R.B. Bennett Conservatives and Alexander Rutherford

Alexander Rutherford: Nov. 9, 1905: Lawyer Alexander Rutherford, son of a Scots immigrant farmer, leads the Liberals to a lopsided victory over R.B. Bennett Conservatives, taking 22 of 25 legislature seats. Bennett goes on to become prime minister, according to Metro News. April 17, 1913: Liberals choose Alberta Chief Justice Arthur Sifton as premier in a bid to restore public trust. He leads them to their third consecutive victory winning 39 of 56 seats and into Prohibition. Women win the right to vote provincially in 1916 and A chronology of Alberta elections: March 22, 1909: Liberals sweep the polls, winning 36 of 41 seats, largely due to support from farmers and immigrants. Rutherford, however, gets the boot. Public outrage over a generous contract awarded to a railway to build a line to Fort McMurray forces him to resign in 1910. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.