Whitecourt-Ste. Anne

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Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       George VanderBurg
Progressive Conservative
District created 1993
First contested 1993
Last contested 2008
Location of Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
Location of Whitecourt-Ste. Anne

Whitecourt-Ste. Anne is an Albertan provincial electoral district, located in central Alberta.

Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency is bounded by West Yellowhead to the west, and clockwise from there by Grande Prairie-Smoky, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert, Stony Plain and Drayton Valley-Calmar. Major towns include Mayerthorpe and Whitecourt.

The current MLA for this district is Progressive Conservative George VanderBurg. He won his bid for re-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
     Peter Trynchy Progressive Conservative 1993 2001
     George VanderBurg Progressive Conservative 2001 present

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 46.86%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative George VanderBurg 5,073 52.74%
     Alberta Alliance David Dow 2,331 24.23%
     Liberal George Higgerty 1,219 12.67%
     NDP Leah Redmond 996 10.36%
Total 9,619 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 71

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Whitecourt-Ste. Anne[2] Turnout 46.84%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 5,610 22.39% 64.36% 3
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 3,254 12.98% 37.33% 2
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 2,649 10.57% 30.39% 1
     Independent Link Byfield 2,373 9.47% 27.23% 4
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,221 8.87% 25.48% 7
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,081 8.31% 23.88% 8
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,026 8.09% 23.24% 10
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,907 7.62% 21.88% 6
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 1,646 6.57% 18.89% 5
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,286 5.13% 14.76% 9
Total Votes 25,053 100%
Total Ballots 8,716 2.87 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 970

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

[edit] 2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results Turnout 46.1%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative George VanderBurg 6,010 60.6%
     Wildrose Alliance Link Byfield 2,145 21.6%
     Liberal Mike Grey 1,106 11.2%
     NDP Leah Redmond 661 6.7%
Total 9,922 100%

[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
Evansview Elementary School
Grasmere School
Mayerthorpe Junior Senior High School
Onoway High School
Percy Baxter School
Sangudo Jr/Sr High School
St. Josephs 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 George VanderBurg 437 46.15%
     NDP Leah Redmond 212 22.39%
     Alberta Alliance David Dow 210 22.17%
     Liberal George Higgerty 88 9.29%
Total 947 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 48

[edit] References

  1. ^ Whitecourt-Ste. Anne 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