# High River (provincial electoral district)

High River was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1930.

## High River history

The High River electoral district was founded as one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the 1905 Alberta general election upon Alberta joining Confederation in September 1905. The electoral district was a continuation of the High River electoral district responsible for returning a single member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 to 1905.
Richard Alfred Wallace had previously held the seat for High River in the Northwest Territories Legislature since 1898, was defeated in the 1905 election by Albert Robertson. Robertson, a Conservative won a close race against the Liberal; final results took more than a month to come in, and until they did the candidates traded the unofficial lead.
High River electoral district would be abolished prior to the 1930 Alberta general election and the Okotoks-High River electoral district would be formed.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for High River :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1905–1909 | Albert Robertson | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1909–1913 | Louis Melville Roberts | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1913–1917 | George Douglas Stanley | Conservative |
| 4th | 1917–1921 | George Douglas Stanley | Conservative |
| 5th | 1921–1926 | Samuel Brown | United Farmers |
| 6th | 1926–1930 | Samuel Brown | United Farmers |
| See Okotoks-High River electoral district from 1930-1971 |||||

## Election results
### 1900s

vte1905 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Albert J. Robertson | 578 | 43.95% | – |
| | Liberal | Richard Alfred Wallace | 555 | 42.21% | – |
| | Independent | Wilford B. Thorne | 182 | 13.84% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,315 | – | – |
| 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 | – |
| | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "High River Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte1909 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Louis Melville Roberts | 604 | 50.33% | 8.13% |
| | Conservative | George Douglas Stanley | 596 | 49.67% | 5.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,200 | – | – |
| 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 gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | -0.54% |
| Source(s) Source: "High River Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1910s

vte1913 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Douglas Stanley | 616 | 52.47% | 2.80% |
| | Liberal | R. L. McMillan | 558 | 47.53% | -2.80% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,174 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 1,475 | 79.59% | – |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | 2.14% |
| Source(s) Source: "High River Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte1917 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Douglas Stanley | 923 | 51.05% | -1.42% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Edward Riley | 885 | 48.95% | 1.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,808 | – | – |
| 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 | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.42% |
| Source(s) Source: "High River Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1920s

vte1921 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | Samuel Brown | 1,014 | 53.91% | – |
| | Liberal | John V. Drumheller | 867 | 46.09% | -2.86% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,881 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 2,488 | 75.60% | – |
| | United Farmers gain from Conservative | United Farmers gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | 2.86% |
| Source(s) Source: "High River Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte1926 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | Samuel Brown | 1,137 | 58.34% | +4.43% |
| | Conservative | William Levi Carlyle | 541 | 27.76% | – |
| | Liberal | M. R. Morrison | 271 | 13.90% | -32.19% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,949 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 93 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 2,853 | 71.57% | – |
| | United Farmers hold | United Farmers hold | Swing | Swing | 7.45% |
| Source(s) Source: "High River Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||