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 Location of Little Bow  Little Bow 1993 - 2004 Boundaries Little Bow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The district, named after the Little Bow River, was created in 1913 from the north-west corner of Lethbridge District and the eastern portions of Okotoks, High River, Nanton and Claresholm districts. Throughout its history, this district has been dominated by agricultural activities. Because the area is prone to summer time drought and frequent water rationing, agriculture has been limited to grain crops and cattle ranches. The recent BSE crisis, and the subsequent closure of the US border to Canadian cattle, has been a major election issue. The district's major communities, Vulcan, Coalhurst, the Siksika Reserve, Arrowwood, Picture Butte and Mossleigh provide service centres for area's agricultural and oil & gas industries.
[edit] Riding historyIn the over-90-year history of this district, it has only been represented by five members of the Legislative Assembly. The recent history has shown voters in this riding tend to favour the candidate more than the party as shown by Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Raymond Speaker's lengthy term in office. The Alberta Liberal Party held this riding for the first two elections in 1913 and 1917. From 1921 to 1935, through the entire term of the United Farmers of Alberta government, this riding elected United Farmer MLAs. Near the end of his term in office, former cabinet minister Oran McPherson went through a scandal-ridden divorce that made front page headlines. He lost favour with his constituents at a time when the United Farmers lost popularity. Between 1935 and 1982, the riding elected Social Credit MLAs, including the almost unbeatable Raymond Speaker. Speaker ended up crossing the floor three times before retiring in 1992 to run for the Canadian House of Commons. After Speaker left in 1992, a contentious and divided by-election took place. The Progressive Conservative candidate Barry McFarland barely retained this seat for the party. The Liberal Party was within inches of taking back Little Bow, with its best result in seventy years. Little Bow produced some of the worst results for the Alberta Liberal Party in their entire history. Since then, the Liberals have built up a base support but have not come close to another breakthrough. Al Strom, son of the former Social Credit leader Harry Strom, also ran, hoping to retake one of the most loyal Social Credit seats. Two other right-wing parties ended up running and dividing the vote. Since 1992, Little Bow has remained a Progressive Conservative stronghold. [edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
[edit] Demographics
Source:Government of Alberta[1] [edit] Election results[edit] 2004 general election
[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot [edit] 1993 - 2001
[edit] 1986 - 1992
[edit] 1975 - 1982
[edit] 1963 - 1971
[edit] 1952 - 1959
[edit] 1940 - 1948
[edit] 1926 - 1935
[edit] 1913 - 1921
[edit] By-elections and floor-crossingsBy-elections
Floor-crossings
[edit] 2004 Student Vote
On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
[edit] Plebiscite district results[edit] 1971 Daylight Saving PlebisciteDistrict data from the 1971 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
[edit] 1967 Daylight Saving PlebisciteDistrict data from the 1967 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
[edit] 1957 Liquor PlebisciteDistrict data for the 1957 Alberta Liquor Plebiscite
[edit] 1948 Electrification PlebisciteDistrict data for the 1948 Electrification Plebiscite
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