Lethbridge (provincial electoral district)

Lethbridge was a provincial electoral district in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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The riding has existed twice. The first incarnation was in 1905 when Alberta first became a province. Lethbridge covered a large patch of southern Alberta, It was broken into Lethbridge District

Lethbridge District

Lethbridge District was a Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The district was created during the 1909 Provincial election.The creation saw Lethbridge split into Lethbridge City and Lethbridge district...

and Lethbridge City

Lethbridge City

Lethbridge City was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The riding was created after Lethbridge split into Lethbridge City and Lethbridge District in 1909.Lethbridge district was all the rural area surrounding the City of Lethbridge....

in 1909. After Lethbridge District

Lethbridge District

was broken up into Taber

Taber (provincial electoral district)

Taber was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...

and Little Bow

Little Bow (electoral district)

Little Bow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The district, named after the Little Bow River, was created in 1913 from the north-west corner of Lethbridge District and the eastern portions of Okotoks, High River, Nanton and Claresholm...

in 1913, Lethbridge City

Lethbridge City

was all that remained, using the Lethbridge name; in 1921 Lethbridge was reformed after City was dropped from the name. In 1971 Lethbridge was split into two districts: Lethbridge-East

Lethbridge-East

Lethbridge-East is an provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, covering the eastern half of the city of Lethbridge. The district is one of 83 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.The...

and Lethbridge-West

Lethbridge-West

Lethbridge-West is an Alberta provincial electoral district, covering the western half of the city of Lethbridge, including all of West Lethbridge....

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The riding was named after the Southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...

city of Lethbridge

Lethbridge

Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...

1905 general election

1905 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1905 The Alberta general election of 1905 was the first general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 9 November 1905, to elect members of the Alberta legislature to the 1st Alberta Legislative Assembly, shortly after the province was created out of the Northwest Territories... results		font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout Unknown
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%	Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...	Leverett DeVeber Leverett DeVeber Leverett George DeVeber was a Canadian politician who served as Member of the Legislative Assemblies of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, minister in the government of Alberta, and member of the Senate of Canada...	639	56.55%	Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...	William Ives	491	43.45%
Total		1,130	100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined		Unknown

1948–1967

Party	1967 Alberta general election, 1967 The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1963 Alberta general election, 1963 The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 17, 1963 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C...	1959 Alberta general election, 1959 The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 18, 1959 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...	1955 Alberta general election, 1955 The Alberta general election of 1955 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1955 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1952 Alberta general election, 1952 The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelfth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...	1948 Alberta general election, 1948 The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 17, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...	John Boras 2,237	Allen Cullen 3,786	Robery Jeacock 1,525	A.J. Cullen 3,361	Rex Tennant 1,901	H.B. McLaughlin 1,768
Conservative / Progressive Conservative	Wilfred Bowns 4,128		Thomas Spanos 2,917	C.J. Black 883
Social Credit	John Landeryou John Landeryou John Charles "Jack" Landeryou was a chef, a seniors rights activist, and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.-Federal politics:... 6,155	John Landeryou John Landeryou John Charles "Jack" Landeryou was a chef, a seniors rights activist, and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.-Federal politics:... 6,975	John Landeryou John Landeryou John Charles "Jack" Landeryou was a chef, a seniors rights activist, and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.-Federal politics:... 7,250	John Landeryou John Landeryou John Charles "Jack" Landeryou was a chef, a seniors rights activist, and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.-Federal politics:... 4,788	John Landeryou John Landeryou John Charles "Jack" Landeryou was a chef, a seniors rights activist, and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.-Federal politics:... 4,975	John Landeryou John Landeryou John Charles "Jack" Landeryou was a chef, a seniors rights activist, and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.-Federal politics:... 3,829
C.C.F. / N.D.P. Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	Klaas Buijert 1,335	James Taylor 820		James Helwig 490		Emil Vaselenak 1,441

1944

Year	Count	Candidate	Party	Votes
1944 Alberta general election, 1944 The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Assembly was dissolved on July 8, 1944 and the vote for was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	2nd	John Landeryou John Landeryou John Charles "Jack" Landeryou was a chef, a seniors rights activist, and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.-Federal politics:...	Social Credit	2,692
	2nd	D.H. Elton	Independent	2,388
1944	1st	John Landeryou John Landeryou John Charles "Jack" Landeryou was a chef, a seniors rights activist, and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.-Federal politics:...	Social Credit	2,367
	1st	D.H. Elton	Independent	2,247
	1st	B.F. Tanner	Cooperative Commonwealth Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	1,464
	1st	Eugene Scully	Progressive Labour Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:...	219

1926 - 1930

Year	Count	Candidate	Party	Votes	Year	Count	Candidate	Party	Votes
1930 Alberta general election, 1930 The Alberta general election of 1930 was the seventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1930 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	2nd	Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1935 sitting with the Dominion Labor caucus in opposition.-Political career:...	Labour	2,238	1926 Alberta general election, 1926 The Alberta general election of 1926 was the sixth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 28, 1926 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The writs of election were issued on May 10, 1926 allowing for an election period of 40 days.After Herbert...	2nd	Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1935 sitting with the Dominion Labor caucus in opposition.-Political career:...	Labour	1,962
	2nd	W.D.L. Hardie	Independent	1,978		2nd	R.R. Davidson	Conservative	1,713
1930	1st	Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1935 sitting with the Dominion Labor caucus in opposition.-Political career:...	Labour	2,036	1930	1st	Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1935 sitting with the Dominion Labor caucus in opposition.-Political career:...	Labour	1,584
	1st	W.D.L. Hardie	Independent	1,598		1st	R.R. Davidson	Conservative	1,459
	1st	Robert Barrowman	Independent	1,005		1st	W.S. Galbraith	Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...	1,225

1906, 1921, 1935 - 1940

Party	1940 Alberta general election, 1940 The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1937	1935 Alberta general election, 1935 The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1921 Alberta general election, 1921 The Alberta general election of 1921 was the fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on July 18, 1921 to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly....	1906
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...			Robert Barrowman 1,946		William Simmons 543
Conservative			G.W. Green 341		A.E. Keffer 231
Social Credit	A.E. Smith 2,760	A.J. Burnap 3,279	Hans Wight Hans Wight Hans Enoch Wight was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1937 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.-Political career:... 3,700
Labour			Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton Andrew Smeaton was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1935 sitting with the Dominion Labor caucus in opposition.-Political career:... 654	John Marsh John Marsh John Marsh may refer to:John Marsh , governor of the Hudson's Bay CompanyJohn Marsh , English composer*John Marsh , American pioneer and physician... 1,374	Frank Henry Sherman 463
Unity Alberta Unity Party The Alberta Unity Party was a provincial political party in Alberta, CanadaThe party was a coalition of all parties opposing the Alberta Social Credit Party government with no formal structure that contested two by-elections from 1936 to 1937....		Peter M. Campbell 4,099
Independent	Peter M. Campbell 4,318			John Smith Stewart John Smith Stewart John Smith Stewart, C.M.G., D.S.O., Croix de guerre, D.D.S. served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1911 to 1925 and as a Member of Parliament for the Canadian House of Commons in the Lethbridge riding from 1930 to 1935. He was a Brigadier-General for the 3rd Canadian... 2,252

1923 prohibition plebiscite

Options presented on the ballot	Votes	%
(a) Prohibition - Meaning thereby a continuance and development of present Liquor Legislation; that is, meaning the Abolition of the Sale of all Liquors excepting for strictly Medicinal Sacramental, Manufacturing and Scientific Purposes.	1,342	%
(b) Licensed Sale of Beer - Meaning thereby, the Sale of Beer in Licensed Hotels and other Premises, as provided in the proposed Temperance Act.	56	%
(c) Government Sale of Beer - Meaning thereby, the Sale of Beer by or through Government Vendors for consumption in Private Residences under Government Control and Regulations - other Liquors to be sold through Doctor's Prescription for Medicinal Purposes.	53	%
(d) Government Sale of All Liquors - Meaning thereby, the Sale of all Liquors by or through Government Vendors. Beer to be consumed on Licensed Premises and in Private Residences. Wines and Spirits to be purchased in limited quantities under permit issued by the government, under Government Control and Regulations.	3,157	%
Total	4,914	100%
Spoiled Ballots	307

1948 Electrification Plebiscite

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

Option A	Option B
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?
4,237 64.90%	2,291 35.10%
Province wide result: Option A passed.

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: Lethbridge
Ballot Choice		Votes	%
	No	4,119	50.66%
	Yes	4,012	49.34%
Total Votes		8,131	100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined		66
15,974 Eligible Electors, Turnout 51.32%

On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta

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. 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 woman were 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. Lethbridge and Wetaskiwin were the only cities in Alberta to vote against the proposal. It was defeated by the narrowest margins with polls showing a clear split between the north and south sections of the city. 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.

Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957. The Social Credit government in power at the time did not considered 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 such as Lethbridge 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.

External links

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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