Sedgewick (provincial electoral district)
Introduction '''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.
History ===Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)===
Election results ===1909 general election======1912 by-election======1913 general election======1917 general election======1921 general election======1922 by-election==='''July 10, 1922 by-election results (Sedgewick)''''''Turnout N.A. '''===1926 general election======1930 general election======1935 general election======1940 general election======1944 general election======1948 general election======1952 general election======1955 general election======1959 general election===
Plebiscite results ===1957 liquor plebiscite==='''1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Sedgewick'''Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote?Ballot choiceVotes%No1,70655.61%Yes1,36244.39%'''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.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.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%.Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957.The Social Credit government in power at the time did not consider the results binding. However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new ''Liquor Act''.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.
See also *List of Alberta provincial electoral districts*Sedgewick, a town in central Alberta
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External links * Elections Alberta* The Legislative Assembly of Alberta