Drayton Valley-Calmar

Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada

Drayton Valley-Calmar
Alberta electoral district
2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1993
District abolished2010
First contested1993
Last contested2008

Drayton Valley-Calmar 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 1993 to 2012.[1]

It elected a Progressive-Conservative MLA in each election from 1990s to 2012.

Drayton Valley-Calmar history

Boundary history

51 Drayton Valley-Calmar 2003 boundaries[2]
Bordering districts
North East West South
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne, Stony Plain Leduc-Beaumont-Devon, Wetaskiwin-Camrose West Yellowhead Rocky Mountain House, Lacombe-Ponoka
riding map goes here map in relation to other districts in Alberta goes here
Legal description from the Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1
Starting at the intersection of the east boundary of Rge. 16 W5 and the north boundary of Twp. 50; then 1. east along the north boundary of Twp. 50 to the east boundary of Rge. 7 W5; 2. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 30, Twp. 50, Rge. 6 W5; 3. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 30; 4. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 20 in the Twp.; 5. east along the north boundary of Secs. 20 and 21 to the east boundary of Sec. 21 in the Twp.; 6. south along the east boundary to the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 7. downstream along the right bank to the west Devon town boundary; 8. south, east, south and east along the Devon town boundary to the intersection with Highway 60; 9. south along Highway 60 to the intersection with Highway 39; 10. east along Highway 39 to the east boundary of Rge. 26 W4; 11. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 47; 12. east along the north boundary of Twp. 47 to the centre line of Highway 2; 13. south along the centre line of Highway 2 to the north boundary of Sec. 25, Twp. 45, Rge. 26 W4; 14. east along the north boundary of Sec. 25, Twp. 45, Rge. 26 and the north boundary of Sec. 30, Twp. 45, Rge. 25 W4 to the north boundary of the Louis Bull Indian Reserve No. 138B; 15. east along the Louis Bull Indian Reserve No. 138B to the west boundary of the Ermineskin Indian Reserve No. 138; 16. north, east, south, east, south, west and north along the boundary of Indian Reserve No. 138 to the north boundary of Twp. 44; 17. west along the north boundary of Twp. 44 to the east boundary of Sec. 3 in Twp. 45, Rge. 1 W5; 18. north along the east boundary of Sec. 3 to the north boundary of Sec. 3; 19. west along the north boundary of Sec. 3 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 10; 20. north along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 10 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 10; 21. west along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 10 and 9 to the east boundary of Sec. 8 in Twp. 45, Rge. 1 W5; 22. north along the east boundary of Sec. 8 to the north boundary of Sec. 8; 23. west along the north boundary of Secs. 8 and 7 to the east boundary of Rge. 2; 24. north along the east boundary of Rge. 2 to the north boundary of Sec. 13; 25. west along the north boundary of Secs. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 in Rges. 2 and 3 and the north boundary of Secs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 to the east boundary of Sec. 17 in the Twp.; 26. south along the east boundary of Secs. 17, 8 and 5 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 44; 27. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 8 W5; 28. north along the east boundary to the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 29. upstream along the right bank to the north boundary of Twp. 44; 30. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of O’Chiese Indian Reserve No. 203; 31. north, west and south along the boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 44; 32. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 15 W5; 33. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 47; 34. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 16 W5; 35. north along the east boundary to the starting point.
Note:

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Drayton Valley-Calmar
Assembly Years Member Party
See Drayton Valley electoral district from 1971-1993
23rd  1993–1997     Tom Thurber Progressive Conservative
24th  1997–2001
25th  2001–2004 Tony Abbott
26th  2004–2008
27th  2008–2012 Diana McQueen
See Drayton Valley-Devon electoral district from 2012-Present

Legislative election results

1993

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1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Thurber 5,261 51.07% –
Liberal Brad Janishewski 3,001 29.13% –
Social Credit Ed White 1,133 11.00% –
New Democratic Dolly Brown 768 7.46% –
Natural Law Keith Burger 138 1.34% –
Total 10,301 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 18 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 16,940 60.91% –
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Drayton Valley-Calmar Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997

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1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Thurber 6,492 60.59% 9.52%
Liberal Moe Hamdon 2,912 27.18% -1.96%
New Democratic Tom Fuller 823 7.68% 0.23%
Independent Roy Andresen 488 4.55% –
Total 10,715 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 32 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 17,356 61.92% 1.01%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.74%
Source(s)
Source: "Drayton Valley-Calmar Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001

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2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tony Abbott 7,673 68.39% 7.80%
Liberal Roger Coles 2,229 19.87% -7.31%
Independent Roger Stefura 729 6.50% 1.94%
New Democratic Mark Patty 588 5.24% -2.44%
Total 11,219 – –
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 17 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 18,416 61.01% -0.91%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 7.56%
Source(s)
Source: "Drayton Valley-Calmar Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2004

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tony Abbott 5,225 59.30% -9.09%
Greens Edwin Erickson 929 10.54% –
Liberal Laura Higgerty 890 10.10% -9.77%
Alberta Alliance Viona Cunningham 766 8.69% –
New Democratic Lynn Oberle 642 7.29% 2.05%
Social Credit Thomas Cliff 243 2.76% –
Independent Elmer Knopp 116 1.32% –
Total 8,811 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 49 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 19,214 46.11% -14.90%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 0.12%
Source(s)
Source: "Drayton Valley-Calmar Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2008

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Diana McQueen 5,931 58.74% -0.56%
Green Edwin Erickson 1,877 18.59% –
Wildrose Dean Schmale 1,053 10.43% –
Liberal Norma Block 846 8.38% -1.72%
New Democratic Luann Bannister 390 3.86% -3.42%
Total 10,097 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 31 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 20,923 48.41% 2.29%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.30%
Source(s)
Source: "Elections Alberta 2008 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Senate nominee election results

2004

2004 Senate nominee election results: Drayton Valley-Calmar[3] Turnout 46.15%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % votes % ballots Rank
  Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 4,602 19.36% 58.51% 3
  Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 3,362 14.14% 42.74% 1
  Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 3,267 13.74% 42.81% 2
  Independent Link Byfield 2,446 10.29% 31.10% 4
  Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 1,913 8.05% 24.32% 5
  Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,913 8.05% 24.32% 6
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,776 7.47% 22.58% 7
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,658 6.97% 21.08% 10
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,645 6.92% 20.92% 8
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,194 5.01% 15.18% 9
Total votes 23,776 100%
Total ballots 7,866 3.02 votes per ballot
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1,002

Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

2004 student vote results

Participating schools[4]
Alder Flats Elementary
Breton High School
Buck Mountain Central School
Eldorado School
Falun School
H.W. Pickup Junior High School
Lakedell School
Pigeon Lake Regional School
Pikestone School
Winfield Elementary 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[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Progressive Conservative Tony Abbott 396 39.56%
Green Edwin Erickson 278 27.77%
  Liberal Laura Higgerty 153 15.28%
  NDP Lynn Oberle 53 5.29%
Alberta Alliance Viona Cunningham 52 5.20%
  Independent Elmer Knopp 37 3.70%
  Social Credit Thomas Cliff 32 3.20%
Total 1,001 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 27

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election results for Drayton Valley-Calmar". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1
  3. ^ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  5. ^ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2008.

External links

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