Red Deer (provincial electoral district)
Red Deer was a provincial electoral district representing the city of Red Deer, Alberta in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1986. The district was split into Red Deer North and Red Deer South in 1986.
For most of the districts history, it was a swing riding, with no party being able win with a second representative until the Progressive Conservatives in the 1970s.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
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John T. Moore | Liberal | 1905 | 1909 | |
Edward Michener | Independent | 1909 | 1910 | |
Conservative | 1910 | 1918 | ||
John Gaetz | Liberal | 1918 | 1921 | |
George Wilbert Smith | United Farmers | 1921 | 1931 | |
William Ernest Payne | Conservative | 1931 | 1935 | |
Alfred Hooke | Social Credit | 1935 | 1940 | |
Alfred Speakman | Independent | 1940 | 1943 | |
David A. Ure | Social Credit | 1943 | 1954 | |
William Cameron Kirby | Conservative | 1954 (elected in a by-election) | 1959 | |
William Ure | Social Credit | 1959 | 1971 | |
James Foster | Progressive Conservative | 1971 | 1979 | |
Norman Magee | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 1982 | |
Jim McPherson | Progressive Conservative | 1982 | 1986 |
Election results
1905 general election
Returning Officer[1] |
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Frank L. Farley |
1905 Alberta general election results[2] | Turnout Unknown | |||
Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Liberal | John T. Moore | 524 | 48.03% | |
Conservative | Leonard Gaetz | 479 | 43.90% | |
Independent | Alexander McKenzie | 88 | 8.07% | |
Total | 1,091 | 100% | ||
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 8 |
1940 general election
1940 Alberta general election[3] | Turnout %Turnout % | |||||||
Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | Votes | % | Count | ||
Independent | Alfred Speakman | 2,760 | 36.99% | 2,354 | 42.80% | 2nd | ||
Social Credit | J.H. McCulloch | 2,110 | 38.23% | 1,368 | 24.78% | |||
Independent Progressive | Alban MacLellan | 971 | 57.20% | 2nd | Eliminated 2nd | |||
Valid Ballots | 5,814 | 100% | 3,722 | 100% | ||||
Exhausted Ballots | 2,092 | 2 Counts |
1943 by-election
December 18, 1943 by-election[3] | Turnout % | ||||||
Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | Votes | % | Count | |
Social Credit | David Ure | 2,110 | 38.23% | 2,539 | 57.20% | 2nd | |
Independent | Wilfred J. Edgar | 2,042 | 36.99% | 2,354 | 42.80% | 2nd | |
Cooperative Commonwealth | E.P. Johns | 1,368 | 24.78% | Eliminated 2nd | |||
Valid Ballots | 5,520 | 100% | 4,839 | 100% | |||
Exhausted Ballots | 627 | 2 Counts |
Plebiscite results
1957 liquor plebiscite
1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Grande Prairie[4] | |||
Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote? | |||
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Ballot Choice | Votes | % | |
Yes | 3,565 | 56.88% | |
No | 2,703 | 43.12% | |
Total Votes | 6,268 | 100% | |
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 80 | ||
14,151 Eligible Electors, Turnout 44.86% |
On October 30, 1957 a stand-alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive debate in the Legislature. The plebiscite was intended to deal with the growing demand for reforming antiquated liquor control laws.[5]
The plebiscite was conducted in two parts. Question A asked in all districts, asked the voters if the sale of liquor should be expanded in Alberta, while Question B asked in a handful of districts within the corporate limits of Calgary and Edmonton asked if men and woman were allowed to drink together in establishments.[4]
Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Red Deer voted in favour of the proposal with a solid majority. Voter turnout in the district was slightly under the province wide average of 46%.[4]
Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957.[4] The Social Credit government in power at the time did not considered the results binding.[6] However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.[7]
Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the Plebiscite were designated Local Option Zones by the Alberta Liquor Control Board and considered effective dry zones, business owners that wanted a license had to petition for a binding municipal plebiscite in order to be granted a license.[8]
References
- ↑ "Territories Elections Ordinance; Province of Alberta". Vol VI No. 12. The Rocky Mountain Echo. October 30, 1905. p. 4.
- ↑ "Official Declaration". Vol V No. 24. Alberta Advocate. November 24, 1905. p. 10.
- 1 2 "Social Credit Wins in Red Deer By-election". Vol. XLII No. 51. Red Deer Advocate. December 22, 1943. p. 1.
- 1 2 3 4 Alberta Gazette. 53 (December 31 ed.). Government of Alberta. 1957. pp. 2,247–2,249.
- ↑ "Albertans Vote 2 to 1 For More Liquor Outlets". Vol L No 273. The Lethbridge Herald. October 31, 1957. pp. 1–2.
- ↑ "No Sudden Change In Alberta Drinking Habits Is Seen". Vol L No 267. The Lethbridge Herald. October 24, 1957. p. 1.
- ↑ "Entirely New Act On Liquor". Vol LI No 72. The Lethbridge Herald. March 5, 1958. p. 1.
- ↑ "Bill 81". Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session. Government of Alberta. 1958. p. 40.