Highwood (electoral district)
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| Provincial electoral district | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| MLA | George Groeneveld Progressive Conservative |
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| District created | 1971 | |
| First contested | 1971 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
Highwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is currently represented by Progressive Conservative member, George Groeneveld.
The district was created in 1971 out of the old Okotoks-High River riding and the North part of Pincher Creek-Crowsnest.
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[edit] Riding history
Except for the early years between 1971 and 1975 when Social Credit was represented here, this riding has been a Progressive Conservative stronghold.
The most high profile race in the district came during the 1982 Alberta general election. In that election Western Canada Concept leader Gordon Kesler was defeated by Progressive Conservative Harry Alger after Kessler decided against running as an Incumbent in his district Olds-Didsbury, which he had won months earlier. Kessler was defeated by a large margin. Kesler made himself uncredible by reneging on his promise to move to Olds-Didsbury if he was elected.
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
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| Edward Benoit | Social Credit | 1971 | 1975 | |
| George Wolstenholme | Progressive Conservative | 1975 | 1982 | |
| Harry Alger | Progressive Conservative | 1982 | 1989 | |
| Don Tannas | Progressive Conservative | 1989 | 2004 | |
| George Groeneveld | Progressive Conservative | 2004 | present |
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election results[1] | Turnout 45.39% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | George Groeneveld | 6,737 | 63.59% | |
| Liberal | Lori Czerwinski | 1,846 | 17.43% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Brian Wickhorst | 731 | 6.90% | |
| Green | Sheelagh Matthews | 547 | 5.16% | |
| NDP | Catherine Whelan Costen | 433 | 4.09% | |
| Separation | Cory Morgan | 300 | 2.83% | |
| Total | 10,594 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 81 | |||
[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Highwood[2] | Turnout 43.52% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank |
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| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 5,568 | 19.25% | 61.73% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,045 | 13.99% | 44.85% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 3,807 | 13.17% | 42.21% | 5 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 3,223 | 11.15% | 35.73% | 3 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,932 | 10.14% | 32.51% | 6 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 2,566 | 8.87% | 28.45% | 4 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,046 | 7.08% | 22.68% | 8 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 1,722 | 5.95% | 19.09% | 7 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 1,621 | 5.61% | 17.97% | 10 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,388 | 4.79% | 15.39% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 28,918 | 100% | ||||
| Total Ballots | 9,020 | 3.21 Votes Per Ballot | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 1,564 | |||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
[edit] 2004 Student Vote
| Participating Schools[3] |
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| Highwood High School |
| Foothills Composite High School |
| Red Deer Lake School |
| The Centre for Learning @Home |
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 | % | |
| NDP | Catherine Whelan Costen | 133 | 29.36% | |
| Progressive Conservative | George Groeneveld | 110 | 24.28% | |
| Liberal | Lori Czerwinski | 78 | 17.22% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Brian Wickhorst | 58 | 12.80% | |
| Green | Sheelagh Matthews | 37 | 8.17% | |
| Separation | Cory Morgan | 37 | 8.17% | |
| Total | 453 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 17 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Highwood 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.
