Macleod (provincial electoral district)

Macleod was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1993.[1]

Macleod

Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created	1905
District abolished	1993
First contested	1905
Last contested	1989

History

The Macleod electoral district was one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the 1905 Alberta general election upon Alberta joining Confederation in September 1905. The district was carried over from the territorial Macleod electoral district which returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1885 to 1905.[2] Frederick W. A. G. Haultain the former Premier of the Northwest Territories until 1905 and incumbent in the Northwest Territories Macleod district chose contest the South Qu'Appelle electoral district for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.[3] Malcolm McKenzie a lawyer who had lived in Fort Macleod and previously worked with Haultain was elected the first representative of the Macleod district.[4]

The Macleod electoral district was abolished in the 1993 electoral district re-distribution when it was merged with Pincher Creek-Crowsnest to form the Pincher Creek-Macleod electoral district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Macleod
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1905–1909		Malcolm McKenzie	Liberal
2nd	1909–1910		Colin Genge
	1910–1913		Robert Patterson	Conservative
3rd	1913–1917
4th	1917–1921		George Skelding	Liberal
5th	1921–1926		William H. Shield	United Farmers
6th	1926–1930
7th	1930–1935
8th	1935–1940		James Hartley	Social Credit
9th	1940–1944
10th	1944–1948
11th	1948–1952
12th	1952–1955
13th	1955–1959
14th	1959–1963
15th	1963–1967
16th	1967–1971		Leighton E. Buckwell
17th	1971–1975
18th	1975–1979		Thomas J. Walker	Progressive Conservative
19th	1979–1982		LeRoy Fjordbotten
20th	1982–1986
21st	1986–1989
22nd	1989–1993
See Pincher Creek-Macleod electoral district from 1993-1997

Election results

1905 general election

The Returning Officer for the 1905 election was James Wilson.

1905 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm McKenzie	584	58.11%	–
	Conservative	David J. Crier	368	36.62%	–
	Independent	Duncan J.D.K. Campbell	53	5.27%	–
Total			1,005	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1909 general election

1909 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Genge	342	51.12%	-6.99%
	Conservative	E. P. McNeill	327	48.88%	12.26%
Total			669	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		-9.63%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1910 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, October 3, 1910 Upon Colin Genge's death on March 25, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Patterson	446	55.47%	6.59%
	Liberal	Edward Maunsell	358	44.53%	-6.59%
Total			804	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		3.30%
Source(s) "By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

1913 general election

1913 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Patterson	579	50.83%	-4.64%
	Liberal	Arthur Sifton	560	49.17%	4.64%
Total			1,139	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.32%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917 general election

1917 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Skelding	728	51.78%	2.61%
	Conservative	Robert Patterson	678	48.22%	-2.61%
Total			1,406	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			1,813	77.55%	–
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		0.94%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921 general election

1921 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	William H. Shield	727	53.97%	–
	Liberal	George Skelding	620	46.03%	-5.75%
Total			1,347	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			1,785	75.46%	–
	United Farmers gain from Liberal		Swing		2.19%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1926 general election

1926 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes 1st count	%	Votes final count	±%
	United Farmers	William H. Shield	656	48.66%	709	-5.31%
	Liberal	John W. McDonald	567	42.06%	606	-3.97%
	Conservative	Robert Patterson	125	9.27%	–	–
Total			1,348	–	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			56	–	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			1,769	79.37%	3.90%	–
	United Farmers hold		Swing		-0.67%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. As no candidate received a plurality of votes, the bottom candidate was eliminated and their 2nd place votes were applied to both other candidates until one received a plurality.

1930 general election

1930 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	William H. Shield	1,539	65.80%	17.13%
	Liberal	John W. McDonald	800	34.20%	-7.86%
Total			2,339	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			85	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			3,179	76.25%	-3.12%
	United Farmers hold		Swing		12.50%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod 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	James Hartley	1,680	61.83%	–
	United Farmers	William H. Shield	650	23.92%	-41.87%
	Liberal	C. T. Schiebout	387	14.24%	-19.96%
Total			2,717	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			89	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			3,260	86.07%	9.82%
	Social Credit gain from United Farmers		Swing		3.16%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1940 general election

1940 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	James Hartley	2,487	50.42%	-11.42%
	Independent	G. B. Walker	2,446	49.58%	–
Total			4,933	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			162	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			6,190	82.31%	-3.76%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		-18.54%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod 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	James Hartley	2,440	53.59%	3.18%
	Independent	Earnest Bennion	989	21.72%	-27.86%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Wilfred Perrin	972	21.35%	–
	Labor–Progressive	R.L. Welsh	152	3.34%	–
Total			4,553	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			78	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			6,141	75.41%	-6.90%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		15.52%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod 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	James Hartley	2,852	67.58%	13.99%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Joseph E. Peterson	756	17.91%	-3.43%
	Liberal	Everett E. Marjerison	612	14.50%	–
Total			4,220	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			268	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			6,620	67.79%	-7.62%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		8.90%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod 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	James Hartley	3,232	71.81%	4.22%
	Liberal	Michael J. Jordan	773	17.17%	2.67%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Joseph E. Peterson	496	11.02%	-6.89%
Total			4,501	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			286	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			5,703	83.94%	16.14%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		2.48%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod 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	James Hartley	3,037	60.95%	-10.86%
	Liberal	Charles V. Bennett	1,946	39.05%	21.88%
Total			4,983	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			280	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			7,937	66.31%	-17.63%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		-16.37%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod 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	James Hartley	3,731	72.38%	11.43%
	Progressive Conservative	Leo E. Toone	949	18.41%	–
	Liberal	Dennis Arthur Mouser	475	9.21%	-29.84%
Total			5,155	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			18	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			7,304	70.82%	4.51%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		16.04%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod 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	James Hartley	3,127	64.73%	-7.65%
	Progressive Conservative	Allie Streeter	1,466	30.35%	11.94%
	New Democratic	John K. Head	238	4.93%	–
Total			4,831	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			12	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			7,377	65.65%	-5.17%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		-9.79%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod 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	Leighton E. Buckwell	2,822	52.10%	-12.63%
	Progressive Conservative	George Whitehead	1,773	32.73%	2.38%
	New Democratic	Sid J. Cornish	673	12.42%	7.50%
	Liberal	Melba J. Grimm	149	2.75%	–
Total			5,417	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			44	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			7,901	69.12%	3.47%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		-7.51%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Leighton E. Buckwell	3,399	50.91%	-1.19%
	Progressive Conservative	Danny Le Grandeur	2,808	42.05%	9.32%
	New Democratic	Sid J. Cornish	470	7.04%	-5.38%
Total			6,677	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			31	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			8,701	77.09%	7.98%
	Social Credit hold		Swing		-5.26%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Thomas J. Walker	3,671	55.70%	13.64%
	Social Credit	Leighton E. Buckwell	2,359	35.79%	-15.11%
	New Democratic	Kay Cairns	330	5.01%	-2.03%
	Liberal	Bill Olafson	231	3.50%	–
Total			6,591	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			39	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			9,833	67.43%	-9.67%
	Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit		Swing		5.53%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	LeRoy Fjordbotten	4,189	58.89%	3.20%
	Social Credit	Roelof A. Heinen	2,369	33.31%	-2.48%
	New Democratic	Kathleen M. Cairns	384	5.40%	0.39%
	Liberal	Alfred Saddleback	171	2.40%	-1.10%
Total			7,113	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			12	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			10,994	64.81%	-2.62%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		2.84%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	LeRoy Fjordbotten	6,136	71.52%	12.63%
	Western Canada Concept	Ellis Oviatt	1,293	15.07%	–
	New Democratic	Paul Abildgaard	546	6.36%	-32.34%
	Independent	Dennis Irvine	280	3.26%	–
	Independent	Scot MacLean	180	2.10%	–
	Liberal	Inez Watmough	144	1.68%	-0.73%
Total			8,579	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			22	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			11,908	72.23%	7.42%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		15.43%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	LeRoy Fjordbotten	4,054	66.29%	-5.24%
	Representative	Ed Shimek	1,303	21.30%	–
	New Democratic	Laurie Fiedler	759	12.41%	6.05%
Total			6,116	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			33	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			11,624	52.90%	-19.33%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-5.74%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	LeRoy Fjordbotten	4,459	67.49%	1.20%
	New Democratic	Mike Dawson	1,292	19.56%	7.14%
	Liberal	Darrell Piehl	856	12.96%	–
Total			6,607	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			28	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			11,266	58.89%	5.99%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		1.48%
Source(s) Source: "Macleod Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Macleod[5]
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	1,909	50.22%
	Yes	1,892	49.78%
Total votes		3,801	100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined		46
7,476 eligible electors, turnout 51.46%

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.[6]

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 women were allowed to drink together in establishments.[5]

Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Macleod voted against the proposal by a very slim margin. The voter turnout in the district was well above the province wide average of 46% with well over half the electors turning out to vote.[5]

Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957.[5] The Social Credit government in power at the time did not consider the results binding.[7] However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.[8]

Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the plebiscite such as Macleod 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.[9]

See also

• Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Fort Macleod a town in southwest Alberta

References

1. "Election results for Macleod". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
2. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
3. "Saskatchewan Election Results by Electoral Division" (PDF). saskarchives.com. Saskatchewan Archives. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
4. "Macleod Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
5. Alberta Gazette. 53 (December 31 ed.). Government of Alberta. 1957. pp. 2, 247–2, 249.
6. "Albertans Vote 2 to 1 For More Liquor Outlets". Vol L No 273. The Lethbridge Herald. October 31, 1957. pp. 1–2.
7. "No Sudden Change In Alberta Drinking Habits Is Seen". Vol L No 267. The Lethbridge Herald. October 24, 1957. p. 1.
8. "Entirely New Act On Liquor". Vol LI No 72. The Lethbridge Herald. March 5, 1968. p. 1.
9. "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