Alexandra (provincial electoral district)

Alexandra was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1971.[1]

Alexandra

Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created	1909
District abolished	1971
First contested	1909
Last contested	1967

History

The Alexandra electoral district was formed from the Vermilion electoral district prior to the 1909 Alberta general election. The Acadia electoral district would be abolished and the Lloydminster electoral district would be formed in its place prior to the 1971 Alberta general election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Acadia
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
See Vermilion electoral district from 1905-1909
2nd	1909–1913		Alwyn Bramley-Moore	Liberal
3rd	1913–1917		James R. Lowery	Conservative
4th	1917–1921
5th	1921–1926		Peter J. Enzenauer	United Farmers
6th	1926–1930
7th	1930–1935
8th	1935–1940		Selmer A. Berg	Social Credit
9th	1940–1944
10th	1944–1948
11th	1948–1952		Andres O. Aalborg
12th	1952–1955
13th	1955–1959
14th	1959–1963
15th	1963–1967
16th	1967–1971
See Lloydminster electoral district from 1971-1993

Election results

1909 general election

1909 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alwyn Bramley-Moore	771	64.63%	–
	Conservative	James R. Lowery	422	35.37%	–
Total			1,193	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			1,555	N/A	–
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1913 general election

1913 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James R. Lowery	478	41.39%	-23.24%
	Liberal	N. C. Lyster	470	40.69%	5.32%
	Independent	W. H. Anderson	207	17.92%	–
Total			1,155	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			1,368	84.43%	–
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		-14.28%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917 general election

1917 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James R. Lowery	Acclaimed	–	–
Total			N/A	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Conservative hold		Swing		N/A
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. One of eleven Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta acclaimed under The Elections Act Section 38, which stipulated that any member of the 3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly would be guaranteed re-election, with no contest held, if the member joined for wartime service in the First World War. An Act amending The Election Act respecting Members of the Legislative Assembly on Active Service., SA 1917, c. 38

1921 general election

1921 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	Peter J. Enzenauer	2,195	88.62%	–
	Liberal	Theodore H. Currie	282	11.38%	–
Total			2,477	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			3,381	73.26%	–
	United Farmers gain from Conservative		Swing		N/A
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1926 general election

1926 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	Peter J. Enzenauer	1,653	71.04%	-17.58%
	Conservative	I. F. Crossley	421	18.09%	–
	Liberal	M. Alsager	253	10.87%	-0.51%
Total			2,327	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			169	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			3,781	66.01%	-7.25%
	United Farmers hold		Swing		-12.14%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930 general election

1930 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	Peter J. Enzenauer	1,725	72.66%	1.63%
	Liberal	F. H. Dunstan	649	27.34%	16.47%
Total			2,374	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			140	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			4,635	54.24%	-11.77%
	United Farmers hold		Swing		-3.81%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1935 general election

1935 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Selmer A. Berg	2,479	56.82%	–
	United Farmers	Peter J. Enzenauer	924	21.18%	-51.48%
	Liberal	Norman McClellan	561	12.86%	-14.48%
	Conservative	T. B. MacKay	202	4.63%	–
	Communist	C. W. Springford	197	4.52%	–
Total			4,363	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			181	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			5,800	78.34%	24.11%
	Social Credit gain from United Farmers		Swing		-4.84%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1940 general election

1940 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
First Count
	Social Credit	Selmer A. Berg	2,215	46.70%	-10.12%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	C. Cairns	1,273	26.84%	–
	Independent	A. E. Peterson	1,255	13.91%	–
Total			4,743	–	–
Ballot Transfer Results
	Social Credit	Selmer A. Berg	2,326	54.36%	–
	Co-operative Commonwealth	C. Cairns	1,953	45.64%	–
Total			4,279	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			208	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			6,774	73.09%	18.25%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		N/A
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1944 general election

1944 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Selmer A. Berg	2,212	57.20%	10.50%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Gordon I. Clark	1,504	38.89%	12.05%
	Labor–Progressive	C. W. Springford	151	3.90%	–
Total			3,867	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			82	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			5,994	65.88%	-7.21%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		N/A
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1948 general election

1948 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Andres O. Aalborg	2,034	52.49%	-4.71%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	George Henry Davies	1,190	30.71%	-8.18%
	Liberal	James Edgar Miller	651	16.80%	–
Total			3,875	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			281	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			7,205	57.68%	-8.20%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		1.74%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1952 general election

1952 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Andres O. Aalborg	2,412	69.25%	16.76%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	James Magill	1,071	30.75%	0.04%
Total			3,483	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			250	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			6,410	58.24%	0.55%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		8.36%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1955 general election

1955 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Andres O. Aalborg	2,143	50.38%	-18.87%
	Liberal	Russell Robertson	1,420	33.38%	–
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Mrs. Lois Karlsson	590	13.87%	-16.88%
	Conservative	Alan Ronaghan	101	2.37%	–
Total			4,254	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			259	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			6,696	67.40%	9.16%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		-10.75%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1959 general election

1959 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Andres O. Aalborg	2,354	59.44%	9.07%
	Progressive Conservative	Dr. A. H. Sweet	1,248	31.52%	–
	Liberal	Hilda A. Cross	358	9.04%	-24.34%
Total			3,960	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			11	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			6,240	63.64%	-3.76%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		5.47%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Andres O. Aalborg	3,284	66.38%	6.94%
	Conservative-Liberal	W. Slim Thorpe	1,134	22.92%	–
	New Democratic	John C. Sandercock	529	10.69%	–
Total			4,947	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			6	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			8,305	59.64%	-4.00%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		7.77%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967 general election

1967 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Andres O. Aalborg	2,880	58.08%	-8.31%
	Progressive Conservative	Kenneth E. Oates	940	18.96%	–
	New Democratic	Lester A. Lindgren	835	16.84%	6.14%
	Liberal	Charles F. Swan	304	6.13%	–
Total			4,959	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			19	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			7,839	63.50%	3.86%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		-2.17%
Source(s) Source: "Alexandra Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Alexandra[2]
Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote?
Ballot Choice		Votes	%
	No	1,083	54.40%
	Yes	908	46.60%
Total Votes		1,991	100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined		20
5,963 Eligible Electors, Turnout 33.73%

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.[3]

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.[2]

Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Alexandra was divided on the issue, but voted against it. The district recorded a really low voter turnout. It was well below the province wide average of 46%.[2]

Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957.[2] The Social Credit government in power at the time did not considered the results binding.[4] However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.[5]

Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the Plebiscite such as Alexandra 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.[6]

See also

• Alberta provincial electoral districts

References

1. "Election results for Alexandra". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
2. Alberta Gazette. 53 (December 31 ed.). Government of Alberta. 1957. pp. 2, 247–2, 249.
3. "Albertans Vote 2 to 1 For More Liquor Outlets". Vol L No 273. The Lethbridge Herald. October 31, 1957. pp. 1–2.
4. "No Sudden Change In Alberta Drinking Habits Is Seen". Vol L No 267. The Lethbridge Herald. October 24, 1957. p. 1.
5. "Entirely New Act On Liquor". Vol LI No 72. The Lethbridge Herald. March 5, 1968. p. 1.
6. "Bill 81". Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session. Government of Alberta. 1958. p. 40.

Further reading

• Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta