# Coronation (provincial electoral district)

Coronation was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1926 under the First Past the Post voting system and under Single Transferable Vote from 1926 to 1940.

## Electoral district history

The Coronation electoral district was created prior to the 1913 Alberta general election from a portion of the Sedgewick electoral district. The Coronation electoral district was re-distributed prior to the 1940 Alberta general election, the area the district covered was merged with Acadia to form the riding of Acadia-Coronation.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

The first representative for the district, Liberal Frank H. Whiteside was killed in September 1916, no by-election was held to fill the seat.
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Coronation :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Sedgewick electoral district from 1909-1913 |||||
| 3rd | 1913–1916 | Frank H. Whiteside | Liberal |
| 4th | 1917–1921 | William Wallace Wilson | Conservative |
| 5th | 1921–1926 | George Norman Johnston | United Farmers |
| 6th | 1926–1930 | George Norman Johnston | United Farmers |
| 7th | 1930–1935 | George Norman Johnston | United Farmers |
| 8th | 1935–1940 | Glenville L. MacLachlan | United Farmers |
| See Acadia-Coronation electoral district from 1940-1963 |||||

## Election results
### 1913

vte1913 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank H. Whiteside | 739 | 51.61% | – |
| | Conservative | William Wallace Wilson | 693 | 48.39% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,432 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 2,592 | 55.25% | – |
| | 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: "Coronation Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1917

vte1917 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Wallace Wilson | 1,782 | 53.08% | 4.69% |
| | Liberal | Harry S. Northwood | 1,575 | 46.92% | -4.69% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,357 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,531 | N/A | – |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | 1.48% |
| Source(s) Source: "Coronation Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1921

vte1921 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | George Norman Johnston | 3736 | 79.56% | – |
| | Liberal | Arthur M. Day | 945 | 20.12% | -16.80% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,696 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,256 | 75.06% | – |
| | United Farmers gain from Conservative | United Farmers gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | 16.80% |
| Source(s) Source: "Coronation Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1926

vte1926 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | George Norman Johnston | 2,387 | 62.32% | -17.24% |
| | Liberal | Arthur M. Day | 945 | 24.67% | 4.55% |
| | Conservative | A. O. Thomas | 498 | 13.00% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,830 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 238 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,130 | 79.30% | – |
| | United Farmers hold | United Farmers hold | Swing | Swing | -10.90% |
| Source(s) Source: "Coronation Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1930

vte1930 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | George Norman Johnston | 2,084 | 51.24% | -11.08% |
| | Independent | Arthur M. Day | 1,983 | 48.76% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,067 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 156 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,248 | 80.47% | – |
| | United Farmers hold | United Farmers hold | Swing | Swing | -17.58% |
| Source(s) Source: "Coronation Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1935

vte1935 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Glenville L. MacLachlan | 2,674 | 64.54% | – |
| | United Farmers | C. C. Wager | 844 | 20.37% | -30.87% |
| | Liberal | Robert Densmore | 625 | 15.09% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,143 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 120 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,876 | 87.43% | – |
| | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Swing | Swing | 20.84% |
| Source(s) Source: "Coronation Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||