Airdrie-Chestermere 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 2004 to 2012.

Airdrie-Chestermere
Alberta electoral district
2004 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created2003
District abolished2012
First contested2004
Last contested2008

History

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The district was located to the east of Calgary in southern Alberta. It was created in the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution from the old riding of Airdrie-Rocky View. The riding has an urban rural mix. It was named after the City of Airdrie and the City of Chestermere. The riding also covered Crossfield and the eastern half of Rocky View County as well as border areas of Calgary that have grown beyond into the district.[1]

The voters in the district and its antecedents primarily supported Progressive Conservative candidates in the past, but other right leaning parties polled well. The first representative was Progressive Conservative Carol Haley who had previously represented Airdrie-Rocky View, and the second was Rob Anderson who was elected as a Progressive Conservative in 2008 but crossed the floor to the Wildrose Alliance in early 2010.[2]

The riding was abolished in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution prior to the 2012 Alberta general election. The territory of the Aridrie-Chestermere district was divided amongst three new electoral districts, the northeast portion including Beiseker and Irricana was transferred to Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills electoral district, the territory covering the City of Airdrie and surrounding rural lands to the Airdrie electoral district, and the remainder to the Chestermere-Rocky View electoral district.[3]

Boundary history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Airdrie-Chestermere[5]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Airdrie-Rocky View 1997-2004
26th 2004-2008 Carol Haley Progressive Conservative
27th 2008-2010 Rob Anderson
2010-2011 Wildrose Alliance
2011–2012 Wildrose
See Airdrie and Chestermere-Rocky View 2012-2019

Electoral history

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The electoral district was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution. The first election held that year saw Progressive Conservative incumbent Carol Haley who had previously represented the old ridings of Three Hills-Airdrie and Airdrie-Rocky View win the seat with a landslide over a crowded field of seven other candidates. She retired from office at dissolution in 2008.

The 2008 election saw Progressive Conservative candidate Rob Anderson sweep to office. He crossed the floor to the Wildrose Alliance on January 4, 2010 citing dissatisfaction with the Progressive Conservative government and Premier Ed Stelmach.

Legislative election results

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2004

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2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Carol Louise Haley 6,842 57.77%
Liberal John Burke 1,633 13.79%
Alberta Party Jeff Willerton 1,036 8.75%
Alberta Alliance Bradley Gaida 758 6.40%
New Democratic Grant Massie 569 4.80%
Greens Angela Scully 434 3.66%
Separation Bob Lefurgey 394 3.33%
Social Credit Jerry Gautreau 178 1.50%
Total 11,844
Rejected, spoiled and declined 44
Eligible electors / turnout 30,096 39.50%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Airdrie-Chestermere Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 20, 2010.

2008

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2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rob Anderson 9,374 62.59% 4.82%
Wildrose Jeff Willerton 2,362 15.77%
Liberal John Burke 1,973 13.17% -0.61%
Green David Brandreth 660 4.41% 0.75%
New Democratic Bryan Young 609 4.07% -0.74%
Total 14,978
Rejected, spoiled and declined 21
Eligible electors / turnout 38,989 38.47% -1.03%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 1.42%

Senate nominee election results

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2004

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2004 Senate nominee election results: Airdrie-Chestermere[6] Turnout 37.53%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % votes % ballots Rank
  Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 5,846 19.10% 56.57% 1
  Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 3,918 12.80% 37.91% 2
  Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 3,739 12.22% 36.18% 5
  Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 3,321 10.85% 32.14% 3
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 3,260 10.65% 31.55% 8
  Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 2,899 9.47% 28.05% 6
Independent Link Byfield 2,598 8.49% 25.14% 4
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,849 6.04% 17.89% 7
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,703 5.57% 16.48% 10
Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,470 4.81% 14.23% 9
Total votes 30,603 100%
Total ballots 10,334 2.96 votes per ballot
Rejected, spoiled and declined 962

Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot.

2004 student vote results

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Participating schools[7]
Bert Church High School
Chestermere High School
Ecole Airdrie Middle School
George McDougall High School
Meadowbrook Middle School
Muriel Clayton Middle School
Our Lady Queen of Peace

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 had 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 who resided in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district than where they were physically located.

2004 Alberta student vote results[8]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Carol Haley 652 39.16%
Green Angela Scully 308 18.50%
New Democratic Grant Massie 186 11.17%
Liberal John Burke 175 10.51%
Separation Bob Lefurgey 137 8.23%
Alberta Alliance Bradley Gaida 85 5.11%
Alberta Party Jeff Willerton 77 4.62%
Social Credit Jerry Gautreau 45 2.70%
Total 1,665 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 53

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (February 2003). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tory MLAs cross the floor to join Wildrose Alliance". ctvedmonton.ca. Edmonton, AB: CTV News. January 5, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1
  5. ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  6. ^ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  7. ^ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  8. ^ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
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