Wetaskiwin-Leduc 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 1971 to 1993.[1]
 Alberta electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1971 |
| District abolished | 1993 |
| First contested | 1971 |
| Last contested | 1989 |
History edit
Wetaskiwin-Leduc was formed from the abolished Wetaskiwin and Leduc electoral districts prior to the 1971 Alberta general election; both districts had existed continuously since 1905. Wetaskiwin-Leduc was abolished prior to the 1993 Alberta general election and its area formed parts of the Wetaskiwin-Camrose and Leduc electoral districts.
Wetaskiwin-Leduc is named for the Cities of Wetaskiwin, Alberta and Leduc, Alberta.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) edit
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Wetaskiwin-Leduc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Wetaskiwin electoral district from 1905-1971 and Leduc electoral district from 1905-1971 |
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| 17th | 1971–1975 | James Douglas Henderson | Social Credit | |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Dallas Schmidt | Progressive Conservative | |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | |||
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Donald H. Sparrow | ||
| 21st | 1986–1989 | |||
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | |||
| See Wetaskiwin-Camrose electoral district from 1993-2019 and Leduc electoral district from 1993-2004 |
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Electoral history edit
1971 edit
| 1971 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | James Douglas Henderson | 5,334 | 47.37% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Emanuel Pyrcz | 4,590 | 40.76% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Lionel Udenberg | 1,336 | 11.87% | – | ||||
| Total | 11,260 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 29 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 16,167 | 69.83% | – | |||||
| Social Credit pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1975 edit
| 1975 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dallas Schmidt | 7,544 | 63.91% | 23.15% | ||||
| Social Credit | Waldo Siemens | 2,076 | 17.59% | -29.78% | ||||
| New Democratic | Earl Rasmuson | 1,662 | 14.08% | 2.21% | ||||
| Liberal | Pat Green | 522 | 4.42% | – | ||||
| Total | 11,804 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 20,690 | 57.19% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | 19.86% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1979 edit
| 1979 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dallas Schmidt | 8,216 | 58.82% | -5.09% | ||||
| Social Credit | Reinhold Ortlieb | 2,702 | 19.35% | 1.76% | ||||
| New Democratic | Earl Rasmuson | 2,372 | 16.98% | 2.90% | ||||
| Liberal | Brian King | 677 | 4.85% | 0.42% | ||||
| Total | 13,967 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 23,929 | 58.37% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -3.42% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1982 edit
| 1982 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald H. Sparrow | 12,923 | 63.98% | 5.15% | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Bill Hosford | 3,511 | 17.38% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Earl R. Rasmuson | 3,190 | 15.79% | -1.19% | ||||
| Independent | Barry Cook | 576 | 2.85% | – | ||||
| Total | 20,200 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 69 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 28,622 | 70.82% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 3.56% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1986 edit
| 1986 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald H. Sparrow | 5,823 | 55.72% | -8.25% | ||||
| New Democratic | M. (Dick) Devries | 3,061 | 29.29% | 13.50% | ||||
| Liberal | Kathleen Crone | 740 | 7.08% | – | ||||
| Representative | Harold L. Schneider | 488 | 4.67% | – | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | W.L. (Bud) Iverson | 208 | 1.99% | -15.39% | ||||
| Independent | John Tolsma | 130 | 1.24% | -1.61% | ||||
| Total | 10,450 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 21,768 | 48.13% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -10.08% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1989 edit
| 1989 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald H. Sparrow | 5,761 | 46.69% | -9.04% | ||||
| Liberal | George Carrier | 3,446 | 27.93% | 20.84% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Hinkley | 3,133 | 25.39% | -3.90% | ||||
| Total | 12,340 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 22,768 | 54.31% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -3.84% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
See also edit
- List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
- Wetaskiwin, Alberta, a city in Alberta
- Leduc, Alberta, a city in Alberta
References edit
- ^ "Election results for Wetaskiwin-Leduc". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
Further reading edit
- Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.