Miskew held the riding for the United Farmers of Alberta in a hotly contested election.

During the next election, his United Farmers of Alberta were wiped out of the legislature, losing every seat.

He became director in 1914 and was elected president of the United Farmers of Alberta in 1916.

He successfully ran in the 1921 provincial election, for the United Farmers of Alberta.

From 1917 to 1921, he was the provincial secretary of the United Farmers of Alberta.

A member of the United Farmers of Alberta, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930.

The party worked in close co-operation with the United Farmers of Alberta, the two parties largely avoiding running candidates against each other.

In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta.

The United Farmers of Alberta lost every seat.

The meeting was well attended by the farmers in the area and the executive of the United Farmers of Alberta.