Strathcona (provincial electoral district)
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| Provincial electoral district | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| MLA | Dave Quest Progressive Conservative |
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| District created | 1905 | |
| District abolished | 1913 | |
| District re-created | 2004 | |
| First contested | 1905 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
Strathcona is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
The riding of Strathcona has existed on two occasions in Alberta's history. The first time the riding was carried over from the original Strathcona district when Alberta became a province. The riding then disappeared in 1913 when it was split between Vegreville and Camrose. Strathcona was the home district of Alberta's first Premier Alexander Rutherford.
The riding was then re-created in roughly the same place as the 1909 version. It was carved out of the south portion of Redwater and a large chunk of north west Cloverbar-Fort Saskatchewan.
The riding is one of five that is surviving from the original twenty five 1905 riding's. The other four are St. Albert, Peace River, Stony Plain and Medicine Hat.
The riding borders the east of Edmonton, and is mostly rural, covering Strathcona County.
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville borders the riding to the north and east. Leduc-Beaumont-Devon borders the riding to the south. Sherwood Park, Edmonton Ellerslie, Edmonton Mill Creek, Edmonton Beverly Clareview and Edmonton Manning border to the west.
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[edit] Election results
[edit] 1905 general election
| 1905 Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Liberal | Alexander Rutherford | 625 | 67.13% | |
| Conservative | F.W. Crang | 306 | 32.87% | |
[edit] 1909 general election
| 1909 Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Liberal | Alexander Rutherford | 1,034 | 85.92% | |
| Conservative | Rice Sheppard | 173 | 14.08% | |
[edit] 2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election results[1] | Turnout 50.51% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Lougheed | 6,871 | 49.09% | |
| Liberal | Jon Friel | 4,115 | 29.40% | |
| NDP | Tom Elchuck | 1,145 | 8.18% | |
| Alberta Party | Bruce Stubbs | 773 | 5.52% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Ryan Ceto | 467 | 3.34% | |
| Social Credit | Brian Rembowski | 329 | 2.35% | |
| Separation | Roberta Mcdonald | 297 | 2.12% | |
| Total | 13,997 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 138 | |||
[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Strathcona[2] | Turnout 44.17% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank | |
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,874 | 15.63% | 47.41% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,933 | 12.61% | 38.26% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 3,887 | 12.47% | 37.81% | 3 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 3,765 | 12.07% | 36.62% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,789 | 8.94% | 27.13% | 6 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,686 | 8.61% | 26.13% | 7 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,354 | 7.55% | 22.90% | 8 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,343 | 7.51% | 22.79% | 5 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,285 | 7.33% | 22.23% | 10 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,266 | 7.28% | 22.04% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 31,182 | 100% | ||||
| Total Ballots | 10,281 | 3.03 Votes Per Ballot | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 2,080 | |||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
[edit] 2008 general election
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Quest | 9951 | 66 | |
| Liberal | Jon Friel | 2995 | 20 | |
| N.D.P. | Denny Holmwood | 903 | 6 | |
| Green | Kate Harrington | 762 | 5 | |
| Social Credit | Gordon Barrett | 415 | 3 | |
[edit] 2004 Student Vote
| Participating Schools[3] |
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| Ardossan Elementary |
| Ardrossan Junior Senior High School |
| Bev Facey Community High School |
| Ministik Elementary |
| St. Luke School |
| Strathcona Christian Academy |
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 | Rob Lougheed | 479 | 33.33% | |
| Liberal | Jon Friel | 238 | 16.56% | |
| Separation | Roberta Mcdonald | 207 | 14.41% | |
| Alberta Party | Bruce Stubbs | 171 | 11.90% | |
| NDP | Tom Elchuck | 157 | 10.93% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Ryan Ceto | 119 | 8.28% | |
| Social Credit | Brian Rembowski | 66 | 4.59% | |
| Total | 1,437 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 144 | |||
[edit] See also
- Strathcona Federal electoral district
- Strathcona Northwest Territories territorial electoral district
[edit] References
- ^ Strathcona Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ 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.
[edit] External links
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Demographics for Strathcona
- Riding Map for Strathcona
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Student Vote Alberta
- Strathcona County home page
