Spruce Grove-Stony Plain

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
Alberta electoral district
Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 2017.svg
Spruce Grove-Stony Plain within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Searle Turton
United Conservative
District created2017
First contested2019
Last contested2019
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]51,267
Area (km²)68.5
Pop. density (per km²)748.4
Census division(s)11
Census subdivision(s)Spruce Grove, Stony Plain

Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 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. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

Geography[]

The district is located west of Edmonton, containing the City of Spruce Grove and the Town of Stony Plain. The district boundaries match the municipal boundaries of the two communities. It is bisected by Highway 16A and bordered by the Yellowhead Highway to the North.

History[]

Members for Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
Assembly Years Member Party
See Spruce Grove-St. Albert 2012-2019
and Stony Plain 1905-2019
30th 2019 To be determined

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Spruce Grove-St. Albert and Stony Plain, creating a district that is well above the provincial average in population. The Commission reasoned this was preferable to placing part of either community in a neighbouring district.[2]

Electoral results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
Party Votes %
New Democratic 7,738 41.74
Progressive Conservative 4,699 25.35
Wildrose 4,236 22.85
Alberta Party 955 5.15
Liberal 683 3.68
Green 228 1.23
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%[3]
United Conservative Searle Turton 15,643 59.35 +11.15
New Democratic Erin Babcock 7,836 29.36 -12.38
Alberta Party Ivan Boles 2,597 9.73 +4.58
  Independence Jody Crocker 417 1.56 (new)
Total valid votes 26,693
Rejected, spoiled and declined 140
Turnout 26,833 71.7%
Registered electors

References[]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ "Final Report" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. October 1, 2017. p. 57.
  3. ^ "Electoral Division Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
Retrieved from ""