Fort McMurray (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

1986 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Norm Weiss	4,152	48.54%
	New Democratic	Ann Maclean	3,391	39.65%
	Liberal	Shane Davis	1,010	11.81%
Total valid votes			8,553
Rejected, spoiled and declined			9
Electors / Turnout			22,467	38.11%
	Progressive Conservative pickup new district.

1989 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Norm Weiss	4,245	49.41%	+0.87%
	New Democratic	Ann Maclean	2,740	31.89%	-7.76%
	Liberal	James Carbery	1,606	18.69%	+6.88%
Total valid votes			8,591
Rejected, spoiled and declined			19
Electors / Turnout			20,385	42.24%	+4.13%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+4.32%

1990s

1993 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Adam Germain	4,261	42.42%	+23.73%
	Progressive Conservative	Connie Macrae	2,738	27.26%	-22.15%
	Independent	Wendell Maceachern	1,563	15.56%
	New Democratic	Ann Maclean	1,483	14.76%	-17.13%
Total valid votes			10,045
Rejected, spoiled and declined			15
Electors / Turnout			20,583	48.88%	+6.64%
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+22.94%

1997 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Guy Boutilier	5,420	55.83%	+28.57%
	Liberal	John Vyboh	4,008	41.29%	-1.13%
	New Democratic	Rodney McCallum	280	2.88%	-11.88%
Total valid votes			9,708
Rejected, spoiled and declined			34
Electors / Turnout			21,289	45.60%	-3.28%
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+14.85%

2000s

2001 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Guy Boutilier	5,914	64.49%	+8.66%
	Liberal	John Vyboh	1,759	19.18%	-22.11%
	New Democratic	Lyn Gorman	1,498	16.33%	+13.45%
Total valid votes			9,171
Rejected, spoiled and declined			18
Electors / Turnout			24,170	38.02%	-7.58%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+15.39%