Drumheller-Stettler
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 Alberta electoral district |
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| Provincial electoral district | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| MLA | Jack Hayden Progressive Conservative |
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| District created | 2004 | |
| First contested | 2004 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
Drumheller-Stettler is a provincial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
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[edit] Political history
The riding was created during the 2004 Alberta general election as a merger between Drumheller-Chinook and the eastern half of the Lacombe-Stettler riding.
The historical ridings that formed Drumheller-Stettler have been a Progressive Conservative strong hold in recent decades. Former Deputy Premier Shirley McClellan won by a substantial margin in the 2004 provincial election. The Alberta Alliance Party also gave one of the strongest showings in the province here. In that same election the Liberals also failed to field a candidate here, keeping them from achieving a full slate Shirley McClellan resigned her seat in the legislature on January 15, 2007, the same day that former premier Ralph Klein resigned his. A by-election was called for 12 June 2007.
The by-election saw a significant shift in support for the opposition parties with the re-emergence of the Liberal party to take second place. The Alberta Alliance and NDP fared the worst, both retaining the same candidates from the general election dropping from second and third to fifth and last respectively. The Progressive Conservatives held the vote at a reduced percentage. Former governing party Social Credit made impressive gains jumping from last to third place, and Independent John Rew also made a strong showing.
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
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| Shirley McClellan | Progressive Conservative | 2004 | 2007 | |
| Jack Hayden | Progressive Conservative | 2007 | present |
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election results[1] | Turnout 50.85% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Shirley McClellan | 6,772 | 65.02% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Dave France | 1,414 | 13.58% | |
| NDP | Richard Bough | 869 | 8.34% | |
| Alberta Party | Eileen Walker | 616 | 5.92% | |
| Separation | David Carnegie | 465 | 4.47% | |
| Social Credit | Mary-Lou Kloppenburg | 279 | 2.67% | |
| Total | 10,415 | 100% | ||
| Rejected Ballots | 86 | |||
[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Drumheller-Stettler[2] | Turnout 50.52% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank |
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| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 4,705 | 17.12% | 53.89% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 3,888 | 14.15% | 44.53% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 2,873 | 10.46% | 32.91% | 3 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,840 | 10.34% | 32.53% | 5 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 2,826 | 10.28% | 32.37% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,798 | 10.18% | 32.05% | 6 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,208 | 8.04% | 25.29% | 8 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,153 | 7.84% | 24.66% | 7 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 1,923 | 6.99% | 22.03% | 10 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,265 | 4.60% | 14.49% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 27,479 | 100% | ||||
| Total Ballots | 8,731 | 3.15 Votes Per Ballot | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 1,703 | |||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
[edit] 2007 by-election
| 2007 by-election Results | Turnout ?% | |||
| Affiliation | Nominated Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Hayden | 4,180 | 57.66% | |
| Liberal | Tom Dooley | 993 | 13.70% | |
| Social Credit | Larry Davidson | 849 | 11.71% | |
| Independent | John Rew | 519 | 7.16% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Dave France | 355 | 4.90% | |
| Green | Jennifer Wigmore | 249 | 3.43% | |
| NDP | Richard Bough | 104 | 1.43% | |
| Total | 7,249 | 100% | ||
[edit] 2004 Student Vote
| Participating Schools[3] |
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| Byemoor School |
| C. J. Peacock School |
| Delia School |
| Jenner Colony School |
| New Brigden School |
| South Central High School |
| Stettler Middle School |
| Veteran School |
| William E. Hay Composite School |
| Youngstown 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 | Shirley McClellan | 519 | 55.63% | |
| NDP | Richard Bough | 110 | 11.79% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Dave France | 91 | 9.75% | |
| Separation | David Carnegie | 86 | 9.22% | |
| Alberta Party | Eileen Walker | 83 | 8.90% | |
| Social Credit | Mary-Lou Kloppenburg | 44 | 4.71% | |
| Total | 933 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 36 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Drumheller-Stettler 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.
