Wetaskiwin-Camrose

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Wetaskiwin-Camrose
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       Verlyn Olson
Progressive Conservative
District created 1993
First contested 1993
Last contested 2008
Location of Wetaskiwin-Camrose
Location of Wetaskiwin-Camrose

Wetaskiwin-Camrose is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

Contents

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Party Elected Left Office
     Ken Rostad Progressive Conservative 1993 1997
     LeRoy Johnson Progressive Conservative 1997 2008
     Verlyn Olson Progressive Conservative 2008 present

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 46.95%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative LeRoy Johnson 6,177 54.65%
     Liberal Keith Elliott 2,713 24.01%
     Alberta Alliance Dale Trefz 1,194 10.57%
     NDP Clay Lawson 909 8.04%
     Social Credit Monika Schaefer 309 2.73%
Total 11,302 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 59

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Wetaskiwin-Camrose[2] Turnout 45.79%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 4,092 14.80% 46.08% 3
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 4,064 14.69% 45.77% 2
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 4,032 14.58% 45.41% 1
     Independent Link Byfield 2,879 10.41% 32.42% 4
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,399 8.67% 27.02% 7
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 2,396 8.66% 26.98% 6
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 2,275 8.23% 25.62% 5
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,020 7.30% 22.75% 8
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,967 7.11% 22.15% 10
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,533 5.55% 17.26% 9
Total Votes 27,657 100%
Total Ballots 8,880 3.12 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 2,201

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

[edit] 2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results Turnout 45.79%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Verlyn Olson 7,709 65.9%
     Liberal Keith Elliott 1,640 14.0%
     NDP Sarah Mowatt 1,077 9.2%
     Wildrose Alliance Tyler Knelsen 818 7.0%
     Green Midge Lambert 458 3.9%
Total 11,702 100%

[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
Camrose Composite High School
Ecole Parkdale School
Ecole Queen Elizabeth Junior High
Griffith Scott School
Our Lady of Mount Pleasant Jr./Sr. High
Sacred Heart School
Wetaskiwin Composite High 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 LeRoy Johnson 477 48.33%
     NDP Clay Lawson 213 21.58%
     Liberal Keith Elliott 190 19.25%
     Alberta Alliance Dale Trefz 64 6.48%
     Social Credit Monika Schaefer 43 4.36%
Total 987 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 35

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wetaskiwin-Camrose 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.

[edit] External links

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See also: Politics of Alberta · List of Alberta general elections · 2008 election