Redwater-Andrew

Redwater-Andrew 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 1971 to 1993.[1]

Redwater-Andrew
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1993
First contested1971
Last contested1989

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Redwater-Andrew
Assembly Years Member Party
See Redwater 1940-1971 and Willingdon-Two Hills 1963-1971
17th 1971–1975 George Topolnisky Progressive
Conservative
18th 1975–1979
19th 1979–1982
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1989 Steve Zarusky
22nd 1989–1993
See Redwater and Vegreville-Viking 1993-2004

Boundary history

Redwater-Andrew was created in 1971 from most of the Redwater district, including the communities of Redwater and Smoky Lake, and a part of Willingdon-Two Hills south of the North Saskatchewan River. In 1986 it gained a portion of Clover Bar, including Lamont, and lost some territory to Westlock-Sturgeon. In 1993 the bulk of its area was redistributed to Redwater and Vegreville-Viking, with smaller portions going to Lac La Biche-St. Paul and Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan.

Representation history

Despite two-term Social Credit MLA for Redwater Michael Senych running in the new constituency, it was picked up by Progressive Conservative George Topolnisky by a wide margin in the 1971 election, which saw his party sweep to power. Topolinsky held the seat for four terms, despite healthy challenges by the New Democrats. Michael Senych also attempted to re-take the seat twice, as an independent in 1982 and with the Representative Party in 1986.

When Topolinsky retired in 1986, Steve Zarusky held the seat for the PCs despite a strong NDP performance. He was re-elected in 1989, and the district was abolished at the end of his second term. He ran unsuccessfully in the re-constituted Redwater district.

Election results

1970s
1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%[2]
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Topolnisky3,27750.29%
Social CreditMichael Senych2,27134.85%
New DemocraticNorman Flach96814.86%
Total valid votes 6,516
Rejected, spoiled and declined 35
Registered electors & turnout 8,92073.44%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%[2]
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Topolnisky3,78466.11%+15.82%
New DemocraticGraham Crosbie1,82431.87%+17.01%
CommunistNeil Stenberg1162.03%
Total valid votes 5,724
Rejected, spoiled and declined 44
Registered electors & turnout 8,51367.76% -5.68%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.60%
1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%[2]
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Topolnisky3,94552.53%-13.58%
New DemocraticSteve Leskiw2,87038.22%+6.35%
Social CreditErwin Hannig5477.28%
LiberalRudolph Pisesky1481.97%
Total valid votes 7,510
Rejected, spoiled and declined 32
Registered electors & turnout 10,63670.91% +3.15%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.97%

1980s
1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%[2]
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Topolnisky4,43851.07%-1.46%
New DemocraticSteve Leskiw2,50728.85%-9.37%
Western Canada ConceptRoger Pullishy1,12112.90%
IndependentMichael Senych4675.37%
LiberalLawrence McCallum1571.81%-0.16%
Total valid votes 8,690
Rejected, spoiled and declined 15
Registered electors & turnout 11,59975.05% +4.14%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.96%
1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%[2]
Progressive ConservativeSteve Zarusky3,53946.63%-4.44%
New DemocraticDenis Bobocel2,76136.38%+7.53%
RepresentativeMichael Senych98112.92%
LiberalAdrianus Kuiper3094.07%+2.26%
Total valid votes 7,590
Rejected, spoiled and declined 13
Registered electors & turnout 12,82059.31% -15.74%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.99%
1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%[2]
Progressive ConservativeSteve Zarusky4,36652.92%+6.29%
New DemocraticChris Ewasiuk2,35928.59%-7.79%
LiberalDennis Holowaychuk1,52518.48%+14.41%
Total valid votes 8,250
Rejected, spoiled and declined 14
Registered electors & turnout 12,49366.15% +6.84%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.04%

Also see

References
  1. "Election results for Redwater-Andrew". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. "Results for Redwater-Andrew". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2017-01-22.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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