Dunvegan-Central Peace
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
 2004 boundaries | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2012 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2008 |
Dunvegan-Central Peace was an Alberta provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta.
Following the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, Dunvegan was the only division with a population of less than 75% the provincial average, with its recorded population of 24,202. It is thus formally designated as a special consideration division, as opposed to a standard rural division. Because of its isolation, the constituency meets criteria in the Albertan election laws allowing for this discrepancy. Until 2004, the district of Dunvegan, with almost the same boundaries.
The constituency laid on the border with British Columbia. Major towns include Fairview, Falher, Grimshaw and Spirit River. The riding contained a large agricultural industry based on cattle farming, the border closure to live beef hurt the riding.
Peace River borders to the north and east. Lesser Slave Lake borders to the east. Grande Prairie Smoky and Grande Prairie Wapiti border to the south. Peace River South borders to the west in British Columbia
Dunvegan-Central Peace history
Boundary history
| 1 Dunvegan-Central Peace 2003 Boundaries[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| Peace River | Peace River, Lesser Slave Lake | none | Grande Prairie-Smoky, Grande Prairie-Wapiti |
| 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 intersection of the west boundary of the Province of Alberta and the north boundary of Twp. 104; then 1. east along the north boundary to the 6th meridian; 2. south along the meridian to the north boundary of Twp. 96 ;3. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 2 W6; 4. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 85; 5. east along the north boundary to the 6th meridian; 6. south along the meridian to the north boundary of Twp. 83; 7. east along the north boundary of Twp. 83 to the east boundary of Rge. 23 W5; 8. south along the east boundary of Rge. 23 W5 to the north boundary of Twp. 82; 9. east along the north boundary of Twp. 82 to the right bank of the Peace River; 10. downstream along the right bank of the Peace River to the right bank of the Smoky River; 11. upstream along the right bank of the Smoky River to the north boundary of Twp. 80; 12. east along the north boundary of Twp. 80 to the east boundary of Rge. 22 W5; 13. south along the east boundary of Rge. 22 W5 to the north boundary of Sec. 18 in Twp. 80, Rge. 21 W5; 14. east along the north boundary of Secs. 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 and 13 in Rges. 21 and 20 to the east boundary of Rge. 20 W5; 15. south along the east boundary of Rge. 20 W5 to the north boundary of Twp. 78; 16. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 31, Twp. 78, Rge. 19 W5; 17. south along the east boundary of Secs. 31, 30, 19, 18 and 7 to the north boundary of Sec. 5 in the Twp.; 18. east along the north boundary of Secs. 5, 4 and 3 to the east boundary of Sec. 3 in the Twp.; 19. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 77; 20. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 19 W5; 21. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 73; 22. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 24 W5; 23. north along the east boundary to the right bank of the Little Smoky River; 24. downstream along the right bank of the Little Smoky River to the right bank of the Smoky River; 25. upstream along the right bank of the Smoky River to the north boundary of Twp. 75; 26. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 3 in Twp. 76, Rge. 2 W6; 27. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 3 in the Twp.; 28. west along the north boundary of Secs. 3 and 4 to the east boundary of Sec. 5 in the Twp.; 29. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 5 in the Twp.; 30. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 5 in the Twp.; 31. south along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 5 in the Twp. and east boundary of the west half of Sec. 32 in Twp. 75, Rge. 2 W6 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 32 in the Twp.; 32. west along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 32 and 31 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 31 in the Twp.; 33. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 30 in the Twp.; 34. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 3 W6; 35. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 25 in Twp. 75, Rge. 3 W6; 36. west along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 25 and 26 to the east boundary of Sec. 27 in the Twp.; 37. south along the east boundary of Secs. 27, 22, 15, 10 and 3 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 74; 38. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 5 W6; 39. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 12 in Twp. 75, Rge. 5 W6; 40. west along the north boundary of Secs. 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7 in Twp. 75, Rges. 5, 6 and 7 W6 and the north boundary of Secs. 12, 11 and 10 in Rge. 8 W6 to the east boundary of Sec. 16 in Twp. 75, Rge. 8 W6; 41. north along the east boundary of Secs. 16, 21, 28 and 33 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 75; 42. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 35 in Twp. 75, Rge. 10 W6; 43. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 26 in the Twp.; 44. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 27 in the Twp.; 45. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 22 in the Twp.; 46. west along the north boundary of Secs. 22, 21 and 20 to the east boundary of Sec. 19 in the Twp.; 47. south along the east boundary of Secs. 19 and 18 to the north boundary of Sec. 7 in the Twp.; 48. west along the north boundary of Sec. 7 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Sec. 12 in Twp. 75, Rge. 11 W6 to the east boundary of Sec. 11 in the Twp.; 49. south along the east boundary of Secs. 11 and 2 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 74; 50. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 3 in Twp. 75, Rge. 12 W6; 51. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 3 in the Twp.; 52. west along the north boundary of Secs. 3, 4 and 5 to the east boundary of Sec. 7 in the Twp.; 53. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 7 in the Twp.; 54. west along the north boundary of Sec. 7 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Secs. 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7 in Twp. 75, Rge. 13 W6 to the west boundary of the Province; 55. north along the west boundary to the starting point. | |||
| Note: District previously named Dunvegan | |||
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Dunvegan-Central Peace[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Dunvegan 1986-2004 | ||||
| 26th | 2004-2008 | Hector Goudreau | Progressive Conservative | |
| 27th | 2008–present | |||
Electoral history
The electoral district of Dunvegan-Central peace was created from Dunvegan in the 2004 boundary redistribution. The first election in the new district was hotly contested between Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau and Dale Lueken from the Alberta Alliance.
Lueken and Goudreau would face each other again in the 2008 general election. Goudreau easily held his seat and gained popular vote against Leuken. The construction of a nuclear power plant became a significant issue in that race.
Election results
2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election results[3] | Turnout 54.88% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
| Progressive Conservative | Hector Goudreau | 3,670 | 44.46% | * | ||
| Alberta Alliance | Dale Lueken | 3,332 | 40.36% | * | ||
| Liberal | Don Thompson | 689 | 8.35% | * | ||
| NDP | Leon Pendleton | 446 | 5.40% | * | ||
| Social Credit | Lanny Portsmouth | 118 | 1.43% | * | ||
| Total | 8,261 | 100% | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 63 | |||||
| 15,168 Eligible Electors | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district | Swing N/A | |||||
2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Dunvegan-Central Peace[4] | Turnout 53.72% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank | |
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 2,407 | 12.57% | 38.78% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 2,328 | 12.15% | 37.51% | 1 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,192 | 11.44% | 35.32% | 10 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,180 | 11.38% | 35.12% | 8 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,103 | 10.98% | 33.88% | 7 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 2,017 | 10.53% | 32.50% | 3 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 1,989 | 10.38% | 32.05% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 1,437 | 7.50% | 23.15% | 5 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 1,350 | 7.05% | 21.75% | 6 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,151 | 6.02% | 11.54% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 19,154 | 100% | ||||
| Total Ballots | 6,207 | 3.09 Votes Per Ballot | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 1,941 | |||||
| 15,168 Eligible Electors | ||||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
2008 general election
| 2008 Alberta general election results[5] | Turnout 48.71% | Swing | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Hector Goudreau | 4,147 | 51.99% | 7.33% | |||
| Wildrose Alliance | Dale Lueken | 2,339 | 29.33% | -11.03% | |||
| NDP | Nathan Macklin | 1,202 | 15.07% | 9.67% | * | ||
| Liberal | Bob Woken | 288 | 3.61% | -4.74% | * | ||
| Total | 7,976 | 100% | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 59 | ||||||
| 16,497 Eligible Electors | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing 9.18% | ||||||
Alberta Student Vote 2004
| Participating Schools[6] |
|---|
| Eaglesham School |
| Ecole Heritage |
| Fairview High School |
| Hines Creek Composite School |
| Kennedy Elementary |
| Rycroft School |
| Saint Thomas More |
| Savanna School |
| Woking 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[7] | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Alberta Alliance | Dale Lueken | 280 | 38.41% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Hector Goudreau | 218 | 29.90% | |
| NDP | Leon Pendleton | 89 | 12.21% | |
| Liberal | Don Thompson | 82 | 11.25% | |
| Social Credit | Lanny Portsmouth | 60 | 8.23% | |
| Total | 729 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 25 | |||
References
- ↑ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 3–5.
- ↑ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ↑ "Dunvegan-Central Peace Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
- ↑ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 171–173.
- ↑ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ↑ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
External links
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Demographics for Dunvegan-Central Peace
- Riding Map for Dunvegan-Central Peace
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Discover the Peace Country - Dunvegan