Labour activist Donald McNabb was the only candidate nominated so he won the seat by acclamation.

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 plebiscite was intended to deal with the growing demand for reforming antiquated liquor control laws.

It was defeated by the narrowest margins with polls showing a clear split between the north and south sections of the city.

[8] The voter turnout in the district was well above the province wide average of 46% with well over half the electors turning out to vote.

[10] Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the Plebiscite such as Lethbridge 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.