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Template:1948 Alberta general election/Edmonton

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1948 Alberta general election: Edmonton
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
Elected
Social Credit Ernest Manning 22,014 47.45% 7,692 Green tickY
Co-operative Commonwealth Elmer Roper 6,511 14.03% 8,684 Green tickY
Liberal James Harper Prowse 6,302 13.58% 7,692 Green tickY
Independent Citizen's John Percy Page 2,723 5.87%
Liberal Peter Lazarowich 1,234 2.66%
Co-operative Commonwealth Jack Hampson 1,046 2.25%
Social Credit Clayton Adams 946 2.04% 7,559 Green tickY
Liberal Mary Scullion 942 2.03%
Social Credit Lou Heard 890 1.92% 7,746 Green tickY
Social Credit John Gillies 772 1.66%
Co-operative Commonwealth Mary Crawford 618 1.33%
Liberal Francis Ford 565 1.22%
Social Credit Walter Crockett 523 1.13%
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur Thornton 498 1.07%
Co-operative Commonwealth J. H. Dowler 370 0.80%
Liberal William Brownlee 442 0.95%
Total 46,396
Rejected, spoiled and declined 880
Eligible electors / turnout 84,391 56.02%
Source(s)
"Edmonton results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
Note: Five seats were awarded in the Edmonton Electoral District through single transferable vote. The Hare Quota, the number of votes needed to win a seat, was 7,692. Ernest Manning was elected on the first count.