# Drumheller (provincial electoral district)

Drumheller was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1963 and again from 1971 to 1997.

## History

The electoral district was created during the 1930 Alberta general election from the north section of the Bow Valley provincial electoral district and the southwest section of the Hand Hills provincial electoral district. In the 1963 Alberta general election it was merged with the Gleichen riding to form the short lived Drumheller-Gleichen district.
After redistribution again in the 1971 Alberta general election the Gliechen portion was dropped to expand Little Bow and the riding was once again Drumheller. The riding remained until redistribution in the 1997 Alberta general election when Drumheller and neighboring Chinook merged to form Drumheller-Chinook.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Drumheller :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Bow Valley electoral district from 1913-1930 and Hand Hills electoral district from 1913-1930 |||||
| 7th | 1930–1935 | Fred Moyer | Independent |
| 8th | 1935–1940 | Herbert Ingrey | Social Credit |
| 9th | 1940–1944 | Gordon E. Taylor | Social Credit |
| 10th | 1944–1948 | Gordon E. Taylor | Social Credit |
| 11th | 1948–1952 | Gordon E. Taylor | Social Credit |
| 12th | 1952–1955 | Gordon E. Taylor | Social Credit |
| 13th | 1955–1959 | Gordon E. Taylor | Social Credit |
| 14th | 1959–1963 | Gordon E. Taylor | Social Credit |
| See Drumheller-Gleichen electoral district from 1963-1971 |||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Gordon E. Taylor | Independent Social Credit |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Gordon E. Taylor | Independent Social Credit |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | Lewis (Mickey) Clark | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Lewis (Mickey) Clark | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Stanley Schumacher | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Stanley Schumacher | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Stanley Schumacher | Progressive Conservative |
| See Drumheller-Chinook electoral district from 1997-2004 |||||

## Election results
### 1930

vte1930 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| First count ||||||
| | Independent | Fred C. Moyer | 922 | 34.17% | – |
| | Dominion Labor | Arch. F. Key | 866 | 32.10% | – |
| | Independent | D. A. Macaulay | 722 | 26.76% | – |
| | Independent | John O'Sullivan | 188 | 6.97% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,698 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | Independent | Fred C. Moyer | 1,113 | 51.79% | – |
| | Dominion Labor | Arch. F. Key | 1,036 | 48.21% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,149 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 167 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 3,554 | 80.61% | – |
| | Independent pickup new district. | Independent pickup new district. | Independent pickup new district. | Independent pickup new district. | Independent pickup new district. | Independent pickup new district. | Independent pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1930 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 |||||||

### 1935

vte1935 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Herbert Ingrey | 2,158 | 59.63% | – |
| | Independent | Fred C. Moyer | 778 | 21.50% | -12.67% |
| | Communist | M. Clarke | 342 | 9.45% | – |
| | Liberal | D. McDonald | 341 | 9.42% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,619 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 125 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,433 | 84.46% | 3.85% |
| | Social Credit gain from Independent | Social Credit gain from Independent | Swing | Swing | -18.03% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1940

vte1940 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| First count ||||||
| | Social Credit | Gordon E. Taylor | 2,043 | 47.36% | -12.27% |
| | Independent | Fred C. Moyer | 1,530 | 35.47% | 13.97% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | W. G. Southern | 741 | 17.18% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,314 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | Social Credit | Gordon E. Taylor | 2,330 | 57.53% | – |
| | Independent | Fred C. Moyer | 1,720 | 42.47% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,050 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 238 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,705 | 79.74% | -13.12% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -19.07% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1940 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 |||||||

### 1944

vte1944 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Gordon E. Taylor | 2,243 | 61.84% | 14.48% |
| | Labor–Progressive | Thomas Mackie | 713 | 19.66% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Alfred Thryso | 671 | 18.50% | 0.69% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,627 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 70 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,725 | 78.24% | -1.50% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | N/A% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1948

vte1948 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Gordon E. Taylor | 2,982 | 72.57% | 10.73% |
| | United Labour | Wm. M. "Bill" Price | 856 | 20.83% | – |
| | Liberal | Wm. Henry Guterson | 271 | 6.60% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,109 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 320 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,800 | 76.36% | -1.88% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 4.78% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1952

vte1952 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Gordon E. Taylor | 3,458 | 91.82% | 19.25% |
| | Labor–Progressive | Arthur l. Roberts | 308 | 8.18% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,766 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 286 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,531 | 62.04% | -14.32% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 15.95% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1955

vte1955 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Gordon E. Taylor | 3,224 | 73.24% | -18.58% |
| | Liberal | J. A. Barclay | 995 | 22.60% | – |
| | Labor–Progressive | A. Lezanski | 183 | 4.16% | -4.02% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,402 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 35 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,583 | 67.40% | 5.36% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -16.50% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1959

vte1959 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Gordon E. Taylor | 3,922 | 84.13% | 10.89% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eneas A. Toshach | 740 | 15.87% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,662 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,635 | 83.02% | 15.62% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 15.62% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1971

vte1971 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Social Credit | Gordon E. Taylor | 5,044 | 64.04% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Whyne Ohlhauser | 2,285 | 29.01% | – |
| | New Democratic | Dick Hehr | 547 | 6.95% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,876 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 60 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 10,991 | 72.20% | – |
| | Independent Social Credit pickup new district. | Independent Social Credit pickup new district. | Independent Social Credit pickup new district. | Independent Social Credit pickup new district. | Independent Social Credit pickup new district. | Independent Social Credit pickup new district. | Independent Social Credit pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1975

vte1975 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Social Credit | Gordon E. Taylor | 4,428 | 60.20% | -3.84% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Whyne Ohlhauser | 2,678 | 36.41% | 7.40% |
| | New Democratic | Larry Schowalter | 249 | 3.39% | -3.56% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,355 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 25 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 10,742 | 68.70% | -3.50% |
| | Independent Social Credit hold | Independent Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -5.62% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1979

vte1979 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lewis (Mickey) Clark | 5,585 | 54.97% | 18.56% |
| | Independent | Vern Hoff | 1,927 | 18.97% | – |
| | Social Credit | Ken Taylor | 1,913 | 18.83% | – |
| | New Democratic | Ray Garrett | 526 | 5.18% | 1.79% |
| | Liberal | Charles J. Dirk | 209 | 2.06% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,160 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 14,892 | 68.22% | -0.48% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Social Credit | Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Social Credit | Swing | Swing | 6.11% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1982

vte1982 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lewis (Mickey) Clark | 8,148 | 68.46% | 13.49% |
| | Western Canada Concept | Vern Hoff | 2,630 | 22.10% | – |
| | New Democratic | Gerry Hamilton | 1,124 | 9.44% | 4.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,902 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 56 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 17,017 | 70.27% | 2.05% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 5.18% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1986

vte1986 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stanley Schumacher | 4,906 | 61.07% | -7.39% |
| | Representative | Norman A. Stanger | 1,729 | 21.52% | – |
| | New Democratic | Sid Holt | 1,154 | 14.37% | 4.92% |
| | Independent | Peter Hope | 244 | 3.04% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,033 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 14 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 15,026 | 53.55% | -16.72% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.41% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1989

vte1989 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stanley Schumacher | 5,049 | 59.35% | -1.72% |
| | Liberal | Roger Nelson | 1,800 | 21.16% | – |
| | New Democratic | Sid Holt | 1,658 | 19.49% | 5.12% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,507 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 40 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 15,236 | 56.10% | 2.54% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.68% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1993

vte1993 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stanley Schumacher | 7,421 | 62.92% | 3.57% |
| | Liberal | Roger Nelson | 2,457 | 20.83% | -0.33% |
| | New Democratic | Steve Osborne | 1,463 | 12.40% | -7.09% |
| | Confederation of Regions | David McAndrews | 454 | 3.85% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,795 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 29 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 17,779 | 66.51% | 10.41% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 1.95% |
| Source(s) Source: "Drumheller Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## Plebiscite results
### 1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Drumheller :
| 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 | 1,597 | 62.70% |
| | No | 950 | 37.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,547 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 14 | 14 |
| 5,377 eligible electors, turnout 47.63% ||||
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. Drumheller voted in favour of the proposal by a solid margin. Voter turnout in the district was almost even with 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 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.