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Athabasca-Wabasca

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Athabasca-Wabasca
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1993
District abolished2003
First contested1993
Last contested2001

Athabasca-Wabasca was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 1993 to 2004.[1]

District history

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The riding was created in 1993 when the district of Fort McMurray shrank to encompass the northern Alberta city. Athabasca-Wabasca completely covered the same boundaries except for the city of Fort McMurray. The riding was abolished in the 2004 electoral boundary re-distribution when the district of Fort McMurray merged and formed Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo.[2] The south part of the riding became part of Athabasca-Redwater.

The riding encompassed most of the extreme north east part of the province.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Athabasca-Wabasca
Assembly Years Member Party
See Fort McMurray electoral district from 1986–1993
23rd  1993–1997     Mike Cardinal Progressive Conservative
24th  1997–2001
25th  2001–2004
See Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo electoral district from 2004–Present
and Athabasca-Redwater electoral district from 2004–2012

Election results

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1993

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1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal 4,144 59.99%
Liberal Simon Waquan 1,921 27.81%
New Democratic Emil Zachkewich 843 12.20%
Total 6,908
Rejected, spoiled and declined 31
Eligible electors / turnout 11,165 62.15%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997

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1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal 3,380 59.00% -0.99%
Liberal Tony Mercredi 1,481 25.85% -1.96%
Social Credit Curtis Gunderson 468 8.17%
New Democratic Dean Patriquin 300 5.24% -6.97%
Greens Harlan Light 100 1.75%
Total 5,729
Rejected, spoiled and declined 34
Eligible electors / turnout 12,009 47.99%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 0.48%
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001

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2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal 4,238 66.69% 7.69%
Liberal Al Wurfel 1,264 19.89% -5.96%
New Democratic Colin Piquette 606 9.54% 4.30%
Social Credit David Klassen 153 2.41% -5.76%
Greens Ian Hopfe 94 1.48% -0.27%
Total 6,355
Rejected, spoiled and declined 6
Eligible electors / turnout 12,622 50.40%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.83%
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Athabasca-Wabasca". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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.

Further reading

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