Redwater-Andrew

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Redwater-Andrew
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1993
First contested 1971
Last contested 1989

Redwater-Andrew 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 1971 to 1993. [1]

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History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Redwater-Andrew
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Redwater 1940-1971 and Willingdon-Two Hills 1963-1971
17th 1971–1975 George Topolnisky Progressive
Conservative
18th 1975–1979
19th 1979–1982
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1989 Steve Zarusky
22nd 1989–1993
See Redwater and Vegreville-Viking 1993-2004

Boundary history

Redwater-Andrew was created in 1971 from most of the Redwater district, including the communities of Redwater and Smoky Lake, and a part of Willingdon-Two Hills south of the North Saskatchewan River. In 1986 it gained a portion of Clover Bar, including Lamont, and lost some territory to Westlock-Sturgeon. In 1993 the bulk of its area was redistributed to Redwater and Vegreville-Viking, with smaller portions going to Lac La Biche-St. Paul and Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan.

Representation history

Despite two-term Social Credit MLA for Redwater Michael Senych running in the new constituency, it was picked up by Progressive Conservative George Topolnisky by a wide margin in the 1971 election, which saw his party sweep to power. Topolinsky held the seat for four terms, despite healthy challenges by the New Democrats. Michael Senych also attempted to re-take the seat twice, as an independent in 1982 and with the Representative Party in 1986.

When Topolinsky retired in 1986, Steve Zarusky held the seat for the PCs despite a strong NDP performance. He was re-elected in 1989, and the district was abolished at the end of his second term. He ran unsuccessfully in the re-constituted Redwater district.

Election results

1970s

1971 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes% [2]
Progressive Conservative George Topolnisky 3,27750.29%
Social Credit Michael Senych 2,27134.85%
New Democratic Norman Flach96814.86%
Total valid votes6,516
Rejected, spoiled and declined35
Registered electors & turnout8,92073.44%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
1975 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±% [2]
Progressive Conservative George Topolnisky 3,78466.11%+15.82%
New Democratic Graham Crosbie1,82431.87%+17.01%
Communist Neil Stenberg1162.03%
Total valid votes5,724
Rejected, spoiled and declined44
Registered electors & turnout8,51367.76% -5.68%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.60%
1979 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±% [2]
Progressive Conservative George Topolnisky 3,94552.53%-13.58%
New Democratic Steve Leskiw2,87038.22%+6.35%
Social Credit Erwin Hannig5477.28%
Liberal Rudolph Pisesky1481.97%
Total valid votes7,510
Rejected, spoiled and declined32
Registered electors & turnout10,63670.91% +3.15%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.97%

1980s

1982 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±% [2]
Progressive Conservative George Topolnisky 4,43851.07%-1.46%
New Democratic Steve Leskiw2,50728.85%-9.37%
Western Canada Concept Roger Pullishy1,12112.90%
Independent Michael Senych 4675.37%
Liberal Lawrence McCallum1571.81%-0.16%
Total valid votes8,690
Rejected, spoiled and declined15
Registered electors & turnout11,59975.05% +4.14%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.96%
1986 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±% [2]
Progressive Conservative Steve Zarusky 3,53946.63%-4.44%
New Democratic Denis Bobocel2,76136.38%+7.53%
Representative Michael Senych 98112.92%
Liberal Adrianus Kuiper3094.07%+2.26%
Total valid votes7,590
Rejected, spoiled and declined13
Registered electors & turnout12,82059.31% -15.74%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.99%
1989 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±% [2]
Progressive Conservative Steve Zarusky 4,36652.92%+6.29%
New Democratic Chris Ewasiuk2,35928.59%-7.79%
Liberal Dennis Holowaychuk1,52518.48%+14.41%
Total valid votes8,250
Rejected, spoiled and declined14
Registered electors & turnout12,49366.15% +6.84%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.04%

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References

  1. ↑ "Election results for Redwater-Andrew". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Results for Redwater-Andrew". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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