Sherwood Park (electoral district)

Sherwood Park
Alberta electoral district

2010 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 

Annie McKitrick
New Democratic

District created 1986
First contested 1986
Last contested 2015

Sherwood Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of Edmonton-Sherwood Park. The 2010 boundary redistribution kept the district unchanged from its 2003 boundaries.[1]

Boundary history

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sherwood Park
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton-Sherwood Park 1979-1986
21st 1986-1989 Peter Elzinga Progressive Conservative
22nd 1989-1993
23rd 1993-1997 Bruce Collingwood Liberal
24th 1997-2001 Iris Evans Progressive Conservative
25th 2001-2004
26th 2004-2008
27th 2008–2012
28th 2012–2015 Cathy Olesen Progressive Conservative
29th 2015– Annie McKitrick NDP

Prior to the electoral district's creation in the 1986 boundary redistribution. The Sherwood Park area had been returning Progressive Conservative MLA's in its antecedent districts since 1971.

The 1986 election returned former Member of Parliament Peter Elzinga who resigned his federal seat to run in the Alberta provincial election. He was appointed to the provincial cabinet by Premier Don Getty to serve as Minister of Agriculture.

Elzinga was re-elected in the 1989 election in a hotly contested race taking half of the popular vote. He kept his ministerial portfolio and did not run for office again in 1993 instead being hired to manage the first of a number of Progressive Conservative provincial campaigns for Premier Ralph Klein.

The 1993 election chose Liberal candidate Bruce Collingwood. The Liberals had made significant gains in the constituency the past two elections rising from 13% in 1986 to winning in 1993 with just under half the popular vote. Collingwood ran for a second term in office in 1997 but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Iris Evans.

Evans was appointed to the provincial cabinet in 1999 as Minister of Children's Services. She was re-elected with a landslide majority to her second term in 2001. Her popularity dropped significantly in the 2004 election as she fell to just under half the popular vote. Evans kept her seat in cabinet and she became Minister of Health and Wellness until 2006.

After 2006 when Premier Ed Stelmach came to power Evans was appointed as Minister of Employment and Immigration which she held until the 2008 election where she was returned to her fourth term with another landslide majority. After the election she became Minister of Finance until 2010 and than Minister of Intergovernmental Relations until Stelmach retired. She was not invited back into cabinet when Premier Allison Redford came to power in the fall of 2011.

Legislature results

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 54.58% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativePeter Elzinga 6,377 56.45%
New DemocraticTed Paszek 3,183 28.18%
     Liberal Steven Lindop 1,541 13.64% *
RepresentativeErnie Townsend 196 1.73%
Total 11,297
Rejected, spoiled and declined 8
Eligible electors / Turnout 20,713 %

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 59.68% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativePeter Elzinga 6,462 46.66% -9.79%
LiberalJohn Convey 4,299 31.04% 17.40%
New DemocraticTed Paszek 3,088 22.30% -5.28%
Total 13,849
Rejected, spoiled and declined 17
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,233 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -13.60%

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 66.65% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
LiberalBruce Collingwood 7,798 46.96% 15.92%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Fulford 6,704 40.38% -6.28%
New DemocraticJim Gurnett 1,955 11.77% -10.53%
     Natural Law Lorne Hoff 147 0.89% *
Total 16,604
Rejected, spoiled and declined 17
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,952 %
     Liberal pickup from Progressive Conservative Swing 11.10%

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 64.75% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIris Evans 8,610 47.89% 7.51%
     Liberal Bruce Collingwood 8,305 46.19% -0.77%
New DemocraticVaughn Dyrland 1,064 5.92% -5.85%
Total 17,979
Rejected, spoiled and declined 32
Eligible electors / Turnout 27,815 %
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 4.14%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 64.99% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIris Evans 13,243 64.17% 16.28%
LiberalLouise Rogers 5,787 28.04% -18.15%
New DemocraticChris Harwood 1,606 7.79% 1.87%
Total 20,636
Rejected, spoiled and declined 56
Eligible electors / Turnout 31,837 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 17.22%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 57.33% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIris Evans 7,281 48.08% -16.09%
     Liberal Louise Rogers 5,587 36.89% 8.85%
New DemocraticTim Sloan 996 6.58% -1.21%
Social CreditGordon Barrett 474 3.13%
Alberta AllianceCora Labonte 444 2.93%
Green Lynn Lau 362 2.39% *
Total 15,144
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 49
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,501 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.47%

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results[9] Turnout 47.68% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIris Evans 9,312 63.14% 15.16%
     Liberal Louise Rogers 3,843 26.06% -10.83%
New DemocraticKatharine Hay 904 6.13% -0.45%
Green Rick Hoines 689 4.67% 2.28% *
Total 14,748
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 41
Eligible electors / Turnout 31,015 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 13.00%

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeCathy Olesen 8,742 45.60
WildroseGarnett Genuis 5,957 31.07
LiberalDave Anderson 1,835 9.57
New DemocraticSarah Michelin 1,209 6.31
IndependentJames Ford 1,062 5.54
Alberta PartyChris Kuchmak 230 1.20
Social CreditGordon Barrett 137 0.71

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticAnnie McKitrick 11,377 52.1
Progressive ConservativeCathy Olesen 5,648 25.9
WildroseLinda Osinchuk 4,812 22.0

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Sherwood Park[10] Turnout 57.30%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger 6,044 16.68% 50.82% 2
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown 4,383 12.10% 36.85% 1
     Independent Link Byfield 4,320 11.92% 36.32% 4
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz 4,214 11.63% 35.43% 3
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood 3,289 9.08% 27.65% 6
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 3,154 8.71% 26.52% 7
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,904 8.02% 24.42% 9
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,712 7.49% 22.80% 8
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye 2,617 7.22% 22.00% 5
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,594 7.15% 21.81% 10
Total Votes 36,231 100%
Total Ballots 11,894 3.05 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,291

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[11]
Clover Bar Junior High School
F. R. Haythorne
Glen Allan Elementary
Holy Spirit Catholic School
Jean Vanier Catholic School
New Horizons School
Sherwood Heights Jr. High
St. Theresa Catholic 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 ConservativeIris Evans 862 48.76%
     Liberal Louise Rogers 250 14.14%
Green Lynn Lau 249 14.08%
     NDP Tim Sloan 193 10.92%
Alberta AllianceCora Labonte 134 7.58%
Social CreditGordon Barrett 80 4.52%
Total 1,768 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 67

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 66.
  3. "Sherwood Park results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. "Sherwood Park results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  5. "Sherwood Park results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  6. "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  7. "2001 Statement of Official results Sherwood Park" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  8. "Sherwood Park Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  9. The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 524–527.
  10. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 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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