Spruce Grove-Stony Plain

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Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 2017.svg
Spruce Grove-Stony Plain within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Searle Turton
United Conservative
District created2017
First contested 2019
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Population (2016) [1] 51,267
Area (km²)68.5
Pop. density (per km²)748.4
Census division(s) 11
Census subdivision(s) Spruce Grove, Stony Plain

Spruce Grove-Stony Plain is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

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Geography

The district is located west of Edmonton, containing the City of Spruce Grove and the Town of Stony Plain. The district boundaries match the municipal boundaries of the two communities. It is bisected by Highway 16A and bordered by the Yellowhead Highway to the North.

History

Members for Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Spruce Grove-St. Albert 2012-2019
and Stony Plain 1905-2019
30th 2019–2023 Searle Turton United Conservative
31st 2023–

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Spruce Grove-St. Albert and Stony Plain, creating a district that is well above the provincial average in population. The Commission reasoned this was preferable to placing part of either community in a neighbouring district. [2]

Electoral results

2023

2023 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Searle Turton 14,36556.99-2.36
New Democratic Chantal Saramaga-McKenzie10,19740.45+11.10
Green Daniel Birrell4221.67–
Solidarity Movement Darlene Clarke2230.88–
Total25,20799.57–
Rejected and declined1080.43
Turnout25,31561.52
Eligible voters41,150
United Conservative hold Swing -6.73
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta [3]

2019

2019 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Searle Turton 15,84359.35%11.15%
New Democratic Erin Babcock 7,83629.36%12.38%
Alberta Party Ivan G. Boles2,5979.73%4.58%
Alberta Independence Jody Crocker4171.56%–
Total26,693––
Rejected, spoiled and declined477716
Eligible electors / turnout37,29671.74%–
United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "82 - Spruce Grove-Stony Plain, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 399–403. ISBN   978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015

Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
PartyVotes%
New Democratic 7,73841.74
Progressive Conservative 4,69925.35
Wildrose 4,23622.85
Alberta Party 9555.15
Liberal 6833.68
Green 2281.23

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References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ↑ "Final Report" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. October 1, 2017. p. 57.
  3. ↑ "82 - Spruce Grove-Stony Plain". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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