Airdrie-Rocky View

Airdrie-Rocky View 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 1997 to 2004.[1]

Airdrie-Rocky View
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1997
District abolished2004
First contested1997
Last contested2001

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Airdrie-Rocky View
Assembly Years Member Party
See Three Hills-Airdrie electoral district from 1993-1997,
Drumheller electoral district from 1971-1997
and Olds-Didsbury electoral district from 1963-1997
24th  1997–2001     Carol Louise Haley Progressive Conservative
25th  2001–2004
See Airdrie-Chestermere electoral district from 2004-2012
and Foothills-Rocky View electoral district from 2004-2012

The riding was created in the 1997 electoral district re-distribution to encompass the area North and East of the City of Calgary. The former Three Hills-Airdrie electoral district was split, with the north part of the riding merged with Olds-Didsbury, to form Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, the south half forming the eastern portion of Airdrie-Rocky View. The southern portion of Olds-Didsbury and western portion of Drumheller would also be transferred to Airdrie-Rocky View.

The Airdrie-Rocky View electoral district was abolished in the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution and the territory being formed into the new electoral districts of Airdrie-Chestermere to the East, and Foothills-Rocky View to the West.[2]

Election results

1997 general election
1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCarol Louise Haley8,49269.06%–
LiberalJames Welsh2,19717.87%–
Social CreditPeter Smits1,1259.15%–
New DemocraticDoris Bannister4823.92%–
Total 12,296––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 24––
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,99853.57%–
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Airdrie-Rocky View Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001 general election
2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCarol Louise Haley13,19579.91%10.84%
LiberalCarol L'Abbee2,04312.37%-5.50%
IndependentTom Humble6834.14%–
New DemocraticChristopher Hill5923.59%-0.33%
Total 16,513––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 25––
Eligible electors / Turnout 30,54654.14%0.57%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 8.17%
Source(s)
Source: "Airdrie-Rocky View Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Also see

References
  1. "Election results for Airdrie-Rocky View". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (February 2003). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

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