Ash won a huge majority taking 66% of the vote defeating three other candidates including incumbent Agriculture Minister Frank Grisdale.

[3] Ash was removed from the Social Credit caucus citing a difference of opinion with Premier William Aberhart in 1940.

[5] Ash faced off in a three-way battle with Grisdale, who this time ran as an Independent and Social Credit candidate Norman Cook.

The first vote showed Ash easily defeated running a distant third place.

Most of the second choices gave Cook just enough votes to win the district and defeat Grisdale.