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The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) - Land 642,317 km² - Water 19,531 km² (2. ... The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ...

Premier John E. Brownlee was forced to resign on July 10, 1934 when he was sued and found guilty of the seduction of a young clerk working in the Attorney-General's office. The scandal hurt the United Farmers of Alberta's reputation among socially conservative Albertans. The new UFA leader, Richard G. Reid, was unable to recover the party's popularity. The UFA's fiscal conservatism and the taint of moral turpitude led to the government's defeat in the 1935 election at the hands of the new Social Credit Party of Alberta and its leader evangelist William Aberhart. Every UFA candidate was defeated. Aberhart's combination of economic populism with Christian social conservatism highlighted the UFA's weaknesses. Social Credit won 56 of the 63 seats in the legislature, and over 50% of the popular vote. John Edward Brownlee (August 27, 1884 - July 15, 1961), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1925 and 1934. ... The United Farmers of Alberta was founded in 1909 as a lobby organization representing the interests of farmers. ... Richard Gavin Reid (January 17, 1879 - October 17, 1980), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1934 and 1935. ... The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... William Aberhart addresses a rally (1937) The Honourable William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 - May 23, 1943), also known as Bible Bill for his religious preaching, was a Canadian politician and Social Credit Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. ...

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	1930	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Social Credit	William Aberhart	63		56		163,700	54.25%
	Liberal		61	11	5	-54.5%	69,845	23.14%	-1.45%
	Conservative	D.W. Duggan	39	6	2	-66.7%	19,358	6.41%	-8.44%
	United Farmers	Richard G. Reid	45	39	-	-100%	33,063	11.00%	-28.41%
	Communist		9		-		5,771	1.91%
	Labour		11	4	-	-100%	5,086	1.68%	-5.95%
	Independent		7	3	-	-100%	2,740	0.90%	-12.62%
	Independent Liberal		1		-		955	0.31%
	United Front		1		-		560	0.19%
	Independent Conservative		1		-		258	0.08%
	Independent Labour		1		-		224	0.07%
	Economic Reconstruction		1		-		192	0.06%
Total			240	63	63	-	301,752	100%
Source: Elections Alberta (http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/welcome.html)

The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... William Aberhart addresses a rally (1937) The Honourable William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 - May 23, 1943), also known as Bible Bill for his religious preaching, was a Canadian politician and Social Credit Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The United Farmers of Alberta was founded in 1909 as a lobby organization representing the interests of farmers. ... Richard Gavin Reid (January 17, 1879 - October 17, 1980), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1934 and 1935. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... There have been various groups in Canada who have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. ...

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