October 19 referendum
Results
No results reported yet. Results will be added as Elections Alberta reports them.
About this referendum
The law this vote is held under, as published by Elections Alberta.
- Referendum Act
- Referendum (General) Regulation
- Amendments to the Referendum (General) Regulation, fact sheet (April 2026)
- Bill 14 changes to the Referendum Act, fact sheet (December 2025)
- Bill 54 changes to the Referendum Act, fact sheet (July 2025)
- Elections Alberta: Referendum
Listed on Elections Alberta’s legislation page, read October 19, 2026.
Previous referendums
Province-wide ballot measures put to Alberta electors before 2026. Figures are as published by the official source named under each measure; percentages are the published ones where a source prints them.
October 18, 2021
Should section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 – Parliament and the government of Canada’s commitment to the principle of making equalization payments – be removed from the constitution?
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 642,501 | 61.7% |
| No | 399,169 | 38.3% |
Sources
October 18, 2021
Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year?
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 531,782 | 49.8% |
| No | 536,874 | 50.2% |
Sources
August 30, 1971
Do you favour Province-wide Daylight Saving Time?
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 386,846 | 61.47% |
| Against | 242,431 | 38.53% |
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May 23, 1967
Do you favour Province-wide Daylight Saving Time?
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 236,555 | 48.75% |
| Against | 248,680 | 51.25% |
Sources
October 30, 1957
Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote?
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| in favour | 171,786 | 63.9% |
| against | 96,961 | 36.1% |
Sources
August 17, 1948
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?
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Power Companies | 139,991 | 50.0% |
| Alberta Government Power Commission | 139,840 | 50.0% |
Sources
November 5, 1923
Wording not available
| Option | Votes |
|---|---|
| prohibition | 61,647 |
| government sale of all liquors | 93,680 |
Sources
October 25, 1920
Wording not available
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| accepted the Canada Temperance Act | 62,772 | 58.7% |
| opposed (descriptive label) | 44,176 | 41.3% |
Sources
July 21, 1915
Wording not available
Yes/No results not verifiedCounts for the Yes and No vote on this measure were read from the Alberta Gazette, but the scan could not be archived, so those counts are not shown here.
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