Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo

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Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       Guy Boutilier
Progressive Conservative
District created 2004
First contested 2004
Last contested 2008
Location of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo in Alberta
Location of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo in Alberta

Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The largest district in terms of both land mass and population, this district includes most of the North East Alberta and borders Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories The main communities are Fort McMurray, and Fort Chipewyan in the north, along the north shore of Lake Athabasca. The district also includes the gigantic Wood Buffalo National Park. This district is home to the oil sands and is helping drive the Alberta economy.

The district was created in the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004 to encompass the entire regional municipality of Wood Buffalo. Prior to 2004, the community of Fort McMurray was an electoral district in its own right and the rest of the municipality was part of Athabasca-Wabasca. The recorded population of 42,971 is more than 20% above the provincial average.

Thebacha district in the Northwest Territories borders to the north. Deh Cho district in the Northwest Territories borders on the northwest corner. Athabasca district in Saskatchewan borders to the east. Lac La Biche-St. Paul borders to the south. Lesser Slave Lake and Peace River border to the west.


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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Party Elected Left Office
     Guy Boutilier Progressive Conservative 2004 present

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 26.56%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Guy Boutilier 4,433 63.19%
     Liberal Russell Collicott 1,802 25.69%
     NDP Dave Malka 462 6.59%
     Alberta Alliance Eugene Eklund 224 3.19%
     Independent Reginald Normore 94 1.34%
Total 7,015 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 54

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo[2] Turnout 26.45%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 2,560 15.87% 50.23% 2
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 2,218 13.75% 43.52% 1
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 1,882 11.67% 36.92% 3
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,683 10.43% 33.02% 6
     Independent Link Byfield 1,509 9.36% 29.61% 4
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 1,355 8.40% 26.58% 5
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,338 8.30% 26.25% 7
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,233 7.64% 24.19% 9
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,177 7.30% 23.09% 10
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,176 7.28% 23.07% 8
Total Votes 16,131 100%
Total Ballots 5,097 3.17 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,839

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

[edit] 2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results Turnout ?%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Guy Boutilier 4,534 63.5%
     Liberal Ross Jacobs 1,751 24.5%
     NDP Mel Kraley 550 7.7%
     Green Reg Normore 301 4.2%

[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
Beacon Hill School
Dr. K.A. Clark School
Father Mercredi Catholic High School
Fort McMurray Christian School
Fort McMurray Composite High School
Timberlea Public 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 Guy Boutilier 400 38.13%
     NDP Dave Malka 224 21.35%
     Independent Reginald Normore 199 18.97%
     Liberal Russell Collicott 163 15.54%
     Alberta Alliance Eugene Eklund 63 6.01%
Total 1,049 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 40

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  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