Wainwright (provincial electoral district)

Wainwright was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 2004.[1]

Wainwright
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1913
District abolished2004
First contested1913
Last contested2002

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Wainwright
Assembly Years Member Party
See Alexandra electoral district from 1909-1913
and Vermilion electoral district from 1905-1913
3rd  1913–1917     George LeRoy Hudson Conservative
4th  1917–1921
5th  1921–1926     John Russell Love United Farmers
6th  1926–1930
7th  1930–1935
8th  1935–1940     William Masson Social Credit
9th  1940–1944
10th  1944–1948
11th  1948–1952
12th  1952–1955
13th  1955–1959 Henry A. Ruste
14th  1959–1963
15th  1963–1967
16th  1967–1971
17th  1971–1975
18th  1975–1979     Charles Stewart Progressive Conservative
19th  1979–1982
20th  1982–1986 Butch Fischer
21st  1986–1989
22nd  1989–1993
23rd  1993–1997
24th  1997–2001
25th  2001–2002
 2002–2004 Doug Griffiths
See Battle River-Wainwright electoral district from 2004-2019

Election results

1913 general election

1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge LeRoy Hudson71153.62%
LiberalHenry Yale Pawling61546.38%
Total 1,326
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 2,08263.69%
Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917 general election

1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge LeRoy HudsonAcclaimed
Total N/A
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921 general election

1921 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersJohn Russell Love1,87757.77%
LiberalHarcus Strachan91328.10%
ConservativeGeorge LeRoy Hudson45914.13%
Total 3,249
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 3,27399.27%
United Farmers gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1926 general election

1926 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersJohn Russell Love1,60961.27%3.50%
ConservativeGeorge LeRoy Hudson1,01738.73%24.60%
Total 2,626
Rejected, spoiled and declined 139
Eligible electors / turnout 3,89670.97%-28.30%
United Farmers hold Swing -3.56%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930 general election

1930 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
%Votes
final count
±%
United FarmersJohn Russell Love1,44646.63%1,564-14.64%
IndependentErnest A. Pitman1,00532.41%1,254
LiberalStephen R. Bowerman65020.96%
Total 3,101
Rejected, spoiled and declined 144
Eligible electors / turnout 4,33374.89%3.92%
United Farmers hold Swing -4.16%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Instant-runoff voting requires a candidate to receive a plurality (greater than 50%) of the votes.
As no candidate received a plurality of votes, the bottom candidate was eliminated and their 2nd place votes were applied to both other candidates until one received a plurality.

1935 general election

1935 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,38254.88%
LiberalPeter Milne95321.96%1.00%
United FarmersH. L. Coursier81118.69%-27.94%
ConservativeRobert Smallwood1944.47%
Total 4,340
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 5,19183.61%8.72%
Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing 9.35%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1940 general election

1940 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
%Votes
final count
±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,29643.23%2,583-11.65%
IndependentN. P. Strachan1,61130.33%2,169
Co-operative CommonwealthKenneth S. Tory1,03919.56%
Independent ProgressiveAlbert Lester Blue3656.87%
Total 5,311
Rejected, spoiled and declined 189
Eligible electors / turnout 7,20176.38%-7.23%
Social Credit hold Swing -10.01%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Instant-runoff voting requires a candidate to receive a plurality (greater than 50%) of the votes.
As no candidate received a plurality of votes, the bottom candidate was eliminated and their 2nd place votes were applied to both other candidates until one received a plurality.

1944 general election

1944 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,93965.71%22.47%
Co-operative CommonwealthM. D. Meade1,30029.06%9.50%
Labor–ProgressiveR. Garneau2345.23%
Total 4,473
Rejected, spoiled and declined 92
Eligible electors / turnout 6,44870.80%-5.58%
Social Credit hold Swing 11.87%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1948 general election

1948 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,87762.58%-3.12%
Co-operative CommonwealthStewart Wright88719.30%-9.77%
LiberalJohn Alexander Kelly83318.12%
Total 4,597
Rejected, spoiled and declined 314
Eligible electors / turnout 6,97970.37%-0.43%
Social Credit hold Swing 3.32%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1952 general election

1952 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,57858.75%-3.83%
LiberalJohn Davidson1,10525.18%7.06%
IndependentKenneth S. Tory70516.07%
Total 4,388
Rejected, spoiled and declined 301
Eligible electors / turnout 5,44386.15%15.78%
Social Credit hold Swing -4.86%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1955 general election

1955 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste2,63754.86%-3.89%
LiberalJohn M. Saville1,53731.97%6.79%
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Jackson57011.86%
Labor–ProgressiveE. P. Taylor631.31%
Total 4,807
Rejected, spoiled and declined 548
Eligible electors / turnout 7,43472.03%-14.11%
Social Credit hold Swing -5.34%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1959 general election

1959 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste3,46572.28%17.42%
Progressive ConservativeDonald Mills66813.93%
LiberalHenry D. Frizzell3878.07%
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Wesley Connelly2745.72%-6.14%
Total 4,794
Rejected, spoiled and declined 10
Eligible electors / turnout 7,28365.96%-6.07%
Social Credit hold Swing 17.73%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste3,46576.66%4.38%
LiberalJohn M. Saville66814.78%-6.71%
New DemocraticJohn Wesley Connelly3878.56%2.82%
Total 4,520
Rejected, spoiled and declined 24
Eligible electors / turnout 7,28462.38%-3.58%
Social Credit hold Swing 1.77%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967 general election

1967 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste3,80782.83%6.17%
New DemocraticGlenn Valleau78917.17%8.61%
Total 4,596
Rejected, spoiled and declined 38
Eligible electors / turnout 7,30763.42%1.04%
Social Credit hold Swing 1.89%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste3,31163.38%-19.45%
Progressive ConservativeClifford Smallwood1,36626.15%
New DemocraticGary Luciow54710.47%-6.70%
Total 5,224
Rejected, spoiled and declined 28
Eligible electors / turnout 7,27272.22%8.80%
Social Credit hold Swing -14.22%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Stewart3,03959.00%32.85%
Social CreditBev Penman1,61631.37%-32.01%
New DemocraticHarold Tangen4969.63%-0.84%
Total 5,151
Rejected, spoiled and declined 8
Eligible electors / turnout 7,29170.76%-1.46%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing -4.80%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Stewart3,48956.47%-2.52%
Social CreditKeith Cornish2,10334.04%2.67%
New DemocraticAlan Richards5098.24%-1.39%
LiberalSultan Tejani771.25%
Total 6,178
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined N/A
Eligible electors / Turnout 8,66071.34%0.58%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.60%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer4,58961.78%5.31%
Western Canada ConceptBill Veitch2,14528.88%
New DemocraticWes Connelly4766.41%-1.83%
LiberalJoseph A. Vermette2182.93%1.69%
Total 7,428
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 12
Eligible electors / Turnout 9,76676.18%4.84%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.23%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer4,24468.56%6.78%
New DemocraticWilly Kelch1,10617.87%11.46%
Western Canada ConceptAllen Abrassart4757.67%-21.20%
LiberalJoseph A. Vermette3655.90%2.96%
Total 6,190
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 11
Eligible electors / Turnout 11,10055.86%-20.32%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 8.90%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer4,00967.75%-0.81%
New DemocraticWilly Kelch1,18219.98%2.11%
LiberalJoseph A. Vermette72612.27%6.37%
Total 5,917
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 19
Eligible electors / Turnout 10,80154.96%-0.91%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.46%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer5,29454.80%-12.96%
LiberalEvangéline Forcier1,93320.01%7.74%
Social CreditDale Trefz1,76018.22%
New DemocraticTom A. Samuel6746.98%-13.00%
Total 9,661
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 16
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,88260.93%5.97%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.49%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer6,23252.74%-2.06%
Social CreditJerry D. Barber3,34828.33%10.12%
LiberalRonald Williams1,56813.27%-6.74%
New DemocraticLilas I. Lysne6685.65%-1.32%
Total 11,816
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 29
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,75659.96%-0.97%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.19%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer6,91063.62%10.88%
Alberta FirstJerry D. Barber1,39412.83%
LiberalRonald Williams1,26911.68%-1.59%
IndependentJeff Newland8687.99%
New DemocraticLilas I. Lysne4203.87%-1.79%
Total 10,861
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 16
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,29256.38%-3.58%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 13.19%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2002 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Griffiths2,92444.6
Alberta FirstJerry D. Barber1,69525.9
LiberalHorst Schreiber1,11417.0
Social CreditRobin Skitteral5197.9
New DemocraticLilas Lysne2273.5
GreenColleen Biggs731.1
Turnout 6,55233.6

Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Wainwright[2]
Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the
sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote?
Ballot choice Votes %
No 1,674 50.65%
Yes 1,631 49.35%
Total votes 3,305 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 33
6,897 eligible electors, turnout 48.40%

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.[3]

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.[2]

Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Wainwright was divided on the issue with the vote almost being a tie. The voter turnout in the district was light but still slightly above the province wide average of 46%.[2]

Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957.[2] The Social Credit government in power at the time did not consider the results binding.[4] However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.[5]

Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the plebiscite such as Wainwright were designated Local Option Zones by the Alberta Liquor Control Board and considered effective dry zones. Business owners who wanted a license had to petition for a binding municipal plebiscite in order to be granted a license.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Election results for Wainwright". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. Alberta Gazette. 53 (December 31 ed.). Government of Alberta. 1957. pp. 2, 247–2, 249.
  3. "Albertans Vote 2 to 1 For More Liquor Outlets". Vol L No 273. The Lethbridge Herald. October 31, 1957. pp. 1–2.
  4. "No Sudden Change In Alberta Drinking Habits Is Seen". Vol L No 267. The Lethbridge Herald. October 24, 1957. p. 1.
  5. "Entirely New Act On Liquor". Vol LI No 72. The Lethbridge Herald. March 5, 1968. p. 1.
  6. "Bill 81". Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session. Government of Alberta. 1958. p. 40.

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