Leo Vasseur

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Leo Vasseur
MLA for Bonnyville
In office
1993–1997
Liberal Leo Vasseur4,36447.2%+20.7%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Isley 4,22245.6%-4.7%
New Democratic Agathe Gaulin6667.2%-16.0%
Total valid votes [3] 9,252
Rejected, spoiled and declined39
Eligible electors / Turnout16,82655.2% +10.9%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +12.7%
1997 Alberta general election : Bonnyville-Cold Lake
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Denis Ducharme 4,59358.41%+12.81%
Liberal Leo Vasseur 2,32329.54%-17.66%
Social Credit Robert Kratchmer94812.05%
Total7,864
Rejected, spoiled and declined11
Eligible electors / turnout16,18548.66% -6.54%
Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +15.24%
Source(s)
"Beaver River Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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  2. "Summary of Results by Electoral Division, 1982-2015".
  3. "Abheritage.ca — Electoral results for Bonnyville". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)