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Laudas Joly

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Laudas Joly
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
July 18, 1921 – June 19, 1930
Preceded byProsper-Edmond Lessard
Succeeded byJoseph Dechene
ConstituencySt. Paul
In office
August 5, 1952 – June 29, 1955
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byJake Josvanger
ConstituencyBonnyville
Personal details
BornAugust 6, 1887
St. Thomas D'Alfred, Ontario
DiedApril 30, 1960(1960-04-30) (aged 72)
Bonnyville, Alberta
Political partySocial Credit
Other political
affiliations
United Farmers
Occupationpolitician

Laudas Joly (August 6, 1887 – April 30, 1960)[1] was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta and from 1952 to 1955 as a member of the Social Credit Party.

Political career

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Joly first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a United Farmers candidate in the 1921 general election. He defeated incumbent Prosper-Edmond Lessard in the electoral district of St. Paul to pick up the seat for his party.[2] He was re-elected in the 1926 general election.[3]

Joly was defeated in the 1930 general election by Liberal candidate Joseph Dechene by just 18 votes .[4] He ran again in the 1935 general election and was defeated by Social Credit candidate Joseph Beaudry.[5]

Joly ran once again in the new electoral district of Bonnyville in the 1952 general election, this time as a Social Credit candidate. He won the two-way race in a landslide.[6] He retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1955.

Electoral results

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1921 Alberta general election: St. Paul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers Laudas Joly 1,378 58.34%
Liberal Prosper-Edmond Lessard 984 41.66% -24.99%
Total valid votes 2,362
United Farmers gain from Liberal Swing +41.67%
1926 Alberta general election: St. Paul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers Laudas Joly 1,453 67.24% +8.90%
Liberal H. Montambeault 603 27.90% -13.76%
Independent E. McPheeters 105 4.86%
Total valid votes 2,161
Rejected, spoiled and declined 151
Electors / Turnout 3,252 71.09%
United Farmers hold Swing +11.33%
1930 Alberta general election: St. Paul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Miville Dechene 1,653 50.27% +22.37%
United Farmers Laudas Joly 1,635 49.73% -17.51%
Total valid votes 3,288
Rejected, spoiled and declined 149
Electors / Turnout 4,776 71.96% +0.87%
Liberal gain from United Farmers Swing +19.94%
1935 Alberta general election: St. Paul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Joseph Beaudry 2,567 46.88%
Liberal Joseph Miville Dechene 1,963 35.85% -14.42%
United Farmers Laudas Joly 946 17.27% -32.46%
Second round
Social Credit Joseph Beaudry 2,679 53.12% +6.24%
Liberal Joseph Miville Dechene 2,364 46.88% +11.03%
No second preference 433
Total valid votes 5,476
Rejected, spoiled and declined 180
Electors / Turnout 6,876 82.26% +10.30%
Social Credit gain from Liberal Swing +30.65%

Second-round swing reflects increase in vote share from the first round. Overall swing is calculated from first preferences.

1952 Alberta general election: Bonnyville
Party Candidate Votes %[7]
Social Credit Laudas Joly 2,497 65.94%
Liberal Irvin J. Baril 1,290 34.06%
Total valid votes 3,787
Rejected, spoiled and declined 215
Eligible electors / Turnout 5,935 67.43%
Social Credit pickup new district.


References

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  1. ^ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=juggler2&id=I27800 [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "St. Paul Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  3. ^ "St. Paul Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "St. Paul Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  5. ^ "St. Paul Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  6. ^ "Bonnyville Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  7. ^ "Abheritage.ca — Electoral results for Bonnyville". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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