Editing Minnie Bell Sharp (section)

==Political candidacy==

In 1919, Minnie Bell Sharp Adney announced her candidacy as an Independent for the federal constituency of [[Victoria—Carleton]] in a [[by-election]] to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of [[Frank Broadstreet Carvell]]. She declared that she would support the government in office and would "work first for justice and the people; for an adequate recompense for our wonderful soldier boys", "for the children of our land", "for our common cause, without destruction of classes or creeds or the drawing of stringent political lines, for the good of all, the public weal and humanity".<ref name="Risk" /> Her name did not appear on the ballot because she was late filing her nomination papers.<ref name = 1919papers>{{Cite news| pages = 12| title = In Carleton-Victoria| work = The Ottawa Journal| date = 21 October 1919 |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119230684/late-filing-papers/ |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = 28 February 2023 }} {{Open access}}</ref>

In the general election of 1921 she again put her name forward, offering her support to the [[Liberal Party of Canada | Liberal Party]]. Among the items in her platform were "more pay for the soldiers", "mothers' bonus such as obtains in Ontario", and "return to old high license of a liquor law or such a system as Quebec or British Columbia have, whereby the national debt could be liquidated in two years".<ref name = 1921platform>{{Cite news| pages = 4| title = Platform of a woman of ideas| work = North Bay Nugget| location = North Bay, Ontario| date = 22 October 1921 | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119684581/election-platform/ |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = 28 February 2023 }}{{Open access}}</ref> On this occasion she presented her nomination papers on time but did not have the $200 deposit required to file the papers.<ref name = nbwoman>{{Cite news| pages = 9| title = N.B. woman fails to enter contest| work = The Evening Mail| location = Halifax, Nova Scotia| date = 23 November 1921 | url =https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119601660/mbs-threatened-to-run/ |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = 28 February 2023 }} {{Open access}}</ref>

In the general election of 1925, her name appeared on the ballot as an independent candidate. Her nomination papers were filed and a $200 deposit was paid by an "agent", Helen McKibbin. She was the first woman ever nominated in a federal election in New Brunswick.<ref name = 1925nom>{{Cite news| pages = 17| title = Mrs. Adney nominated| work = The Gazette| location = Montreal| date = 23 October 1925 | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119602473/mbs-nomination-details/|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = 28 February 2023 }} {{Open access}}</ref> The seat was won by the [[Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) | Conservative]] candidate [[James Kidd Flemming]]. Minnie Bell Adney, whose campaign slogan was "By their fruits ye shall know them", received 84 votes.<ref name="dictcanbio" />