# Clover Bar (provincial electoral district)

Clover Bar was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1993.

## History

The Clover Bar electoral district was formed from the Edmonton, Leduc and Victoria electoral districts prior to the 1930 Alberta general election. The Clover Bar electoral district would be abolished and the Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan electoral district would be formed in its place prior to the 1993 Alberta general election.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Clover Bar :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Edmonton electoral district from 1921-1930, Leduc electoral district from 1905-1930 and Victoria electoral district from 1905-1930 |||||
| 7th | 1930–1935 | Rudolph Hennig | United Farmers |
| 8th | 1935–1940 | Floyd M. Baker | Social Credit |
| 9th | 1940–1944 | Floyd M. Baker | Social Credit |
| 10th | 1944–1948 | Floyd M. Baker | Social Credit |
| 11th | 1948–1952 | Floyd M. Baker | Social Credit |
| 12th | 1952–1955 | Floyd M. Baker | Social Credit |
| 13th | 1955–1959 | Floyd M. Baker | Social Credit |
| 14th | 1959–1963 | Floyd M. Baker | Social Credit |
| 15th | 1963–1967 | Floyd M. Baker | Social Credit |
| 16th | 1967–1971 | Walter A. Buck | Social Credit |
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Walter A. Buck | Social Credit |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Walter A. Buck | Social Credit |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | Walter A. Buck | Social Credit |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Walter A. Buck | Independent |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Walter A. Buck | Representative |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Kurt Gesell | Progressive Conservative |
| See Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan electoral district from 1993-2001 |||||

## Election results
### 1930

vte1930 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | Rudolph Hennig | 1,338 | 46.20% | – |
| | Independent | Christian Hein | 866 | 29.90% | – |
| | Conservative | S. T. Bigelow | 692 | 23.90% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,896 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | United Farmers | Rudolph Hennig | 1,462 | 56.73% | – |
| | Independent | Christian Hein | 1,115 | 43.27% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,577 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 170 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,451 | 68.88% | – |
| | United Farmers pickup new district. | United Farmers pickup new district. | United Farmers pickup new district. | United Farmers pickup new district. | United Farmers pickup new district. | United Farmers pickup new district. | United Farmers pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar 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 | Floyd M. Baker | 2,503 | 53.07% | – |
| | Liberal | M. G. Christie | 1,105 | 23.43% | – |
| | United Farmers | D. Roberts | 844 | 17.90% | -19.30% |
| | Conservative | S. Savage | 264 | 5.60% | -18.30% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,716 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 130 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 5,636 | 85.98% | 17.07% |
| | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Swing | Swing | N/A% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar 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 | Floyd M. Baker | 2,252 | 44.17% | -8.90% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | David Roberts | 1,476 | 28.95% | – |
| | Independent | A. H. Gibson | 1,370 | 14.92% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,098 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | Social Credit | Floyd M. Baker | 2,418 | 59.19% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | David Roberts | 1,667 | 40.81% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,085 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 208 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,814 | 77.87% | -8.11% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | N/A% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar 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 | Floyd M. Baker | 2,969 | 63.69% | 19.52% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | David Roberts | 1,693 | 36.31% | 7.36% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,662 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 53 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,560 | 71.88% | -5.99% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 13.69% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1948

vte1948 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Floyd M. Baker | 2,801 | 60.93% | -2.75% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Alfred O. Arntson | 1,035 | 22.51% | -13.80% |
| | Liberal | R. M. MacCrimmon | 761 | 16.55% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,597 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 297 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,985 | 70.06% | -1.81% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 5.52% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1952

vte1952 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Floyd M. Baker | 2,238 | 56.77% | -4.16% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Martin Reynolds | 935 | 23.72% | 1.20% |
| | Liberal | Joseph R. Sweeney | 769 | 19.51% | 2.95% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,942 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 262 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,354 | 66.16% | -3.90% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -2.68% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1955

vte1955 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| First count ||||||
| | Social Credit | Floyd M. Baker | 2,314 | 47.64% | -9.13% |
| | Liberal | Wilfred McLean | 1,609 | 33.13% | 13.62% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Martin Reynolds | 603 | 12.42% | -11.30% |
| | Conservative | Andrew M. Adamson | 331 | 6.81% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,857 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | Social Credit | Floyd M. Baker | 2,505 | 53.72% | – |
| | Liberal | Wilfred McLean | 2,158 | 46.28% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,663 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 298 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 7,302 | 70.60% | 4.54% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | N/A% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar 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 | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Floyd M. Baker | 3,393 | 57.87% | 10.23% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andrew M. Adamson | 1,225 | 20.89% | – |
| | Liberal | Roy C. Marler | 935 | 15.95% | -17.18% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Ernest Wilfred Davies | 310 | 5.29% | -7.13% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,863 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 9 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 8,610 | 68.20% | -2.40% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | N/A% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1963

vte1963 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Floyd M. Baker | 3,730 | 57.71% | -0.16% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dan. F. Hollands | 1,407 | 21.77% | 0.88% |
| | Liberal | James P. O'Dwyer | 791 | 12.24% | -3.71% |
| | New Democratic | Paul Arthur Dorin | 535 | 8.28% | 2.99% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,463 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 7 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 10,498 | 61.63% | -6.57% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -0.52% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1967

vte1967 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Walter A. Buck | 4,101 | 51.53% | -6.19% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dan. F. Hollands | 2,215 | 27.83% | 6.06% |
| | New Democratic | Alfred O. Arnston | 1,175 | 14.76% | 6.49% |
| | Liberal | Kazmer D. Curry | 468 | 5.88% | -6.36% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,959 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 11,979 | 66.68% | 5.04% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -6.12% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1971

vte1971 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Walter A. Buck | 4,041 | 49.01% | -2.52% |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Devereux | 3,468 | 42.06% | 14.23% |
| | New Democratic | A. Karvonen | 736 | 8.93% | -5.84% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,245 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 11,532 | 71.72% | 5.05% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -8.37% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1975

vte1975 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Walter A. Buck | 5,151 | 55.04% | 6.03% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murray Finnerty | 3,211 | 34.31% | -7.75% |
| | New Democratic | Duncan McArthur | 799 | 8.54% | -0.39% |
| | Liberal | David Cooke | 197 | 2.11% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,358 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 24 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 14,341 | 65.42% | -6.30% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | 6.89% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1979

vte1979 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Walter A. Buck | 6,033 | 53.42% | -1.62% |
| | Progressive Conservative | C.G. (Butch) Thomlinson | 3,947 | 34.95% | 0.64% |
| | New Democratic | Graham Griffiths | 1,102 | 9.76% | 1.22% |
| | Liberal | Alan M. F. Dunn | 211 | 1.87% | -0.24% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,293 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,985 | 66.49% | 1.07% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -1.13% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1982

vte1982 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Walter A. Buck | 6,312 | 41.49% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sten Berg | 5,434 | 35.72% | 0.77% |
| | Western Canada Concept | Sig Jorstad | 1,783 | 11.72% | – |
| | New Democratic | David Morris | 1,683 | 11.06% | 1.31% |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,212 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 20 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 20,859 | 73.02% | 6.54% |
| | Independent gain from Social Credit | Independent gain from Social Credit | Swing | Swing | -6.35% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1986

vte1986 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Representative | Walter A. Buck | 4,795 | 47.31% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Muriel Abdurahman | 2,811 | 27.74% | -7.99% |
| | New Democratic | Ken Robinson | 2,085 | 20.57% | 9.51% |
| | Liberal | Barry Shandro | 444 | 4.38% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,135 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 10 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,705 | 60.73% | -12.29% |
| | Representative gain from Independent | Representative gain from Independent | Swing | Swing | 6.90% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1989

vte1989 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kurt Gesell | 3,717 | 34.56% | 6.83% |
| | Liberal | Stephen Lindop | 3,533 | 32.85% | 28.47% |
| | New Democratic | W. H. (Skip) Gordon | 3,505 | 32.59% | 12.02% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,755 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 11 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 17,175 | 62.68% | 1.95% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Representative | Progressive Conservative gain from Representative | Swing | Swing | -8.93% |
| Source(s) Source: "Clover Bar Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## Plebiscite results
### 1957 liquor plebiscite

1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Clover Bar :
| 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 | 3,035 | 67.87% |
| | No | 1,437 | 32.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,472 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 75 | 75 |
| 9,655 eligible electors, turnout 47.10% ||||
| Question B2: Should mixed drinking be allowed in beer parlours in Edmonton and the surrounding areas? ||||
| Ballot choice | Ballot choice | Votes | % |
| | Yes | 1,076 | 88.78% |
| | No | 136 | 11.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,212 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 35 | 35 |
| 2,320 eligible electors, turnout 53.75% ||||
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. Question B was slightly modified depending on which city the voters were in.
Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Clover Bar voted overwhelmingly in favor of the plebiscite. The district recorded average voter turnout almost being equal to the province wide 46% average.
Clover Bar also voted on question B2 with a number of residents living inside the electoral district within the corporate limits of Edmonton. Residents voted for mixed drinking with a super majority. Turnout for question B was also quite high; Edmonton residents averaged a significantly higher turnout than those who lived outside the city.
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.