| Alberta electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 boundaries | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative |
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| District created | 1997 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2008 | ||
Bonnyville-Cold Lake is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.
Prior to the 1997 boundary redistribution, the old district was just simply known as Bonnyville. It is currently represented by Progressive Conservative MLA Genia Leskiw who was first elected in 2008. The district has been a strong hold for the Progressive Conservatives in recent years with candidates from that party posting landslide majorities. The Liberals also got a candidate elected in the antecedent riding from 1993 to 1997.
This primarily rural electoral district exists in the north east portion of the province along the Saskatchewan border and is named after the town of Bonnyville and CFB Cold Lake. The riding in its current boundaries also includes the hamlet of Beaverdam and Hoselaw.
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| 48 Bonnyville-Cold Lake 2003 Boundaries[1] | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| Lac La Biche-St. Paul | none | Lac La Biche-St. Paul | Lac La Biche-St. Paul, Vermilion-Lloydminster |
| riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in Alberta goes here | ||
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. | |||
| Starting at the east boundary of Sec. 35, Twp. 66, Rge. 9 W4 and the south boundary of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (CLAWR); then 1. east along the south boundary of CLAWR to the east boundary of the Province; 2. south along the east boundary of the Province to the south boundary of Fishing Lake Métis Settlement; 3. west and south along the Métis Settlement boundary to the east boundary of Unipouheous Indian Reserve No. 121; 4. south, west and north along Indian Reserve No. 121 to the south boundary of Puskiakiwenin Indian Reserve No. 122; 5. west, north and east along the boundary of Indian Reserve No. 122 to the east boundary of Rge. 4 W4; 6. north along the east boundary of Rge. 4 W4 to the north boundary of Twp. 58; 7. west along the north boundary of Twp. 58 to the east boundary of Kehewin Indian Reserve No. 123; 8. south, west and north along the Indian Reserve boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 58; 9. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 1 in Twp. 59, Rge. 9 W4; 10. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 1, 12, 13, 24, 25 and 36 in the Twp. and the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 1, 12 and 13 in Twp. 60, Rge. 9 W4 to the north boundary of Sec. 13 in the Twp.; 11. west along the north boundary of Secs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 to the east boundary of Sec. 20 in the Twp.; 12. north along the east boundary of Secs. 20, 29 and 32 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 60; 13. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 5 in Twp. 61, Rge. 9 W4; 14. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 5, 8, 17, 20, 29 and 32 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 61; 15. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 6 in Twp. 62, Rge. 9 W4; 16. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 16; 17. west along the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 6 in the Twp. and Secs. 1 and 2 in Twp. 62, Rge. 10 W4 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 2 in the Twp.; 18. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 2, 11, 14, 23, 26 and 35 in the Twp. and the east boundary of Sec. 2 in Twp. 63 to the intersection with the Beaver River; 19. upstream along the right bank of the Beaver River to the east boundary of Sec. 9 in Twp. 63, Rge. 10 W4; 20. north along the east boundary of Secs. 9, 16, 21, 28 and 33 in the Twp. and the east boundary of Secs. 4, 9, 16, 21, 28 and 33 in Twp. 64, Rge. 10 W4 and the east boundary of Sec. 4 in Twp. 65 to the north boundary of Sec. 3 in Twp. 65, Rge. 10 W4; 21. east along the north boundary of Secs. 3, 2 and 1 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Secs. 6 and 5 in Rge. 9 to the east boundary of Sec. 8, Twp. 65, Rge. 9 W4; 22. north along the east boundary of Secs. 8, 17, 20 and 29 to the north boundary of Sec. 28 in the Twp.; 23. east along the north boundary of Secs. 28, 27 and 26 to the east boundary of Sec. 35 in the Twp.; 24. north along the east boundary of Sec. 35 in the Twp. and Secs. 2, 11, 14, 23, 26 and 35 in Twp. 66, Rge. 9 W4 to the starting point. | |||
| Note: | |||
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bonnyville-Cold Lake[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Bonnyville 1952-1997 | ||||
| 25th | 1997–2001 | Denis Ducharme | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 2001–2004 | |||
| 26th | 2004–2008 | |||
| 27th | 2008–present | Genia Leskiw | ||
The electoral district of Bonnyville-Cold Lake was created from the old electoral district of Bonnyville in the 1997 boundary re-distribution. Progressive Conservative candidate Dennis Ducharme defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Leo Vasseur by a wide margin to pick up the new district for his party.
Ducharme was re-elected with landslides in 2001 with over 70% of the vote and in 2004 with almost 65% of the vote. He was appointed to the cabinet briefly in 2006 under the government of Ralph Klein. He retired in 2008.
The second and current representative is Genia Leskiw who won her first election with over 75% of the popular vote.
| 1997 Alberta general election results[3] | Turnout 48.66% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Ducharme | 4,593 | 58.41% | * | ||
| Liberal | Leo Vasseur | 2,323 | 29.54% | * | ||
| Social Credit | Robert Kratchmer | 948 | 12.05% | * | ||
| Total | 7,864 | 100% | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 11 | |||||
| 16,185 Eligible Electors | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district | Swing N/A | |||||
| 2001 Alberta general election results[4] | Turnout 48.11% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Ducharme | 5,641 | 70.65% | 12.24% | ||
| Liberal | Ronald Young | 1,755 | 21.98% | -7.56% | * | |
| NDP | Ellen Ulfsten | 313 | 3.92% | * | ||
| Independent | James Skretteberg | 275 | 3.45% | * | ||
| Total | 7,984 | 100% | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 44 | |||||
| 16,688 Eligible Electors | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing 9.90% | |||||
| 2004 Alberta general election results[5] | Turnout 32.35% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Ducharme | 3,621 | 63.68% | -6.97% | ||
| Alberta Alliance | Shane Gervais | 973 | 17.11% | * | ||
| Liberal | Lloyd Mildon | 781 | 13.74% | -8.24% | * | |
| NDP | Denise Ogonoski | 311 | 5.47% | 1.55% | * | |
| Total | 5,686 | 100% | ||||
| Rejected Ballots | 42 | |||||
| 17,704 Eligible Electors | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing -12.04% | |||||
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Bonnyville-Cold Lake[6] | Turnout 32.32% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank | |
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 2,250 | 14.94% | 48.23% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 2,098 | 13.93% | 44.97% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 1,832 | 12.17% | 39.27% | 3 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 1,484 | 9.86% | 31.81% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 1,446 | 9.60% | 31.00% | 6 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 1,344 | 8.93% | 28.81% | 7 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 1,296 | 8.61% | 27.78% | 5 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 1,265 | 8.40% | 27.76% | 8 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 1,217 | 8.08% | 26.09% | 10 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 825 | 5.48% | 17.69% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 15,057 | 100% | ||||
| Total Ballots | 4,665 | 3.23 Votes Per Ballot | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 1,056 | |||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
| 2008 Alberta general election results[7] | Turnout 28.14% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
| Progressive Conservative | Genia Leskiw | 4,437 | 75.54% | 12.06% | * | |
| Liberal | Justin Yassoub | 698 | 11.88% | -1.86% | * | |
| NDP | Jason Sloychuk | 389 | 6.62% | 1.15% | * | |
| Green | Jennifer Brown | 350 | 5.96% | * | ||
| Total | 5,874 | 100% | ||||
| Rejected Ballots | 49 | |||||
| 21,049 Eligible Electors | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing 6.96% | |||||
| Participating Schools[8] |
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| Assumption Jr/Sr High School |
| Elizabeth School |
| LeGoff School |
| Notre Dame 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[9] | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Ducharme | 257 | 38.07% | |
| Liberal | Lloyd Mildon | 173 | 25.63% | |
| NDP | Denise Ogonoski | 152 | 22.52% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Shane Gervais | 93 | 13.78% | |
| Total | 675 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 30 | |||