Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills

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Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
Alberta electoral district
2010 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created2010
District abolished2017
First contested2012
Last contested2015

Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills was a

first-past-the-post
balloting from 2012 to 2019.

The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution, and was first contested in the 2012 election. It was last contested in the 2015 election, when it returned Dave Hanson of the Wildrose Party.

History

Boundary history

The electoral district was created in the

2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the electoral district of Lac La Biche-St. Paul which was altered to bound current municipal boundaries. Two Hills was added to the name at the request of local residents.[1]

The Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended splitting the district up in 2017, creating Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche and Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul, while transferring the area around Two Hills to Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville and a small area to Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
Assembly Years Member Party
See Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1993-2012
28th
2012-2015 Shayne Saskiw Wildrose
29th
2015-2017 Dave Hanson
2017-2019 United Conservative
See Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, Bonnyville-Cold Lake-
St. Paul
and Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville after 2019

Electoral history

Since the riding was renamed, it has been represented only by the Wildrose Party of Alberta, although its antecedent had been held by several parties, most prominently the Progressive Conservatives. The first MLA was Shayne Saskiw, who was elected in 2012 and resigned prior to the 2015 election.[4] Dave Hanson was elected to represent the district in the 2015 election.

Legislative election results

2012

2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wildrose Shayne Saskiw 5,949 46.56%
Progressive Conservative Ray Danyluk 5,418 42.40% -28.88%
New Democratic Phil Johnson 706 5.53% -5.42%
Liberal John Nowak 704 5.51% -12.26%
Total valid votes 12,777
Rejected, spoiled and declined 99
Electors / turnout 21,729 59.26% +15.03%
Wildrose notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +37.72%
Source(s)
"Election Results - LAC LA BICHE-ST. PAUL-TWO HILLS". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

2015

2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wildrose Dave Hanson 4,760 38.65% -7.91%
New Democratic Catherine Harder 4,213 34.21% +28.68%
Progressive Conservative Darrell Younghans 3,002 24.38% -18.02%
Green Brian Deheer 340 2.76%
Total valid votes 12,315
Rejected, spoiled and declined 73
Electors/turnout 23,476 52.77% -6.49%
Wildrose hold Swing -18.30%
Source(s)
"Election Results - LAC LA BICHE-ST. PAUL-TWO HILLS". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

Graphical representation

2012
5.5% 5.5% 42.4% 46.6%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2015
34.2% 24.4% 38.7%
New Democrat Progressive Conservative Wildrose

See also

References

  1. . Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. . Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Wildrose MLA Shayne Saskiw leaving Alberta legislature". CBC News. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.

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