Stettler was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1993.[1]
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
District created | 1909 |
District abolished | 1993 |
First contested | 1909 |
Last contested | 1989 |
The Stettler electoral district was formed in 1909 from the eastern portions of the Gleichen, Rosebud, Innisfail, Red Deer and Lacombe electoral districts. The district is named after the Town of Stettler.
The Stettler electoral district was abolished in 1993 and combined with portions of the Lacombe electoral district to form Lacombe-Stettler electoral district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Stettler | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
2nd | 1909–1913 | Robert L. Shaw | Liberal | |
3rd | 1913–1917 | |||
4th | 1917–1921 | Edward H. Prudden | ||
5th | 1921–1926 | Albert L. Sanders | United Farmers | |
6th | 1926–1930 | |||
7th | 1930–1935 | |||
8th | 1935–1940 | Charles Cockroft | Social Credit | |
9th | 1940–1944 | Chester A. Reynolds | ||
10th | 1944–1948 | William S. Mackie | ||
11th | 1948–1952 | |||
12th | 1952–1955 | John Etter Clark | ||
13th | 1955–1959 | |||
14th | 1959–1963 | Galen C. Norris | ||
15th | 1963–1967 | |||
16th | 1967–1971 | |||
17th | 1971–1975 | Jack G. Robertson | Progressive Conservative | |
18th | 1975–1979 | Graham L. Harle | ||
19th | 1979–1982 | |||
20th | 1982–1986 | |||
21st | 1986–1989 | Brian C. Downey | ||
22nd | 1989–1989 | |||
1989–1993 | Don Getty | |||
See Lacombe-Stettler electoral district from 1993-2004 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Robert L. Shaw | 873 | 71.27% | – | ||||
Conservative | J.K. Creighton | 352 | 28.73% | – | ||||
Total | 1,225 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Robert L. Shaw | 928 | 45.65% | -25.62% | ||||
Conservative | George W. Morris | 907 | 44.61% | 15.88% | ||||
Independent | Malcolm McNeil | 198 | 9.74% | – | ||||
Total | 2,033 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -20.75% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Edward H. Prudden | 1,408 | 39.45% | -6.20% | ||||
Conservative | George W. Morris | 1,375 | 38.53% | -6.09% | ||||
Independent | J. R. Knight | 786 | 22.02% | 12.28% | ||||
Total | 3,569 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.05% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
United Farmers | Albert L. Sanders | 3,106 | 65.89% | – | ||||
Liberal | Edward H. Prudden | 1,608 | 34.11% | -5.34% | ||||
Total | 4,714 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | 15.43% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
United Farmers | Albert L. Sanders | 2,122 | 54.69% | -11.20% | ||||
Conservative | H. A. Blair | 921 | 23.74% | – | ||||
Liberal | George Auxier | 837 | 21.57% | -12.54% | ||||
Total | 3,880 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 192 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 5,644 | 72.15% | – | |||||
United Farmers hold | Swing | -0.41% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
United Farmers | Albert L. Sanders | 1,934 | 50.34% | -4.35% | ||||
Conservative | H. A. Blair | 1,147 | 29.85% | 6.12% | ||||
Liberal | A. B. Clark | 761 | 19.81% | -1.76% | ||||
Total | 3,842 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 220 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 5,743 | 70.73% | -1.42% | |||||
United Farmers hold | Swing | -5.23% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Social Credit | Charles Cockroft | 3,603 | 68.26% | – | ||||
Liberal | M. J. Brennan | 882 | 16.71% | -3.10% | ||||
United Farmers | Albert L. Sanders | 522 | 9.89% | -40.45% | ||||
Conservative | H. A. Blair | 271 | 5.13% | -24.72% | ||||
Total | 5,278 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 114 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 6,000 | 89.87% | 19.14% | |||||
Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Swing | 15.53% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Social Credit | Chester A. Reynolds | 2,668 | 50.31% | -17.95% | ||||
Independent | L. V. Lohr | 1,851 | 34.90% | – | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | H. H. Turner | 784 | 14.78% | – | ||||
Total | 5,303 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 187 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 6,994 | 78.50% | -11.37% | |||||
Social Credit hold | Swing | -18.07% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Social Credit | William S. Mackie | 2,811 | 60.14% | 9.83% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur H. Rowe | 1,103 | 23.60% | 8.81% | ||||
Independent | Cornelius F. Pals | 760 | 16.26% | -18.64% | ||||
Total | 4,674 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 92 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 6,174 | 77.19% | -1.30% | |||||
Social Credit hold | Swing | 10.57% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Social Credit | William S. Mackie | 3,248 | 77.31% | 17.17% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Joe J. Tipman | 953 | 22.69% | -0.91% | ||||
Total | 4,201 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 330 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 6,676 | 67.87% | -9.32% | |||||
Social Credit hold | Swing | 9.04% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%. | ||||
First count | ||||||||
Social Credit | John Etter Clark | 2,275 | 48.47% | -28.85% | ||||
Liberal | William V. McTaggart | 1,225 | 26.10% | – | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Morton H. Neilson | 752 | 16.02% | -6.66% | ||||
Independent Social Credit | Norman E. Uttley | 442 | 9.42% | – | ||||
Total | 4,694 | – | – | |||||
Ballot transfer results | ||||||||
Social Credit | John Etter Clark | 2,397 | 53.03% | – | ||||
Liberal | William V. McTaggart | 1,339 | 29.62% | – | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Morton H. Neilson | 784 | 17.35% | – | ||||
Total | 4,520 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 251 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 7,100 | 69.65% | 1.78% | |||||
Social Credit hold | Swing | -16.13% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Social Credit | John Etter Clark | 2,892 | 56.25% | 7.79% | ||||
Conservative | V. Richardson | 1,523 | 29.62% | – | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Morton H. Neilson | 726 | 14.12% | -1.90% | ||||
Total | 5,141 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 252 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 7,228 | 74.61% | 4.96% | |||||
Social Credit hold | Swing | 2.13% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Social Credit | Galen C. Norris | 3,150 | 61.06% | 4.80% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Gordon Taylor | 991 | 19.21% | – | ||||
Liberal | Henry Kroeger | 721 | 13.98% | – | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Alice Ness | 297 | 5.76% | -8.36% | ||||
Total | 5,159 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 30 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 7,297 | 71.11% | -3.50% | |||||
Social Credit hold | Swing | 7.61% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Social Credit | Galen C. Norris | 3,076 | 68.20% | 7.15% | ||||
Liberal | Clark K. Burlingham | 1,065 | 23.61% | 9.64% | ||||
New Democratic | Joseph (Joe) Tipman | 369 | 8.18% | – | ||||
Total | 4,510 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 12 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 7,186 | 62.93% | -8.18% | |||||
Social Credit hold | Swing | 1.37% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Social Credit | Galen C. Norris | 2,659 | 55.92% | -12.28% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bob McKnight | 1,461 | 30.73% | – | ||||
New Democratic | Morton H. Neilson | 635 | 13.35% | 5.17% | ||||
Total | 4,755 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 90 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 6,881 | 70.41% | 7.48% | |||||
Social Credit hold | Swing | -9.70% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jack G. Robertson | 2,925 | 52.65% | 21.92% | ||||
Social Credit | Galen C. Norris | 2,631 | 47.35% | -8.57% | ||||
Total | 5,556 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 30 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 7,172 | 77.89% | 7.47% | |||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | -9.95% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Graham L. Harle | 3,773 | 75.48% | 22.83% | ||||
Social Credit | James Mah | 866 | 17.32% | -30.03% | ||||
New Democratic | William Cook | 360 | 7.20% | – | ||||
Total | 4,999 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 35 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 7,357 | 68.42% | -9.46% | |||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 26.43% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Graham L. Harle | 4,262 | 70.26% | -5.21% | ||||
Social Credit | David Thomas | 1,191 | 19.63% | 2.31% | ||||
New Democratic | Fred J. Rappel | 503 | 8.29% | 1.09% | ||||
Liberal | Douglas Cramer | 110 | 1.81% | – | ||||
Total | 6,066 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 8,738 | 69.42% | 1.00% | |||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -3.76% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Graham L. Harle | 4,915 | 71.58% | 1.32% | ||||
Western Canada Concept | Doug Carmichael | 1,334 | 19.43% | – | ||||
New Democratic | Fred J. Rappel | 617 | 8.99% | 0.69% | ||||
Total | 6,866 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 18 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 9,304 | 73.99% | 4.57% | |||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 0.76% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Brian C. Downey | 3,938 | 57.81% | -13.77% | ||||
Liberal | Red Peeples | 1,508 | 22.14% | – | ||||
New Democratic | Fred J. Rappel | 1,058 | 15.53% | 6.55% | ||||
Western Canada Concept | Iris Bourne | 308 | 4.52% | -14.91% | ||||
Total | 6,812 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 11,888 | 57.43% | -16.56% | |||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.24% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Brian C. Downey | 3,875 | 57.88% | 0.07% | ||||
Liberal | Frank Pickering | 1,731 | 25.86% | 3.72% | ||||
New Democratic | Fred J. Rappel | 1,089 | 16.27% | 0.73% | ||||
Total | 6,695 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 11,345 | 59.14% | 1.72% | |||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.82% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
following the resignation of Brian C. Downey on April 8, 1989 (1989-04-08) | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Don Getty | 5,558 | 71.36 | |||||
Liberal | Frank Pickering | 1,598 | 20.52 | |||||
New Democratic | Grant Bergman | 633 | 8.13 | |||||
Total | 7,789 | – | ||||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 | – | ||||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 11,618 | 67.17 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Stettler Official By-election Results". Elections Alberta. May 9, 1989. Retrieved May 14, 2020. |
1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Stettler[2] | |||
Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote? | |||
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Ballot Choice | Votes | % | |
No | 1,785 | 50.28% | |
Yes | 1,765 | 49.82% | |
Total votes | 3,550 | 100% | |
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 9 | ||
6,743 eligible electors, turnout 52.78% |
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. Stettler barely voted against the proposal; the results were almost a tie. The voter turnout in the district was well 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 Stettler, 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 for a license to be granted.[6]
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