Leduc-Beaumont-Devon

Leduc-Beaumont-Devon
Alberta electoral district

2004 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created 2004
District abolished 2012
First contested 2004
Last contested 2008

Leduc-Beaumont-Devon was a current provincial electoral district in central Alberta, Canada. The electoral district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

The district and its antecedents have traditionally been a stronghold of votes for the Progressive Conservatives over the last few decades.

The district was created in the 2004 boundary re-distribution from the old Leduc electoral district. It was named after the City of Leduc and Leduc County as well as the towns of Beaumont and Devon. The district is mixed urban and rural as it also contains large rural portions.

Leduc-Beaumont-Devon history

Boundary history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Leduc-Beaumont-Devon[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Leduc 1993-2004
26th 2004-2008 George Rogers Progressive Conservative
27th 2008–2010

Electoral history

The electoral district was created from the old district of Leduc in the 2004 boundary redistribution. The riding remained similar with only minor changes but added Beaumont and Devon to the name.

The first election saw Progressive Conservative candidate George Rogers win over 50% of the vote over a slate of five other candidates. He ran for re-election to a second term in 2008 and won the district with a landslide.

Election results

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 48.01% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative George Rogers 6,814 52.76% *
     Liberal Joyce Assen 3,426 26.53% *
Alberta AllianceDale Dalke 1,140 8.83% *
     NDP Katie Oppen 902 6.99% *
Green Stephen Lindop 382 2.96% *
     Social Credit Karen Richert 250 1.93% *
Total 12,914 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 61
27,025 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative pickup new district Swing N/A

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Leduc-Beaumont-Devon[4] Turnout 47.97%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 5,143 15.36% 48.06% 2
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 4,549 13.59% 42.51% 3
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 4,416 13.19% 41.27% 1
     Independent Link Byfield 3,611 10.79% 33.75% 4
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 3,215 9.60% 30.04% 6
Alberta AllianceMichael Roth 2,905 8.68% 27.15% 7
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 2,643 7.90% 26.70% 5
Alberta AllianceVance Gough 2,433 7.27% 22.74% 8
Alberta AllianceGary Horan 2,414 7.21% 22.56% 10
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,149 6.41% 20.08% 9
Total Votes 33,478 100%
Total Ballots 10,701 3.13 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 2,264

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 39.00% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative George Rogers 9,045 64.91% 12.15%
     Liberal Joyce Assen 2,329 16.72% -9.81%
     NDP Lisa Erickson 1,057 7.59% 0.60% *
Wildrose AllianceSharon MacLise 1,008 7.23% -1.60% *
Green Kevin Colton 495 3.55% 0.59% *
Total 13,934 100%
Rejected Ballots 64
35,890 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 10.98%

2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[6]
Beaumont Composite High School
Christ the King Junior Senior High
Covenant Christian School
East Elementary School
John Maland High School
New Sarepta Community High School
Riverview Middle School
Round Hill 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 %
     Progressive Conservative George Rogers 713 43.29%
Green Stephen Lindop 340 20.64%
     Liberal Joyce Assen 232 14.09%
     NDP Katie Oppen 186 11.29%
Alberta AllianceDale Dalke 105 6.38%
     Social Credit Karen Richert 71 4.31%
Total 1,647 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 38

References

  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 54–55.
  2. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. "Leduc-Beaumont-Devon Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  4. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  5. The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 456–459.
  6. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  7. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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