Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre

Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre is a provincial electoral district in central Alberta, Canada. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post voting system. It includes the towns of Bentley, Eckville, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, and Sundre.

Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Alberta electoral district
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre within Alberta, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Jason Nixon
United Conservative
District created2010
First contested2012
Last contested2015

History

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the old electoral district of Rocky Mountain House which was expanded to include the town of Rimbey, Alberta which was previously in Lacombe-Ponoka. The riding also gained some land west of Sylvan Lake.[1]

Boundary history

Electoral history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Assembly Years Member Party
See Rocky Mountain House 1940-2012
28th 2012–2014 Joe Anglin Wildrose
2014–2015 Independent
29th 2015–2017 Jason Nixon Wildrose
2017–2019 United
Conservative
30th 2019–

The predecessor Rocky Mountain House had returned Progressive Conservative MLAs since 1971. From 1940 to 1970 popular Social Credit MLA Alfred Hooke represented the district. The current incumbent is Jason Nixon who won the seat for the Wildrose Party in the 2015 election.

Elections

2012 general election
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
WildroseJoe Anglin7,66451.42
Progressive ConservativeTy Lund6,04440.55
New DemocraticDoreen Broska7765.21
LiberalMason Sisson4202.82
Total valid votes 14,90499.35
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 980.65
Turnout 15,00253.84
Registered electors 27,863
Wildrose pickup new district.
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre". Retrieved November 22, 2018.

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseJason Nixon6,67040.11-11.31
Progressive ConservativeTammy Cote5,29631.65-8.90
New DemocraticHannah Schlamp2,79116.78+11.57
IndependentJoe Anglin1,87111.25–
Total valid votes 16,62899.36+0.01
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 1070.64-0.01
Turnout 16,73551.37-2.47
Registered electors 32,578
Wildrose hold Swing -1.21
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre". Retrieved November 22, 2018.

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election
The 2019 general election will be held on April 16.
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Alberta PartyJoe Anglin
Freedom ConservativeDawn Bedard
GreenJane Drummond
IndependentGordon Francey
New DemocraticJeff Ible
 Alberta AdvantagePaula Lamoureux
United ConservativeJason Nixon
 IndependenceDavid Rogers
Total valid votes
Rejected, spoiled and declined
Registered electors
Turnout

Senate nominee results

2012 Senate nominee election district results

Student vote results

2012 election
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeDiana McQueen%
WildroseDean Shular
  Liberal Mason Sisson %
  NDP %
Total 100%
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References
  1. "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
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