| Taber | |
| Province: | Alberta |
| Prov-Status: | defunct |
| Prov-Created: | 1913 |
| Prov-Abolished: | 1963 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 1913 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 1959 |
Taber was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1963.[1]
The Taber electoral district was formed prior to the 1913 Alberta general election from the south-eastern portion of the Lethbridge District.
The Taber electoral district would be abolished prior to the 1963 Alberta general election, and the territory would be split between the Taber-Warner and Little Bow electoral districts.
| 1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Taber[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=red | No | 1,923 | 67.14% | |
| bgcolor=green | Yes | 941 | 32.86% | |
| align=right colspan=2 | Total votes | 2,864 | 100% | |
| align=right colspan=2 | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 35 | ||
| 6,627 eligible electors, turnout 43.75% | ||||
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. Taber strongly voted against the proposal. The voter turnout in the district was light, and fell 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 such as Taber 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]