Chestermere-Rocky View
 Alberta electoral district | |||
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 2010 boundaries | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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| District created | 2010 | ||
| First contested | 2012 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
Chestermere-Rocky View is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post voting system.
History
The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from large portions of the old electoral district of Airdrie-Chestermere and Foothills-Rocky View.[1] The district surrounds the western, northern and eastern boundaries of the city of Calgary.
Boundary history
| 56 Chestermere-Rocky View 2010 Boundaries | ||||
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| Bordering Districts | ||||
| North | East | Middle | West | South |
| Airdrie and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | Strathmore-Brooks | Calgary-Bow, Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-Fort, Calgary-Glenmore, Calgary-Greenway, Calgary-Lougheed, Calgary-McCall, Calgary-McKay-Nose Hill, Calgary-North West, Calgary-South East and Calgary-West | Banff-Cochrane | Livingstone-Macleod, Highwood and Little Bow |
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| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act. | ||||
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| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chestermere-Rocky View | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Airdrie-Chestermere 2004-2012 and Foothills-Rocky View 2004-2012 | ||||
| 28th | 2012–2014 | Bruce McAllister | Wildrose | |
| 2014–2015 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 29th | 2015–present | Leela Aheer | Wildrose | |
Representation history
The electoral district and its antecedent has been electing Progressive Conservative candidates with solid majorities in recent years. The former riding of Airdrie-Chestermere saw incumbent Rob Anderson cross the floor to the Wildrose Party while Foothills-Rocky View MLA Ted Morton remains a Progressive Conservative.
Legislature results
2012 general election
| Alberta general election, 2012 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Wildrose | Bruce McAllister | 10,374 | 58.5% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ted Morton | 6,237 | 35.2% | |||||
| Liberal | Siân Ramsden | 584 | 3.3% | |||||
| New Democratic | Nathan Salmon | 542 | 3.1% | |||||
| Total Valid Votes | 17,737 | |||||||
| Wildrose pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: "Unofficial Poll Results - 54 CHESTERMERE-ROCKY VIEW - 77 Polls Reporting Out of 77". Elections Alberta. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| Alberta general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Wildrose | Leela Aheer | 7,679 | 37.0% | -21.5% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce McAllister | 7,457 | 36.0% | +0.8% | ||||
| New Democratic | William Pelech | 3,704 | 17.9% | +14.8% | ||||
| Independent | Jamie Lall | 1,096 | 5.3% | |||||
| Green | Coral Bliss Taylor | 415 | 2.0% | |||||
| Independent | Matt Grant | 384 | 1.9% | |||||
| Total Valid Votes | 20,735 | |||||||
| Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -10.4% | ||||||
Student vote results
2012 election
| 2012 Alberta Student Vote results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Ted Morton | 258 | 29.22% | |
| Wildrose | Bruce McAllister | 454 | 51.42% | |
| Liberal | Siân Ramsden | 126 | 14.27% | |
| NDP | Nathan Salmon | 45 | 5.10% | |
| Total | 883 | 100% | ||
References
- ↑ "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. p. 19. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.studentvote.ca/ab2012/results/?id=53