Grande Prairie Smoky
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Grande Prairie-Smoky is a provincial
electoral district
, located in northwestern Alberta
Canada
. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
using the first past the post method of voting.
The riding was created in 1993 when from the Smoky River electoral district was expanded into the old Whitecourt electoral district. The district includes the north portion of the city of Grande Prairie as well as the towns of Fox Creek
, Sexsmith
and Valleyview
.
The district and its antecedents have been a strong hold for Progressive Conservative candidates in recent decades. The current MLA
for this district is Progressive Conservative Cabinet Minister Mel Knight
. He has held the district since 2001.
The current representative is Progressive Conservative Mel Knight who won his first election in 2001 with a massive majority taking 67% of the popular vote. He was re-elected to his second term in the 2004 election with a very large, but reduced majority.
Premier Ed Stelmach
appointed Mel Knight as Minister of Energy in 2006. He won a slightly higher majority running for a third term in the 2008 general election. Knight was shuffled out of the Energy portfolio in 2010 and he currently serves as the Minister of Sustainable Resource Development.
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
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.
Province
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electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
, located in northwestern Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
using the first past the post method of voting.
The riding was created in 1993 when from the Smoky River electoral district was expanded into the old Whitecourt electoral district. The district includes the north portion of the city of Grande Prairie as well as the towns of Fox Creek
Fox Creek, Alberta
Fox Creek is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 43, approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie, and has an elevation of ....
, Sexsmith
Sexsmith, Alberta
Sexsmith is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, north of the city of Grande Prairie.Sexsmith is located in the Peace River Country region of Alberta, and as such sits in one of the most fertile growing areas in the province...
and Valleyview
Valleyview, Alberta
-History:*Late 1800s: The first visitors to the area arrived, seeking natives to exchange goods for furs. The trading was good and a Hudson’s Bay post was established on Sturgeon Lake...
.
The district and its antecedents have been a strong hold for Progressive Conservative candidates in recent decades. The current MLA
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
for this district is Progressive Conservative Cabinet Minister Mel Knight
Mel Knight
Mel Knight is the Minister of Energy of Alberta and a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:...
. He has held the district since 2001.
Boundary history
| 56 Grande Prairie-Smoky 2003 Boundaries | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
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| riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in Alberta goes here | ||
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. | |||
| Starting at the intersection of the east boundary of Rge. 7 W6 and the north boundary of Sec. 7 in Twp. 75, Rge. 6 W6; then 1. east along the north boundary of Secs. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Twp. 75, Rges. 6 and 5 W6 to the east boundary of Rge. 5 W6; 2. south along the east boundary of Rge. 5 to the north boundary of Twp. 74; 3. east along the north boundary of Twp. 74 to the east boundary of Sec. 3 in Twp. 75, Rge. 3 W6; 4. north along the east boundary of Secs. 3, 10, 15, 22 and 27 of the Twp. to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 26 in the Twp.; 5. east along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 26 and 25 in the Twp. to the east boundary of Rge. 3 W6; 6. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 30 in Twp. 75, Rge. 2 W6; 7. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 31 in the Twp.; 8. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 31; 9. east along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 31 and 32 in the Twp. to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 32; 10. north along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 32 in the Twp. and Sec. 5 in Twp. 76, Rge. 2 W6 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 5; 11. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 5 in the Twp.; 12. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 4 in the Twp.; 13. east along the north boundary of Secs. 4 and 3 in the Twp. to the east boundary of Sec. 3 in the Twp.; 14. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 75; 15. east along the north boundary to the right bank of the Smoky River; 16. downstream along the right bank of the Smoky River to the right bank of the Little Smoky River; 17. upstream along the right bank of the Little Smoky River to the east boundary of Rge. 24 W5; 18. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 73; 19. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 20 W5; 20. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 70; 21. east along the north boundary of Twp. 70 to the east boundary of Rge. 19 W5; 22. south along Rge. 19 to the north boundary of Twp. 67; 23. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 14 W5; 24. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 62; 25. west along the north boundary of Twp. 62 to the east boundary of Rge. 15 W5; 26. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 61; 27. west along the north boundary of Twp. 61 to the east boundary of Rge. 16 W5; 28. south along the east boundary to the right bank of the Athabasca River; 29. upstream along the right bank of the Athabasca River to the right bank of the Berland River; 30. upstream along the right bank of the Berland River to the east boundary of Rge. 25 W5; 31. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 62; 32. west along the north boundary to its most westerly intersection with the left bank of the Smoky River; 33. downstream along the left bank to the right bank of the Wapiti River; 34. upstream along the right bank to the east boundary of Sec. 19 in Twp. 70, Rge. 5 W6; 35. north along the east boundary of Secs. 19, 30 and 31 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 70; 36. west along the north boundary to the centre line of the Alberta RailNet Inc.; 37. in a generally northerly direction along the centre line of the Alberta RailNet Inc. to the south Grande Prairie city boundary; 38. east and north along the city boundary to the centre line of 100 Avenue (Richmond Avenue); 39. west along the centre line of 100 Avenue to the west Grande Prairie city boundary; 40. in a generally northerly and easterly direction along the city boundary to the intersection with the right bank of the Bear River; 41. upstream along the right bank of the Bear River to the intersection with the right bank of the Grande Prairie Creek; 42. upstream along the right bank of the Grande Prairie Creek to the north boundary of Twp. 72; 43. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 7; 44. north along the east boundary of Rge. 7 to the starting point. | |||
| Note: | |||
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Grande Prairie-Smoky | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Smoky River 1971-1993 and Whitecourt 1971-1993 | ||||
| 23rd 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly The members of the 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held on June 15, 1993.On March 11, 1997, the 24th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.-Party standings after the 23rd General Election:... |
1993–1997 | Walter Paszkowski Walter Paszkowski Walter Paszkowski is a former farmer as well as a municipal and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 until 2001.-Early life:... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
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| 24th 24th Alberta Legislative Assembly The members of the 24th Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held in 1997.On March 12, 2001, the 25th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.-Party standings after the 24th General Election:... |
1997–2001 | |||
| 25th 25th Alberta Legislative Assembly The members of the 25th Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held on March 12, 2001 and, with the exception of the three MLAs listed below, held their seats until dissolution of the legislature on October 25, 2004.... |
2001–2004 | Mel Knight Mel Knight Mel Knight is the Minister of Energy of Alberta and a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
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| 26th 26th Alberta Legislative Assembly The members of the 26th Legislature were elected in the 26th Alberta general election held on November 22, 2004. In the list below, cabinet members' names are bolded; leaders of official parties are italicized.-Party standings after 26th General... |
2004–2008 | |||
| 27th 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly The 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the 2008 Alberta general election on March 3, 2008. The Progressive Conservatives led by Premier Ed Stelmach increased the size of his majority.-Election aftermath:... |
2008–present | |||
Electoral history
The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution primarily from the old Smoky River and Whitecourt riding's. The first election held that year saw Progressive Conservative Smoky River incumbent Walter Paszkowski win a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for his party. He ran for a second term winning a larger majority in the 1997 election. He retired from the legislature at dissolution in 2001.The current representative is Progressive Conservative Mel Knight who won his first election in 2001 with a massive majority taking 67% of the popular vote. He was re-elected to his second term in the 2004 election with a very large, but reduced majority.
Premier Ed Stelmach
Ed Stelmach
Edward Michael "Ed" Stelmach, MLA is a Canadian politician and served as the 13th Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and speaks fluent Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a...
appointed Mel Knight as Minister of Energy in 2006. He won a slightly higher majority running for a third term in the 2008 general election. Knight was shuffled out of the Energy portfolio in 2010 and he currently serves as the Minister of Sustainable Resource Development.
1993 general election
| 1993 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1993 The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta... results |
Turnout 54.70% | Swing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Walter Paszkowski Walter Paszkowski Walter Paszkowski is a former farmer as well as a municipal and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 until 2001.-Early life:... |
4,942 | 55.06% | * |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
John Croken | 2,506 | 27.92% | * |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Christine Potts | 1,199 | 13.36% | * |
Confederation of Regions Confederation of Regions Party of Canada The Confederation of Regions Party was a right-wing Canadian political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. It was founded as a successor to the Western Canada Federation , a non-partisan organization, to fight the Liberal Party of Canada... |
Herb Wohlgemuth | 329 | 3.66% | * | |||||
| Total | 8,976 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16,434 Eligible Electors |
Progressive Conservative pickup new district | Swing N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 general election
| 1997 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1997 The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 11, 1997 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... results |
Turnout 47.41% | Swing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Walter Paszkowski Walter Paszkowski Walter Paszkowski is a former farmer as well as a municipal and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 until 2001.-Early life:... |
5,753 | 64.71% | 9.65% |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
John Croken | 1,995 | 22.44% | -5.48% |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Linda Smith | 1,143 | 12.85% | |||
| * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 8,891 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18,818 Eligible Electors |
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing 7.57% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001 general election
| 2001 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 2001 The Alberta general election of 2001 was the twenty-fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... results |
Turnout 43.86% | Swing | ||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Mel Knight Mel Knight Mel Knight is the Minister of Energy of Alberta and a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
6,241 | 67.54% | 2.83% | * |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Barry Robinson | 1,777 | 19.23% | |
| * |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Leon Pendleton | 842 | 9.11% | ||||||||||||
| * |
Independent | Dennis Young | 380 | 4.12% | * | |||||||||||
| Total | 9,240 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 21,068 Eligible Electors |
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing 3.02% | ||||||||||||||
2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 2004 The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 22, 2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... results |
Turnout 35.26% | Swing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Mel Knight Mel Knight Mel Knight is the Minister of Energy of Alberta and a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
4,369 | 56.43% | -11.11% |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Neil Peacock | 1,965 | 25.38% | 6.15% | * |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Georgina Szoke | 724 | 9.35% | 0.24% | * |
Alberta Alliance Alberta Alliance Party The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties... |
Hank Rahn | 685 | 8.84% | * | |||
| Total | 7,743 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22,083 Eligible Electors |
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing -8.63% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results Alberta Senate nominee election, 2004 The 3rd Alberta Senate nominee election was held on November 22, 2004 in conjunction with the Alberta general election, 2004. Alberta is the only Canadian province to elect nominees for the Senate of Canada.-Background:... : Grande Prairie-Smoky |
Turnout 35.30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Cliff Breitkreuz Cliff Breitkreuz Clifford N. Breitkreuz . He was raised on a farm and lived there until he left to earn his university degrees . In 1967 he returned to farming, and started teaching at Onoway Junior/Senior High School not long after that... |
3,304 | 16.08% | 50.85% | 3 |
Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger Betty Unger Betty E. Unger is a Canadian politician and a Progressive Conservative Senator in waiting from Alberta, Canada. Unger owned and operated a successful Alberta nursing services company for many years.... |
2,831 | 13.77% | 43.57% | 2 |
Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown Bert Brown For the English footballer Bert Brown, see Sailor BrownBert Brown is a Canadian Senator and retired farmer and development consultant currently residing in Balzac, Alberta.-Early life:... |
2,779 | 13.52% | 42.77% | 1 |
Independent | Link Byfield Link Byfield -Columnist and Writer:Byfield was editor and publisher for the now defunct Alberta Report magazine for 18 years. He is the son of conservative columnist Ted Byfield... |
2,124 | 10.34% | 32.69% | 4 |
Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 1,872 | 9.11% | 28.81% | 6 |
Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye Jim Silye Jim Silye is a Canadian politician, businessman, and former professional football player for the Canadian Football League.... |
1,775 | 8.64% | 27.32% | 5 |
Alberta Alliance Alberta Alliance Party The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties... |
Michael Roth | 1,645 | 8.01% | 25.32% | 7 |
Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 1,492 | 7.26% | 22.96% | 10 |
Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 1,477 | 7.19% | 22.73% | 8 |
Independent | Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger is a politician in Alberta, Canada, and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Tom Sindlinger was elected as a member for the district of Calgary-Buffalo in the 1979 for the Progressive Conservatives. He disagreed with his party on matters relating to the Heritage Trust... |
1,251 | 6.08% | 19.26% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 20,550 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Ballots | 6,497 | 3.16 Votes Per Ballot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 1,299 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
2008 general election
| 2008 Alberta general election results | Turnout 28.62% | Swing | ||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Mel Knight Mel Knight Mel Knight is the Minister of Energy of Alberta and a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
4,769 | 59.44% | 3.01% |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
John Croken | 1,089 | 13.57% | ||
| * |
Wildrose Alliance Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta The Wildrose Party, formerly Wildrose Alliance Party, is a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It includes free market conservative, libertarian and socially conservative factions and was formed in 2008 following a merger of the Wildrose Party of Alberta and the Alberta... |
Todd Loewen | 1,049 | 13.07% | 4.23% | * |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Neil Peacock | 832 | 10.37% | 1.02% | |||||
| Green Green Party of Alberta The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990... |
Rebecca Villebrun | 285 | 3.55% | * | ||||||||||||
| Total | 8,024 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 45 | |||||||||||||||
| 28,197 Eligible Electors |
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing 7.41% | ||||||||||||||
2004 Student Vote
| Participating Schools |
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| Grande Prairie Composite HS |
| Harry Balfour School |
| Harry Gray Elementary School |
| Hillside Jr-Sr High School |
| Peace Wapiti Academy |
| Sexsmith Secondary School |
| St. Marys School |
| St. Stephens |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Mel Knight Mel Knight Mel Knight is the Minister of Energy of Alberta and a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
609 | 44.88% |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Neil Peacock | 386 | 28.45% |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Georgina Szoke | 252 | 18.57% |
Alberta Alliance Alberta Alliance Party The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties... |
Hank Rahn | 110 | 8.10% | |
| Total | 1,357 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||