West Yellowhead (electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Yellowhead (electoral district).
West Yellowhead
Alberta electoral district

2010 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 

Eric Rosendahl
New Democratic

District created 1986
First contested 1986
Last contested 2015

West Yellowhead is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 current riding's mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

The district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution from most of the old Edson electoral district. It is primarily rural and exists in north-western Alberta. The largest communities in the constituency are Edson, Hinton and Jasper.

The district in its early history was a swing riding changing party hands often. Recently support has gone to electing candidates from the Progressive Conservatives who have held the district with sizable majorities since 1997. The current representative is New Democrat Eric Rosendahl who was first elected in the 2015 provincial election.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1985 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of Edson. Since it was created the district has remained almost unchanged. The 2010 boundary redistribution did not change the riding from 2003.[1]

Boundary history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for West Yellowhead[3]
Assembly Years Member Party
See: Edson 1913-1986
21st 1986–1989 Ian Reid Progressive Conservative
22nd 1989–1993 Jerry Doyle NDP
23rd 1993–1997 Duco Van Binsbergen Liberal
24th 1997–2001 Ivan Strang Progressive Conservative
25th 2001–2004
26th 2004–2008
27th 2008–2012 Robin Campbell Progressive Conservative
28th 2012–2015
29th 2015–present Eric Rosendahl New Democratic

Electoral history

The electoral district was created in the 1986 general election. The first election held that year saw a tight race between incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Ian Reid who had previously represented the Edson electoral district and New Democrat candidate Phil Oakes. Reid barely hung onto win to pick up the new district for his party.

The 1989 election would see Reid defeated by New Democrat candidate Jerry Doyle in another close race. Doyle would only last a single term in office as he was defeated by Liberal candidate Duco Van Binsbergen in the 1993 general election.

The Progressive Conservatives would regain the seat in the 1997 general election as candidate Ivan Strang defeated Van Binsbergen. Strang was re-elected in the 2001 election with a solid majority. He won a third term in the 2004 general election taking less than half the popular vote but winning a comfortable plurality over the opposition candidates which polled an evenly dived vote. He would retire from office in 2008.

Progressive Conservative Robin Campbell was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. Campbell lost to Eric Rosendahl of the New Democratic Party when the NDP were voted into government on May 4, 2015. [4]

Legislature results

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 45.19% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIan Reid 3,207 44.86%
New DemocraticPhil Oakes 3,005 42.04%
     Liberal Laurie Switzer 749 10.48% *
Western Canada ConceptLorraine Oberg 187 2.62% *
Total 7,148
Rejected, spoiled and declined 21
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,863 %

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 52.15% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
New DemocraticJerry Doyle 3,989 47.26% 5.22%
Progressive ConservativeIan Reid 3,109 36.83% -8.03%
LiberalSharron Johnstone 1,103 13.07% 2.59%
IndependentHarvey Ball 240 2.84%
Total 8,441
Rejected, spoiled and declined 25
Eligible electors / Turnout 16,234 %
     NDP pickup from Progressive Conservative Swing 6.63%

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 55.44% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
LiberalDuco Van Binsbergen 3,562 37.07% 24.00%
Progressive ConservativeFiona Cleary 3,101 32.28% -4.55%
New DemocraticJerry Doyle 2,243 23.34% -23.92%
     Social Credit Garry Klewchuk 582 6.06% *
Green Mario Houle 120 1.25% *
Total 9,608
Rejected, spoiled and declined 21
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,367 %
     Liberal pickup from NDP Swing 14.28%

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 55.90% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIvan Strang 4,498 42.05% 9.77%
     Liberal Duco Van Binsbergen 3,795 35.47% -1.60%
New DemocraticGlenn Taylor 2,130 19.91% -3.43%
     Social Credit John Ahlstrom 275 2.57% -3.49% *
Total 10,698
Rejected, spoiled and declined 22
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,176 %
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 5.69%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results[9] Turnout 51.48% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIvan Strang 5,763 59.14% 17.09%
LiberalLyle Benson 3,180 32.64% -2.83%
New DemocraticNoel Lapierre 801 8.22% -11.69%
Total 9,774
Rejected, spoiled and declined 34
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,995 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 9.96%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[10] Turnout 46.61% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIvan Strang 3,753 45.72% -13.42%
New DemocraticBarry Madsen 1,771 21.58% 13.36%
LiberalRob Jolly 1,666 20.30% -12.34%
Alberta AllianceEarle Cunningham 675 8.22%
Green Monika Schaefer 343 4.18% *
Total 8,208
Rejected, spoiled and declined 44
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,706 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -13.39%

2008 general election

Alberta general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRobin Campbell 4,206 53.83% 8.11%
LiberalLisa Higgerty 1,932 24.72% 4.42%
New DemocraticKen Kuzminski 1,054 13.49% −8.09%
Wildrose AllianceEarle Cunningham 326 4.17% −4.05%
GreenScott Pickett 296 3.79% −0.39%
Total 7,814
Rejected, spoiled and declined 32
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,252 35.26%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.27%
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 558–563. 

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeRobin Campbell 4,405 44.86%
WildroseStuart Taylor 2,642 26.91%
Alberta PartyGlenn Taylor 1,668 16.99%
New DemocraticBarry Madsen 794 8.09%
LiberalMichael Martyna 310 3.16%
Total 9,810

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticEric Rosendahl 4,141 39.0%
Progressive ConservativeRobin Campbell 3,433 32.3%
WildroseStuart Taylor 3,046 28.7%
Total '

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: West Yellowhead[11] Turnout 46.49%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz 4,004 20.24% 59.57% 3
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger 2,758 13.94% 41.03% 2
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown 2,125 10.74% 31.61% 1
     Independent Link Byfield 2,025 10.23% 30.13% 4
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood 1,628 8.23% 24.22% 6
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,540 7.78% 22.91% 7
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye 1,506 7.61% 22.40% 5
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,434 7.25% 21.33% 10
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,415 7.15% 21.05% 8
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,352 6.83% 20.11% 9
Total Votes 19,787 100%
Total Ballots 6,722 2.94 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,510

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[12]
Crescent Valley School
Ecole Mountain View School
Gerard Redmond Community Catholic School
Harry Collinge High School
Holy Redeemer Catholic Jr/Sr High School
Parkland Composite High School
Pine Grove Middle School
Yellowhead Koinonia Christian 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[13]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeIvan Strang 593 32.91%
     NDP Barry Madsen 448 24.86%
     Liberal Rob Jolly 341 18.92%
Alberta AllianceEarle Cunningham 271 15.04%
Green Monika Schaefer 149 8.27%
Total 1,802 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 62

2012 election

2012 Alberta Student Vote results[14]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Alberta PartyGlenn Taylor 224 34.30%
Progressive ConservativeRobin Campbell 221 33.84%
WildroseStuart Taylor 102 15.62%
     NDP Barry Madsen 57 8.73%
     Liberal Michael Martyna 49 7.50%
Total 653 100%

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. 74.
  3. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/elections/alberta-votes/alberta-election-2015-results-ndp-wave-sweeps-across-province-in-historic-win-1.3062605
  5. "West Yellowhead results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  6. "West Yellowhead results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  7. "West Yellowhead results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  8. "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  9. "West Yellowhead Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  10. "West Yellowhead Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  11. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  12. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  13. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  14. "West Yellowhead". Student Vote Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-06.

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