Lacombe (provincial electoral district)

Lacombe is a former provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 1993.

Election results (partial)

v t e 1905 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William F. Puffer	612	52.80%	–
	Conservative	Andrew Gilmour	547	47.20%	–
Total			1,159	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "Lacombe Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

v t e 1909 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William F. Puffer	Acclaimed	–	–
Total			N/A	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		N/A
Source(s) Source: "Lacombe Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

v t e 1913 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William F. Puffer	878	58.46%	–
	Conservative	Angus MacDonald	624	41.54%	–
Total			1,502	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			2,029	74.03%	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		N/A
Source(s) Source: "Lacombe Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

v t e 1917 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Gilmour	1,423	51.63%	10.09%
	Liberal	William F. Puffer	1,333	48.37%	-10.09%
Total			2,756	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			3,530	78.07%	4.05%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		-6.82%
Source(s) Source: "Lacombe Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

v t e 1921 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	Irene Parlby	2,113	57.86%	–
	Liberal	William F. Puffer	1,539	42.14%	-6.23%
Total			3,652	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			4,457	81.94%	3.86%
	United Farmers gain from Conservative		Swing		6.23%
Source(s) Source: "Lacombe Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

v t e 1926 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	Irene Parlby	1,891	53.58%	-4.27%
	Liberal	William F. Puffer	1,162	32.93%	-9.21%
	Conservative	P. W. Pratt	476	13.49%	–
Total			3,529	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			209	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			5,008	74.64%	-7.30%
	United Farmers hold		Swing		2.47%
Source(s) Source: "Lacombe Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite

Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote?
1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Lacombe^[1]
Ballot choice		Votes	%
	No	2,011	62.53%
	Yes	1,205	37.47%
Total votes		3,216	100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined		52
6,302 eligible electors, turnout 51.86%

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.^[2]

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 were allowed to drink together in establishments.^[1]

Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Lacombe voted against the proposal by a wide margin. The voter turnout in the district was well above the province wide average of 46% with well over half the electors turning out to vote.^[1]

Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957.^[1] The Social Credit government in power at the time did not consider the results binding.^[3] However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.^[4]

Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the plebiscite such as Lacombe 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.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Alberta Gazette. Vol. 53 (December 31 ed.). Government of Alberta. 1957. pp. 2, 247–2, 249.
^ "Albertans Vote 2 to 1 For More Liquor Outlets". Vol L No 273. The Lethbridge Herald. October 31, 1957. pp. 1–2.
^ "No Sudden Change In Alberta Drinking Habits Is Seen". Vol L No 267. The Lethbridge Herald. October 24, 1957. p. 1.
^ "Entirely New Act On Liquor". Vol LI No 72. The Lethbridge Herald. March 5, 1968. p. 1.
^ "Bill 81". Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session. Government of Alberta. 1958. p. 40.

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[57pleb-1] Alberta Gazette. Vol. 53 (December 31 ed.). Government of Alberta. 1957. pp. 2, 247–2, 249.

[vote-2] "Albertans Vote 2 to 1 For More Liquor Outlets". Vol L No 273. The Lethbridge Herald. October 31, 1957. pp. 1–2.

[binding-3] "No Sudden Change In Alberta Drinking Habits Is Seen". Vol L No 267. The Lethbridge Herald. October 24, 1957. p. 1.

[aftermath-4] "Entirely New Act On Liquor". Vol LI No 72. The Lethbridge Herald. March 5, 1968. p. 1.

[57liqact-5] "Bill 81". Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session. Government of Alberta. 1958. p. 40.

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