Fort McMurray-Conklin

Fort McMurray-Conklin
Alberta electoral district
2010 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Laila Goodridge
United Conservative
District created 2010
First contested 2012
Last contested 2015
Demographics
Census divisions Division No. 12, Division No. 16
Census subdivisions Allison Bay 219, Chipewyan 201A, Dog Head 218, Fort Mackay, Gregoire Lake 176, Gregoire Lake 176A, Improvement District No. 349, Janvier 194, Lac la Biche County, Old Fort 217, Thabacha Náre 196A, Thebathi 196, Wood Buffalo

Fort McMurray-Conklin is a provincial electoral district in northern 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.

History

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the electoral district of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo which was split in half to accommodate population growth which has occurred in the region over the past decade due to exploitation and development of the oil sands.[1]

Representation history

Assembly Years Member Party
See Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 2004-2012
28th 2012–2015 Don Scott Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2017 Brian Jean Wildrose
2017–2018 United Conservative
2018–2019 Laila Goodridge
See Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche 2019-

The riding's first representative was Progressive Conservative Don Scott, who served one term until defeated by Wildrose leader Brian Jean. Jean subsequently changed his affiliation to United Conservative when the two parties merged. After an unsuccessful run for the party's leadership, he decided to retire from politics, vacating the seat in early 2018. The resulting by-election was won easily by Jean's former staffer and previous Grande Prairie-Wapiti candidate Laila Goodridge for the United Conservatives.

Boundary history

The district's boundaries were not altered during its brief existence. In the redistribution of 2017, the riding was abolished and will be replaced with Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche for the next general election.

Election results

Graphical summary

2012 general election
7.9% 3.0% 49.0% 40.1%
NDP Lib Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2015 general election
30.8% 3.0% 22.3% 43.9%
NDP Lib Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2018 by-election
28.6% 67.0%
NDP A United Conservative

2018 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, July 12, 2018
Upon the resignation of Brian Jean on March 5, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeLaila Goodridge2,68967.02+0.84
New DemocraticJane Stroud1,14928.64-2.15
Alberta PartySid Fayed1032.57—
LiberalRobin Le Fevre421.051.98
GreenBrian Deheer290.72—
Total valid votes 4,012
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20
Turnout 4,03232.59-11.86
Eligible voters 12,370
United Conservative notional hold Swing +1.50
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election results". Retrieved August 13, 2018.

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseBrian Jean2,95043.85+3.70
New DemocraticAriana Mancini2,07130.79+22.86
Progressive ConservativeDon Scott1,50222.33−26.62
LiberalMelinda Hollis2043.03+0.06
Total valid votes 6,72799.10
Rejected, spoiled and declined 610.90+0.07
Turnout 6,78844.45+8.15
Eligible voters 15,272
Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.16
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results - Fort McMurray-Conklin". Retrieved 2018-03-14.

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDon Scott2,58848.95
WildroseDoug Faulkner2,12340.16
New DemocraticPaul Pomerleau4197.93
LiberalTed Remenda1572.97
Total valid votes 5,28799.17
Rejected, spoiled and declined 440.83
Turnout 5,33136.30
Eligible voters 14,686
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results - Fort McMurray-Conklin". Retrieved 2018-03-14.



References

  1. ↑ "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
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