West Yellowhead (electoral district)

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West Yellowhead
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       Robin Campbell
Progressive Conservative
District created 1986
First contested 1986
Last contested 2008
Location of West Yellowhead
Location of West Yellowhead

West Yellowhead is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency is bounded by the British Columbia border to the west, and clockwise from there is bounded by Grande Prairie-Wapiti, Grande Prairie-Smoky, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne, Drayton Valley-Calmar and Rocky Mountain House. The largest communities in the constituency are Edson, Hinton and Jasper.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Party Elected Left Office
     Ian Reid Progressive Conservative 1986 1989
     Jerry Doyle NDP 1989 1993
     Duco Van Binsbergen Liberal 1993 1997
     Ivan Strang Progressive Conservative 1997 2008
     Robin Campbell Progressive Conservative 2008 present

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 46.61%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Ivan Strang 3,753 45.72%
     NDP Barry Madsen 1,771 21.58%
     Liberal Rob Jolly 1,666 20.30%
     Alberta Alliance Earle Cunningham 675 8.22%
     Green Monika Schaefer 343 4.18%
Total 8,208 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 44

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: West Yellowhead[2] Turnout 46.49%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 4,004 20.24% 59.57% 3
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 2,758 13.94% 41.03% 2
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 2,125 10.74% 31.61% 1
     Independent Link Byfield 2,025 10.23% 30.13% 4
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,628 8.23% 24.22% 6
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,540 7.78% 22.91% 7
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 1,506 7.61% 22.40% 5
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,434 7.25% 21.33% 10
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,415 7.15% 21.05% 8
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,352 6.83% 20.11% 9
Total Votes 19,787 100%
Total Ballots 6,722 2.94 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,510

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

[edit] 2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results Turnout 38.3%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Robin Campbell 4,207 54.3%
     Liberal Lisa Higgerty 1,868 24.1%
     NDP Ken Kuzminski 1,050 13.5%
     Wildrose Alliance Earle Cunningham 326 4.2%
     Green Scott Pickett 301 3.9%
Total 7,752 100%

[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
Crescent Valley School
Ecole Mountain View School
Gerard Redmond Community Catholic School
Harry Collinge High School
Holy Redeemer Catholic Jr/Sr High School
Parkland Composite High School
Pine Grove Middle School
Yellowhead Koinonia Christian 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 Conservative Ivan Strang 593 32.91%
     NDP Barry Madsen 448 24.86%
     Liberal Rob Jolly 341 18.92%
     Alberta Alliance Earle Cunningham 271 15.04%
     Green Monika Schaefer 149 8.27%
Total 1,802 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 62

[edit] References

  1. ^ West Yellowhead 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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See also: Politics of Alberta · List of Alberta general elections · 2008 election