Clover Bar
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1930
District abolished1993
First contested1930
Last contested1989

Clover Bar was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1993.[1]

History

The Clover Bar electoral district was formed from the Edmonton, Leduc and Victoria electoral districts prior to the 1930 Alberta general election. The Clover Bar electoral district would be abolished and the Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan electoral district would be formed in its place prior to the 1993 Alberta general election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Clover Bar
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton electoral district from 1921-1930,
Leduc electoral district from 1905-1930
and Victoria electoral district from 1905-1930
7th  1930–1935     Rudolph Hennig United Farmers
8th  1935–1940     Floyd M. Baker Social Credit
9th  1940–1944
10th  1944–1948
11th  1948–1952
12th  1952–1955
13th  1955–1959
14th  1959–1963
15th  1963–1967
16th  1967–1971 Walter A. Buck
17th  1971–1975
18th  1975–1979
19th  1969–1982
20th  1982–1986     Independent
21st  1986–1989     Representative
22nd  1989–1993     Kurt Gesell Progressive Conservative
See Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan electoral district from 1993-2001

Election results

1930 general election

1930 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersRudolph Hennig1,33846.20%–
IndependentChristian Hein86629.90%–
ConservativeS. T. Bigelow69223.90%–
Total 2,896––
Ballot transfer results
United FarmersRudolph Hennig1,46256.73%–
IndependentChristian Hein1,11543.27%–
Total 2,577––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 170––
Eligible electors / turnout 4,45168.88%–
United Farmers pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar 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 CreditFloyd M. Baker2,50353.07%–
LiberalM. G. Christie1,10523.43%–
United FarmersD. Roberts84417.90%-19.30%
ConservativeS. Savage2645.60%-18.30%
Total 4,716––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 130––
Eligible electors / turnout 5,63685.98%17.07%
Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing N/A%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1940 general election

1940 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
First count
Social CreditFloyd M. Baker2,25244.17%-8.90%
Co-operative CommonwealthDavid Roberts1,47628.95%–
IndependentA. H. Gibson1,37014.92%–
Total 5,098––
Ballot transfer results
Social CreditFloyd M. Baker2,41859.19%–
Co-operative CommonwealthDavid Roberts1,66740.81%–
Total 4,085––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 208––
Eligible electors / turnout 6,81477.87%-8.11%
Social Credit hold Swing N/A%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar 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 CreditFloyd M. Baker2,96963.69%19.52%
Co-operative CommonwealthDavid Roberts1,69336.31%7.36%
Total 4,662––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 53––
Eligible electors / turnout 6,56071.88%-5.99%
Social Credit hold Swing 13.69%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar 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 CreditFloyd M. Baker2,80160.93%-2.75%
Co-operative CommonwealthAlfred O. Arntson1,03522.51%-13.80%
LiberalR. M. MacCrimmon76116.55%–
Total 4,597––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 297––
Eligible electors / turnout 6,98570.06%-1.81%
Social Credit hold Swing 5.52%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar 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 CreditFloyd M. Baker2,23856.77%-4.16%
Co-operative CommonwealthMartin Reynolds93523.72%1.20%
LiberalJoseph R. Sweeney76919.51%2.95%
Total 3,942––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 262––
Eligible electors / turnout 6,35466.16%-3.90%
Social Credit hold Swing -2.68%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1955 general election

1955 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
First count
Social CreditFloyd M. Baker2,31447.64%-9.13%
LiberalWilfred McLean1,60933.13%13.62%
Co-operative CommonwealthMartin Reynolds60312.42%-11.30%
ConservativeAndrew M. Adamson3316.81%–
Total 4,857––
Ballot transfer results
Social CreditFloyd M. Baker2,50553.72%–
LiberalWilfred McLean2,15846.28%–
Total 4,663––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 298––
Eligible electors / turnout 7,30270.60%4.54%
Social Credit hold Swing N/A%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1955 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

1959 general election

1959 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFloyd M. Baker3,39357.87%10.23%
Progressive ConservativeAndrew M. Adamson1,22520.89%–
LiberalRoy C. Marler93515.95%-17.18%
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest Wilfred Davies3105.29%-7.13%
Total 5,863––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 9––
Eligible electors / turnout 8,61068.20%-2.40%
Social Credit hold Swing N/A%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar 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 CreditFloyd M. Baker3,73057.71%-0.16%
Progressive ConservativeDan. F. Hollands1,40721.77%0.88%
LiberalJames P. O'Dwyer79112.24%-3.71%
New DemocraticPaul Arthur Dorin5358.28%2.99%
Total 6,463––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 7––
Eligible electors / turnout 10,49861.63%-6.57%
Social Credit hold Swing -0.52%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar 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 CreditWalter A. Buck4,10151.53%-6.19%
Progressive ConservativeDan. F. Hollands2,21527.83%6.06%
New DemocraticAlfred O. Arnston1,17514.76%6.49%
LiberalKazmer D. Curry4685.88%-6.36%
Total 7,959––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 28––
Eligible electors / turnout 11,97966.68%5.04%
Social Credit hold Swing -6.12%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar 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 CreditWalter A. Buck4,04149.01%-2.52%
Progressive ConservativeJ. Devereux3,46842.06%14.23%
New DemocraticA. Karvonen7368.93%-5.84%
Total 8,245––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 26––
Eligible electors / turnout 11,53271.72%5.05%
Social Credit hold Swing -8.37%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWalter A. Buck5,15155.04%6.03%
Progressive ConservativeMurray Finnerty3,21134.31%-7.75%
New DemocraticDuncan McArthur7998.54%-0.39%
LiberalDavid Cooke1972.11%–
Total 9,358––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 24––
Eligible electors / turnout 14,34165.42%-6.30%
Social Credit hold Swing 6.89%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWalter A. Buck6,03353.42%-1.62%
Progressive ConservativeC.G. (Butch) Thomlinson3,94734.95%0.64%
New DemocraticGraham Griffiths1,1029.76%1.22%
LiberalAlan M. F. Dunn2111.87%-0.24%
Total 11,293––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 16,98566.49%1.07%
Social Credit hold Swing -1.13%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentWalter A. Buck6,31241.49%–
Progressive ConservativeSten Berg5,43435.72%0.77%
Western Canada ConceptSig Jorstad1,78311.72%–
New DemocraticDavid Morris1,68311.06%1.31%
Total 15,212––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20––
Eligible electors / turnout 20,85973.02%6.54%
Independent gain from Social Credit Swing -6.35%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
RepresentativeWalter A. Buck4,79547.31%–
Progressive ConservativeMuriel Abdurahman2,81127.74%-7.99%
New DemocraticKen Robinson2,08520.57%9.51%
LiberalBarry Shandro4444.38%–
Total 10,135––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 10––
Eligible electors / turnout 16,70560.73%-12.29%
Representative gain from Independent Swing 6.90%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar 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 ConservativeKurt Gesell3,71734.56%6.83%
LiberalStephen Lindop3,53332.85%28.47%
New DemocraticW. H. (Skip) Gordon3,50532.59%12.02%
Total 10,755––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 11––
Eligible electors / turnout 17,17562.68%1.95%
Progressive Conservative gain from Representative Swing -8.93%
Source(s)
Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Clover Bar[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 %
Yes 3,035 67.87%
No 1,437 32.13%
Total votes 4,472 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 75
9,655 eligible electors, turnout 47.10%
Question B2: Should mixed drinking be allowed
in beer parlours in Edmonton and the surrounding areas?
Ballot choice Votes %
Yes 1,076 88.78%
No 136 11.22%
Total votes 1,212 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 35
2,320 eligible electors, turnout 53.75%

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] Question B was slightly modified depending on which city the voters were in.[2]

Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Clover Bar voted overwhelmingly in favor of the plebiscite. The district recorded average voter turnout almost being equal to the province wide 46% average.[2]

Clover Bar also voted on question B2 with a number of residents living inside the electoral district within the corporate limits of Edmonton. Residents voted for mixed drinking with a super majority. Turnout for question B was also quite high; Edmonton residents averaged a significantly higher turnout than those who lived outside the city.[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 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 Clover Bar". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alberta Gazette. Vol. 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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