Edmonton Whitemud

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Edmonton-Whitemud
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       David Hancock
Progressive Conservative
District created 1971
First contested 1971
Last contested 2008

Edmonton Whitemud is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. In 1989, its constituents unseated the Premier of the day, Donald Getty, by voting for Liberal candidate, Percy Wickman.

Currently Edmonton Whitemud is represented by David Hancock who is in his third term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly. David Hancock also served as Minister of Justice twice and Attorney General and prior to that as Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs.

On December 15, 2006, David Hancock was made Minister of Health and Wellness in Premier Ed Stelmach's cabinet.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Party Elected Left Office
     Don Getty Progressive Conservative 1971 1979
     Peter Knaak Progressive Conservative 1979 1982
     Robert Keith Alexander Progressive Conservative 1982 1985
2 Don Getty Progressive Conservative 1985 1989
     Percy Wickman Liberal 1989 1993
     Mike Percy Liberal 1993 1997
     David Hancock Progressive Conservative 1997 present

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 52.77%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservatives David Hancock 7,494 46.13%
     Liberal Donna Smith 6,568 40.43%
     NDP Brian Fleck 1,639 10.09%
     Alberta Alliance Kathy Rayner 471 2.90%
     Independent John Andrews 74 0.45%
Total 16,246 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 89

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton Whitemud[2] Turnout 52.60%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 6,147 17.17% 51.83% 2
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 4,750 13.27% 40.05% 1
     Independent Link Byfield 4,438 12.40% 37.42% 4
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 4,396 12.28% 37.07% 3
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 3,275 9.15% 27.61% 6
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 2,873 8.03% 24.22% 5
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,724 7.61% 22.97% 7
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,712 7.58% 22.87% 9
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,294 6.41% 18.96% 10
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,189 6.10% 18.46% 8
Total Votes 35,798 100%
Total Ballots 11,860 3.02 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 4,418

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

[edit] 2008 general election

2008 Election Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative David Hancock 12,048 58.45%
     Liberal Nancy Cavanaugh 6,999 33.96%
     NDP Hana Razga 1,020 4.95%
     Green Valerie Kennedy 544 2.64%

[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
Earl Buxton School
George P. Nicholson School
Riverbend Junior High
St.Mary Elementary
Vernon Barford Junior High School

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 %
     Progressive Conservatives David Hancock 404 37.79%
     Liberal Donna Smith 364 34.05%
     NDP Brian Fleck 218 20.39%
     Alberta Alliance Kathy Rayner 45 4.21%
     Independent John Andrews 38 3.56%
Total 1,069 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 14

[edit] References

  1. ^ Edmonton-Whitemud Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  3. ^ School by School results. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  4. ^ Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.

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See also: Politics of Alberta · List of Alberta general elections · 2008 election