Red Deer South

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Red Deer-South
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       Cal Dallas
Progressive Conservative
District created 1986
First contested 1986
Last contested 2008

Red Deer South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

The district was created from Red Deer in 1986. Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004 the constituency borders Red Deer North at the Red Deer River, Taylor Drive, Ross Street, 30th Avenue and 55th Street. At the city limits, the constituency is bounded by Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.

The current MLA for this district is Progressive Conservatives Cal Dallas, a former Red Deer College Board of Governor's member. He won his bid for election in the district in the 27th Alberta general election.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Party Elected Left Office
     John Oldring Progressive Conservative 1986 1993
     Victor Doerksen Progressive Conservative 1993 2008
     Cal Dallas Progressive Conservative 2008 present

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 43.78%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Victor Doerksen 5,373 44.91%
     Liberal Walter Kubanek 4,077 34.08%
     Alberta Alliance Patti Argent 1,418 11.85%
     NDP Jeff Sloychuk 835 6.98%
     Separation Judy Milne 261 2.18%
Total 11,964 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 69

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Red Deer South[2] Turnout 44.58%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 3,837 13.64% 42.81% 2
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 3,708 13.18% 41.37% 1
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 3,192 11.35% 35.61% 7
     Independent Link Byfield 3,068 10.91% 34.23% 4
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 2,865 10.18% 31.97% 3
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 2,439 8.67% 27.21% 6
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,438 8.66% 27.20% 8
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 2,376 8.45% 26.51% 5
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,257 8.02% 25.18% 10
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,955 6.94% 21.81% 9
Total Votes 28,135 100%
Total Ballots 8,963 3.14 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,290

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

[edit] 2008 general election

2008 Election Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Cal Dallas 6,860 53.89%
     Liberal Diane Kubanek 3,509 27.57%
     Wildrose Alliance Ed Klop 983 7.72%
     Green Evan Bedford 728 5.72%
     NDP Teresa Bryanton 649 5.1%

[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
Eastview Middle School
St. Francis of Assisi Middle School
St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School
Westpark Middle 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 Victor Doerksen 355 29.81%
     NDP Jeff Sloychuk 294 24.68%
     Liberal Walter Kubanek 277 23.26%
     Alberta Alliance Patti Argent 194 16.29%
     Separation Judy Milne 71 5.96%
Total 1,191 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 38

[edit] References

  1. ^ Red Deer-South 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