Willingdon was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1963.

History

Willingdon was created in 1940 when Victoria and Whitford were split between this district and Redwater and Vegreville

The riding expanded south in 1963 when Vegreville merged with Bruce, to form Vegreville-Bruce. Due to the expanded boundaries the riding name was changed to Willingdon-Two Hills.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Election results

1940

1944

1948

1952

1955

1959

Plebiscite results

1948 electrification plebiscite

District results from the first province wide plebiscite on electricity regulation.

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!|Option A

!|Option B

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|Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being continued by the Power Companies?

|Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being made a publicly owned utility administered by the Alberta Government Power Commission?

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!|1,069     28.42%

!|2,716     71.76%

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!colspan="2"|Province wide result: Option A passed.

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1957 liquor plebiscite

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|colspan=4 align=center|1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Willingdon

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!colspan=4|Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the<br /> sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote?

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!colspan=2|Ballot choice

!Votes

!%

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|bgcolor=green|

|Yes

|1,400

|76.63%

|-

|bgcolor=red|

|No

|427

|23.37%

|-

|align=right colspan=2|Total votes

|1,827

|100%

|-

|align=right colspan=2|Rejected, spoiled and declined

|colspan=2|19

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!colspan=4|5,979 eligible electors, turnout 30.88%

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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. 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
  • Willingdon, a town in Alberta

References

Further reading

  • Elections Alberta
  • The Legislative Assembly of Alberta