Athabasca-Wabasca

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Athabasca-Wabasca
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1993
District abolished2003
First contested 1993
Last contested 2001

Athabasca-Wabasca was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 1993 to 2004. [1]

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District history

The riding was created in 1993 when the district of Fort McMurray shrank to encompass the northern Alberta city. Athabasca-Wabasca completely covered the same boundaries except for the city of Fort McMurray. The riding was abolished in the 2004 electoral boundary re-distribution when the district of Fort McMurray merged and formed Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo. [2] The south part of the riding became part of Athabasca-Redwater.

The riding encompassed most of the extreme north east part of the province.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Athabasca-Wabasca
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Fort McMurray electoral district from 1986–1993
23rd  1993–1997   Mike Cardinal Progressive Conservative
24th  1997–2001
25th  2001–2004
See Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo electoral district from 2004–Present
and Athabasca-Redwater electoral district from 2004–2012

Election results

1993

1993 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal 4,14459.99%
Liberal Simon Waquan1,92127.81%
New Democratic Emil Zachkewich84312.20%
Total6,908
Rejected, spoiled and declined31
Eligible electors / turnout11,16562.15%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997

1997 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal 3,38059.00%-0.99%
Liberal Tony Mercredi1,48125.85%-1.96%
Social Credit Curtis Gunderson4688.17%
New Democratic Dean Patriquin3005.24%-6.97%
Greens Harlan Light1001.75%
Total5,729
Rejected, spoiled and declined34
Eligible electors / turnout12,00947.99%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 0.48%
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001

2001 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal 4,23866.69%7.69%
Liberal Al Wurfel1,26419.89%-5.96%
New Democratic Colin Piquette 6069.54%4.30%
Social Credit David Klassen1532.41%-5.76%
Greens Ian Hopfe941.48%-0.27%
Total6,355
Rejected, spoiled and declined6
Eligible electors / turnout12,62250.40%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.83%
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

  1. "Election results for Athabasca-Wabasca". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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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