Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock
 Alberta electoral district | |||
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 2010 boundaries | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
| MLA |
United Conservative | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock is a rural provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 2003 and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta under the first past the post electoral system. It includes the towns of Barrhead, Morinville, Westlock, Swan Hills, and Legal as well as numerous smaller hamlets.
History
The electoral district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution from the old Barrhead-Westlock riding that had existed since 1993. The riding was created by merging Barrhead-Westlock with the western portion of Redwater which had been split to make Athabasca-Redwater.
The second iteration of the district came in 2010 when the boundaries were revised to gain a portion of land from the Lesser Slave Lake electoral district. The portion of land in the district that was part of Sturgeon County was transferred to Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert.[1]
Boundary history
| 46 Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock 2003 Boundaries[2] | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| Lesser Slave Lake | Athabasca-Redwater | Grande Prairie-Smoky | Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne |
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| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. | |||
| Starting at the intersection of the east boundary of Rge. 14 W5 and the north boundary of Twp. 67; then 1. east along the north boundary to the right bank of the Athabasca River; 2. upstream along the right bank to the north boundary of Twp. 64; 3. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 34, Twp. 64, Rge. 25 W4; 4. south along the east boundary of Secs. 34, 27, 22, 15, 10 and 3 in Twps. 64 and 63 to the north boundary of Twp. 62; 5. east along the north boundary of Twp. 62 to the east boundary of Sec. 33 in Twp. 62, Rge. 25 W4; 6. south along the east boundary of Secs. 33, 28, 21 and 16 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 15; 7. east along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 15, 14 and 13 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 13; 8. south along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 13 and 12 to the north boundary of Sec. 1 in Twp. 62, Rge. 25 W4; 9. east along the north boundary of Sec. 1 in Twp. 62, Rge. 25 W4 to the east boundary of Rge. 25 W4; 10. south along the east boundary of Rge. 25 W4 to the north boundary of Twp. 61; 11. east along the north boundary of Twp. 61 to the east boundary of Rge. 23 W4; 12. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 12, Twp. 61, Rge. 23 W4; 13. west along the north boundary of Secs. 12, 11 and 10 in the Twp. to the east boundary of Sec. 9 in the Twp.; 14. south along the east boundary of Secs. 9 and 4 in the Twp. and along the east boundary of Secs. 33, 28, 21, 16, 9 and 4 in Twp. 60 and the east boundary of Secs. 33, 28, 21 and 16 in Twp. 59, Rge. 23 W4; 15. east along the north boundary of Sec. 10, Twp. 59, Rge. 23 W4 to the east boundary of Sec. 10 in the Twp.; 16. south along the east boundary of Secs. 10 and 3 in the Twp. and Secs. 33, 28 and 21 in Twp. 58 to the north boundary of Sec. 16 in Twp. 58; 17. west along the north boundary of Secs. 16, 17 and 18 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Secs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 in Twp. 58, Rge. 24 W4 to the east boundary of Sec. 17; 18. south along the east boundary of Secs. 17, 8 and 5 in Twp. 58 and the east boundary of Secs. 32, 29, 20, 17, 8 and 5 in Twps. 57 and 56 and the east boundary of Secs. 32, 29, 20 and 17 in Twp. 55 to the north boundary of Sec. 8; 19. west along the north boundary of Secs. 8 and 7 in Rge. 24 W4 and the north boundary of Secs. 12, 11 and 10 in Rge. 25 W4 to the centre line of Highway 2; 20. north along the centre line of Highway 2 to the north boundary of Sec. 5 in Twp. 58, Rge. 25 W4; 21. west along the north boundary of Secs. 5 and 6 in Twp. 58, Rge. 25 and Secs. 1, 2 and 3 in Twp. 58, Rge. 26 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 3; 22. south along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 3 in Twp. 58, Rge. 26 W4 and the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 34 in Twp. 57, Rge. 26 to the north boundary of Sec. 27; 23. west along the north boundary of Secs. 27 and 28 in Twp. 57, Rge. 26 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 28; 24. south along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 28, 21 and 16 to the north boundary of Sec. 9, Twp. 57, Rge 26 W4; 25. west along the north boundary of Secs. 9, 8 and 7 to the east boundary of Rge. 27; 26. south along the east boundary of Rge. 27 to the north boundary of Sec. 1 in Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4; 27. west along the north boundary of Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 8; 28. north along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 8 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 8, Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4; 29. west along the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 8 in Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4 to the east boundary of Sec. 7; 30. north along the east boundary of Secs. 7 and 18 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 18 in Twp. 57, Rge 27 W4; 31. west along the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 18 and Secs. 13 and 14 in Twp. 57, Rge. 1 W5 to the east boundary of Sec. 15; 32. south along the east boundary of Secs. 15, 10 and 3 in Twp. 57, Rge. 1 W5 and Secs. 34, 27 and 22 in Twp. 56, Rge. 1 W5 to the north boundary of the south half of Section 22; 33. west along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 22, 21, 20 and 19 in the Twp. to the east boundary of Rge. 2 W5; 34. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 56; 35. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 6, Twp. 57, Rge. 2 W5; 36. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 6 and 7 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Sec. 7; 37. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 3 W5; 38. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 13, Twp. 57, Rge. 3 W5; 39. west along the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 13 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 13; 40. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 13 and 24 in the Twp. to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 24; 41. west along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 24 and 23 in the Twp. to the east boundary of Sec. 22 in the Twp.; 42. north along the east boundary of Secs. 22, 27 and 34 to the north boundary of Twp. 57; 43. west along the north boundary to the right bank of the Pembina River; 44. upstream along the right bank to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 18, Twp. 57, Rge. 5 W5; 45. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 18, 19, 30 and 31 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 57; 46. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 3, Twp. 58, Rge. 6 W5; 47. north along the east boundary of Secs. 3, 10, 15 and 22 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Sec. 22; 48. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 28 in the Twp.; 49. north along the east boundary of Secs. 28 and 33 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 58; 50. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 4, Twp. 59, Rge. 6 W5; 51. north along the east boundary of Secs. 4, 9, 16 and 21 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Sec. 21; 52. west along the north boundary of Secs. 21, 20 and 19 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Secs. 24, 23, 22 and 21 in Twp. 59, Rge. 7 W5 to the east boundary of Sec. 29 in the Twp.; 53. north along the east boundary of Secs. 29 and 32 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 59; 54. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 9 W5; 55. north along the east boundary to the right bank of the Athabasca River; 56. downstream along the right bank to the north boundary of Twp. 60; 57. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 11 W5; 58. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 63; 59. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 14 W5; 60. north along the east boundary to the starting point. | |||
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| 50 Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock 2010 Boundaries[3] | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| Lesser Slave Lake | Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater | Grande Prairie-Smoky, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | Spruce Grove-St. Albert |
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| Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution | |||
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock[4] | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Barrhead-Westlock 1993-2004 and Redwater 1993-2004 | ||||
| 26th | 2004–2008 | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative | |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | |||
| 28th | 2012–2015 | Maureen Kubinec | ||
| 29th | 2015–2017 | Glenn van Dijken | Wildrose | |
| 2017-2019 | United Conservative | |||
| See Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock and Morinville-St. Albert 2019- | ||||
The riding was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution. Its predecessor districts Barrhead-Westlock had been solidly represented by Progressive Conservative and while Redwater saw a mixture of Liberal and Progressive Conservative MLA's returned in recent decades.
Former Speaker of the Assembly Ken Kowalski had served as a member in the area since winning a by-election in 1979. Prior to being Speaker he had previously held some cabinet portfolios in the Alberta government. He was returned to office when the district was created in 2004 and re-elected in 2008 with landslide pluralities.
The 2012 election saw a closely contested race with Progressive Conservative candidate Maureen Kubinec defeating former senator in waiting Link Byfield by a few hundred votes to hold the district.
Legislature results
2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election results[5] | Turnout 52.73% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Kowalski | 7,066 | 59.30% | |||
| Liberal | Alan Fiebich | 2,310 | 19.39% | * | ||
| New Democratic | Peggy Kirkeby | 1,113 | 9.34% | |||
| Alberta Alliance | Mike Radojcic | 1,020 | 8.56% | |||
| Social Credit | Carl Haugen | 407 | 3.41% | |||
| Total | 11,916 | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 71 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 22,732 | % | ||||
2008 general election
| 2008 Alberta general election results[6] | Turnout 52.73% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Kowalski | 8,312 | 70.26% | 10.96% | ||
| Liberal | Leslie Penny | 1,804 | 15.25% | -4.14% | ||
| New Democratic | Rodney Olstad | 927 | 7.83% | -1.51% | ||
| Green | Daniel Evans | 479 | 4.05% | * | ||
| Social Credit | Carl Haugen | 309 | 2.61% | -0.80% | ||
| Total | 11,831 | 100% | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 51 | |||||
| 26,708 Eligible Electors | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 7.55% | ||||
2012 general election
| 2012 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Maureen Kubinec | 7,447 | 44.72% | |||||
| Wildrose | Link Byfield | 7,106 | 42.67% | |||||
| New Democratic | Trudy Grebenstein | 993 | 5.90% | |||||
| Liberal | Leslie Penny | 929 | 5.58% | |||||
| Evergreen | Lisa Grant | 188 | 1.13% | |||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Wildrose | Glenn van Dijken | 7,206 | 39.34 | -3.33 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tristan Turner | 6,232 | 34.03 | +28.13 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Maureen Kubinec | 4,876 | 26.63 | -18.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,314 | 100.00 | ||||||
Results unofficial until certified by Elections Alberta
Senate nominee results
2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock[7] | Turnout 52.09% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 6,156 | 20.29% | 59.70% | 3 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,320 | 14.24% | 41.89% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,600 | 11.87% | 34.91% | 1 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 3,279 | 10.81% | 31.80% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,459 | 8.11% | 23.85% | 6 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,356 | 7.77% | 22.85% | 7 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,230 | 7.35% | 21.63% | 5 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,133 | 7.03% | 20.69% | 10 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,130 | 7.02% | 20.66% | 8 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,674 | 5.51% | 16.23% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 30,337 | 100% | ||||
| Total Ballots | 10,312 | 2.94 Votes Per Ballot | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 1,530 | |||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
2012 Senate nominee election district results
Student Vote results
2004 election
| Participating Schools[8] |
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| Barrhead Composite School |
| Dunstable School |
| Eleanor Hall School |
| Fort Assiniboine School |
| Morinville Community High School |
| St. Mary School |
| Westlock Elementary |
On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
| 2004 Alberta Student Vote results[9] | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Kowalski | 317 | 32.68% | |
| Liberal | Alan Fiebich | 228 | 23.51% | |
| New Democratic | Peggy Kirkeby | 206 | 21.24% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Mike Radojcic | 166 | 17.11% | |
| Social Credit | Carl Haugen | 53 | 5.46% | |
| Total | 970 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 36 | |||
2012 election
| 2012 Alberta Student Vote results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Maureen Kubinec | % | ||
| Wildrose | Link Byfield | |||
| Liberal | % | |||
| NDP | Bryan Young | % | ||
| Total | ' | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 26–29.
- ^ "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
- ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections Alberta. pp. 368–371.
- ^ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
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