Airdrie-East

Airdrie-East

Alberta electoral district
Airdrie-East within the Calgary Metropolitan Region (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA	Angela Pitt United Conservative
District created	2017
First contested	2019
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2016) [1]	49,978
Area (km²)	714
Pop. density (per km²)	70
Census division(s)	6
Census subdivision(s)	Airdrie, Rocky View, Wheatland

Airdrie-East is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

Geography

The district is located northeast of Calgary, containing most of Airdrie, except the area west of 8 St SW and south of 1 Ave NW. It stretches west past Keoma to RR253.

History

Members for Airdrie-East
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
See Airdrie and Chestermere-Rocky View 2012-2019
30th	2019–2023		Angela Pitt	United Conservative
31st	2023–present

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Airdrie and Chestermere-Rocky View, completely reorganizing the ridings surrounding Calgary to reflect the rapid growth in the area. ^[2] In 2017, the Airdrie-East electoral district had a population of 49,978, which was 7 per cent above the provincial average of 46,803 for a provincial electoral district. ^[3]

In the 2019 Alberta general election, United Conservative Party candidate and incumbent from the former Airdrie electoral district, Angela Pitt was elected with 67 per cent of the vote, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Roxie Baez Zamora with 20 per cent of the vote, and four candidates. ^[4]

In the 2023 Alberta general election, Angela Pitt was re-elected on a reduced majority. ^[5]

Electoral results

2023

v t e 2023 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Angela Pitt	15,215	62.01	-5.31
	New Democratic	Dan Nelles	8,697	35.45	+15.53
	Green	Michael Jacobsen	623	2.54	–
Total			24,535	99.38	–
Rejected and declined			153	0.62
Turnout			24,688	61.84
Eligible voters			39,924
	United Conservative hold		Swing		-10.42
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta [6]

2019

v t e 2019 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	United Conservative	Angela Pitt	16,764	67.32	-0.37	$62,714
	New Democratic	Roxie Baez Zamora	4,960	19.92	-9.63	$13,180
	Alberta Party	Alex Luterbach	2,371	9.52	–	$4,646
	Freedom Conservative	Rick Northey	482	1.94	–	$1,511
	Alberta Independence	Jeff Olson	213	0.86	–	$1,655
	Independent	Richard Absalom D. Herdman	112	0.45	–	$500
Total			24,902	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			168	33	6
Eligible electors / turnout			35,729	70.18	–
	United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta [7] [8] [9] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015

Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta general election
	Wildrose	7,044	36.54%
	Progressive Conservative	6,006	31.15%
	New Democratic	5,703	29.58%
	Others	527	2.73%

References

1. Statistics Canada: 2016
2. Alberta. Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "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. pp. 25–26. ISBN   978-1-988620-04-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
3. Alberta. Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "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. p. 33. ISBN   978-1-988620-04-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
4. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 192–196. ISBN   978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.
5. "Alberta election 2023 results: Airdrie-East | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
6. "48 - Airdrie-East". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 9, 2023.
7. "48 - Airdrie-East, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
8. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 192–196. ISBN   978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.
9. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN   978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.