Edson (provincial electoral district)

Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Edson was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1986.

History

The electoral district was created during the 1913 Alberta general election from all of Lac Ste. Anne and the western portions of the Innsifail, Olds, Stony Plain and Red Deer provincial electoral districts.

From 1924 to 1986, the district used instant-runoff voting to elect its MLA.

Despite numerous boundary revisions in the province, Edson kept most of its original area. The riding was abolished into the new West Yellowhead riding in 1986.

Election results

1913

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1917

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1921

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1926

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1930

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1935

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1940

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1944

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1948

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1952

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1955

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1959

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1963

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1967

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1971

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1975

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1979

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1982

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Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Edson
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	%
	Yes	2,222	82.08%
	No	485	17.92%
Total votes		2,707	100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined		14
7,823 eligible electors, turnout 34.82%

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.

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 should be allowed to drink together in establishments.

Province wide, Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts, while Question B passed in all five districts. Edson voted in favour of the proposal, with the largest percentage in the province. Voter turnout in the district was dismal, falling significantly below the province wide average of 46%.

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

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 who wanted a licence had to petition for a binding municipal plebiscite in order to be granted a licence.

See also

• List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta