Airdrie-Rocky View

Airdrie-Rocky View
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1997
District abolished2004
First contested1997
Last contested2001

Airdrie-Rocky View 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 1997 to 2004.[1]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Airdrie-Rocky View
Assembly Years Member Party
See Three Hills-Airdrie electoral district from 1993 to 1997,
Drumheller electoral district from 1971 to 1997
and Olds-Didsbury electoral district from 1963 to 1997
24th  1997–2001     Carol Louise Haley Progressive Conservative
25th  2001–2004
See Airdrie-Chestermere electoral district from 2004 to 2012
and Foothills-Rocky View electoral district from 2004 to 2012

The riding was created in the 1997 electoral district re-distribution to encompass the area North and East of the City of Calgary. The former Three Hills-Airdrie electoral district was split, with the north part of the riding merged with Olds-Didsbury, to form Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, the south half forming the eastern portion of Airdrie-Rocky View. The southern portion of Olds-Didsbury and western portion of Drumheller would also be transferred to Airdrie-Rocky View.

The Airdrie-Rocky View electoral district was abolished in the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution and the territory being formed into the new electoral districts of Airdrie-Chestermere to the East, and Foothills-Rocky View to the West.[2]

Election results

1997

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Carol Louise Haley 8,492 69.06% –
Liberal James Welsh 2,197 17.87% –
Social Credit Peter Smits 1,125 9.15% –
New Democratic Doris Bannister 482 3.92% –
Total 12,296 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 24 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 22,998 53.57% –
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Airdrie-Rocky View Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001

2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Carol Louise Haley 13,195 79.91% 10.84%
Liberal Carol L'Abbee 2,043 12.37% -5.50%
Independent Tom Humble 683 4.14% –
New Democratic Christopher Hill 592 3.59% -0.33%
Total 16,513 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 25 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 30,546 54.14% 0.57%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 8.17%
Source(s)
Source: "Airdrie-Rocky View Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election results for Airdrie-Rocky View". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (February 2003). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

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