Dunvegan-Central Peace
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Dunvegan-Central Peace is an Alberta provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta.
Following the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, Dunvegan was the only division with a population of less than 75% the provincial average, with its recorded population of 24,202. As a result, it is formally designated as a special consideration division as opposed to a standard rural division. Due to its isolation, the constituency meets criteria in the Albertan election laws that allow for this discrepancy. Prior to 2004 the district was named Dunvegan, the boundaries did not significantly change.
The constituency lies on the border with British Columbia. Major towns include Fairview, Falher, Grimshaw and Spirit River. The riding contains a large agricultural industry based on cattle farming, the border closure to live beef has hurt the riding.
The current MLA for this district is |Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau. He was re-elected in the district in the 26th Alberta general election in a near photo finish race with Dale Lueken from the Alberta Alliance.
Peace River borders to the north and east. Lesser Slave Lake borders to the east. Grande Prairie Smoky and Grande Prairie Wapiti border to the south. Peace River South borders to the west in British Columbia
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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Goudreau | Progressive Conservative | 2004 | present |
[edit] Demographics
Total Population
24,496
51.5% Male
48.5% Female
45.6% Married
20.6% Single never married
Population by Age
- 0-4 1,685 7.0%
- 5-19 5,785 23.9%
- 20-24 1,265 5.2%
- 25-44 6,650 27.5%
- 45-64 5,885 24.4%
- 65-74 1,785 7.4%
- 75+ 1,110 4.6%
Total Registered Voters
15,048
Source Alberta Government
[edit] Election results 2004
| 2004 Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
|
| Progressive Conservative | Hector Goudreau | 3,670 | 44.46% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Dale Lueken | 3,332 | 40.36% | |
| Liberal | Don Thompson | 689 | 8.35% | |
| N.D.P. | Leon Pendleton | 446 | 5.40% | |
| Social Credit | Lanny Portsmouth | 118 | 1.43% | |
[edit] 2004 Senator in waiting district results
| 2004 Senator in Waiting Results: Dunvegan-Central Peace | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Rank |
|
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 2,394 | 13% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 2,325 | 12% | 2 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,191 | 11% | 8 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,178 | 11% | 10 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,083 | 11% | 7 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 2,030 | 11% | 3 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 1,983 | 10% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 1,437 | 8% | 5 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 1,326 | 7% | 6 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,139 | 6% | 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 Dunvegan-Central Peace
- Eaglesham School
- Ecole Heritage
- Fairview High School
- Hines Creek Composite School
- Kennedy Elementary
- Rycroft School
- Saint Thomas More
- Savanna School
- Woking School
[edit] Student Vote 2004 Results
| 2004 Student Vote Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
|
| Alberta Alliance | Dale Lueken | 280 | 38.4% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Hector Goudreau | 218 | 29.9% | |
| N.D.P. | Leon Pendleton | 89 | 12.2% | |
| Liberal | Don Thompson | 82 | 11.2% | |
| Social Credit | Lanny Portsmouth | 60 | 8.2% | |
[edit] External links
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Demographics for Dunvegan-Central Peace
- Riding Map for Dunvegan-Central Peace
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Student Vote Alberta 2004
- Discover the Peace Country - Dunvegan
