Lacombe-Stettler

Lacombe-Stettler 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 1993 to 2004.[1]

Lacombe-Stettler
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1993
District abolished2004
First contested1993
Last contested2001

History

The Lacombe-Stettler electoral district was formed in 1993 combining portions of the Lacombe and Stettler electoral districts. The district is named after the City of Lacombe and the Town of Stettler.

The Lacombe-Stettler electoral district was abolished following the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution. The district was split with portions of the district were combined with portions of Ponoka-Rimbey to form Lacombe-Ponoka, and other portions combined with Drumheller-Chinook to form Drumheller-Stettler.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lacombe-Stettler
Assembly Years Member Party
See Lacombe electoral district from 1905-1993
and Stettler electoral district from 1909-1993
23rd  1993–1997     Judy Gordon Progressive Conservative
24th  1997–2001
25th  2001–2004
See Drumheller-Stettler electoral district from 2003-Present
and Lacombe-Ponoka electoral district from 2003-Present

Election results

1993 general election
1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJudy Gordon6,59657.80%–
LiberalEd Whiteside3,00126.30%–
New DemocraticRolf Pritchard7306.40%–
Social CreditR. Ryan Handley6876.02%–
IndependentDoug Chitwood3973.48%–
Total 11,411––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 19––
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,39862.13%–
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Lacombe-Stettler Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997 general election
1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJudy Gordon6,41461.74%3.94%
Social CreditBob Argent1,72516.61%10.59%
LiberalGarfield Marks1,18111.37%-14.93%
New DemocraticLynne Gendron1,06810.28%3.88%
Total 10,388––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 21––
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,15354.35%–
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.82%
Source(s)
Source: "Lacombe-Stettler 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 ConservativeJudy Gordon8,22170.09%8.34%
LiberalDoug McDavid2,50021.31%9.94%
IndependentDouglas R. Chitwood5544.72%–
New DemocraticLorenzo Fiorito4553.88%-6.40%
Total 11,730––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 15––
Eligible electors / Turnout 21,10355.66%–
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 1.82%
Source(s)
Source: "Lacombe-Stettler Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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See also

References
  1. "Election results for Lacombe-Stettler". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 23, 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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