Cypress (provincial electoral district)

Cypress is a former Alberta provincial electoral district.

Election results (partial)

Alberta general election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	United Farmers	Perren Baker	1,220	53.86%
	Liberal	H. H. Foster	741	32.72%
	Conservative	S. Ervine	175	7.73%
Turnout				73.7%
Source:

Alberta general election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	United Farmers	Perren Baker	1,315	52.92%
	Liberal	Robert C. Black	1,060	47.08%
Turnout				76.7%
Source:

Alberta general election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Social Credit	August Flamme	1,689	52.03%
	Liberal	R. C. Black	798	24.58%
	United Farmers	Perren Baker	587	18.08%
	Independent	J. H. Duncan	51	1.57%
Turnout				83.0%
Source:

1944 Alberta general election results			Turnout 74.80%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Social Credit	Edith Thurston	1,747	51.01%
	Independent	Charles Moore	973	28.41%
	Cooperative Commonwealth	T.A. Reynar	705	20.58%
Total			3,425	100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			108

Plebiscite results

1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Cypress
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	1,339	55.13%
	Yes	1,090	44.87%
Total Votes		2,429	100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined		18
5,361 Eligible Electors, Turnout 46.64%

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 woman were 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. Cypress voted against the proposal by a close margin. The voter turnout in the district was almost equal to 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 considered 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 Cypress were designated Local Option Zones by the Alberta Liquor Control Board and considered effective dry zones, business owners that wanted a license had to petition for a binding municipal plebiscite in order to be granted a license.

External links

• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta