Red Deer-South

Red Deer-South
Alberta electoral district

2010 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 

Barb Miller
New Democratic

District created 1986
First contested 1986
Last contested 2015

Red Deer-South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

The district was created from Red Deer in 1986. Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency borders Red Deer North at the Red Deer River, Taylor Drive, Ross Street, 30th Avenue and 55th Street. At the city limits, the constituency is bounded by Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.

The current MLA for this district is the New Democrat Barb Miller.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1985 boundary redistribution from the Red Deer provincial electoral district. The city of Red Deer had been contained in a single electoral district since 1888 when it first started returning members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The city was split into South and Red Deer-North.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw adjustments made to the boundary with Red Deer-North to equalize the population between the two constituencies.[1]

Boundary history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Red Deer-South
Assembly Years Member Party
See Red Deer 1905-1986
21st 1986–1989 John Oldring Progressive Conservative
22nd 1989–1993
23rd 1993–1997 Victor Doerksen
24th 1997–2001
25th 2001–2004
26th 2004–2008
27th 2008–2012 Cal Dallas
28th 2012-2015
29th 2015–present Barb Miller NDP

Representation history

Since the electoral district was created in 1986, the voters of Red Deer-South have returned Progressive Conservative candidates in every election until 2015, joining the province-wide NDP victory. The first representative was John Oldring who served two terms in office. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Don Getty in his second term and retired in 1993 after a failed leadership bid for the Progressive Conservative Party.

Victor Doerksen was the second MLA for the district. He was first elected in 1993 after a very hotly contested election with a Liberal candidate. He would eke out his second term in 1997 facing another strong challenge from the Liberals. His third term would be won with the highest popular vote in the history of the riding. He would be appointed to cabinet in the government of Ralph Klein shortly after the election and hold his portfolio until 2006 when he resigned to run for leadership of the Progressive Conservatives. After his bid for leadership failed he retired from office in 2008.

The next representative was Cal Dallas, elected to his first term in 2008. He was appointed Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations by Premier Allison Redford in October 2011.

Legislature results

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 41.36% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeJohn Oldring 4,023 56.31%
New DemocraticConnie Barnaby 1,667 23.33%
     Liberal Lionel Lizee 1,455 20.36% *
Total 7,145
Rejected, spoiled and declined 27
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,339 %

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 49.96% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeJohn Oldring 4,637 49.59% -6.72%
LiberalRoxanne Prior 2,874 30.73% 10.37%
New DemocraticLinda Ross 1,840 16.68% -6.65%
Total 9,351
Rejected, spoiled and declined 38
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,795 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.55%

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 60.45% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen 5,663 46.50% -3.09%
LiberalDon Sinclair 4,879 40.06% 9.33%
Social CreditRandy Thorsteinson 882 7.24%
New DemocraticMalcolm Reville 639 5.25% -11.43%
     Natural Law Ken Arnold 116 0.95% *
Total 12,179
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20
Eligible electors / Turnout 20,180 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.21%

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 56.92% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen 5,751 47.03% 0.53%
LiberalLarry Pimm 4,966 40.61% 0.55%
Social CreditRandy Thorsteinson 1,145 9.36% 2.12%
New DemocraticJoanne Stanley 367 3.00% -2.25%
Total 12,229
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20
Eligible electors / Turnout 21,537 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 0.54%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 50.76% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen 7,684 60.10% 13.07%
LiberalGarfield Marks 3,927 30.72% -9.89%
New DemocraticErica Bullwinkle 512 4.00% 1.00%
Alberta FirstBob Argent 459 3.59%
IndependentRyan Lamarche 203 1.59%
Total 12,785
Rejected, spoiled and declined 48
Eligible electors / Turnout 25,283 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 11.48%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 43.78% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen 5,373 44.91% -15.19%
LiberalWalter Kubanek 4,077 34.08% 3.36%
Alberta AlliancePatti Argent 1,418 11.85%
New DemocraticJeff Sloychuk 835 6.98% 2.98%
SeparationJudy Milne 261 2.18% -1.41%1
Total 11,964 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 69
27,486 Eligible Electors
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.28%
  1. Results of the Separation Party compared to Alberta First Party

2008 general election

Alberta general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeCal Dallas 7,139 56.18% 11.27%
LiberalDiane Kubanek 3,414 26.86% −7.22%
Wildrose AllianceEd Klop 949 7.47% −4.38%
GreenEvan Bedford 609 4.79%
New DemocraticTeresa Bryanton 597 4.70% −2.28%
Total 12,708
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 65
Eligible electors / Turnout 38,946 32.80%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 9.25%
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 512–517. 

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeCal Dallas 7,044 43.74%
WildroseNathan Stephan 5,558 34.52%
New DemocraticLorna Watkinson-Zimmer 1,704 10.58%
LiberalJason Chilibeck 1,193 7.41%
Alberta PartySerge Gingras 604 3.75%
Total 16,103
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −12.44%

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticBarb Miller 7,023 35.9% %
Progressive ConservativeDarcy Mykytyshyn 5,413 27.6% %
WildroseNorman Wiebe 4,814 24.6% %
Alberta PartySerge Gingras 1,035 5.3% %
LiberalDeborah Checkel 738 3.8% %
GreenBen Dubois 274 1.4% %
IndependentPatti Argent 232 1.2% %
IndependentWilliam Berry 60 0.3% %
Total
Rejected ballots
Eligible electors / Turnout

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Red Deer-South[9] Turnout 44.58%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger 3,837 13.64% 42.81% 2
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown 3,708 13.18% 41.37% 1
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 3,192 11.35% 35.61% 7
     Independent Link Byfield 3,068 10.91% 34.23% 4
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz 2,865 10.18% 31.97% 3
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood 2,439 8.67% 27.21% 6
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,438 8.66% 27.20% 8
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye 2,376 8.45% 26.51% 5
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,257 8.02% 25.18% 10
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,955 6.94% 21.81% 9
Total Votes 28,135 100%
Total Ballots 8,963 3.14 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,290

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2012 Senate nominee election district results

2012 Senate nominee election results: Red Deer-South[10] Turnout %
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeDoug Black 5,552
Progressive ConservativeScott Tannas 4,979
Progressive ConservativeMike Shaikh 4,053
WildroseRob Gregory 4,004
WildroseRaymond Germain 3,954
WildroseVictor Marciano 3,361
EvergreenElizabeth Johannson 1,867
IndependentLen Bracko 1,472
IndependentDavid Fletcher 1,435
IndependentIan Urquhart 1,364
IndependentPaul Frank 1,301
IndependentWilliam Exelby 942
IndependentPerry Chahal 726
Total Votes 35,010 100%
Total Ballots 0 0 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 0

Voters had the option of selecting 3 Candidates on the Ballot

Student vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[11]
Eastview Middle School
St. Francis of Assisi Middle School
St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School
Westpark Middle 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[12]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen 355 29.81%
     NDP Jeff Sloychuk 294 24.68%
     Liberal Walter Kubanek 277 23.26%
Alberta AlliancePatti Argent 194 16.29%
SeparationJudy Milne 71 5.96%
Total 1,191 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 38

2012 election

Participating Schools
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School

During the week of April 16, 2012 - April 20, 2012 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2012 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 86 of the 87 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Students from École Secondaire Notre Dame High School participated in the vote on April 19, 2012.

2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeCal Dallas 115 32.95%
WildroseNathan Stephan 68 19.48%
     NDP Lorna Watkinson-Zimmer 55 15.76%
     Liberal Jason Chilibeck 52 14.90%
Alberta PartySerge Gingras 29 8.31%
Total 349 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 30

References

  1. "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. p. 22. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 64.
  3. "Red Deer-South results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. "Red Deer-South results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  5. "Red Deer-South results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  6. "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  7. "Red Deer-South Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  8. "Red Deer-South Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  9. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  10. "Senate Nominee Election 2012 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  11. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  12. "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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