The Okotoks—High River electoral district was formed prior to the
1930 Alberta general election from the
Okotoks electoral district, northern portion of the
High River electoral district, and a small portion of the
Rocky Mountain electoral district. The electoral district was named after the towns of
Okotoks and
High River. From 1930 to 1956, the district used
instant-runoff voting to elect its MLA. The Okotoks-High River electoral district would be abolished in the 1971 electoral boundary re-distribution, and merge with the northern portion of the
Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district to form the
Highwood electoral district.
Electoral history The first member of the Legislative Assembly elected in the Okotoks-High River electoral district was
United Farmers of Alberta representative
George Hoadley, who had previously held the former Okotoks electoral district through its entire history from 1909 to 1930. Hoadley soundly defeated his
Liberal opponent Malcolm MacGougan, who had been mayor of Okotoks from 1928 to 1929. Hoadley would fail to hold the seat in the
1935 Alberta general election, falling to Social Credit candidate
William Morrison. Morrison would defeat two other candidates, Liberal A. S. Dick and future Mayor of Okotoks and
Conservative Victor E. Hessell. Aberhart had convinced Morrison to resign so that he could take the seat and provide cabinet representation to southern Alberta to quell complaints about the lack of ministers for the region. Morrison's resignation occurred before the newly elected Legislative Assembly had its first sitting. Aberhart would only represent the district for one sitting, choosing to contest the
1940 Alberta general election in the
Calgary electoral district. ==Election results==