The Liberal Party of Canada ran 242 candidates in the 1940 Canadian federal election, and elected 179 members to form a second consecutive majority government.
Provinces Alberta RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankAcadiaMPhysician3,74045.012ndAthabaskaFormer member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.MAgent5,96146.461stBattle RiverMFarmer3,80831.082ndBow RiverMFarmer4,05025.712ndCalgary EastMBarrister5,81527.541stCalgary WestMBarrister7,29936.871stCamroseMFarmer4,44334.532ndEdmonton EastMBarrister8,94843.671stEdmonton WestIncumbent Member of Parliament (MP) and cabinet ministerMManager12,35056.871stJasper—EdsonMFarmer6,28337.892ndLethbridgeMBarrister5,53835.722ndMacleodMBarrister4,82928.912ndMedicine HatFormerly MP for Medicine Hat from 1925 to 1935MPhysician9,43963.081stPeace RiverMBarrister6,42641.281stRed DeerMNotary4,13427.232ndVergrevilleMPhysician4,60532.722ndWetaskwinAlso ran for Wetaskiwin in the 1935 electionMAgent4,39228.102nd
Source: Library of Parliament.HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 (19th Parliament, Alberta), Parliament of Canada, accessed 23 August 2017.
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