Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills 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.

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
Alberta electoral district
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills within Alberta, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Nathan Cooper (Canadian politician)
United Conservative
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2019

This riding in south-central Alberta stretches from the Red Deer River in the east to the area around Cremona in the west. Agriculture is the major employer, with retail a distant second. Household incomes, at $53,174, are below the Alberta average.[1] Seven per cent of residents are considered low income. More than two-thirds of the people here were born in Alberta, while seven per cent are immigrants. People of German origin make up nine per cent of the population. More than 96 per cent say their language at home is English, the second-highest rate in Alberta. (2001 census)

History

The electoral district was created in the 1996 electoral boundary re-distribution from the old electoral districts of Olds-Didsbury and Three Hills-Airdrie.

In the 2004 electoral boundary re-distribution the boundaries changed somewhat, with an agricultural section in the far west transferred to Banff-Cochrane, while in the southeast a section of the old Drumheller-Chinook riding - including the community of Carbon - was added. Major communities include Olds, Didsbury, Carstairs, Trochu and Three Hills, as well as Olds College. It covers Kneehill County and most of Mountain View County.[2]

The 2010 electoral boundary re-distribution saw the district absorb the northern portions of Airdrie-Chestermere and Foothills-Rocky View which were both abolished and it lost some land on the eastern boundary to Drumheller-Stettler.[3]

The 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution resulted in the expansion of the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills electoral district to include the northern portion of Wheatland County, formerly part of the Strathmore-Brooks constituency. The resulting population of the district in 2017 was 49,418, 6% above the provincial average population of 46,803.[4]

Boundary history

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
Assembly Years Member Party
See Olds-Didsbury 1979-1997 and Three Hills-Airdrie 1993-1997
24th 1997-2001 Richard Marz Progressive Conservative
25th 2001-2004
26th 2004-2008
27th 2008-2012
2012 Vacant
28th 2012–2014 Bruce Rowe Wildrose
2014–2015 Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2017 Nathan Cooper Wildrose
2017–2019 United Conservative
30th 2019–present

Right-leaning parties have fared well in this riding. Richard Marz, the incumbent, has been the riding's only representative since it was founded. In his first election win in 1997, the runner-up was Social Credit candidate Don MacDonald who had previously served as an MLA under the Liberal banner in the Legislative Assembly from 1992-1993.

Marz achieved a landslide running for his second term in the 2001 election taking over 80% of the popular vote. The 2004 election saw the Alliance Party in a distant second with 16.5%. The 2008 election resulted with Marz increasing his votes by 4.66% over the 2004 results. The Alliance Party changed names to the Wildrose Alliance Party and remained well behind with only 21.03% of the vote. Marz vacated the seat ahead of the 2012 general election on March 16, 2012. Wildrose candidate Bruce Rowe was elected in the 2012 provincial election.

Legislature results

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRichard Marz6,95857.08%
Social CreditDon MacDonald3,42228.07%
LiberalDave Herbert1,56212.81%
New DemocraticAnne Wilson2472.03%
Total 12,189
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 29
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,83061.76%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills 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 ConservativeRichard Marz10,55380.81%23.73%
LiberalGayleen Roelfsema1,66312.73%-0.08%
Social CreditNicholas Semmler4603.52%-24.55%
New DemocraticBrenda L. Dyck3832.93%0.91%
Total 13,059
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 48
Eligible electors / Turnout 21,39161.50%-0.26%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 19.53%
Source(s)
Source: "Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
"Electoral Division of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Statement of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRichard Marz7,27759.40%-21.41%
Alberta AllianceGordon Quantz2,02316.51%
LiberalTony Vonesch1,33610.91%-1.83%
SeparationBrian Vasseur7466.09%
GreenSarah Henckel-Sutmoller4693.83%
New DemocraticChristopher Davies2572.10%-0.84%
Social CreditMyrna Kissick1431.17%-2.36%
Total 12,251
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 70
Eligible electors / Turnout 21,71856.73%-4.77%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.59%

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRichard Marz7,83764.06%4.67%
WildroseCurt Engel2,57221.03%4.52%
LiberalTony Vonesch1,0388.49%-2.42%
GreenKate Haddow5184.23%0.41%
New DemocraticAndy Davies2682.19%0.09%
Total 12,233
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 59
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,59949.97%-6.76%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 0.08%
Source(s)
Source: "Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Official Results 2008 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseBruce Rowe10,18256.54%35.51%
Progressive ConservativeDarcy Davis6,70737.24%-26.82%
New DemocraticKristie Krezanoski5653.14%0.95%
LiberalGarth E. Davis5553.08%-5.40%
Total 18,009
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 106
Eligible electors / Turnout 29,64361.11%11.14%
Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -11.87%
Source(s)
Source: "73 - Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseNathan Cooper10,69253.41%-3.12%
Progressive ConservativeWade Bearchell5,27426.35%-10.89%
New DemocraticGlenn R Norman3,36616.82%13.68%
Alberta PartyJim Adamchick6853.42%
Total 20,017
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 109
Eligible electors / Turnout 33,85959.44%-1.67%
Wildrose hold Swing 3.89%
Source(s)
Source: "73 - Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeNathan Cooper20,51678.55%-1.21%
New DemocraticKyle Johnston3,07011.75%-5.06%
Alberta PartyChase Brown1,7796.81%3.39%
Freedom ConservativeAllen MacLennan5572.13%
Alberta Advantage PartyDave Hughes1950.75%
Total 26,117
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 120
Eligible electors / Turnout 36,37572.13%12.69%
United Conservative notional hold Swing 19.87%
Source(s)
Source: "76 - Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills[7] Turnout 56.98%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown6,51719.24%59.43%1
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,72113.94%43.05%2
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye3,68710.89%33.62%5
  Independent Link Byfield 3,483 10.28% 31.76% 4
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz3,43910.15%31.36%3
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood2,9698.77%27.08%6
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,816 8.31% 25.68% 8
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,500 7.38% 22.80% 7
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,263 6.68% 20.64% 10
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,478 4.36% 13.48% 9
Total Votes 33,873 100%
Total Ballots 10,966 3.09 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,409

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2012 Senate nominee election district results

Student Vote

2004 election

Participating Schools[8]
Acme School
Carbon School
Didsbury High School
Dr. Elliott School
Prairie Christian Academy
Three Hills School
Trochu Valley School
Westglen School

On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.

2004 Alberta Student Vote results[9]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeRichard Marz44942.20%
Green Sarah Henckel-Sutmoller 170 15.98%
Alberta AllianceGordon Quantz15414.47%
  Liberal Tony Vonesch 120 11.28%
SeparationBrian Vasseur10910.24%
  NDP Christopher Davies 41 3.85%
Social CreditMyrna Kissick211.98%
Total 1,064 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 19

2012 election

2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeDarcy Davis%
WildroseBruce Rowe
Alberta Party%
  NDP Kristie Krezanoski %
Total 100%
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See also

References

  1. "Riding Profiles". CBC News.
  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.
  3. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (June 2010). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-9865367-1-7. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-1-988620-04-6. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 60–62.
  6. "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
  7. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  8. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  9. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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