Banff-Cochrane
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| Provincial electoral district | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| MLA | Janis Tarchuk Progressive Conservative |
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| District created | 1940 | |
| District abolished | 1975 | |
| District re-created | 1979 | |
| First contested | 1940 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here.
The cost of living is significantly high especially in Canmore where there is a struggle to fill low wage service sector jobs, due to the high cost of living. Bears and wildlife encounters are also common in this riding, requireing extra attention to waste disposal. The area also has lots of ski resorts, a number of ranchers and farmers also make their home in the Alberta Foothills.
The riding was first created in 1940 out of the north half of the old Rocky Mountain riding, and the Cochrane riding. From 1975 to 1979 the riding was re-named Banff but was later reversed.
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[edit] Riding history
From 1940 to 1971, this riding was considered a swing riding, that carried over from Rocky Mountain, electing Indepedents and small parties. Since Clarence Copithorne crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservative Party in 1971, this riding has become a strong hold, but opposition parties typically get higher vote percents compared to other rural Alberta districts.
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
| Frank Laut | Independent | 1940 | 1944 | |
| Arthur Wray | Social Credit | 1944 | 1946 | |
| Independent Social Credit | 1946 | 1952 | ||
| Lea Leavitt | Social Credit | 1952 | 1955 | |
| Frank Gainer | Coalition | 1955 | 1967 | |
| Clarence Copithorne | Independent | 1967 | 1971 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 1971 | 1975 | ||
| See Banff 1975-1979 | ||||
| Greg Stevens | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 1989 | |
| Brian Evans | Progressive Conservative | 1989 | 1997 | |
| Janis Tarchuk | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | present | |
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election results[1] | Turnout 38.05% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Progressive Conservative | Janis Tarchuk | 4,238 | 52.75% | |
| Liberal | Ian McDougall | 1,648 | 20.51% | |
| Green | Chris Foote | 1,204 | 14.99% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Bob Argent | 477 | 5.94% | |
| NDP | Melissa Cambridge | 467 | 5.81% | |
| Total | 8,034 | 100% | ||
| Rejected Ballots | 81 | |||
[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Banff-Cochrane[2] | Turnout 38.05% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank |
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| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,183 | 16.46% | 50.60% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 2,745 | 14.20% | 43.63% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,360 | 12.21% | 37.51% | 5 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,232 | 11.54% | 35.48% | 6 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 2,094 | 10.83% | 33.29% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 1,853 | 9.58% | 29.46% | 3 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,588 | 8.21% | 25.24% | 9 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 1,130 | 5.84% | 17.96% | 7 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 1,109 | 5.74% | 17.62% | 8 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 1,041 | 5.39% | 16.55% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 19,335 | 100% | ||||
| Total Ballots | 6,291 | 3.07 Votes Per Ballot | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 1,826 | |||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
[edit] Plebiscite district results
[edit] 1971 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
District data from the 1971 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
| Do you favour province-wide daylight saving time? | |||
| For | Against | ||
| 4,034 59.46% | 2,750 40.54% | ||
| Province wide result: Passed | |||
[edit] 1967 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
District data from the 1967 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
| Do you favour province-wide daylight saving time? | |||
| For | Against | ||
| 2,323 48.17% | 2,499 51.82% | ||
| Province wide result: Failed | |||
[edit] 1957 Liquor Plebiscite
District data for the 1957 Alberta Liquor Plebiscite
| First Question: asked Province wide. | |
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| Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote? | |
| For | Against |
| 2,313 78.81% | 622 21.19% |
| Province wide results: Passed | |
| Second Question: Asked to Banff-Cochrane constituents residing in the Calgary city limits | |
| Should mixed drinking be allowed in beer palours in Edmonton and Calgary and the surrounding areas? | |
| For | Against |
| ? ?% | ? ?% |
| Province wide results: Passed | |
Note: 2875 Voters in Banff-Cochrane, Cloverbar and Gliechen voted in Favor while 238 voted against for mixed drinking. Break down will be available soon.
[edit] 1948 Electrification Plebiscite
District data for the 1948 Electrification Plebiscite
| Option A | Option B |
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| 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? |
| 2,624 64.31% | 1,456 35.69% |
| Province wide result: Option A passed. | |
[edit] Floor crossings
- 1946 Arthur Wray leaves Social Credit to become Independent Social Credit.
- April 15 1971: Clarence Copithorne gives up Independent status and joins the Progressive Conservative Party.
[edit] 2004 Student Vote
| Participating Schools[3] |
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| Holy Spirit Catholic School |
| Lawerence Grassi Middle School |
| Mitford Middle School |
| Our Lady of the Snows |
On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
| 2004 Alberta Student Vote results[4] | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Green | Chris Foote | 107 | 26.42% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Janis Tarchuk | 102 | 25.19% | |
| Liberal | Ian McDougall | 93 | 22.96% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Bob Argent | 54 | 13.33% | |
| NDP | Melissa Cambridge | 49 | 12.10% | |
| Total | 405 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 16 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Banff-Cochrane Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ School by School results. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
[edit] External links
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Demographics for Banff-Cochrane
- Current Riding Map Banff-Cochrane
- Map of Banff-Cochrane prior to 2004
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Student Vote Alberta 2004
- Alberta Heritage Election results 1905 - 2001 and riding distribution data.
- Elections Alberta
