Career
He sat with the United Farmers of Alberta caucus. Smith ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 Alberta general election. He sat in the backbenches for the governing United Farmers caucus.
Smith ran for re-election in the 1926 Alberta general election.
He defeated Liberal candidate Norman Cook and Conservative L.H. Walkley in a three way race, largely holding his percentage of vote from the previous election. Smith retired from the Legislature in 1930.