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{{Short description|Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
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| prov-status         =defunct
| prov-created        =1905
| prov-abolished      =1971
| prov-created2       =1993
| prov-abolished2     =2001
| prov-election-first =1905
| prov-election-last  =2001
| demo-pop            =
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'''Leduc''' was a [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]], mandated to return a single member to the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] from 1905 to 1971 and again from 1993 to 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election results for Leduc. |url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/year_result.php?Constit=Leduc |website=abheritage.ca. |publisher=Heritage Community Foundation |access-date=8 June 2020 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208183724/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/year_result.php?Constit=Leduc |archive-date=December 8, 2010 |location=Wayback Machine}}</ref>

==History==
Leduc was one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the [[1905 Alberta general election]] upon Alberta becoming a province and joining [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]] in September 1905. The electoral district was named for the [[Leduc, Alberta|City of Leduc]] in central Alberta.

Leduc was dissolved in the 1971 electoral district re-distribution to form the [[Wetaskiwin-Leduc]] and [[Drayton Valley (provincial electoral district)|Drayton Valley]] electoral districts. Leduc would be recreated in the 1993 electoral district re-distribution from [[Wetaskiwin-Leduc]] and [[Camrose (provincial electoral district)|Camrose]] electoral districts.

Leduc would once again be dissolved in the [[Alberta Electoral Boundary Re-distribution, 2004|2003 electoral boundary re-distribution]] and become [[Leduc-Beaumont-Devon]].<ref name="2003boundarychanges">{{cite web|title=Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |url=https://archive.org/details/proposedelectora00albe_1 |date=February 2003 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |author=Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission |publisher=[[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]}}</ref>

===Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)===
{{align|right|{{AbMLA/top|Members of the Legislative Assembly for Leduc}}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1905
  | ToYr         = 1909
  | Assembly#    = 1
  | AbParty      = Liberal
  | RepName      = Robert Telford
  | RepLink      = 
  | #ByElections = 
  | PartyTerms#  = 5
  | RepTerms#    = 2
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1909
  | ToYr         = 1913
  | Assembly#    = 2
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1913
  | ToYr         = 1917
  | Assembly#    = 3
  | RepName      = Stanley G. Tobin
  | RepLink      = Stanley Tobin
  | #ByElections = 
  | RepTerms#    = 3
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1917
  | ToYr         = 1921
  | Assembly#    = 4
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1921
  | ToYr         = 1926
  | Assembly#    = 5
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1926
  | ToYr         = 1930
  | Assembly#    = 6
  | AbParty      = United Farmers
  | RepName      = Douglas C. Breton
  | RepLink      = Douglas Breton
  | #ByElections = 
  | PartyTerms#  = 1
  | RepTerms#    = 1
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1930
  | ToYr         = 1935
  | Assembly#    = 7
  | AbParty      = Liberal
  | RepName      = Arthur Percy Mitchell
  | RepLink      = 
  | #ByElections = 
  | PartyTerms#  = 1
  | RepTerms#    = 1
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1935
  | ToYr         = 1940
  | Assembly#    = 8
  | AbParty      = Social Credit
  | RepName      = Ronald E. Ansley
  | RepLink      = Ronald Ansley
  | #ByElections = 
  | PartyTerms#  = 4
  | RepTerms#    = 7
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1940
  | ToYr         = 1944
  | Assembly#    = 9
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1944
  | ToYr         = 1948
  | Assembly#    = 10
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1948
  | ToYr         = 1952
  | Assembly#    = 11
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1952
  | ToYr         = 1955
  | Assembly#    = 12
  | AbParty      = Independent Social Credit
  | RepName      = 
  | RepLink      = 
  | #ByElections = 
  | PartyTerms#  = 3
  | RepTerms#    = 
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1955
  | ToYr         = 1959
  | Assembly#    = 13
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1959
  | ToYr         = 1963
  | Assembly#    = 14
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1963
  | ToYr         = 1967
  | Assembly#    = 15
  | AbParty      = Social Credit
  | RepName      = James Douglas Henderson
  | RepLink      = 
  | #ByElections = 
  | PartyTerms#  = 2
  | RepTerms#    = 2
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1967
  | ToYr         = 1971
  | Assembly#    = 16
  }}
{{AbMLA/change|See [[Wetaskiwin-Leduc]] electoral district from 1971-1993,<br/>[[Camrose (provincial electoral district)|Camrose]] electoral district from 1971-1993<br/>and [[Drayton Valley (provincial electoral district)|Drayton Valley]] electoral district from 1971-1993}}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1993
  | ToYr         = 1997
  | Assembly#    = 23
  | AbParty      = Liberal
  | RepName      = Terry Kirkland
  | RepLink      = 
  | #ByElections = 
  | PartyTerms#  = 1
  | RepTerms#    = 1
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 1997
  | ToYr         = 2001
  | Assembly#    = 24
  | AbParty      = PC
  | RepName      = Albert Klapstein
  | RepLink      = 
  | #ByElections = 
  | PartyTerms#  = 2
  | RepTerms#    = 2
  }}
{{AbMLA/row
  | FromYr       = 2001
  | ToYr         = 2004
  | Assembly#    = 25
  }}
{{AbMLA/change|See [[Leduc-Beaumont-Devon]] electoral district from 2004-2012}}
{{AbMLA/end}}}}
[[Ronald Ansley|Ronald E. Ansley]] despite becoming increasingly unhappy with the [[Alberta Social Credit Party|Social Credit government]] over implementation of Douglas [[monetary reform]]s ran for re-election in the [[1948 Alberta general election]]. He was returned to office for his fourth term easily defeating the two other candidates.<ref name="1948 official">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1948&Constit=Leduc| title=Leduc Official Results 1948 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=March 6, 2010}}</ref>

Shortly after the election the Social Credit voted to exclude [[Albert Bourcier]] from the Social Credit caucus and expelled some other Douglasite Social Creditors from the party through a motion passed at the 1948 Social Credit Annual General Meeting. Ansley who was a member of the group was not expelled and openly opposed the expulsions.<ref name="excluded">{{cite news|title=S.C. Caucus Agrees Exclude Bourcier|publisher=The Lethbridge Herald|page=2|date=November 26, 1948|work=Vol XLI No. 293}}</ref>

The Social Credit League formally asked the government in 1949 to expel all members of caucus including Ansley who held membership in the Douglas Social Credit Council.<ref name="expels">{{cite news|title=Heavy Slate|pages=1–2|publisher=The Lethbridge Herald|date=February 15, 1949|work=Vol XLII No. 54}}</ref>

In 1951 he openly led a revolt that defeated the ''Mineral Taxation Act'' 29 to 15 in a recorded division on third reading.<ref name="killed3rd">{{cite web|title=Manning Won't Resign|publisher=The Lethbridge Herald|date=March 31, 1951|page=1|work=Vol XLIV No 93}}</ref> He was expelled from caucus on June 16, 1952 after attending a nomination convention asking Bourcier to run as an Independent Social Credit candidate.

The Leduc Social Credit Constituency Association nominated Ansley as their candidate with a clause in the motion to endorse stating that he would be supported regardless of what banner he runs under.<ref name="expel52">{{cite news|title=Leduc Socred Reaffirm Ansley for Nomination|publisher=The Lethbridge Herald|page=16|date=July 10, 1952|work=XLV No. 178}}</ref> After being unable to run as a straight Social Credit candidate, Ansley stood for re-election as an Independent Social Credit candidate. He won a hotly contested race on the second ballot defeating two other candidates to return to his fifth term in office.<ref name="1952 official">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1952&Constit=Leduc| title=Leduc Official Results 1952 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=March 6, 2010}}</ref>

Ansley ran for a sixth term in office in the [[1955 Alberta general election]]. The race five way race was very closely contested. Ansely ended up holding on to his seat by winning in the fourth vote count.<ref name="1955 official">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1955&Constit=Leduc| title=Leduc Official Results 1955 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=March 6, 2010}}</ref>

Ansley ran for a seventh term in the [[1959 Alberta general election]]. He held his seat easily defeating two other candidates as no official Social Credit candidate ran against him.<ref name="1959 official">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1959&Constit=Leduc| title=Leduc Official Results 1959 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=March 6, 2010}}</ref>

Ansley ran for an eighth term in office in the [[1963 Alberta general election]]. He was defeated by Social Credit candidate [[James Douglas Henderson]] finishing a distant third place in a field of six candidates.<ref name="1963 official">{{cite web | url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1963&Constit=Leduc | title=Leduc Official Results 1963 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=March 6, 2010 | url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612091323/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1963 | archive-date=June 12, 2011 }}</ref>

==Election results==
===1905===
{{1905 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1909===
{{1909 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1913===
{{1913 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1917===
{{1917 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1921===
{{1921 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1926===
{{1926 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1930===
{{1930 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1935===
{{1935 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1940===
{{1940 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1944===
{{1944 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1948===
{{1948 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1952===
{{1952 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1955===
{{1955 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1959===
{{1959 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1963===
{{1963 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1967===
{{1967 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1993===
{{1993 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===1997===
{{1997 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

===2001===
{{2001 Alberta general election/Leduc}}

==Plebiscite results==

===1957 liquor plebiscite===
{| class="wikitable" align=right
|colspan=4 align=center|'''[[1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite]] results: Grande Prairie'''<ref name="57pleb">{{cite book|title=Alberta Gazette|edition=December 31|pages=2,247-2,249|publisher=Government of Alberta|year=1957|volume=53}}</ref>
|-
!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?
|-
!colspan=2|Ballot choice
!Votes
!%
|-
|bgcolor=green|
|Yes
|1,701
|62.95%
|-
|bgcolor=red|
|No
|1,001
|37.05%
|-
|align=right colspan=2|'''Total votes'''
|'''2,702'''
|'''100%'''
|-
|align=right colspan=2|'''Rejected, spoiled and declined'''
|colspan=2|'''10'''
|-
!colspan=4|6,996 eligible electors, turnout 38.77%
|}
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.<ref name="vote">{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref name="57pleb"/>

Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Leduc voted in favour of the proposal by a near landslide majority. Voter turnout in the district was abysmal, falling well under the province wide average of 46%.<ref name="57pleb"/>

Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957.<ref name="57pleb"/> The Social Credit government in power at the time did not considered the results binding.<ref name="binding">{{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}}</ref> However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new ''Liquor Act''.<ref name="aftermath">{{cite news|title=Entirely New Act On Liquor|publisher=The Lethbridge Herald|date=March 5, 1958|page=1|work=Vol LI No 72}}</ref>

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.<ref name="57liqact">{{cite book|title=Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session|publisher=Government of Alberta|chapter=Bill 81|page=40|year=1958}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Alberta provincial electoral districts]]
*[[Leduc, Alberta]], a city in central Alberta

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |author1=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer |author2=Legislative Assembly Office |author2-link=Legislative Assembly of Alberta |author-link1=Elections Alberta |title=A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005 |date=2006 |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta |series=The Centennial Series |location=Edmonton, AB |isbn=0-9689217-8-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/centennialseries04perr/mode/2up |access-date=25 May 2020}}

==External links==
*[http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/ Elections Alberta]
*[http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ The Legislative Assembly of Alberta]

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