 !colspan=6|Second count

In 1959, Alberta abandoned instant runoff voting in rural districts, instead electing MLAs by the first past the post method.Although a second round had not been needed in Grande Prairie since 1940, this change is evident in the dramatic drop in rejected (incorrectly marked) ballots.On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta.