Chestermere-Strathmore

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Chestermere-Strathmore
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Chestermere-Strathmore 2017.svg
Chestermere-Strathmore within the Calgary Metropolitan Region (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Chantelle de Jonge
United Conservative
District created2017
First contested 2019
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Population (2016) [1] 48,203
Area (km²)1,582
Pop. density (per km²)30.5
Census division(s) 5, 6
Census subdivision(s) Chestermere, Rocky View, Strathmore, Wheatland

Chestermere-Strathmore is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district will be 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, and won by Leela Aheer of the United Conservative Party.

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Geography

The district is located east of Calgary, containing the City of Chestermere, the Town of Strathmore and sections of Rocky View County and Wheatland County. Its borders are formed by the City of Calgary to the west, the Bow River to the south, Highway 564 to the north, and RR242, RR 241 west of Namaka, and Siksika 146 to the east.

History

Members for Chestermere-Strathmore
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Chestermere-Rocky View 2012-2019 and
Strathmore-Brooks 1997-2019
30th 2019–2023 Leela Aheer United Conservative
31st 2023 Chantelle de Jonge United Conservative

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Strathmore-Brooks and Chestermere-Rocky View, completely reorganizing the ridings surrounding Calgary to reflect the rapid growth in the area. [2]

Leela Aheer stood down at the 2023 Alberta general election and was succeeded by Chantelle de Jonge. [3]

Electoral results

2023

2023 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Chantelle de Jonge 15,36269.68+1.20
New Democratic Raj Jessel6,11927.75+12.15
Alberta Independence Kerry Lambert2641.20+0.60
Independent Terry Nicholls2581.17+0.68
Solidarity Movement Jed Laboucane450.20
Total22,04899.29
Rejected and declined1580.71
Turnout22,20658.18
Eligible voters38,167
United Conservative hold Swing -5.47
Source(s)

2019

2019 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Leela Sharon Aheer 15,61268.48-3.57
New Democratic Melissa Langmaid3,55815.61-2.69
Freedom Conservative Derek Fildebrandt 1,6837.38
Alberta Party Jason Avramenko1,4606.40+5.49
Liberal Sharon L. Howe2381.04+0.46
Alberta Independence Roger Dean Walker1360.60
Independent Terry Nicholls1120.49
Total22,79999.25
Rejected, spoiled and declined1730.75
Turnout22,97267.12
Eligible voters 34,226
United Conservative notional hold Swing -0.44
Source(s)
Source: "56 - Chestermere-Strathmore, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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. 243–248. ISBN   978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015

Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
Wildrose 7,40244.67
Progressive Conservative 4,53727.38
New Democratic 3,03118.29
Green 3011.82
Alberta Party 1520.92
Liberal 960.58
Others1,0526.35
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder

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References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. "Final Report" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. October 1, 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2018.
  3. "Alberta election 2023 results: Chestermere-Strathmore | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  4. "56 - Chestermere-Strathmore". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 9, 2023.