| Acadia-Coronation | |
| Province: | Alberta |
| Prov-Status: | defunct |
| Prov-Created: | 1940 |
| Prov-Abolished: | 1963 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 1940 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 1959 |
Acadia-Coronation was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1963.[1]
The Acadia-Coronation electoral district was formed from the Acadia electoral district prior to the 1940 Alberta general election. The district would be dissolved prior to the 1963 Alberta general election and be split into Hand Hills-Acadia and Sedgewick-Coronation electoral districts.
| 1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Acadia-Coronation[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 | % | ||
| bgcolor=green | Yes | 1,526 | 53.92% | |
| bgcolor=red | No | 1,304 | 46.08% | |
| align=right colspan=2 | Total votes | 2,830 | 100% | |
| align=right colspan=2 | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 48 | ||
| 5,404 eligible electors, turnout 53.26% | ||||
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. Acadia-Coronation was split on the issue, but voted in favour of the proposal. The district recorded one of the best turnouts in the province, well above the province wide 46% average.[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]