Ponoka-Rimbey was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1986 to 2004.[1]

Ponoka-Rimbey
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1986
District abolished2004
First contested1986
Last contested2001

Ponoka-Rimby is named for the Town of Ponoka, Alberta and the Town of Rimbey, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ponoka-Rimbey
Assembly Years Member Party
See Ponoka electoral district from 1905-1986
21st  1986–1989     Halvar Jonson Progressive Conservative
22nd  1989–1993
23rd  1993–1997
24th  1997–2001
25th  2001–2004
See Lacombe-Ponoka electoral district from 2004-Present

Electoral history

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1986

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1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson 3,601 62.20%
New Democratic Pat Byers 1,138 19.66%
Western Canada Concept Warren Bloomquist 701 12.11%
Liberal Mel H. Buffalo 349 6.03%
Total 5,789
Rejected, spoiled and declined 25
Eligible electors / turnout 12,334 47.14%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989

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1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson 3,729 60.11% -2.10%
New Democratic Doug Hart 1,667 26.87% 7.21%
Liberal Ervan Stobbe 808 13.02% 7.00%
Total 6,204
Rejected, spoiled and declined 31
Eligible electors / turnout 12,314 50.63%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.65%
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993

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1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson 5,977 63.65% 3.55%
Liberal Bernice Luce 1,841 19.61% 6.58%
New Democratic Doug Hart 747 7.96% -18.91%
Confederation of Regions Harold Kenney 585 6.23%
Independent Robert (Bob) Hodgins 240 2.56%
Total 9,390
Rejected, spoiled and declined 26
Eligible electors / turnout 14,279 65.94%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.41%
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey 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 Halvar Jonson 5,750 64.03% 0.38%
Social Credit Randy Jones 1,439 16.02%
Liberal Joshua Phillpotts 912 10.16% -9.45%
New Democratic Liz Wetheral 879 9.79% 1.83%
Total 8,980
Rejected, spoiled and declined 34
Eligible electors / turnout 14,884 60.56%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 1.98%
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey 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 Halvar Jonson 6,797 72.07% 8.04%
Liberal Tim Falkiner 1,296 13.74% 3.59%
Independent Charles Park 764 8.10%
New Democratic Linda Roth 574 6.09% -3.70%
Total 9,431
Rejected, spoiled and declined 26
Eligible electors / turnout 16,158 58.53%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.16%
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Ponoka-Rimbey". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

Further reading

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