August
17
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 Albertans share 17 August, spanning 1944 to 2023.
- 7 born
- 5 died
1948
Power plebiscite decided by 151 votes
Ernest Manning's Social Credit won a fourth term in the 1948 general election with 51 of 57 seats and about 55 per cent of the vote; a concurrent plebiscite on taking Alberta's electricity system into public ownership was defeated by just 151 votes province-wide (139,991 to 139,840), after three counts.
Wikipedia — 1948 Alberta general election ↗
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