Cypress-Redcliff

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Cypress-Redcliff
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1986
District abolished1993
First contested 1986
Last contested 1989

Cypress-Redcliff 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 1986 to 1993. [1]

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History

The Cypress-Redcliff electoral district derives its name from Cypress County, Alberta and the Town of Redcliff, Alberta.

Cypress-Redcliff was created following the re-distribution of Cypress electoral district in 1986. The electoral district would only last two elections, and would be re-distributed prior to the 1993 Alberta general election to the Cypress-Medicine Hat electoral district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Cypress-Redcliff
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Cypress electoral district from 1926-1986
11th  1986–1989   Alan W. Hyland Progressive Conservative
22nd  1989–1993
See Cypress-Medicine Hat electoral district from 1993-Present

Electoral history

1986

1986 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Alan Hyland 2,48252.56%
Representative Lloyd Robinson1,68235.62%
New Democratic Lew Toole55811.82%
Total4,722
Rejected, spoiled and declined15
Eligible electors / turnout9,28351.03%
Source(s)
Source: "Cypress-Redcliff Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989

1989 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Alan Hyland 2,51448.90%-3.66%
Liberal Lloyd Robinson1,96838.28%
New Democratic Rudy Schempp65912.82%1.00%
Total5,141
Rejected, spoiled and declined3
Eligible electors / turnout8,93557.57%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.16%
Source(s)
Source: "Cypress-Redcliff Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

  1. "Election results for Cypress-Redcliff". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

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