Pincher_Creek-Crowsnest
Pincher Creek-Crowsnest
Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada
Pincher Creek-Crowsnest was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1993.[1]
Quick Facts Alberta electoral district, Defunct provincial electoral district ...
 Alberta electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1940 |
| District abolished | 1993 |
| First contested | 1940 |
| Last contested | 1989 |
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More information Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pincher Creek-Crowsnest, Assembly ...
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Pincher Creek electoral district from 1905-1940 and Cardston electoral district from 1905-1940 |
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| 9th | 1940–1944 | Ernest O. Duke | Social Credit | |
| 10th | 1944–1948 | |||
| 11th | 1948–1952 | William A. Kovach | ||
| 12th | 1952–1955 | |||
| 13th | 1955–1959 | |||
| 14th | 1959–1963 | |||
| 15th | 1963–1966 | |||
| 1966–1967 | Garth A. Turcott | New Democratic | ||
| 16th | 1967–1971 | Charles Duncan Drain | Social Credit | |
| 17th | 1971–1975 | |||
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Frederick Deryl Bradley | Progressive Conservative | |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | |||
| 20th | 1982–1986 | |||
| 21st | 1986–1989 | |||
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | |||
| See Pincher Creek-Macleod electoral district from 1993-1997 | ||||
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The Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district was formed prior to the 1940 Alberta general election from the Pincher Creek and Rocky Mountain electoral districts.
The Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district was abolished in the 1993 electoral district re-distribution, and merged with portions of Macleod and Highwood electoral districts to form Pincher Creek-Macleod.
1940
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1940 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | ±% | |||
| Social Credit | Ernest O. Duke | 2,356 | 42.59% | 2,443 | – | |||
| Independent | C.J. Tompkins | 2,129 | 38.49% | 2,210 | – | |||
| Dominion Labor | Enoch Williams | 1,047 | 18.93% | – | – | |||
| Total | 5,532 | – | – | – | ||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 195 | – | – | – | ||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 6,650 | 86.12% | – | – | ||||
| Social Credit pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest 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. | ||||||||
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1944
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| 1944 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | ±% | |||
| Social Credit | Ernest O. Duke | 2,109 | 43.40% | 2,228 | 0.82% | |||
| Labour United | Enoch Williams | 1,788 | 36.80% | 1,870 | – | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | W.H. Irwin | 962 | 19.80% | – | – | |||
| Total | 4,859 | – | – | – | ||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 50 | – | – | – | ||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 6,703 | 73.24% | -12.88% | – | ||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | 1.25% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1944 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. | ||||||||
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1948
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1948 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | ±% | |||
| Social Credit | William A. Kovach | 2,210 | 45.30% | 2,292 | 1.89% | |||
| Liberal | J. W. Rutherford | 998 | 20.46% | 1,045 | – | |||
| Labor–Progressive | B. R. Swankey | 856 | 17.54% | – | – | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Lloyd | 815 | 16.70% | – | -3.09% | |||
| Total | 4,879 | – | – | – | ||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 498 | – | – | – | ||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 7,465 | 72.03% | -1.21% | – | ||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | 9.12% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1948 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. | ||||||||
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1952
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1952 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | William A. Kovach | 3,207 | 76.09% | 30.79% | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas J. Costigan | 1,008 | 23.91% | 3.46% | ||||
| Total | 4,215 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 429 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 7,446 | 62.37% | -9.66% | |||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | 13.66% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1955
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1955 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | William A. Kovach | 2,799 | 61.44% | -14.65% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | H. Ferguson | 1,394 | 30.60% | – | ||||
| Labor–Progressive | B. R. Swankey | 363 | 7.97% | – | ||||
| Total | 4,556 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 288 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 6,614 | 73.24% | 10.87% | |||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | -10.67% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1959
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1959 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | William A. Kovach | 3,145 | 67.09% | 5.65% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alex Grant | 1,133 | 24.17% | – | ||||
| Liberal | C. Boyden | 410 | 8.75% | – | ||||
| Total | 4,688 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 14 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 6,280 | 74.87% | 1.63% | |||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | 6.04% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1963
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1963 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | William A. Kovach | 2,524 | 54.43% | -12.65% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Lynch-Staunton | 953 | 20.55% | -3.62% | ||||
| New Democratic | Arthur Lees | 621 | 13.39% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas J. Costigan | 539 | 11.62% | 2.88% | ||||
| Total | 4,637 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 11 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 6,847 | 67.88% | -6.99% | |||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | -4.52% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1966 by-election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Alberta provincial by-election, October 6, 1966 Upon the death of William A. Kovach | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Garth A. Turcott | 1,767 | 34.53% | 21.14% | ||||
| Social Credit | J. H. Hanrahan | 1,631 | 31.87% | -22.56% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alexander B. Wells | 951 | 18.59% | -1.96% | ||||
| Liberal | F. Benton Murphy | 768 | 15.01% | 3.39% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,117 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | – | – | – | |||||
| Electors / turnout | – | – | – | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Social Credit | Swing | N/A | ||||||
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1967
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1967 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | Charles Duncan Drain | 2,345 | 46.03% | 15.16% | ||||
| New Democratic | Garth A. Turcott | 1,772 | 34.79% | 0.26% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alexander B. Wells | 722 | 14.17% | -4.42% | ||||
| Liberal | F. Benton Murphy | 255 | 5.01% | -10.00% | ||||
| Total | 5,094 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 6,574 | 77.91% | 10.03% | |||||
| Social Credit gain from New Democratic | Swing | N/A | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1971
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| 1971 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | Charles Duncan Drain | 2,379 | 43.06% | -2.98% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Morgan Johnson | 1,791 | 32.42% | 18.24% | ||||
| New Democratic | Clarence W. Smith | 1,355 | 24.52% | -10.26% | ||||
| Total | 5,525 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 31 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 7,284 | 76.28% | -1.64% | |||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | -0.30% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1975
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| 1975 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Deryl Bradley | 3,209 | 60.21% | 27.79% | ||||
| Social Credit | Charles Drain | 1,837 | 34.47% | -8.59% | ||||
| New Democratic | David Elliot | 235 | 4.41% | -20.12% | ||||
| Independent | Gwen Gyulai | 49 | 0.92% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,330 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 35 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 7,488 | 71.65% | -4.63% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | 7.55% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1979
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| 1979 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Deryl Bradley | 3,567 | 60.67% | 0.47% | ||||
| Social Credit | Robert (Bob) Westrop | 1,503 | 25.57% | -8.90% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ian Downie | 628 | 10.68% | 6.27% | ||||
| Liberal | Ann Gill | 181 | 3.08% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,879 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 24 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 8,788 | 67.17% | -4.48% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 4.68% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1982
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| 1982 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Deryl Bradley | 4,388 | 64.69% | 4.02% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mike Cooper | 1,636 | 24.12% | 13.44% | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Dennis Olson | 650 | 9.58% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Jerry Potts | 109 | 1.61% | -1.47% | ||||
| Total | 6,783 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 18 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 9,188 | 74.02% | 6.85% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 2.73% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1986
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| 1986 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Deryl Bradley | 3,134 | 51.53% | -13.16% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mike Cooper | 2,948 | 48.47% | 24.35% | ||||
| Total | 6,082 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 21 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 9,251 | 65.97% | -8.05% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -18.76% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1989
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| 1989 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Deryl Bradley | 3,262 | 52.68% | 1.15% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mike Cooper | 2,119 | 34.22% | -14.25% | ||||
| Liberal | Stan Stoklosa | 811 | 13.10% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,192 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 14 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 9,044 | 68.62% | 2.65% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 7.70% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1957 liquor plebiscite
More information 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 ...
| 1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Pincher Creek-Crowsnest[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 | % | |
| Yes | 1,656 | 65.87% | |
| No | 858 | 34.13% | |
| Total votes | 2,514 | 100% | |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 9 | ||
| 6,009 eligible electors, turnout 41.99% | |||
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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. Pincher Creek-Crowsnest voted in favour of the proposal with a near landslide majority. Voter turnout in the district was poor, as it fell significantly 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 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]
- List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
- Pincher Creek, a town in southern Alberta
- "Election results for Pincher Creek-Crowsnest". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- 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, 1958. p. 1.
- "Bill 81". Alberta Bills 12th Legislature 1st Session. Government of Alberta. 1958. p. 40.
- Office 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.