Warner (provincial electoral district)

Warner was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1963.[1]

Warner
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1913
District abolished1963
First contested1913
Last contested1959

History

The Warner electoral district was formed prior to the 1913 Alberta general election from the eastern portion of the Cardston electoral district and a small portion of the Lethbridge District.

The Warner electoral district would be abolished prior to the 1963 Alberta general election, and the territory would be split between the Taber-Warner and Cypress electoral districts.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Warner
Assembly Years Member Party
See Lethbridge District from 1909-1913
and Cardston electoral district from 1905-1913
3rd  1913–1917     Frank S. Leffingwell Liberal
4th  1917–1921
5th  1921–1926     Maurice J. Conner United Farmers
6th  1926–1930
7th  1930–1935
8th  1935–1940     Solon Earl Low Social Credit
9th  1940–1944     James H. Walker Independent Movement
10th  1944–1948     Solon Earl Low Social Credit
11th  1948–1952 Leonard C. Halmrast
12th  1952–1955
13th  1955–1959
14th  1959–1963
See Taber-Warner electoral district from 1963-1997
and Cypress electoral district from 1963-1986

Election results

1913 general election
1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrank S. Leffingwell31443.67%–
IndependentWilliam T. Patton26837.27%–
ConservativeW. H. Scott13719.05%–
Total 719––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 1,05568.15%–
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Warner Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917 general election
1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrank S. Leffingwell70664.89%21.22%
ConservativeHy. Jas. Tennant38235.11%16.06%
Total 1,088––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 1,82059.78%-8.37%
Liberal hold Swing 11.69%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner 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 FarmersMaurice J. Conner75560.64%–
LiberalFrank S. Leffingwell49039.36%-25.53%
Total 1,245––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 1,66574.77%14.99%
United Farmers gain from Liberal Swing -4.25%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner 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 FarmersMaurice J. Conner74164.10%3.46%
LiberalFrank S. Leffingwell22519.46%-19.89%
ConservativeG. N. Giles19016.44%–
Total 1,156––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 77––
Eligible electors / turnout 1,61476.39%1.62%
United Farmers hold Swing 11.68%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930 general election
1930 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersMaurice J. Conner1,34265.43%1.33%
LiberalR. W. Risinger70934.57%15.10%
Total 2,051––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 77––
Eligible electors / turnout 3,01070.70%-5.70%
United Farmers hold Swing -6.89%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1935 general election
1935 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditSolon Earl Low1,70255.78%–
United FarmersJames H. Walker58819.27%-46.16%
LiberalFrank S. Leffingwell53417.50%-17.07%
IndependentH. C. Moir2277.44%–
Total 3,051––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 99––
Eligible electors / turnout 3,80982.70%12.00%
Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing 2.82%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1940 general election
1940 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Independent MovementJames H. Walker1,93755.42%36.15%
Social CreditSolon Earl Low1,55844.58%-11.21%
Total 3,495––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 98––
Eligible electors / turnout 4,32783.04%0.34%
Independent Movement gain from Social Credit Swing -12.83%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1944 general election
1944 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditSolon Earl Low1,62151.54%6.96%
Independent MovementJames H. Walker62920.00%-35.42%
Single TaxW. Martin Madge48015.26%–
Co-operative CommonwealthR. B. Eshorn41513.20%–
Total 3,145––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 64––
Eligible electors / turnout 4,27375.10%-7.94%
Social Credit gain from Independent Movement Swing 10.35%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner 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 CreditLeonard C. Halmrast1,69173.88%22.33%
LiberalWilliam John Colliton59826.12%–
Total 2,289––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 346––
Eligible electors / turnout 4,91553.61%-21.49%
Social Credit hold Swing 8.10%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner 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 CreditLeonard C. Halmrast1,90475.05%1.17%
LiberalGeorge S. Snow63324.95%-1.17%
Total 2,537––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 146––
Eligible electors / turnout 5,44349.29%-4.32%
Social Credit hold Swing 1.17%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner 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 CreditLeonard C. Halmrast1,91761.94%-13.11%
LiberalJ. L. Evans1,17838.06%13.11%
Total 3,095––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 143––
Eligible electors / turnout 5,80855.75%6.46%
Social Credit hold Swing -13.11%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner 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 CreditLeonard C. Halmrast2,43072.65%10.71%
LiberalMark R. Stringam91527.35%-10.71%
Total 3,345––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 6––
Eligible electors / turnout 5,33562.81%7.06%
Social Credit hold Swing 10.71%
Source(s)
Source: "Warner Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite
1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Warner[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 1,399 64.74%
Yes 762 35.26%
Total votes 2,161 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 21
5,197 eligible electors, turnout 41.99%

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 should be 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. Warner voted against the proposal with a heavy majority. The voter turnout in the district was well below 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 Warner 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 Warner". 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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