Bonnyville-Cold Lake is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 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 district was simply known as Bonnyville. It is currently represented by Wildrose MLA Scott Cyr who was first elected in 2015. The district had been a stronghold for the Progressive Conservatives in recent years with candidates from that party posting landslide majorities. The Liberals also had 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 the city Cold Lake, its two largest communities. The riding is coterminous with the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, and also includes the village of Glendon and the hamlets of Beaverdam and Hoselaw.
History
The electoral district of Bonnyville-Cold Lake was created in the 1997 Boundary redistribution from the electoral district of Bonnyville, retaining the same boundaries as the old district.
The 2003 redistribution saw the riding lose some uninhabited territory in its north, part of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range, to Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills. This gave Bonnyville-Cold Lake the same boundaries as the Municipal District.
In the 2010 Boundary redistribution the riding remained unchanged with no boundary alterations from the 2003 boundaries.[1]
Boundary history
| 48 Bonnyville-Cold Lake 2003 Boundaries[2] |
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| Bordering Districts |
| North |
East |
West |
South |
| Lac La Biche-St. Paul |
Saskatchewan border |
Lac La Biche-St. Paul |
Lac La Biche-St. Paul, Vermilion-Lloydminster |
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| 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. |
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Representation history
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 representative of the district was Genia Leskiw. She won her first election with a landslide of over 75% of the popular vote, and held the riding from Wildrose challenger Roy Doonanco in 2012 by only a 7% margin.
In the 2015 election, Wildrose candidate Scott Cyr won by a significant margin over Progressive Conservative candidate Craig Copeland, who was running during a hiatus from being the mayor of Cold Lake.
Legislature results
1997 general election
2001 general election
2004 general election
2008 general election
2012 general election
2015 general election
Senate nominee results
2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Bonnyville-Cold Lake[8] |
Turnout 32.32% |
|
Affiliation |
Candidate |
Votes |
% Votes |
% Ballots |
Rank |
|
Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 2,250 | 14.94% | 48.23% | 2 |
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Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 2,098 | 13.93% | 44.97% | 1 |
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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
Student Vote results
2004 election
| Participating Schools[9] |
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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.
2012 election
References
- 1 2 "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ↑ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 31–32.
- ↑ "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ↑ "2001 Statement of Official results Bonnyville-Cold Lake" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Bonnyville-Cold Lake Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
- ↑ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ↑ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
External links
Coordinates: 54°01′44″N 110°27′29″W / 54.029°N 110.458°W / 54.029; -110.458
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