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词条 Ponoka (provincial electoral district)
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  1. History

  2. Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  3. Partial election results

  4. Plebiscite results

     1957 liquor plebiscite 

  5. References

  6. External links

Ponoka was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Alberta represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1986.

History

The electoral district was created during the creation of the province and used from the 1905 Alberta general election. The district was redrawn frequently over the years but had remained largely a thin slice in central Alberta. The district was re-distributed in the 1986 Alberta general election and became Ponoka-Rimbey.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

 Name PartyElectedLeft Office{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}John R. McLeodLiberal19051909{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}William A. CampbellLiberal19091917{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}Charles CunninghamConservative19171921{{Canadian party colour|AB|United Farmers|row}}Percival BakerUnited Farmers19211921{{Canadian party colour|AB|vacant|row}}vacant19211921{{Canadian party colour|AB|United Farmers|row}}John Edward BrownleeUnited Farmers19211935{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit|row}}Edith RogersAB|Social Credit|name}}19351940{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}Percy McKelveyIndependent19401944{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit|row}}Ora MooreAB|Social Credit|name}}19441952{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit|row}}Glen JohnstonAB|Social Credit|name}}19521967{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit|row}}Neville RoperAB|Social Credit|name}}19671971{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}Don McCrimmonProgressive Conservative19711982{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}Halvar JonsonProgressive Conservative19821986

Partial election results

1905 Alberta general election results[1]Turnout Unknown
AffiliationCandidateVotes%{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}LiberalJohn R. McLeod37558.59%{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}ConservativeJohn A. Jackson26541.41%
Total640100%
Rejected, Spoiled and DeclinedUnknown
Returning Officer[2]William Alexander Campbell
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Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Ponoka[3]
Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the
sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote?
Ballot ChoiceVotes%
No1,50053.96%
Yes1,28046.04%
Total Votes2,780100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined53
6,317 Eligible Electors, Turnout 44.88%

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 supposedly antiquated liquor control laws.[4]

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.[3]

Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Ponoka voted against the proposal by a comfortable margin. The voter turnout in the district was just slightly below the province wide average of 46%.[3]

Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957.[3] The Social Credit government in power at the time did not considered the results binding.[5] However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.[6]

Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the Plebiscite such as Ponoka 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.[7]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1905&Constit=Ponoka| title=Ponoka Official Results 1905 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation | accessdate=2008-08-16}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Territories Elections Ordinance; Province of Alberta|publisher=The Rocky Mountain Echo|date=October 30, 1905|pages=4|work=Vol VI No. 12}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Alberta Gazette|edition=December 31|pages=2,247-2,249|publisher=Government of Alberta|year=1957|volume=53}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Albertans Vote 2 to 1 For More Liquor Outlets|publisher=The Lethbridge Herald|date=October 31, 1957|pages=1–2|work=Vol L No 273}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=No Sudden Change In Alberta Drinking Habits Is Seen|publisher=The Lethbridge Herald|date=October 24, 1957|page=1|work=Vol L No 267}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Entirely New Act On Liquor|publisher=The Lethbridge Herald|date=March 5, 1968|page=1|work=Vol LI No 72}}
7. ^{{cite book|title=Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session|publisher=Government of Alberta|chapter=Bill 81|page=40|year=1958}}

External links

  • The Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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