Red Deer-South

Red Deer-South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

Red Deer-South
Alberta electoral district
Red Deer-South within the City of Red Deer, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Jason Stephan
United Conservative
District created1986
First contested1986
Last contested2015

The district was created from Red Deer in 1986. Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency borders Red Deer North at the Red Deer River, Taylor Drive, Ross Street, 30th Avenue and 55th Street. At the city limits, the constituency is bounded by Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.

The current MLA for this district is Jason Stephan from the United Conservative Party.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1985 boundary redistribution from the Red Deer provincial electoral district. The city of Red Deer had been contained in a single electoral district since 1888 when it first started returning members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The city was split into South and Red Deer-North.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw adjustments made to the boundary with Red Deer-North to equalize the population between the two constituencies.[1]

Boundary history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Red Deer-South
Assembly Years Member Party
See Red Deer 1905-1986
21st 1986–1989 John Oldring Progressive
Conservative
22nd 1989–1993
23rd 1993–1997 Victor Doerksen
24th 1997–2001
25th 2001–2004
26th 2004–2008
27th 2008–2012 Cal Dallas
28th 2012-2015
29th 2015–2019 Barb Miller New Democratic
30th 2019–present Jason Stephan United Conservative

Representation history

Since the electoral district was created in 1986, the voters of Red Deer-South have returned Progressive Conservative candidates in every election until 2015, joining the province-wide NDP victory. The first representative was John Oldring who served two terms in office. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Don Getty in his second term and retired in 1993 after a failed leadership bid for the Progressive Conservative Party.

Victor Doerksen was the second MLA for the district. He was first elected in 1993 after a very hotly contested election with a Liberal candidate. He would eke out his second term in 1997 facing another strong challenge from the Liberals. His third term would be won with the highest popular vote in the history of the riding. He would be appointed to cabinet in the government of Ralph Klein shortly after the election and hold his portfolio until 2006 when he resigned to run for leadership of the Progressive Conservatives. After his bid for leadership failed he retired from office in 2008.

The next representative was Cal Dallas, elected to his first term in 2008. He was appointed Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations by Premier Allison Redford in October 2011.

Legislature results

1986 general election
1986 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 41.36% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeJohn Oldring4,02356.31%
New DemocraticConnie Barnaby1,66723.33%
  Liberal Lionel Lizee 1,455 20.36% *
Total 7,145
Rejected, spoiled and declined 27
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,339 %

1989 general election
1989 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 49.96% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeJohn Oldring4,63749.59%-6.72%
LiberalRoxanne Prior2,87430.73%10.37%
New DemocraticLinda Ross1,84016.68%-6.65%
Total 9,351
Rejected, spoiled and declined 38
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,795 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.55%

1993 general election
1993 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 60.45% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen5,66346.50%-3.09%
LiberalDon Sinclair4,87940.06%9.33%
Social CreditRandy Thorsteinson8827.24%
New DemocraticMalcolm Reville6395.25%-11.43%
     Natural Law Ken Arnold 116 0.95% *
Total 12,179
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20
Eligible electors / Turnout 20,180 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.21%

1997 general election
1997 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 56.92% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen5,75147.03%0.53%
LiberalLarry Pimm4,96640.61%0.55%
Social CreditRandy Thorsteinson1,1459.36%2.12%
New DemocraticJoanne Stanley3673.00%-2.25%
Total 12,229
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20
Eligible electors / Turnout 21,537 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 0.54%

2001 general election
2001 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 50.76% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen7,68460.10%13.07%
LiberalGarfield Marks3,92730.72%-9.89%
New DemocraticErica Bullwinkle5124.00%1.00%
Alberta FirstBob Argent4593.59%
IndependentRyan Lamarche2031.59%
Total 12,785
Rejected, spoiled and declined 48
Eligible electors / Turnout 25,283 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 11.48%

2004 general election
2004 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 43.78% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen5,37344.91%-15.19%
LiberalWalter Kubanek4,07734.08%3.36%
Alberta AlliancePatti Argent1,41811.85%
New DemocraticJeff Sloychuk8356.98%2.98%
SeparationJudy Milne2612.18%-1.41%1
Total 11,964 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 69
27,486 Eligible Electors
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.28%
  1. Results of the Separation Party compared to Alberta First Party

2008 general election
2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCal Dallas7,13956.18%11.27%
LiberalDiane Kubanek3,41426.86%−7.22%
Wildrose AllianceEd Klop9497.47%−4.38%
GreenEvan Bedford6094.79%
New DemocraticTeresa Bryanton5974.70%−2.28%
Total 12,708
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 65
Eligible electors / Turnout 38,946 32.80%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 9.25%
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 512–517.

2012 general election
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeCal Dallas7,04443.74
WildroseNathan Stephan5,55834.52
New DemocraticLorna Watkinson-Zimmer1,70410.58
LiberalJason Chilibeck1,1937.41
Alberta PartySerge Gingras6043.75
Total 16,103
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −12.44%

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticBarb Miller7,02335.9%
Progressive ConservativeDarcy Mykytyshyn5,41327.6%
WildroseNorman Wiebe4,81424.6%
Alberta PartySerge Gingras1,0355.3%
LiberalDeborah Checkel7383.8%
GreenBen Dubois2741.4%
IndependentPatti Argent2321.2%
IndependentWilliam Berry600.3%
Total
Rejected ballots
Eligible electors / Turnout

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeJason Stephan16,15960.3
New DemocraticBarbara Miller6,84425.5
Alberta PartyRyan McDougall3,24412.1
Freedom ConservativeTeah-Jay Cartwright2991.1
GreenLori Curran2460.9
Total valid votes
Rejected, spoiled and declined
Registered electors
Turnout

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results
2004 Senate nominee election results: Red Deer-South[9] Turnout 44.58%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger3,83713.64%42.81%2
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown3,70813.18%41.37%1
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 3,192 11.35% 35.61% 7
  Independent Link Byfield 3,068 10.91% 34.23% 4
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,86510.18%31.97%3
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood2,4398.67%27.21%6
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,438 8.66% 27.20% 8
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye2,3768.45%26.51%5
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,257 8.02% 25.18% 10
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,955 6.94% 21.81% 9
Total Votes 28,135 100%
Total Ballots 8,963 3.14 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,290

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2012 Senate nominee election district results
2012 Senate nominee election results: Red Deer-South[10] Turnout %
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeDoug Black5,552
Progressive ConservativeScott Tannas4,979
Progressive ConservativeMike Shaikh4,053
WildroseRob Gregory4,004
WildroseRaymond Germain3,954
WildroseVictor Marciano3,361
EvergreenElizabeth Johannson1,867
IndependentLen Bracko1,472
IndependentDavid Fletcher1,435
IndependentIan Urquhart1,364
IndependentPaul Frank1,301
IndependentWilliam Exelby942
IndependentPerry Chahal726
Total Votes 35,010 100%
Total Ballots 0 0 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 0

Voters had the option of selecting 3 Candidates on the Ballot

Student vote results

2004 election
Participating Schools[11]
Eastview Middle School
St. Francis of Assisi Middle School
St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School
Westpark Middle 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[12]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeVictor Doerksen35529.81%
     NDP Jeff Sloychuk 294 24.68%
  Liberal Walter Kubanek 277 23.26%
Alberta AlliancePatti Argent19416.29%
SeparationJudy Milne715.96%
Total 1,191 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 38

2012 election
Participating Schools
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School

During the week of April 16, 2012 - April 20, 2012 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2012 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 86 of the 87 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Students from École Secondaire Notre Dame High School participated in the vote on April 19, 2012.

2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeCal Dallas11532.95%
WildroseNathan Stephan6819.48%
     NDP Lorna Watkinson-Zimmer 55 15.76%
  Liberal Jason Chilibeck 52 14.90%
Alberta PartySerge Gingras298.31%
Total 349 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 30

References
  1. "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 64.
  3. "Red Deer-South results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. "Red Deer-South results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  5. "Red Deer-South results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  6. "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  7. "Red Deer-South Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  8. "Red Deer-South Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  9. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  10. "Senate Nominee Election 2012 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  11. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  12. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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