Ponoka-Rimbey

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Ponoka-Rimbey
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1986
District abolished2004
First contested 1986
Last contested 2001

Ponoka-Rimbey was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1986 to 2004. [1]

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Ponoka-Rimby is named for the Town of Ponoka, Alberta and the Town of Rimbey, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ponoka-Rimbey
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Ponoka electoral district from 1905-1986
21st  1986–1989   Halvar Jonson Progressive Conservative
22nd  1989–1993
23rd  1993–1997
24th  1997–2001
25th  2001–2004
See Lacombe-Ponoka electoral district from 2004-Present

Electoral history

1986

1986 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson 3,60162.20%
New Democratic Pat Byers1,13819.66%
Western Canada Concept Warren Bloomquist70112.11%
Liberal Mel H. Buffalo3496.03%
Total5,789
Rejected, spoiled and declined25
Eligible electors / turnout12,33447.14%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989

1989 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson 3,72960.11%-2.10%
New Democratic Doug Hart1,66726.87%7.21%
Liberal Ervan Stobbe80813.02%7.00%
Total6,204
Rejected, spoiled and declined31
Eligible electors / turnout12,31450.63%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.65%
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993

1993 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson 5,97763.65%3.55%
Liberal Bernice Luce1,84119.61%6.58%
New Democratic Doug Hart7477.96%-18.91%
Confederation of Regions Harold Kenney5856.23%
Independent Robert (Bob) Hodgins2402.56%
Total9,390
Rejected, spoiled and declined26
Eligible electors / turnout14,27965.94%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.41%
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997

1997 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson 5,75064.03%0.38%
Social Credit Randy Jones1,43916.02%
Liberal Joshua Phillpotts91210.16%-9.45%
New Democratic Liz Wetheral8799.79%1.83%
Total8,980
Rejected, spoiled and declined34
Eligible electors / turnout14,88460.56%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 1.98%
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001

2001 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson 6,79772.07%8.04%
Liberal Tim Falkiner1,29613.74%3.59%
Independent Charles Park7648.10%
New Democratic Linda Roth5746.09%-3.70%
Total9,431
Rejected, spoiled and declined26
Eligible electors / turnout16,15858.53%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.16%
Source(s)
Source: "Ponoka-Rimbey Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

  1. "Election results for Ponoka-Rimbey". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

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