Lloydminster (Alberta electoral district)

Lloydminster 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 1971 to 1993.[1]

Lloydminster
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1993
First contested1971
Last contested1989

History

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The Lloydminster electoral district was created prior to the 1971 general election to represent Lloydminster and the surrounding area. Prior to the 1971 election, Lloydminster was part of the Alexandria electoral district.

Prior to the 1993 general election, Lloydminster was merged with parts of the former Vermilion-Viking electoral district (which had also been created for the 1971 election) to form the current district of Vermilion-Lloydminster. Since 1971, both Lloydminster and Vermilion-Lloydminster have elected Progressive Conservative MLAs.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lloydminster
Assembly Years Member Party
See Alexandria electoral district from 1909-1971
17th  1971–1975     Bud Miller Progressive Conservative
18th  1975–1979
19th  1979–1982
20th  1982–1986
21st  1986–1989 Doug Cherry
22nd  1989–1993
See Vermilion-Lloydminster electoral district from 1993-2019

Legislative election results

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1971

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1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Miller 2,774 46.28%
Social Credit Campbell A. Hancock 2,585 43.13%
New Democratic Lloyd Robertson 635 10.59%
Total 5,994
Rejected, spoiled and declined 25
Eligible electors / Turnout 8,211 73.30%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Lloydminster Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975

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1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Miller 4,370 82.33% 36.05%
New Democratic Dave Listoe 938 17.67% 7.08%
Total 5,308
Rejected, spoiled and declined 25
Eligible electors / turnout 8,135 65.56% -7.75%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 30.75%
Source(s)
Source: "Lloydminster Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979

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1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Miller 4,674 78.82% -3.51%
New Democratic Einar A. Jonson 680 11.47% -6.20%
Social Credit Patrick A. Moore 445 7.50%
Liberal Gregory R. Berry 131 2.21%
Total 5,930
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 9,633 61.56% -4.00%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 1.35%
Source(s)
Source: "Lloydminster Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982

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1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Miller 5,581 72.15% -6.67%
Western Canada Concept Jerry Butz 1,249 16.15%
New Democratic Robin Allan 905 11.70% 0.23%
Total 7,735
Rejected, spoiled and declined 31
Eligible electors / turnout 11,540 67.30% 5.74%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.67%
Source(s)
Source: "Lloydminster Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986

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1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Doug Cherry 3,580 69.56% -2.60%
New Democratic Gary McCorquodale 1,567 30.44% 18.74%
Total 5,147
Rejected, spoiled and declined 24
Eligible electors / turnout 12,767 40.50% -26.79%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.45%
Source(s)
Source: "Lloydminster 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 Doug Cherry 3,584 66.92% -2.64%
Liberal Steve McLachlin 923 17.23%
New Democratic Gordon E. Swaters 849 15.85% -14.59%
Total 5,356
Rejected, spoiled and declined 13
Eligible electors / turnout 11,807 45.47% 4.97%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.29%
Source(s)
Source: "Lloydminster Official Results 1989 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 Lloydminster". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

Further reading

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