Chinook (provincial electoral district)

Chinook was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1979 to 1996.[1]

Chinook
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1979
District abolished1996
First contested1979
Last contested1993

History

The electoral district was created following boundary redistribution for the 1979 Alberta general election from Hanna-Oyen and Sedgewick-Coronation electoral districts.

The electoral district would be combined with Drumheller in 1996 to form Drumheller-Chinook.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chinook
Assembly Years Member Party
See Hanna-Oyen electoral district from 1971-1979
and Sedgewick-Coronation electoral district from 1963-1979
19th  1979–1982     Henry Kroeger Progressive Conservative
20th  1982–1986
21st  1986–1989
22nd  1989–1993 Shirley McClellan
23rd  1993–1997
See Drumheller-Chinook electoral district from 1997-2004

Electoral history

1970s

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHenry Kroeger4,02466.47%
Social CreditArlie Reil1,31021.64%
New DemocraticJohn W. Oberg4066.71%
LiberalSheila Noonan3145.19%
Total 6,054
Rejected, spoiled and declined 33
Eligible electors / turnout 8,51371.50%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1980s

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHenry Kroeger4,83773.64%7.18%
Western Canada ConceptJack Ramsay1,26619.28%
New DemocraticGladys Creasy4657.08%0.37%
Total 6,568
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 9
Eligible electors / Turnout 8,78374.88%3.38%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 4.77%
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHenry Kroeger3,79679.83%6.19%
New DemocraticLavera Gladys Creasy95920.17%13.09%
Total 4,755
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 29
Eligible electors / Turnout 9,38650.97%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 2.65%
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeShirley McClellan3,58571.12%-8.71%
New DemocraticH. James Powers76515.18%-4.99%
LiberalMel H. Buffalo69113.71%
Total 5,041
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 10
Eligible electors / Turnout 9,19754.92%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.86%
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1990s

1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeShirley McClellan4,74865.01%-6.11%
Social CreditGus Mattheis1,02514.03%
LiberalDianne Anderson1,01513.90%0.19%
IndependentKristopher Dietrich2934.01%
New DemocraticSteven Milner2233.05%-12.12%
Total 7,304
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 18
Eligible electors / Turnout 10,55369.38%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.48%
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See Also

References

  1. "Election results for Chinook". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

Further reading

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