Whitecourt-Ste. Anne 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 1993 to 2019.[1]

Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
Alberta electoral district
2010 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1993
District abolished2019
First contested1993
Last contested2015

Communities within the boundaries of the Whitecourt-Ste. Anne electoral district include Mayerthorpe, Onoway and Whitecourt.

History

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The district was created in 1993 from the previous Whitecourt, Stony Plain and a portion of Barrhead electoral districts.

The 2010 electoral boundary re-distribution saw land north of Alberta Highway 16 from within Stony Plain transferred to this district.[2]

Boundary history

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Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Whitecourt-Ste. Anne[5]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Stony Plain 1905–1993 and Whitecourt 1971–1993
23rd 1993–1997 Peter Trynchy Progressive
Conservative
24th 1997–2001
25th 2001–2004 George VanderBurg
26th 2004–2008
27th 2008–2012
28th 2012–2015
29th 2015–2019 Oneil Carlier New Democrat
See Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland and West Yellowhead 2019–

The electoral district was created in 1993 primarily from the districts of Whitecourt and Stony Plain. Long-time Progressive Conservative incumbent Peter Trynchy, who had been in the legislature since 1971 and held numerous cabinet portfolios, ran for re-election that year. Trynchy faced a tough fight to keep his seat from Liberal candidate Jurgen Preugschas. Trynchy ran for his final term in office in the 1997 election. He won a large majority to easily retain his seat.[6]

The second member to represent the riding is George VanderBurg. He was elected to his first term with a landslide majority in the 2001 general election. He won a second term with a greatly reduced margin in the 2004 general election. VanderBurg was appointed to a cabinet portfolio in the Alberta government for the first time in 2006. He won his third term in office with a larger margin against Senator-in-waiting Link Byfield in the 2008 general election. In the 2012 general election, he retained his seat for a fourth term in office by a narrow margin over the Wildrose candidate, Maryann Chichak.

VanderBurg lost the seat in the 2015 general election to Oneil Carlier of the NDP, falling to third place behind Wildrose candidate John Bos. Following his election victory, Carlier was named Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the new government.

Legislative election results

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1993

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1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Peter Trynchy 5,600 48.23%
Liberal Jurgen Preugschas 4,310 37.12%
New Democratic Connie Oskoboiny 912 7.86%
Social Credit Earle Cunningham 570 4.91%
Independent Walter Bllznicenko 218 1.88%
Total 11,610
Rejected, spoiled and declined 30
Eligible electors / turnout 18,285 63.66%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne 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 Peter Trynchy 5,759 54.33% 6.10%
Liberal Sara Lynn Burrough 2,954 27.87% -9.26%
Social Credit Earle Cunningham 1,183 11.16% 6.25%
New Democratic Chauncey Featherstone 704 6.64% -1.21%
Total 10,600
Rejected, spoiled and declined 42
Eligible electors / turnout 18,970 56.10% -7.56%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 7.68%
Source(s)
Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne 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 George Vanderburg 7,579 68.66% 14.33%
Liberal Derril Butler 2,890 26.18% -1.69%
New Democratic Wade Franko 570 5.16% -1.48%
Total 11,039
Rejected, spoiled and declined 39
Eligible electors / turnout 20,462 54.14% -1.96%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 8.01%
Source(s)
Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2004

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2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Vanderburg 5,073 52.74% -15.92%
Alberta Alliance David Dow 2,331 24.23%
Liberal George Higgerty 1,219 12.67% -13.51%
New Democratic Leah Redmond 996 10.35% 5.19%
Total 9,619
Rejected, spoiled and declined 51
Eligible electors / turnout 20,681 46.76% -7.38%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.99%
Source(s)
Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2008

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2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Vanderburg 6,019 60.60% 7.86%
Wildrose Link Byfield 2,146 21.61%
Liberal Mike Gray 1,106 11.14% -1.54%
New Democratic Leah Redmond 661 6.66% -3.70%
Total 9,932
Rejected, spoiled and declined 45
Eligible electors / turnout 22,396 44.55% -2.21%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.24%

2012

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2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Vanderburg 6,371 45.92% -14.68%
Wildrose Maryann Chichak 6,003 43.26% 21.66%
New Democratic Blue Knox 757 5.46% -1.20%
Liberal Vern Hardman 744 5.36% -5.77%
Total 13,875
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 67
Eligible electors / turnout 25,712 54.22% 9.68%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -18.17%

2015

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2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Oneil Carlier 5,442 35.90% 30.44%
Wildrose John Bos 4,996 32.96% -10.31%
Progressive Conservative George Vanderburg 4,721 31.14% -14.77%
Total 15,159
Rejected, spoiled and declined 79
Eligible electors / turnout 28,345 53.76% -0.46%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 0.14%

Senate nominee election results

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2004

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2004 Senate nominee election results: Whitecourt-Ste. Anne[7] Turnout 46.84%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % votes % ballots Rank
Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 5,610 22.39% 64.36% 3
Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 3,254 12.98% 37.33% 2
Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 2,649 10.57% 30.39% 1
  Independent Link Byfield 2,373 9.47% 27.23% 4
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,221 8.87% 25.48% 7
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,081 8.31% 23.88% 8
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,026 8.09% 23.24% 10
Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,907 7.62% 21.88% 6
Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 1,646 6.57% 18.89% 5
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,286 5.13% 14.76% 9
Total votes 25,053 100%
Total ballots 8,716 2.87 votes per ballot
Rejected, spoiled and declined 970

Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

2012

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Student vote results

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2004

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Participating schools[8]
Evansview Elementary School
Grasmere School
Mayerthorpe Junior Senior High School
Onoway High School
Percy Baxter School
Sangudo Jr/Sr High School
St. Josephs School

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[9]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative George VanderBurg 437 46.15%
  NDP Leah Redmond 212 22.39%
Alberta Alliance David Dow 210 22.17%
  Liberal George Higgerty 88 9.29%
Total 947 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 48

2012

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2012 Alberta student vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative George VanderBurg %
Wildrose Maryann Chichak
  Liberal Vern Hardman %
  NDP %
Total 100%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Whitecourt-Ste. Anne". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (June 2010). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1
  4. ^ "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
  5. ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  6. ^ "Tories choose replacement for veteran MLA". CBC News. November 6, 2000. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  8. ^ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  9. ^ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2008.

Further reading

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