The Liberal Party in Alberta : : A History of Politics in the Province of Alberta 1905–1921 / / L.G. Thomas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Thomas, L.G. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1959
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Foreword --; Preface --; Contents --; Introduction --; I. The Autonomy Terms and Party Politics in the North-West Territories --; II. The First Alberta Provincial Election, 1905 --; III. The First Legislature of Alberta, 1906-9 --; IV. Alberta and the Waterways Railway, 1909-10 --; V. The Sifton Government and the Railway Problem, 1910-13 --; VI. The Election of 1913 and the Sifton Government, 1913-14 --; VII. Alberta Politics and the War of 1914-18 --; VIII. Post-War Alberta and the Liberal Collapse, 1918-21 --; Bibliographical Note --; Notes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781487575007; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781487575007
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: L.G. Thomas.

Since Alberta became a province in 1905, three parties have held office. Each won a sweeping initial victory, followed by a long tenure of office during which the opposition was ineffective. Both of the first two parties then experienced virtual annihilation at the hands of a new grassroots movement. Despite the non-party tradition which had early become established in the North-West Territories under F.W.G. Haultain, the Liberal party triumphed in the election that followed the founding of the province, and subsequently held office for sixteen years. Why was the victory so sweeping, and why did the Liberal machine eventually break down? Why was the Conservative party unable to establish an effective opposition, and why did the United Farmers of Alberta succeed in dislodging the Liberals when the Conservatives party unable to establish an effective opposition, and why did the United Farmers of Alberta succeed in dislodging the Liberals when the Conservatives had failed? Was there, in fact, a non-party tradition of government that remained alive throughout the whole period of Liberal rule? Do the traditional parties, indeed, seem to the people of the West to have any particular relevance to provincial or territorial affairs, despite apparent willingness to accept them in the federal sphere? Professor Thomas examines these questions thoroughly in tracing the background of politics in Alberta leading up to the rise to power of the Social Credit movement in 1935. His study, based on extensive research in newspaper files and other documents, is a major contribution to Canadian historiography and political science. This book is No. 8 in the Series, Social Credit in Alberta; Its Background and Development.