Athabasca-Redwater
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Athabasca-Redwater is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.
The district was created in 2004 out of a large portion of Barhead-Westlock and Athabasca-Wabasca in the north as well as a portion of Redwater on the eastern side.
The district has three major towns Bon Accord, Alberta, Redwater, Alberta and Athabasca, Alberta The district is in north central Alberta just north of Edmonton. The district itself extends over 200km north of Edmonton.
Lesser Slave Lake borders to the north and west. Lac La Biche-St. Paul borders to the north and east. Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, Edmonton Manning, Edmonton Castle Downs, Edmonton Decore and St. Albert border to the south. Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock and Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert border to the east.
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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cardinal | Progressive Conservative | 2004 | present |
[edit] Demographics
Total Population
35,945
52.4% Male
47.6% Female
21.4% Married
45.3% Single never married
Population by Age
- 0-4 2,165 6.1%
- 5-19 8,835 24.8%
- 20-24 1,895 5.3%
- 25-44 10,450 29.4%
- 45-64 8,475 23.8%
- 65-74 2,415 6.8%
- 75+ 1,340 3.8%
Registered Voters
23,739 Source Alberta Government
[edit] Election results 2004
| 2004 Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
|
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Cardinal | 5,706 | 47.65% | |
| Liberal | Nicole Belland | 3,258 | 27.20% | |
| N.D.P. | Peter Opryshko | 1,407 | 11.75% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Sean Whelan | 1,174 | 9.80% | |
| Green | Luke de Smet | 252 | 2.10% | |
| Social Credit | Leornd Fish | 179 | 1.50% | |
[edit] 2004 Senator in waiting district results
| 2004 Senator in Waiting Results: Athabasca-Redwater | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Rank |
|
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,599 | 15% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 4,107 | 13% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 3,815 | 12% | 3 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 3,403 | 11% | 4 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 3,013 | 10% | 7 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,817 | 9% | 10 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,795 | 9% | 8 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,464 | 8% | 5 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,447 | 8% | 6 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,189 | 7% | 9 | |
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
[edit] Alberta Student Vote 2004
On November 19th 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools of all types, to parallel the 2004 Election results and to educate students about the electoral process. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 ridings.
[edit] Participating schools in Athabasca-Redwater
- Guthrie School
- H.A. Kostash School
- Lilian Schick school
- Namao school
- Newbrook School
- Sturgeon Composite High School
- Thorhild Central School
[edit] Student Vote 2004 Results
| 2004 Student Vote Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
|
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Cardinal | 337 | 36.4% | |
| Green | Luke de Smet | 185 | 20.0% | |
| Liberal | Nicole Belland | 173 | 18.7% | |
| N.D.P. | Peter Opryshko | 110 | 11.9% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Sean Whelan | 69 | 7.5% | |
| Social Credit | Leornd Fish | 52 | 5.6% | |
[edit] External links
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Demographics for Athabasca-Redwater
- Riding Map for Athabasca-Redwater
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Student Vote Alberta 2004
