# Cardston (provincial electoral district)

Cardston was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1993.

## History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Cardston :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1905–1909 | John William Woolf | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1909–1912 | John William Woolf | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1912–1913 | Martin Woolf | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1913–1917 | Martin Woolf | Liberal |
| 4th | 1917–1921 | Martin Woolf | Liberal |
| 5th | 1921–1926 | George L. Stringam | United Farmers |
| 6th | 1926–1930 | George L. Stringam | United Farmers |
| 7th | 1930–1935 | George L. Stringam | United Farmers |
| 8th | 1935–1940 | Nathan Eldon Tanner | Social Credit |
| 9th | 1940–1944 | Nathan Eldon Tanner | Social Credit |
| 10th | 1944–1948 | Nathan Eldon Tanner | Social Credit |
| 11th | 1948–1952 | Nathan Eldon Tanner | Social Credit |
| 12th | 1952–1955 | Edgar W. Hinman | Social Credit |
| 13th | 1955–1959 | Edgar W. Hinman | Social Credit |
| 14th | 1959–1963 | Edgar W. Hinman | Social Credit |
| 15th | 1963–1967 | Edgar W. Hinman | Social Credit |
| 16th | 1967–1971 | Alvin F. Bullock | Social Credit |
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Edgar W. Hinman | Social Credit |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | John Thompson | Progressive Conservative |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | John Thompson | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | John Thompson | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Jack Ady | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Jack Ady | Progressive Conservative |
| See Cardston-Chief Mountain electoral district from 1993-1997 |||||
Cardston was one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the 1905 Alberta general election upon Alberta joining Confederation in September 1905. The district was carried over from the old Cardston electoral district which returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1902 to 1905. The member for the Northwest Territories seat, John William Woolf would be elected in the 1905 Alberta general election.
The riding has always occupied the most southern portion of the province along the Canada / United States border.
The Cardston electoral district was abolished in the 1993 electoral boundary re-distribution, with the borders of the Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district shifted south into Cardston, and the district was renamed Cardston-Chief Mountain.
The riding was named after the Town of Cardston and this region is considered one of the most conservative in the province.

### Boundary history

(2) Cardston 1905 Boundaries :
| Bordering Districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Lethbridge | Medicine Hat | Macleod, Pincher Creek | None |
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| Legal description from An Act to establish and provide for the Government of the Province of Alberta 1905. ||||
| The electoral division of Cardston, bounded as follows:– Commencing at the southern boundary of the said province of Alberta where it is intersected by the meridian between the 10th and 11th ranges, west of the 4th meridian; thence northerly along the said meridian between the 10th and 11th ranges to the north boundary of the 5th township; thence westerly along the north boundary of the 5th township to the St. Mary river; thence along the St. Mary river up stream to the south boundary of the Blood Indian Reserve; thence westerly along the said south boundary of the Blood Indian Reserve to the meridian between the 27th and 28th ranges west of the 4th meridian; thence southerly along the said meridian between the 27th and 28th ranges to the north boundary of the 2nd township; thence westerly along the north boundary of the 2nd townships to the meridian between the 29th and 30th ranges west of the 4th meridian; thence southerly along the said meridian between the 29th and 30th ranges to the southern shore of the Waterton Lakes; thence in a westerly and southerly direction and following the southerly and eastern shores of the said Waterton Lakes; thence in a westerly and southerly direction and following the southerly and eastern shores of the said Waterton Lakes to the southern boundary of the said province of Alberta; thence easterly along the said southern boundary of the province of Alberta to the point of commencement. ||||
| Note: Original electoral boundaries ||||

## Election results
### 1905

The 1905 election was between Liberal candidate John William Woolf and Conservative candidate John Parrish. Woolf was well known rancher and politician in the area. He had served as the district representative in the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1902 to 1905. Woolf also served briefly on the local government as a municipal councilor in the town of Cardston. Woolf won the district on election day easily defeating Parish with a landslide taking nearly 70% of the popular vote.
vte1905 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John William Woolf | 480 | 69.57% | – |
| | Conservative | John F. Parrish | 210 | 30.43% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 690 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 690 | 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: "Cardston Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1909

vte1909 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John William Woolf | 521 | 57.44% | -12.12% |
| | Conservative | Levi Harker | 386 | 42.56% | 12.12% |
| Total | Total | Total | 907 | – | – |
| 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 | -12.12% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1912 by-election

vteAlberta provincial by-election, May 27, 1912 Upon John William Woolf's resignation :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Martin Woolf | 671 | 55.78% | -1.68% |
| | Conservative | John F. Parrish | 532 | 44.22% | 1.68% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,203 | – | – |
| 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 | – |
| Source(s) "By-elections". elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 24, 2020. |||||||

### 1913

vte1913 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Martin Woolf | 518 | 51.96% |
| | Conservative | C. Jensen | 479 | 48.04% |
| Total | Total | Total | 997 |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1917

vte1917 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Martin Woolf | 972 | 56.38% | 4.42% |
| | Conservative | W. G. Smith | 752 | 43.62% | -4.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,724 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 2,213 | 77.90% | 0.91% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | 4.42% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1921

vte1921 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | George L. Stringham | 1,340 | 68.54% | – |
| | Liberal | Martin Woolf | 615 | 31.46% | -24.92% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,955 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 2,465 | 79.31% | 1.41% |
| | United Farmers gain from Liberal | United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | 12.16% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1926

vte1926 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | George L. Stringham | 1,328 | 55.20% | -13.35% |
| | Liberal | W. H. Caldwell | 598 | 24.85% | -6.60% |
| | Conservative | J. Y. Card | 480 | 19.95% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,406 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 126 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 3,269 | 77.45% | -1.86% |
| | United Farmers hold | United Farmers hold | Swing | Swing | -3.37% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1930

vte1930 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | George L. Stringham | 1,364 | 62.31% | 7.12% |
| | Liberal | R. Christie | 825 | 37.69% | 12.83% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,189 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 48 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 3,420 | 65.41% | -12.05% |
| | United Farmers hold | United Farmers hold | Swing | Swing | -2.86% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1935

vte1935 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Nathan Eldon Tanner | 2,027 | 66.18% | – |
| | United Farmers | George L. Stringham | 565 | 18.45% | -43.87% |
| | Liberal | D. O. Wight | 471 | 15.38% | -22.31% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,063 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 129 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 3,344 | 95.45% | 30.05% |
| | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Swing | Swing | 11.55% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1940

vte1940 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Nathan Eldon Tanner | 2,160 | 54.44% | -11.74% |
| | Independent | S. H. Nelson | 1,808 | 45.56% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,968 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 79 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,941 | 81.91% | -13.55% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -19.43% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1944

vte1944 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Nathan Eldon Tanner | 2,104 | 64.44% | 10.01% |
| | Independent | William G. Matson | 592 | 18.13% | -27.43% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Edward Leavitt | 569 | 17.43% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,265 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 20 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,549 | 72.21% | -9.69% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 18.72% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1948

vte1948 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Nathan Eldon Tanner | 1,981 | 67.73% | 3.29% |
| | Liberal | Briant W. Stringam | 944 | 32.27% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,925 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 127 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,089 | 59.97% | -12.24% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -5.43% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1952

vte1952 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Edgar W. Hinman | 2,011 | 76.15% | 8.42% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Gregson | 630 | 23.85% | -8.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,641 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 99 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,891 | 56.02% | -3.95% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 8.42% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1955

vte1955 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Edgar W. Hinman | 1,813 | 64.80% | -11.35% |
| | Liberal | John F. Webster | 985 | 35.20% | 11.35% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,798 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 81 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,661 | 61.77% | 5.75% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -11.35% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1959

vte1959 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Edgar W. Hinman | 2,205 | 73.60% | 8.80% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John A. Spencer | 791 | 26.40% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,996 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 7 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,537 | 66.19% | 4.42% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 8.80% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1963

vte1963 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Edgar W. Hinman | 2,527 | 68.08% | -5.52% |
| | Liberal | John F. Webster | 1,035 | 27.88% | – |
| | New Democratic | Colin H. Holt | 150 | 4.04% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,712 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 4 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,623 | 56.11% | -10.08% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -3.50% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1967

vte1967 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Alvin F. Bullock | 2,120 | 47.23% | -20.85% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Larry L. Lang | 1,692 | 37.69% | – |
| | Independent | Robert D. Burt | 573 | 12.76% | – |
| | New Democratic | Leslie N. Howard | 104 | 2.32% | -1.72% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,489 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 11 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 7,251 | 62.06% | 5.95% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -15.33% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1971

vte1971 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Edgar W. Hinman | 2,831 | 54.20% | 6.98% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Larry L. Lang | 2,392 | 45.80% | 8.11% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,223 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 63 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 8,975 | 58.90% | -3.16% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -0.56% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1975

vte1975 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Thompson | 2,899 | 59.90% | 14.10% |
| | Social Credit | Roy Sprackman | 1,826 | 37.73% | -16.48% |
| | New Democratic | Kelty Paul | 115 | 2.38% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,840 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 10 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 8,538 | 56.80% | -2.09% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | Swing | 6.88% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1979

vte1979 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Thompson | 2,832 | 53.99% | -5.90% |
| | Social Credit | Broyce G. Jacobs | 2,196 | 41.87% | 4.14% |
| | Liberal | Paul Shaw | 115 | 2.19% | – |
| | New Democratic | Rosemarie M. Buchanan | 102 | 1.94% | -0.43% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,245 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 10 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 8,944 | 58.75% | 1.95% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.02% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1982

vte1982 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Thompson | 3,738 | 59.36% | 5.37% |
| | Western Canada Concept | Steve Pinchak | 2,309 | 36.67% | – |
| | New Democratic | Leslie Howard | 250 | 3.97% | 2.03% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,297 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 24 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 9,761 | 64.76% | 6.00% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 5.28% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1986

vte1986 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jack Ady | 2,679 | 60.28% | 0.92% |
| | Independent | Steve Pinchak | 1,376 | 30.96% | – |
| | New Democratic | Cynthia Cunningham | 389 | 8.75% | 4.78% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,444 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 9,641 | 46.25% | -18.51% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 3.31% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1989

vte1989 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jack Ady | 3,483 | 74.63% | 14.35% |
| | Liberal | Beth Wendorff | 667 | 14.29% | – |
| | New Democratic | Don Ferguson | 517 | 11.08% | 2.32% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,667 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 13 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 8,105 | 57.74% | 11.49% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 15.51% |
| Source(s) Source: "Cardston Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## Plebiscite results
### 1948 electrification plebiscite

District results from the first province wide plebiscite on electricity regulation.
| Option A | Option B |
| Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being continued by the Power Companies? | Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being made a publicly owned utility administered by the Alberta Government Power Commission? |
| 1,268 votes (46.00%) | 1,488 votes (54.00%) |
| Province wide result: Option A passed. ||

### 1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Cardston :
| 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 | % |
| | No | 1,786 | 79.06% |
| | Yes | 473 | 20.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,259 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 13 | 13 |
| 4,296 eligible electors, turnout 52.89%% ||||
On October 30, 1957 a stand-alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the 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. Cardston recorded the strongest vote in the province against expanded sale of liquor, this was likely due to the strong Mormon communities in the district, which had made Cardston a dry city since 1904. The district also recorded a strong voter turnout. It was well above the province wide average of 46 percent.
Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957. At first the Social Credit government said it did not consider the results binding, but soon the government repealed the existing liquor legislation and introduced an entirely new Liquor Act.
A majority in Cardston were opposed and prohibition was in effect in the town until 2023. Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against expanded liquor sales such as Cardston 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.