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,181 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) "By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2020. |||||||

### 1917

vte1917 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew S. Shandro | Acclaimed | – | – |
| Total | Total | Total | N/A | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitford Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. One of eleven Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta acclaimed under The Elections Act Section 38, which stipulated that any member of the 3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly would be guaranteed re-election, with no contest held, if the member joined for wartime service in the First World War. An Act amending The Election Act respecting Members of the Legislative Assembly on Active Service., SA 1917, c. 38 |||||||

### 1921

vte1921 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew S. Shandro | Acclaimed | – | – |
| Total | Total | Total | N/A | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitford Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1922 by-election

vteAlberta provincial by-election, July 10, 1922 Upon Andrew S. Shandro's election declared invalid by the courts :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | Mike Chornohus | 1,846 | 77.86% | – |
| | Liberal | Andrew S. Shandro | 525 | 22.14% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,371 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – |
| | United Farmers gain from Liberal | United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) "By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2020. |||||||

### 1926

vte1926 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | George Mihalcheon | 1,449 | 56.71% | – |
| | Farmer | Andrew S. Shandro | 373 | 14.60% | – |
| | Liberal | N. Grekol | 371 | 14.52% | – |
| | Conservative | E. Michajluk | 274 | 10.72% | – |
| | Farmer | L. M. Ferguson | 88 | 3.44% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,555 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 114 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,189 | 63.71% | – |
| | United Farmers gain from Liberal | United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitford Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1930

vte1930 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | Isidore Goresky | 1,799 | 68.87% | 12.16% |
| | Liberal | Geo. Szkwarok | 766 | 29.33% | 14.81% |
| | Independent | S. Suwala | 47 | 1.80% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,612 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 61 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,468 | 59.83% | -3.89% |
| | United Farmers hold | United Farmers hold | Swing | Swing | -1.28% |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitford Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1935

vte1935 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| First count ||||||
| | Social Credit | William Tomyn | 1,265 | 33.41% | – |
| | Communist | M. Novakowski | 966 | 25.52% | – |
| | United Farmers | Isidore Goresky | 940 | 24.82% | -44.05% |
| | Liberal | Andrew S. Shandro | 615 | 16.24% | -13.09% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,786 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | Social Credit | William Tomyn | 1,370 | 55.00% | – |
| | United Farmers | Isidore Goresky | 1,121 | 45.00% | – |
| No second choice | No second choice | No second choice | 1,295 | – | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,491 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 218 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,143 | 77.85% | 18.02% |
| | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Swing | Swing | 15.83% |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitford Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## By-election reasons

* March 15, 1915—Election of Mr. Andrew Shandro declared void by the courts.
* July 10, 1922—Election of Mr. Andrew Shandro declared void by the courts