# Leduc (provincial electoral district)

Leduc was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1971 and again from 1993 to 2004.

## History

Leduc was one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the 1905 Alberta general election upon Alberta becoming a province and joining Confederation in September 1905. The electoral district was named for the City of Leduc in central Alberta.
Leduc was dissolved in the 1971 electoral district re-distribution to form the Wetaskiwin-Leduc and Drayton Valley electoral districts. Leduc would be recreated in the 1993 electoral district re-distribution from Wetaskiwin-Leduc and Camrose electoral districts.
Leduc would once again be dissolved in the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution and become Leduc-Beaumont-Devon.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Leduc :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1905–1909 | Robert Telford | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1909–1913 | Robert Telford | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1913–1917 | Stanley G. Tobin | Liberal |
| 4th | 1917–1921 | Stanley G. Tobin | Liberal |
| 5th | 1921–1926 | Stanley G. Tobin | Liberal |
| 6th | 1926–1930 | Douglas C. Breton | United Farmers |
| 7th | 1930–1935 | Arthur Percy Mitchell | Liberal |
| 8th | 1935–1940 | Ronald E. Ansley | Social Credit |
| 9th | 1940–1944 | Ronald E. Ansley | Social Credit |
| 10th | 1944–1948 | Ronald E. Ansley | Social Credit |
| 11th | 1948–1952 | Ronald E. Ansley | Social Credit |
| 12th | 1952–1955 | Ronald E. Ansley | Independent Social Credit |
| 13th | 1955–1959 | Ronald E. Ansley | Independent Social Credit |
| 14th | 1959–1963 | Ronald E. Ansley | Independent Social Credit |
| 15th | 1963–1967 | James Douglas Henderson | Social Credit |
| 16th | 1967–1971 | James Douglas Henderson | Social Credit |
| See Wetaskiwin-Leduc electoral district from 1971-1993, Camrose electoral district from 1971-1993 and Drayton Valley electoral district from 1971-1993 |||||
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Terry Kirkland | Liberal |
| 24th | 1997–2001 | Albert Klapstein | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 2001–2004 | Albert Klapstein | Progressive Conservative |
| See Leduc-Beaumont-Devon electoral district from 2004-2012 |||||
Ronald E. Ansley despite becoming increasingly unhappy with the Social Credit government over implementation of Douglas monetary reforms ran for re-election in the 1948 Alberta general election. He was returned to office for his fourth term easily defeating the two other candidates.
Shortly after the election the Social Credit voted to exclude Albert Bourcier from the Social Credit caucus and expelled some other Douglasite Social Creditors from the party through a motion passed at the 1948 Social Credit Annual General Meeting. Ansley who was a member of the group was not expelled and openly opposed the expulsions.
The Social Credit League formally asked the government in 1949 to expel all members of caucus including Ansley who held membership in the Douglas Social Credit Council.
In 1951 he openly led a revolt that defeated the Mineral Taxation Act 29 to 15 in a recorded division on third reading. He was expelled from caucus on June 16, 1952 after attending a nomination convention asking Bourcier to run as an Independent Social Credit candidate.
The Leduc Social Credit Constituency Association nominated Ansley as their candidate with a clause in the motion to endorse stating that he would be supported regardless of what banner he runs under. After being unable to run as a straight Social Credit candidate, Ansley stood for re-election as an Independent Social Credit candidate. He won a hotly contested race on the second ballot defeating two other candidates to return to his fifth term in office.
Ansley ran for a sixth term in office in the 1955 Alberta general election. The race five way race was very closely contested. Ansely ended up holding on to his seat by winning in the fourth vote count.
Ansley ran for a seventh term in the 1959 Alberta general election. He held his seat easily defeating two other candidates as no official Social Credit candidate ran against him.
Ansley ran for an eighth term in office in the 1963 Alberta general election. He was defeated by Social Credit candidate James Douglas Henderson finishing a distant third place in a field of six candidates.

## Election results
### 1905

vte1905 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Telford | 481 | 63.46% | – |
| | Conservative | C. E. A. Simonds | 277 | 36.54% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 758 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 758 | N/A | – |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1909

vte1909 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Telford | Acclaimed | – | – |
| Total | Total | Total | N/A | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1913

vte1913 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stanley G. Tobin | 582 | 57.17% | – |
| | Conservative | George Curry | 436 | 42.83% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,018 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 1,504 | 67.69% | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1917

vte1917 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stanley G. Tobin | 1,707 | 73.67% | 16.50% |
| | Conservative | George Currie | 610 | 26.33% | -16.50% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,317 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 2,891 | 80.15% | 12.46% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | 16.50% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1921

vte1921 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stanley G. Tobin | 1,351 | 50.19% | -23.49% |
| | United Farmers | D. S. Muir | 1,341 | 49.81% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,692 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -23.49% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1926

vte1926 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| First count ||||||
| | United Farmers | Douglas C . Breton | 1,961 | 45.13% | -4.78% |
| | Liberal | C. W. Carroll | 1,561 | 35.93% | -14.26% |
| | Conservative | C. B. Kidd | 823 | 18.94% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,345 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | United Farmers | Douglas C . Breton | 2,334 | 58.31% | – |
| | Liberal | C.W. Carroll | 1,669 | 41.69% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,003 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 229 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,337 | 72.18% | – |
| | United Farmers gain from Liberal | United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1926 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 |||||||

### 1930

vte1930 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Percy Mitchell | 1,468 | 51.04% | 15.10% |
| | United Farmers | Douglas C . Breton | 1,408 | 48.96% | 3.83% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,876 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 137 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,623 | 65.17% | -7.01% |
| | Liberal gain from United Farmers | Liberal gain from United Farmers | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1935

vte1935 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 2,940 | 61.66% | – |
| | Liberal | Arthur Percy Mitchell | 1,305 | 27.37% | -23.67% |
| | United Farmers | J. E. Cook | 357 | 7.49% | -41.47% |
| | Conservative | M. E. Von Amerongen | 166 | 3.48% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,768 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 135 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,978 | 82.02% | 16.84% |
| | Social Credit gain from Liberal | Social Credit gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | 16.10% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1940

vte1940 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 2,141 | 53.81% | -7.85% |
| | Independent | J. A. Rivard | 1,106 | 27.80% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | A. E. Faulkner | 732 | 18.40% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,979 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 223 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,380 | 65.86% | -16.16% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -4.14% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1944

vte1944 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 2,764 | 67.33% | 13.53% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | J. E. Cook | 1,186 | 28.89% | 10.50% |
| | Labor–Progressive | H. V. Broadbent | 155 | 3.78% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,105 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 74 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,218 | 67.21% | 1.35% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 6.21% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1948

vte1948 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 2,548 | 58.03% | -9.30% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | John King | 1,071 | 24.39% | -4.50% |
| | Liberal | John Edward Duggan | 772 | 17.58% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,391 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 333 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 7,716 | 61.22% | -5.98% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -2.40% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1952

vte1952 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| First count ||||||
| | Independent Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 2,051 | 44.70% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Andrew Borys | 1,331 | 29.00% | 4.61% |
| | Social Credit | George H. Thompson | 1,207 | 26.30% | -31.73% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,589 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | Independent Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 2,035 | 52.10% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Andrew Borys | 1,871 | 47.90% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,906 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 368 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 7,803 | 63.66% | 2.44% |
| | Independent Social Credit gain from Social Credit | Independent Social Credit gain from Social Credit | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1952 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 |||||||

### 1955

vte1955 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| First count ||||||
| | Independent Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 1,338 | 27.92% | -16.78% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Andrew Borys | 1,147 | 23.94% | -5.06% |
| | Liberal | W. F. Borgstede | 963 | 20.10% | – |
| | Social Credit | A. E. Zeiner | 950 | 19.82% | -6.48% |
| | Conservative | Emanuel Prycz | 394 | 8.22% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,792 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | Independent Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 2,035 | 52.10% | – |
| | Liberal | W. F. Borgstede | 1,871 | 47.90% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,906 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 345 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,137 | 68.20% | 4.54% |
| | Independent Social Credit hold | Independent Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1955 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 |||||||

### 1959

vte1959 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 2,334 | 51.82% | 23.90% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Wyllie | 1,494 | 33.17% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Andrew Borys | 676 | 15.01% | -8.93% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,504 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 8 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 7,113 | 63.43% | -4.77% |
| | Independent Social Credit hold | Independent Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1963

vte1963 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | James Douglas Henderson | 1,898 | 39.86% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Wyllie | 971 | 20.39% | -12.78% |
| | Independent Social Credit | Ronald E. Ansley | 731 | 15.35% | -36.47% |
| | New Democratic | Andrew Borys | 613 | 12.87% | -2.14% |
| | Liberal | Ron Hayter | 461 | 9.68% | – |
| | Alberta Unity Movement | Michael F. Hold | 88 | 1.85% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,762 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 14 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 7,574 | 63.06% | -0.38% |
| | Social Credit gain from Independent Social Credit | Social Credit gain from Independent Social Credit | Swing | Swing | 0.41% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1967

vte1967 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | James Douglas Henderson | 2,193 | 45.66% | 5.80% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Emanuel Prycz | 1,206 | 25.11% | 4.72% |
| | New Democratic | Alex A. Sklarenko | 1,021 | 21.26% | 8.38% |
| | Liberal | Russell Olekshy | 383 | 7.97% | -1.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,803 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 29 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 7,578 | 63.76% | 0.71% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 0.54% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1993

vte1993 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Terry Kirkland | 6,823 | 49.76% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald H. Sparrow | 5,884 | 42.91% | – |
| | New Democratic | Jeff Lambert | 812 | 5.92% | – |
| | Natural Law | Larry Bogart | 192 | 1.40% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,711 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 21,200 | 64.75% | – |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1997

vte1997 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Klapstein | 6,857 | 51.51% | 8.60% |
| | Liberal | Terry Kirkland | 4,797 | 36.04% | -13.73% |
| | Social Credit | Henry Neumann | 891 | 6.69% | – |
| | New Democratic | Bill Schlacht | 767 | 5.76% | -0.16% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,312 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 24 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 22,244 | 59.95% | -4.79% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | 4.31% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2001

vte2001 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Klapstein | 9,235 | 67.08% | 15.57% |
| | Liberal | Joyce Assen | 3,575 | 25.97% | -10.07% |
| | New Democratic | Leilani O'Malley | 957 | 6.95% | 1.19% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,767 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 81 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 24,286 | 57.02% | -2.93% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 12.82% |
| Source(s) Source: "Leduc Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## Plebiscite results
### 1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Grande Prairie :
| 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 | Ballot choice | Votes | % |
| | Yes | 1,701 | 62.95% |
| | No | 1,001 | 37.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,702 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 10 | 10 |
| 6,996 eligible electors, turnout 38.77% ||||
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. Leduc voted in favour of the proposal by a near landslide majority. Voter turnout in the district was abysmal, falling well under 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 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.