Lac Ste. Anne was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1971.
History Lac Ste. Anne electoral district was created out of Stony Plain electoral district in 1909.
From 1924 to 1956, the district used instant-runoff voting to elect its MLA.A Report on Alberta Elections, 1905-1982
Lac Ste. Anne electoral district was abolished in 1970 and distributed into Stony Plain, Barrhead, and Whitecourt electoral districts.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Election results
1909
1913
1917
1921
1926
1930
1935
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1940
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1944
1948
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1952
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1955
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1959
1963
1967
Plebiscite results
1957 liquor plebiscite 1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Lac Ste. AnneQuestion A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote?Ballot choiceVotes%Yes1,50770.16%No64129.84%Total votes1,601100%Rejected, spoiled and declined546,482 eligible electors, turnout 33.97% 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. Lac Ste. Anne voted in favour of the proposal with a landslide majority. Voter turnout in the district was poor, as it fell 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 Lac Ste. Anne, a settlement in central Alberta
References
Further reading
External links Elections Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta