Lethbridge-East

Lethbridge-East
Alberta electoral district

2010 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 

Maria Fitzpatrick
New Democratic

District created 1971
First contested 1971
Last contested 2015

Lethbridge-East is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, covering the eastern half of the city of Lethbridge. The district is one of 87 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution when the old Lethbridge district was split into this district and Lethbridge-West.

The current representative for Lethbridge-East is New Democrat Maria Fitzpatrick, who won her first term on May 5, 2015. Prior to her it was held by Liberal-turned-PC Bridget Pastoor from 2004-2015 and Liberal Ken Nicol from 1993-2004. Progressive Conservatives and Social Credit representatives have also held this district in the past.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution when the old electoral district of Lethbridge was split in half.

The 2010 boundary redistribution made some minor revisions to equalize the population between West and East. North of St. Edward Blvd the boundary was pushed west from 13 Street to Stafford Drive.[1]

Boundary history

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lethbridge-East[3]
Assembly Years Member Party
See: Lethbridge 1921-1971
17th 1971–1975 John Anderson Social Credit
18th 1975–1979 Archibald Johnston Progressive
Conservative
19th 1979–1982
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1989
22nd 1989–1993
23rd 1993–1997 Ken Nicol Liberal
24th 1997–2001
25th 2001–2004
2004 Vacant
26th 2004–2008 Bridget Pastoor Liberal
27th 2008–2011
2011–2012 Progressive
Conservative
28th 2012–2015
29th 2015–present Maria Fitzpatrick New Democratic

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution. The first election that year saw a hotly contested race between Social Credit candidate John Anderson and Progressive Conservative candidate Richard Barton. Anderson won by just under a thousand votes to pick up the new seat for his party despite Social Credit losing government that year.

Anderson would be defeated in the 1975 general election by Archibald Johnston who won in a landslide. He would be appointed to the provincial cabinet by Premier Peter Lougheed after the election. He was re-elected to his second term in the 1979 election with a smaller majority.

The 1982 general election saw Johnston win the biggest majority of his career and the history of the district. He was re-elected to a fourth term in the 1986 general election and a fifth term in the 1989 general election. He held a cabinet post until 1992 when Ralph Klein became Premier. He retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1993.

The 1993 general election saw Liberal candidate Ken Nicol elected here in a closely contested race. Nicol won re-election in 1997 with a larger majority. He held his seat for a third term in the 2001 election and became Liberal leader later that year. Nicol resigned on May 25, 2004 to run for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 Canadian federal election.

The 2004 election saw Liberal candidate Bridget Pastoor win a closely contested race over Rod Fong to hold the district for her party. She was re-elected in 2008 as a Liberal, but crossed the floor to the Tories in 2011 and was reelected as a Tory in 2012. In 2015, Pastoor announced she would not seek re-election in the 2015 general election.

The 2015 election saw Maria Fitzpatrick of the NDP elected as MLA for Lethbridge-East.

Legislature results

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 75.40% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Social CreditJohn Anderson 5,341 50.77%
Progressive ConservativeRichard Barton 4,374 41.58%
New DemocraticDouglas Poile 805 7.65%
Total 10,520
Rejected, spoiled and declined 105
Eligible electors / Turnout 14,092 %
Social Credit gain Swing N/A

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 64.09% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeArchibald Johnston 7,233 66.98% 16.21%
Social CreditJohn Anderson 1,915 17.73% -33.04%
New DemocraticBessie Annand 1,006 9.32% 1.67%
  Liberal Shirley Wilson 645 5.97% *
Total 10,799
Rejected, spoiled and declined 26
Eligible electors / Turnout 16,891 %
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing 24.63%

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 62.04% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeArchibald Johnston 5,870 59.74% -7.24%
  Independent Conservative Ken Kotkas 1,375 13.99% *
Social CreditRoxie McCallum 1,223 12.45% -5.28%
New DemocraticRoger Rickwood 692 7.04% -2.28%
LiberalFrank Merkl 666 6.78% 0.81%
Total 9,826
Rejected, spoiled and declined 64
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,941 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -10.62%

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 69.52% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeArchibald Johnston 8,716 69.72% 9.98%
New DemocraticEd McRae 1,369 10.95% 3.91%
Western Canada ConceptMike Bennison 1,054 8.43% *
LiberalJohn Boras 962 7.70% 0.92%
  Alberta Reform Movement Paul Belanger 400 3.20% *
Total 12,501
Rejected, spoiled and declined 27
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,020 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.95%

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 46.18% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeArchibald Johnston 4,567 52.11% -17.61%
New DemocraticSylvia Campbell 2,188 24.97% 14.02%
  Liberal John Boras 2,009 22.92% 15.22%
Total 8,764
Rejected, spoiled and declined 22
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,024 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.82%

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election results[9] Turnout 46.18% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeArchibald Johnston 4,993 49.26% -2.85%
  Liberal John Boras 2,973 29.33% 6.41%
New DemocraticSylvia Campbell 2,170 21.41% -3.56%
Total 10,136
Rejected, spoiled and declined 18
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,970 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.63%

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election results[10] Turnout 50.97% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
LiberalKen Nicol 6,114 48.14% 18.81%
Progressive ConservativePatricia Bunn 5,092 40.09% -9.17%
New DemocraticLarry Conley 1,495 11.77% -9.64%
Total 12,701
Rejected, spoiled and declined 75
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,124 %
  Liberal pickup from Progressive Conservative Swing 13.99%

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election results[11] Turnout 55.29% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Ken Nicol 7,578 58.66% 10.52%
Progressive ConservativeLeah Waters 3,813 29.52% -10.57%
Social CreditJonathan Williams 853 6.60%
New DemocraticInga Jesswein 674 5.22% -6.55%
Total 12,918
Rejected, spoiled and declined 75
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,413 %
  Liberal hold Swing 10.55%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results[12] Turnout 53.14% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Ken Nicol 6,939 54.47% -4.19%
Progressive ConservativeRon Carroll 4,704 36.93% 7.41%
Alberta FirstMark Ogden 554 4.35%
New DemocraticGaye Metz 542 4.25% -0.97%
Total 12,739
Rejected, spoiled and declined 35
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,040 %
  Liberal hold Swing -5.80%

2004 general election

Alberta general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBridget Pastoor 5,338 41.93% −12.54%
Progressive ConservativeRod Fong 4,703 36.94% 0.01%
Alberta AllianceBrian Stewart 1,472 11.56% *
New DemocraticGaye Metz 606 4.76% 0.51%
GreenErin Matthews 360 2.83% *
Social CreditDerin Popik 252 1.98% *
Total 12,731100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 84
Eligible Electors / Turnout 26,43048.49%
Liberal hold Swing −6.28%
Source: "Lethbridge-East Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 29, 2010. 

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results[13] Turnout 35.37% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Bridget Pastoor 5,582 46.42% 4.49%
Progressive ConservativeJason Herasemluk 4,715 39.21% 2.27%
Wildrose AllianceGrant Shaw 748 6.22% -5.34%
New DemocraticTom Moffat 687 5.71% 0.95%
Green Helen McMenamin 292 2.44% -0.39% *
Total 12,024
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 70
Eligible electors / Turnout 34,190 %
  Liberal hold Swing 3.38%

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBridget Pastoor 6,599 40.95%
WildroseKent Prestage 5,146 31.93%
LiberalRob Miyashiro 2,364 14.67%
New DemocraticTom Moffatt 2,007 12.45%
Total 16,116

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticMaria Fitzpatrick 8,913 47.57
Progressive ConservativeTammy Perlich 4,745 25.32
WildroseKent Prestage 3,881 20.71
LiberalBill West 1,199 6.40
Total

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Lethbridge-East[14] Turnout 48.48%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown 3,586 13.65% 37.45% 1
  Independent Link Byfield 3,179 12.10% 33.20% 4
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger 2,921 11.12% 30.50% 2
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,876 10.95% 30.03% 9
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,528 9.62% 26.40% 8
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,525 9.61% 26.37% 7
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz 2,323 8.84% 24.26% 3
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,212 8.42% 23.10% 10
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood 2,094 7.97% 21.87% 6
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye 2,027 7.72% 21.17% 5
Total Votes 26,271 100%
Total Ballots 9,576 2.74 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,236

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[15]
Catholic Central High School
Emmanuel Christian School
Lethbridge Christian School
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
Our Lady of the Assumption School
Winston Churchill 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[16]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeRod Fong 690 35.53%
  Liberal Bridget Pastoor 351 18.07%
  NDP Gaye Metz 275 14.16%
Alberta AllianceBrian Stewart 269 13.85%
Green Erin Matthews 249 12.82%
Social CreditDerin Popik 108 5.57%
Total 1,942 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 72

References

  1. "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 56.
  3. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  4. "Letbridge-East Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  5. "Lethbridge-East Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  6. "Lethbridge-East Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  7. "Lethbridge-East Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  8. "Lethbridge-East Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  9. "Lethbridge-East Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  10. "Lethbridge-East Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  11. "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  12. "Lethbridge-East Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  13. The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 498–471.
  14. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  15. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  16. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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