Clover Bar (provincial electoral district)

Clover Bar (provincial electoral district)

Clover Bar is a former Alberta provincial electoral district.

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Election results

1944 general election

1944 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 71.88%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Social Credit Floyd Baker 2,969 63.69%
     Cooperative Commonwealth David Roberts 1,693 36.31%
Total 4,662 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 53

Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Clover Bar[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 %
Yes 3,035 67.87%
No 1,437 32.13%
Total Votes 4,472 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 75
9,655 Eligible Electors, Turnout 47.10%
Question B2: Should mixed drinking be allowed
in beer parlours in Edmonton and the surrounding areas?
Ballot Choice Votes %
Yes 1,076 88.78%
No 136 11.22%
Total Votes 1,212 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 35
2,320 Eligible Electors, Turnout 53.75%

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] Question B was slightly modified depending on which city the voters were in.[2]

Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Clover Bar voted overwhelmingly in favor of the plebiscite. The district recorded average voter turnout almost being equal to the province wide 46% average.[2]

Clover Bar also voted on question B2 with a number of residents living inside the electoral district within the corporate limits of Edmonton. Residents voted for mixed drinking with a super majority. Turnout for question B was also quite high, the Edmonton residents averaged a significantly higher turnout then those who lived out of city.[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 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]

References

  1. ^ "Clover Bar Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1944&Constit=Clover_Bar. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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): pp. 1–2. October 31, 1957. 
  4. ^ "No Sudden Change In Alberta Drinking Habits Is Seen". Vol L No 267 (The Lethbridge Herald): p. 1. October 24, 1957. 
  5. ^ "Entirely New Act On Liquor". Vol LI No 72 (The Lethbridge Herald): p. 1. March 5, 1968. 
  6. ^ "Bill 81". Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session. Government of Alberta. 1958. p. 40. 

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