Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley

Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley 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.

Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley
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 electoral boundary re-distribution from the old electoral district of Dunvegan-Central Peace. The distribution saw the north end of the constituency that resided with the Municipal District of Northern Lights being redistributed to the Peace River electoral district.[1] The electoral district is one of two in the province that is considered a special district and allowed to have less than the average population due to the lack of population and distance between communities.[1]

The change in name came from a write in campaign from Alberta New Democratic Party members who wanted to tack on Notley after their former leader Grant Notley onto the electoral district name because he was an MLA for Spirit River-Fairview an old electoral district that existed in the area.[2] They pressed for the change due to other former provincial Premiers and Opposition leaders getting districts named after them such as Edmonton-Decore and Calgary-Lougheed.[1]

Boundary history

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley
Assembly Years Member Party
See Dunvegan-Central Peace 2004-2012
28th 2012–2015 Hector Goudreau PC
29th 2015–2019 Margaret McCuaig-Boyd NDP
See Central Peace-Notley 2019-

The former Progressive Conservative MLA Hector Goudreau served three terms in office after first being elected in the 2001 election, but after resigning as chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee on Community Development after allegations of bullying local school officials,[4][5] he did not run again in the 2015 provincial election. NDP MLA Marg McCuaig-Boyd was elected in the orange wave that swept the province in the 2015 election, and served as the provincial Energy Minister.

General election results
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHector Goudreau3,98145.14%-6.85%
WildroseKelly Hudson3,75542.57%+13.24%
New DemocraticNathan Macklin8469.59%-5.48%
LiberalCarole Carby2382.70%-0.91%
Total valid votes 8,820100.00%–
Rejected, spoiled and declined 43175
Registered voters and turnout 15,06758.54% +9.83%
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing -10.05%
Source(s)
Source: "2012 General Election Results". elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. May 24, 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarg McCuaig-Boyd3,69238.44%+28.85%
WildroseKelly Hudson3,14732.76%-9.81%
Progressive ConservativeRhonda Clarke-Gauthier2,76628.80%-16.34%
Total valid votes 9,605100.00%–
Rejected, spoiled and declined 16133
Eligible voters / Turnout 16,39258.79% +0.25%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +22.60%
Source(s)
"2015 General Election Results". open.alberta.ca. Elections Alberta. May 24, 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

Senate nominee results

Student Vote results

2012 election
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeHector Goudreau%
Wildrose
  Liberal Carole Carby %
  NDP Nathan Macklin %
Total 100%

Also see

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. Remo Zaccagna. "Dunvegan riding renamed in honour of Notley". The Record Gazette.
  3. "Bill 28 Sub Amendment 1" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. November 24, 2010.
  4. Rusnell, Charles; McKenna, Niall (March 3, 2012). "School board gets warning letter from Tory MLA". CBC News. cbc.ca. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. Nodge, Matt (March 6, 2012). "Hector Goudreau resigns from committee over letter controversy". CTV News. ctvedmonton.ca. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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