Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills

Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 2012 to 2019.

Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
Alberta electoral district
2010 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created2010
District abolished2017
First contested2012
Last contested2015

The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution, and was first contested in the 2012 election. It was last contested in the 2015 election, when it returned Dave Hanson of the Wildrose Party.

History

Boundary history

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the electoral district of Lac La Biche-St. Paul which was altered to bound current municipal boundaries. Two Hills was added to the name at the request of local residents.[1]

The Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended splitting the district up in 2017, creating Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche and Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul, while transferring the area around Two Hills to Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville and a small area to Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
Assembly Years Member Party
See Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1993-2012
28th 2012-2015 Shayne Saskiw Wildrose
29th 2015-2017 Dave Hanson
2017-2019 United Conservative
See Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, Bonnyville-Cold Lake-
St. Paul and Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville after 2019

Electoral history

Since the riding was renamed, it has been represented only by the Wildrose Party of Alberta, although its antecedent had been held by several parties, most prominently the Progressive Conservatives. The first MLA was Shayne Saskiw, who was elected in 2012 and resigned prior to the 2015 election.[4] Dave Hanson was elected to represent the district in the 2015 election.

Legislature results

2012 general election
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseShayne Saskiw5,94946.56%–
Progressive ConservativeRay Danyluk5,41842.40%-28.88%
New DemocraticPhil Johnson7065.53%-5.42%
LiberalJohn Nowak7045.51%-12.26%
Total Valid Votes 12,777––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 99––
Electors/turnout 21,72959.26% +15.03%
Wildrose notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +37.72%
Source(s)
"Election Results - LAC LA BICHE-ST. PAUL-TWO HILLS". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseDave Hanson4,76038.65%-7.91%
New DemocraticCatherine Harder4,21334.21%+28.68%
Progressive ConservativeDarrell Younghans3,00224.38%-18.02%
GreenBrian Deheer3402.76%–
Total valid votes 12,315––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 73––
Electors/turnout 23,47652.77% -6.49%
Wildrose hold Swing -18.30%
Source(s)
"Election Results - LAC LA BICHE-ST. PAUL-TWO HILLS". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

Graphical representation
2012
5.5% 5.5% 42.4% 46.6%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2015
34.2% 24.4% 38.7%
New Democrat Progressive Conservative Wildrose

Student vote results

2012 student election
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate
Progressive ConservativeRay Danyluk
WildroseShayne Saskiw
LiberalJohn Nowak
New DemocraticPhil Johnson

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. 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. "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. "Wildrose MLA Shayne Saskiw leaving Alberta legislature". CBC News. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.