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2001 Alberta general election: Grande Prairie-Smoky
The Honourable
Mel Knight
ECA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Grande Prairie-Smoky
In office
March 12, 2001 April 23, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mel Knight 6,24167.54%2.84%
Liberal Barry Robinson1,77719.23%-3.21%
New Democratic Leon Pendleton8429.11%-3.74%
Alberta Independence Dennis Young3804.11%
Total9,240
Rejected, spoiled and declined5
Eligible electors / turnout21,06843.88%-3.53%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 3.02%
Source(s)
Source: "Grande Prairie-Smoky Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election : Grande Prairie-Smoky
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mel Knight 4,36956.43%-11.12%
Liberal Neil Peacock1,96525.38%6.15%
New Democratic Georgina Szoke7249.35%0.24%
Alberta Alliance Hank Rahn6858.85%
Total7,743
Rejected, spoiled and declined25
Eligible electors / turnout22,08335.18%-8.71%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.63%
Source(s)
Source: "Grande Prairie-Smoky Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 27, 2010.

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election : Grande Prairie-Smoky
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mel Knight 4,76959.43%3.01%
Liberal John A. Croken1,08913.57%-11.81%
Wildrose Alliance Todd Loewen 1,04913.07%
New Democratic Neil R.M. Peacock83210.37%1.02%
Green Rebecca Villebrun2853.55%
Total8,024
Rejected, spoiled and declined31
Eligible electors / turnout27,05829.77%-5.41%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 7.41%

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