Fort McMurray (provincial electoral district)

Fort McMurray was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada from 1986 until 2004.

Boundary history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Fort McMurray
Assembly Years Member Party
See Lac La Biche-McMurray 1971-1986
21st 1986–1989 Norm Weiss Progressive
Conservative
22nd 1989–1993
23rd 1993–1997 Adam Germain Liberal
24th 1997–2001 Guy Boutilier Progressive
Conservative
25th 2001–2004
See Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 2004-present

The district was created for the 1986 election out of Lac La Biche-McMurray, consisting of the city of Fort McMurray. Its boundaries remained unchanged until it was replaced by the much larger Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo in 2004.

Representation history

The riding's first MLA was Norm Weiss, who had already served two terms in the abolished Lac La Biche-McMurray district for the Progressive Conservatives. He retired after serving two more terms.

The open seat was picked up by Liberal candidate Adam Germain in 1993, coinciding with an increase in voter turnout. After serving one term, he decided to run in federal politics, leaving the seat open again.

The riding returned to the Progressive Conservatives in 1997, with candidate Guy Boutilier decisively defeating his Liberal challenger. He was re-elected with a much larger majority in 2001. When the riding was abolished at the end of his second term, he would continue on as MLA for the new riding of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo.

Election results

1980s

Alberta general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%[1]
Progressive ConservativeNorm Weiss4,15248.54%
New DemocraticAnn Maclean3,39139.65%
LiberalShane Davis1,01011.81%
Total valid votes 8,553
Rejected, spoiled and declined 9
Electors / Turnout 22,46738.11%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Alberta general election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes%±%[1]
Progressive ConservativeNorm Weiss4,24549.41%+0.87%
New DemocraticAnn Maclean2,74031.89%-7.76%
LiberalJames Carbery1,60618.69%+6.88%
Total valid votes 8,591
Rejected, spoiled and declined 19
Electors / Turnout 20,38542.24% +4.13%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.32%

1990s

Alberta general election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%±%[1]
LiberalAdam Germain4,26142.42%+23.73%
Progressive ConservativeConnie Macrae2,73827.26%-22.15%
IndependentWendell Maceachern1,56315.56%
New DemocraticAnn Maclean1,48314.76%-17.13%
Total valid votes 10,045
Rejected, spoiled and declined 15
Electors / Turnout 20,58348.88% +6.64%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +22.94%
Alberta general election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%±%[1]
Progressive ConservativeGuy Boutilier5,42055.83%+28.57%
LiberalJohn Vyboh4,00841.29%-1.13%
New DemocraticRodney McCallum2802.88%-11.88%
Total valid votes 9,708
Rejected, spoiled and declined 34
Electors / Turnout 21,28945.60% -3.28%
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.85%

2000s

Alberta general election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%±%[1]
Progressive ConservativeGuy Boutilier5,91464.49%+8.66%
LiberalJohn Vyboh1,75919.18%-22.11%
New DemocraticLyn Gorman1,49816.33%+13.45%
Total valid votes 9,171
Rejected, spoiled and declined 18
Electors / Turnout 24,17038.02% -7.58%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +15.39%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Election results for Fort McMurray". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
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