Airdrie (electoral district)

Airdrie was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 2012 to 2019.

Airdrie
Alberta electoral district
2010 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created2010
District abolished2019
First contested2012
Last contested2015

History

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution primarily from the abolished Airdrie-Chestermere electoral district, with a small portion west of the City of Airdrie from the abolished Foothills-Rocky View electoral district.[1]

The Airdrie electoral district was dissolved in the 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution, and portions of the district would form the newly created Airdrie-Cochrane and Airdrie-East electoral districts.[2]

Boundary history

Electoral history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Airdrie
Assembly Years Member Party
See Airdrie-Chestermere and Foothills-Rocky View 2004-2012
28th 2012–2014 Rob Anderson Wildrose
2014–2015 PC
29th 2015–2017 Angela Pitt Wildrose
2017–2019 UCP
See Airdrie-Cochrane and Airdrie-East 2019-

The electoral district was created in 2010. Incumbent Airdrie-Chestermere MLA Rob Anderson, who had been elected as a PC in 2008 but crossed the floor to Wildrose, was elected in Airdrie under the Wildrose banner in 2012. However, he subsequently crossed the floor back to the PCs.[3]

Wildrose would re-gain the seat in 2015, sending Angela Pitt to the Legislative Assembly. Amongst the candidates Pitt defeated was PC candidate and Mayor of Airdrie Peter Brown.[4] She would also cross the floor, joining the new United Conservative Party when the PCs and Wildrose decided to merge in 2017.

The riding was abolished when the 29th Legislature expired. Therefore, Airdrie has twice elected Wildrose MLAs, but neither served their full term with the party.

Legislature results

2012 general election
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseRob Anderson9,56858.16%–
Progressive ConservativeKelly Hegg5,37632.68%–
New DemocraticBryan Young6854.16%–
LiberalJoel M. Steacy5253.19%–
IndependentJeff Willerton2971.81%–
Total 16,451––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 79––
Eligible electors / Turnout 31,25852.88%–
Wildrose pickup new district.
Source(s)
Sources: "Airdrie Official Results 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2012 Provincial General Election for the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF). Elections Alberta. 27 Apr 2012. pp. 276–280.

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseAngela Pitt7,49935.08%-23.08%
New DemocraticChris Noble6,38829.88%25.72%
Progressive ConservativePeter Brown6,18128.91%-3.77%
Alberta PartyJeremy Klug9124.27%–
IndependentJeff Willerton3991.87%0.06%
Total 21,379––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 103––
Eligible electors / Turnout 40,04553.64%0.76%
Wildrose hold Swing -10.14%
Source(s)
Source: "Airdrie Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Senate nominee results

Student vote results

2012 election
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeKelly Hegg%
WildroseRob Anderson
Liberal%
New DemocraticBryan Young%
Total 100%

See also

References
  1. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (June 2010). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-9865367-1-7. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-1-988620-04-6. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. "9 Wildrose MLAs, including Danielle Smith, cross to Alberta Tories". CBC News. Edmonton. December 17, 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. Markusoff, Jason (February 16, 2015). "Airdrie mayor to run as PC, stay in office during election campaign". Calgary Herald. Calgary, AB. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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