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2008 Alberta general election: Strathmore-Brooks
Arno Doerksen
MLA for Strathmore-Brooks
In office
March 3, 2008 April 23, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Arno Doerksen 7,62374.5610.51
Liberal Gerry Hart9919.69-3.06
Wildrose Alliance Amanda H. Shehata9359.150.15
Green Chris Bayford3623.54
New Democratic Brian Stokes3133.06-1.44
Total10,22499.47
Rejected, spoiled and declined540.53
Turnout10,27833.02
Eligible electors31,127
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.78
Source(s)
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp.  548–551.
2012 Alberta general election : Strathmore-Brooks
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Wildrose Jason Hale 8,15755.58+46.44
Progressive Conservative Arno Doerksen 5,74339.13-35.43
New Democratic Brad Bailey4092.79-0.27
Liberal Alex Wychopen2992.04-7.66
Separation Glen Dundas680.46
Total14,67699.31
Rejected, spoiled and declined1020.69+0.16
Turnout14,77852.79+19.77
Eligible electors27,996
Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +40.93
Source(s)
Source: "83 - Strathmore-Brooks Official Results 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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