The election was a hotly contested race between two former members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories: incumbent Charles Fisher and future Alberta Lieutenant Governor Robert Brett.

McCool was defeated by Social Credit candidate William King in the 1935 election which saw that party rise to power.

[13] The election was contested by incumbent Alexander Moore who had won a historic by-election victory in the district just two years before.

[12] The Liberals who had fought hard to keep the seat in the by-election hatched a plan to team up with the Conservatives.

The two parties held a joint nomination meeting to run a candidate under both banners in the district.

The party members nominated Angus McDonald, a popular rancher residing in the district, to oppose Moore and support the administration of Premier Charles Stewart.

The United Farmers would sweep many rural districts across the province that election to form the second Government of Alberta.