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Sedgewick (provincial electoral district)

November 26, 2023

Sedgewick was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1963.[1]

Sedgewick
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1909; 114 years ago (1909)
District abolished1963; 60 years ago (1963)
First contested1909; 114 years ago (1909)
Last contested1959; 64 years ago (1959)

History edit

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) edit

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sedgewick
Assembly Years Member Party
2nd  1909–1913     Charles Stuart Liberal
3rd  1913–1917
4th  1917–1921
5th  1921–1922
 1922–1926     Albert G. Andrews United Farmers
6th  1926–1930
7th  1930–1935
8th  1935–1940     Albert E. Fee Social Credit
9th  1940–1944
10th  1944–1948
11th  1948–1952
12th  1952–1955 Jack Charles Hillman
13th  1955–1959
14th  1959–1963
See Sedgewick-Coronation electoral district from 1963-1979

Election results edit

1909 general election edit

1909 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Stewart Acclaimed – –
Total N/A – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A –
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1912 by-election edit

Alberta provincial by-election, May 27, 1912
Ministerial by-election upon Charles Stewart's appointment as Minister of Municipal Affairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Stewart 2,022 67.73% –
Conservative William John Blair 963 32.27% –
Total 2,985 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A –
Liberal hold Swing –
Source(s)
"By-elections". elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

1913 general election edit

1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Stewart 889 70.56% –
Conservative W. Watson 371 29.44% –
Total 1,260 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/A –
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917 general election edit

1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Stewart 1,657 63.05% -7.50%
Conservative John Reeve Lavell 971 36.95% 7.50%
Total 2,628 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout 4,442 59.16% –
Liberal hold Swing -7.50%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921 general election edit

1921 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Stewart 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: "Sedgewick Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1922 by-election edit

July 10, 1922 by-election results (Sedgewick)[2] Turnout N.A.
United Farmers Albert Andrews Acclaimed

1926 general election edit

1926 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers Albert G. Andrews 2,264 66.08% –
Liberal J. H. Caldwell 694 20.26% –
Conservative H. A. Dreany 468 13.66% –
Total 3,426 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 154 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 5,074 70.56% –
United Farmers gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930 general election edit

1930 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers Albert G. Andrews 2,265 73.23% 7.15%
Conservative W. H. Wallace 828 26.77% 13.11%
Total 3,093 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 111 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 5,116 62.63% -7.93%
United Farmers hold Swing 0.32%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1935 general election edit

1935 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Albert E. Fee 3,642 71.31% –
United Farmers Albert G. Andrews 833 16.31% -56.92%
Liberal H. G. Thunell 632 12.38% –
Total 5,107 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout 4,787 106.68% 44.06%
Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing 4.27%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1940 general election edit

1940 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Albert E. Fee 2,605 53.99% -17.32%
Independent John Gair 1,426 29.55% –
Co-operative Commonwealth G. Oberg 794 16.46% –
Total 4,825 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 181 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 6,611 75.72% -30.96%
Social Credit hold Swing -15.28%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1944 general election edit

1944 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Albert E. Fee 2,793 62.82% 8.83%
Co-operative Commonwealth Carl P. Colvin 840 18.89% 2.44%
Independent Chas. P. Hayes 813 18.29% -11.27%
Total 4,446 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 86 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 5,960 76.04% 0.32%
Social Credit hold Swing 9.75%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1948 general election edit

1948 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Albert E. Fee 2,867 67.11% 4.29%
Liberal James Risk Hallum 838 19.62% –
Co-operative Commonwealth Alfred Rands 567 13.27% -5.62%
Total 4,272 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 271 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 6,348 71.57% -4.47%
Social Credit hold Swing 1.78%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1952 general election edit

1952 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Jack Charles Hillman 2,714 65.22% -1.89%
Liberal James Risk Hallum 813 19.54% -0.08%
Co-operative Commonwealth Carl P. Colvin 634 15.24% 1.96%
Total 4,161 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 271 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 6,446 68.76% -2.81%
Social Credit hold Swing -0.90%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1955 general election edit

1955 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Jack Charles Hillman 2,748 58.71% -6.52%
Liberal A. E. Eastly 1,450 30.98% 11.44%
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur C. Bunney 483 10.32% -4.92%
Total 4,681 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout 6,113 76.57% 7.82%
Social Credit hold Swing -8.98%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1959 general election edit

1959 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Jack Charles Hillman 2,805 62.88% 4.17%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth M. Geddes 796 17.84% –
Liberal Mildred G. Redman 541 12.13% -18.85%
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur C. Bunney 319 7.15% -3.17%
Total 4,461 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 9 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 6,113 73.12% -3.45%
Social Credit hold Swing 8.65%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Plebiscite results edit

1957 liquor plebiscite edit

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Sedgewick[3]
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 1,706 55.61%
Yes 1,362 44.39%
Total votes 3,068 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 9
5,921 eligible electors, turnout 51.97%

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.[4]

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.[3]

Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Sedgewick voted against the proposal by a comfortable margin. The voter turnout in the district was well above the province wide average of 46%.[3]

Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957.[3] The Social Credit government in power at the time did not consider the results binding.[5] However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.[6]

Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the plebiscite such as Sedgewick 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.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Election results for Lacombe". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Mardon, Ernest; Mardon, Austin (1993). Alberta Election Results 1882–1992. Edmonton: Documentary Heritage Society of Alberta. p. 117.
  3. ^ a b c d Alberta Gazette. Vol. 53 (December 31 ed.). Government of Alberta. 1957. pp. 2, 247–2, 249.
  4. ^ "Albertans Vote 2 to 1 For More Liquor Outlets". Vol L No 273. The Lethbridge Herald. October 31, 1957. pp. 1–2.
  5. ^ "No Sudden Change In Alberta Drinking Habits Is Seen". Vol L No 267. The Lethbridge Herald. October 24, 1957. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Entirely New Act On Liquor". Vol LI No 72. The Lethbridge Herald. March 5, 1968. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Bill 81". Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session. Government of Alberta. 1958. p. 40.

Further reading edit

External links edit

  • Elections Alberta
  • The Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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Sedgewick was a provincial electoral district in Alberta Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1963 1 SedgewickAlberta electoral districtDefunct provincial electoral districtLegislatureLegislative Assembly of AlbertaDistrict created1909 114 years ago 1909 District abolished1963 60 years ago 1963 First contested1909 114 years ago 1909 Last contested1959 64 years ago 1959 Contents 1 History 1 1 Members of the Legislative Assembly MLAs 2 Election results 2 1 1909 general election 2 2 1912 by election 2 3 1913 general election 2 4 1917 general election 2 5 1921 general election 2 6 1922 by election 2 7 1926 general election 2 8 1930 general election 2 9 1935 general election 2 10 1940 general election 2 11 1944 general election 2 12 1948 general election 2 13 1952 general election 2 14 1955 general election 2 15 1959 general election 3 Plebiscite results 3 1 1957 liquor plebiscite 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory editMembers of the Legislative Assembly MLAs edit Members of the Legislative Assembly for SedgewickAssembly Years Member Party2nd 1909 1913 Charles Stuart Liberal3rd 1913 19174th 1917 19215th 1921 1922 1922 1926 Albert G Andrews United Farmers6th 1926 19307th 1930 19358th 1935 1940 Albert E Fee Social Credit9th 1940 194410th 1944 194811th 1948 195212th 1952 1955 Jack Charles Hillman13th 1955 195914th 1959 1963See Sedgewick Coronation electoral district from 1963 1979Election results edit1909 general election edit vte1909 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Stewart Acclaimed Total N A Rejected spoiled and declined N A Eligible electors turnout N A N A Liberal pickup new district Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1909 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1912 by election edit vteAlberta provincial by election May 27 1912Ministerial by election upon Charles Stewart s appointment as Minister of Municipal AffairsParty Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Stewart 2 022 67 73 Conservative William John Blair 963 32 27 Total 2 985 Rejected spoiled and declined N A Eligible electors turnout N A N A Liberal hold Swing Source s By elections elections ab ca Elections Alberta Retrieved June 24 2020 1913 general election edit vte1913 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Stewart 889 70 56 Conservative W Watson 371 29 44 Total 1 260 Rejected spoiled and declined N A Eligible electors turnout N A N A Liberal hold Swing N ASource s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1913 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1917 general election edit vte1917 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Stewart 1 657 63 05 7 50 Conservative John Reeve Lavell 971 36 95 7 50 Total 2 628 Rejected spoiled and declined N A Eligible electors turnout 4 442 59 16 Liberal hold Swing 7 50 Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1917 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1921 general election edit vte1921 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Stewart Acclaimed Total N A Rejected spoiled and declined N A Eligible electors turnout N A N A Liberal hold Swing N ASource s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1921 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1922 by election edit July 10 1922 by election results Sedgewick 2 Turnout N A United Farmers Albert Andrews Acclaimed1926 general election edit vte1926 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes United Farmers Albert G Andrews 2 264 66 08 Liberal J H Caldwell 694 20 26 Conservative H A Dreany 468 13 66 Total 3 426 Rejected spoiled and declined 154 Eligible electors turnout 5 074 70 56 United Farmers gain from Liberal Swing N ASource s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1926 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1930 general election edit vte1930 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes United Farmers Albert G Andrews 2 265 73 23 7 15 Conservative W H Wallace 828 26 77 13 11 Total 3 093 Rejected spoiled and declined 111 Eligible electors turnout 5 116 62 63 7 93 United Farmers hold Swing 0 32 Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1930 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1935 general election edit vte1935 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Social Credit Albert E Fee 3 642 71 31 United Farmers Albert G Andrews 833 16 31 56 92 Liberal H G Thunell 632 12 38 Total 5 107 Rejected spoiled and declined N A Eligible electors turnout 4 787 106 68 44 06 Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing 4 27 Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1935 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1940 general election edit vte1940 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Social Credit Albert E Fee 2 605 53 99 17 32 Independent John Gair 1 426 29 55 Co operative Commonwealth G Oberg 794 16 46 Total 4 825 Rejected spoiled and declined 181 Eligible electors turnout 6 611 75 72 30 96 Social Credit hold Swing 15 28 Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1940 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1944 general election edit vte1944 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Social Credit Albert E Fee 2 793 62 82 8 83 Co operative Commonwealth Carl P Colvin 840 18 89 2 44 Independent Chas P Hayes 813 18 29 11 27 Total 4 446 Rejected spoiled and declined 86 Eligible electors turnout 5 960 76 04 0 32 Social Credit hold Swing 9 75 Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1944 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1948 general election edit vte1948 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Social Credit Albert E Fee 2 867 67 11 4 29 Liberal James Risk Hallum 838 19 62 Co operative Commonwealth Alfred Rands 567 13 27 5 62 Total 4 272 Rejected spoiled and declined 271 Eligible electors turnout 6 348 71 57 4 47 Social Credit hold Swing 1 78 Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1948 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1952 general election edit vte1952 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Social Credit Jack Charles Hillman 2 714 65 22 1 89 Liberal James Risk Hallum 813 19 54 0 08 Co operative Commonwealth Carl P Colvin 634 15 24 1 96 Total 4 161 Rejected spoiled and declined 271 Eligible electors turnout 6 446 68 76 2 81 Social Credit hold Swing 0 90 Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1952 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1955 general election edit vte1955 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Social Credit Jack Charles Hillman 2 748 58 71 6 52 Liberal A E Eastly 1 450 30 98 11 44 Co operative Commonwealth Arthur C Bunney 483 10 32 4 92 Total 4 681 Rejected spoiled and declined N A Eligible electors turnout 6 113 76 57 7 82 Social Credit hold Swing 8 98 Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1955 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 1959 general election edit vte1959 Alberta general electionParty Candidate Votes Social Credit Jack Charles Hillman 2 805 62 88 4 17 Progressive Conservative Kenneth M Geddes 796 17 84 Liberal Mildred G Redman 541 12 13 18 85 Co operative Commonwealth Arthur C Bunney 319 7 15 3 17 Total 4 461 Rejected spoiled and declined 9 Eligible electors turnout 6 113 73 12 3 45 Social Credit hold Swing 8 65 Source s Source Sedgewick Official Results 1959 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved May 21 2020 Plebiscite results edit1957 liquor plebiscite edit 1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results Sedgewick 3 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 1 706 55 61 Yes 1 362 44 39 Total votes 3 068 100 Rejected spoiled and declined 95 921 eligible electors turnout 51 97 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 4 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 3 Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts Sedgewick voted against the proposal by a comfortable margin The voter turnout in the district was well above the province wide average of 46 3 Official district returns were released to the public on December 31 1957 3 The Social Credit government in power at the time did not consider the results binding 5 However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act 6 Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the plebiscite such as Sedgewick 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 7 See also editList of Alberta provincial electoral districts Sedgewick a town in central AlbertaReferences edit Election results for Lacombe abheritage ca Wayback Machine Heritage Community Foundation Archived from the original on December 8 2010 Retrieved June 8 2020 Mardon Ernest Mardon Austin 1993 Alberta Election Results 1882 1992 Edmonton Documentary Heritage Society of Alberta p 117 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 Further reading editOffice of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 A Century of Democracy Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905 2005 The Centennial Series Edmonton AB Legislative Assembly of Alberta ISBN 0 9689217 8 7 Retrieved May 25 2020 External links editElections Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta 52 48 N 111 42 W 52 8 N 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