The district would be abolished prior to the 1971 Alberta general election, and be incorporated into Barrhead and Athabasca.

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.

Voter turnout in the district was poor, as it fell significantly below the province wide average of 46%.

[5] 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.