Peace River (provincial electoral district)

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Peace River
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       Frank Oberle
Progressive Conservative
District created 1905
First contested 1905
Last contested 2008
Location of Peace River in Alberta
Location of Peace River in Alberta

Peace River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

The riding of Peace River is one of five ridings out of the original twenty five, that has existed since Alberta became a province in 1905. The other four surviving ridings are Medicine Hat, Strathcona, St. Albert and Stony Plain.

The riding occupies the extreme northwest corner of the province. During its 100 years the riding has only elected opposition members twice, this riding is one of the safest seats in the province for governments of the day, but will turn on a dime during government changes.

Major communities include Peace River, High Level and Rainbow Lake.

Nahendeh, Deh Cho districts in the Northwest Territories border to the North and Thebacha district in the Northwest Territories borders on the north east corner. Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo borders to the east. Lesser Slave Lake borders to the south. Dunvegan-Central Peace borders to the south and west. Peace River North in British Columbia border to the west.



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[edit] Boundary history

Year Boundary Change South East West
1905 New district St. Albert Athabasca none
1909 No changes Pembina
1913 Athabasca expanded east. Clearwater Athabasca and Grouard
1926 South boundary expanded south after Clearwater is abolished. Lac St. Anne
1930 South portion of the district split into Grande Prarie and Grouard. East boundary is returned to 1905 state. Grande Prarie and Grouard Athabasca
1940 South split into Spirit River Spirit River and Grouard
1952 No changes Lac La Biche
1959 West portion split into Dunvegan Dunvegan
1971 Dunvegan abolished and split between Peace River and Spirit River, Lesser Slave Lake created to the south east. Lac La Biche-McMurray created and extended to the north east. Smoky River Lac La Biche-McMurray and Lesser Slave Lake Spirit River-Fairview
1986 No changes Fort McMurray and Lesser Slave Lake Dunvegan
1993 Dunvegan expanded east and Lesser Slave Lake expanded north to the Northwest Territories border. Dunvegan Lesser Slave Lake
2004 Boundary expanded north east to take over the north portion of Lesser Slave Lake Dunvegan-Central Peace Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo and Lesser Slave Lake Dunvegan-Central Peace

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 30.80%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle 2,884 54.90%
     Liberal Adam Borque 1,092 20.79%
     NDP Stephen Crocker 546 10.39%
     Alberta Alliance Garry Checknita 537 10.22%
     Social Credit Patsy Lindberg 194 3.70%
Total 5,253 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 26

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Peace River[2] Turnout 30.77%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 2,125 14.84% 48.57% 2
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 1,957 13.67% 44.73% 1
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 1,618 11.30% 36.98% 3
     Independent Link Byfield 1,515 10.58% 34.63% 4
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,469 10.26% 33.58% 6
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 1,280 8.94% 29.26% 5
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,198 8.37% 27.38% 7
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,078 7.53% 24.64% 8
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,071 7.47% 24.48% 10
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,009 7.04% 23.06% 9
Total Votes 14,320 100%
Total Ballots 4,375 3.27 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 899

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

[edit] 1993 - 2001

2001 Results 1997 Results 1993 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservatives Gary Friedel 3,782 64.43%     Progressive Conservatives Gary Friedel 3,745 61.72%     Progressive Conservatives Gary Friedel 3,156 43.38%
     Liberal Susan Callihoo 1,544 26.30% Liberal Bruce MacKeen 2,323 38.28% Liberal Elmer Cardinal 2,402 33.01%
     N.D.P. Stephen Crocker 338 6.61% N.D.P. Brian Dewar 1,192 16.38%
     Alberta First John Iftody 206 2.66% C.o.R. Ed Kary 526 7.23%

[edit] 1982 - 1989

1989 Results 1986 Results 1982 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservatives Al Adair 3,749 66.32%     Progressive Conservatives Al Adair 3,775 53.78%     Progressive Conservatives Al Adair 4,688 56.68%
     N.D.P. Adele Boucher 1,613 28.53% N.D.P. Adele Boucher 2,057 29.30% Western Canada Concept Jim Kalman 1,657 20.03%
     Representative Joe Kessler 291 5.15% Social Credit Budd Dennis 897 12.78% N.D.P. Richard Collins 1,541 18.63%
Independent Anna Pidruchney 291 4.14% Liberal Laura Deedza 211 2.55%
Independent Joe Kessler 174 2.11%

[edit] 1971 - 1979

1979 Results 1975 Results 1971 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservatives Al Adair 3,901 59.80%     Progressive Conservatives Al Adair 3,567 61.00%     Progressive Conservatives Al Adair 3,188 50.23%
     N.D.P. Richard Collins 1,604 24.59% N.D.P. John Hokanson 1,292 22.09% Social Credit Robert Wiebe 2,437 38.40%
     Social Credit Garry Gaudet 784 12.02% Social Credit Budd Dennis 897 15.34% N.D.P. Hans Jorgensen 722 11.37%
     Liberal Donald Freeland 234 3.59% Independent Liberal Vera Lane 92 1.57%

[edit] 1961 - 1967

1967 Results 1963 Results 1961 By-election Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Social Credit Robert Wiebe 2,860 53.49%     Social Credit Euell Montgomery 2,782 60.43%     Social Credit Euell Montgomery 2,561 63.22%
     N.D.P. Harry Reinders 1,338 25.02% Liberal Vic O'Reilly 980 21.29% Progressive Conservatives Harold Sissons 765 18.88%
     Independent Edward Whitney 1,149 21.49% Progressive Conservatives Harold Sissons 842 18.28% Liberal Donald Freeland 725 17.90%

[edit] 1952 - 1959

1959 Results 1955 Results 1952 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Social Credit William Gilliland 2,864 60.88%     Social Credit William Gilliland 3,456 53.83%     Social Credit William Gilliland 3,352 58.37%
     Progressive Conservatives Harold Sissons 1,190 25.30% Liberal Donald Freeland 2,184 34.02% Liberal Peter Dechant 1,214 21.14%
     Liberal James Mann 650 13.82% Cooperative Commonwealth Samuel Simpson 780 7.61% Cooperative Commonwealth Samuel Simpson 1,177 20.49%

[edit] 1940 - 1948

1948 Results 1944 Results 1940 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Social Credit William Gilliland 3,191 62.48%     Social Credit William Gilliland 2,503 54.01%     Independent E.J. Martin 2,253 51.59%
     Cooperative Commonwealth Albert Bossert 1,087 21.28% Cooperative Commonwealth J.W. Eastman 940 20.28% Social Credit W.J. Lampley 2,114 48.41%
     Liberal J.J. Rousseau 829 16.24% Independent E.J. Martin 806 17.39%
Labour Progressive Mts. E.M. Ashworth 385 8.32%

[edit] Single transferable vote 1935

Year Count Candidate Party Votes
1935 2nd W.J. Lampley Social Credit 2,269
2nd E.L. Lamont Liberal 1,898
1935 1st W.J. Lampley Social Credit 2,269
1st E.L. Lamont Liberal 1,389
1st W.H. Bailey United Farmers 994
1st G.W. Baldwin Conservative 308

[edit] 1926 - 1930

1930 Results 1926 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     United Farmers W.H. Bailey 1,331 62.61%     United Farmers Hugh Allen 2,548 54.87%
     Independent C.W. Frederick 795 37.39% Liberal J.P. McIsaac 1,131 24.35%
    Conservative P.R. McMillan 965 20.78%

[edit] 1917 - 1921

1921 By-election Results 1921 Results 1917 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     United Farmers Herbert Greenfield Acclaimed     United Farmers Donald MacBeth Kennedy 3,291 62.69%     Liberal William Rae 1,994 62.92%
Liberal William Rae 1,336 25.45% Conservative D.H. Minchin 712 22.47%
Liberal E.S. Farr 623 11.86% Independent L.H. Adair 463 14.61%

[edit] 1905 - 1913

1913 Results 1909 Results 1905 Results held February 15, 1906
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Conservative Alphaeus Patterson 475 49.53%     Liberal James Cornwall Acclaimed     Liberal Thomas Brick 125 84.18%
     Liberal William Rae 437 45.57% Liberal James Cornwall 33 15.82%
     Independent Liberal William Bredin 47 4.90%

[edit] By-election reasons

  • December 9, 1921—Resignation of Mr. D.M. Kennedy to provide seat for the Priemier.
  • October 26, 1961—Death of Mr. William Gilliland.


[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
Blue Hills Community School
Good Shepherd School
Hill Crest Community School
Manning Elementary School
Rosary School
Spirit of the North School
T.A. Norris Jr. High

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 Conservative Frank Oberle 296 49.50%
     Liberal Adam Borque 86 14.38%
     NDP Stephen Crocker 84 14.05%
     Social Credit Patsy Lindberg 69 11.54%
     Alberta Alliance Garry Checknita 63 10.53%
Total 598 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 42

[edit] Plebiscite results

[edit] 1948 Electrification Plebiscite

District results from the first province wide plebiscite on electricity regulation.

Option A Option B
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?
1,914     42.90% 2,547     57.10%
Province wide result: Option A passed.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peace River Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  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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