Drayton Valley-Calmar

Drayton Valley-Calmar was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1993 to 2012.

It elected a Progressive-Conservative MLA in each election from the 1990s to 2012.

Drayton Valley-Calmar history

Boundary history 51 Drayton Valley-Calmar 2003 boundariesBordering districtsNorthEastWestSouthWhitecourt-Ste. Anne, Stony PlainLeduc-Beaumont-Devon, Wetaskiwin-CamroseWest YellowheadRocky Mountain House, Lacombe-Ponokariding map goes heremap in relation to other districts in Alberta goes hereLegal description from the Starting at the intersection of the east boundary of Rge. 16 W5 and the north boundary of Twp. 50; then 1. east along the north boundary of Twp. 50 to the east boundary of Rge. 7 W5; 2. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 30, Twp. 50, Rge. 6 W5; 3. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 30; 4. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 20 in the Twp.; 5. east along the north boundary of Secs. 20 and 21 to the east boundary of Sec. 21 in the Twp.; 6. south along the east boundary to the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 7. downstream along the right bank to the west Devon town boundary; 8. south, east, south and east along the Devon town boundary to the intersection with Highway 60; 9. south along Highway 60 to the intersection with Highway 39; 10. east along Highway 39 to the east boundary of Rge. 26 W4; 11. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 47; 12. east along the north boundary of Twp. 47 to the centre line of Highway 2; 13. south along the centre line of Highway 2 to the north boundary of Sec. 25, Twp. 45, Rge. 26 W4; 14. east along the north boundary of Sec. 25, Twp. 45, Rge. 26 and the north boundary of Sec. 30, Twp. 45, Rge. 25 W4 to the north boundary of the Louis Bull Indian Reserve No. 138B; 15. east along the Louis Bull Indian Reserve No. 138B to the west boundary of the Ermineskin Indian Reserve No. 138; 16. north, east, south, east, south, west and north along the boundary of Indian Reserve No. 138 to the north boundary of Twp. 44; 17. west along the north boundary of Twp. 44 to the east boundary of Sec. 3 in Twp. 45, Rge. 1 W5; 18. north along the east boundary of Sec. 3 to the north boundary of Sec. 3; 19. west along the north boundary of Sec. 3 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 10; 20. north along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 10 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 10; 21. west along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 10 and 9 to the east boundary of Sec. 8 in Twp. 45, Rge. 1 W5; 22. north along the east boundary of Sec. 8 to the north boundary of Sec. 8; 23. west along the north boundary of Secs. 8 and 7 to the east boundary of Rge. 2; 24. north along the east boundary of Rge. 2 to the north boundary of Sec. 13; 25. west along the north boundary of Secs. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 in Rges. 2 and 3 and the north boundary of Secs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 to the east boundary of Sec. 17 in the Twp.; 26. south along the east boundary of Secs. 17, 8 and 5 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 44; 27. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 8 W5; 28. north along the east boundary to the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 29. upstream along the right bank to the north boundary of Twp. 44; 30. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of O’Chiese Indian Reserve No. 203; 31. north, west and south along the boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 44; 32. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 15 W5; 33. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 47; 34. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 16 W5; 35. north along the east boundary to the starting point.Note:

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Legislative election results

1993

1997

2001

2004

2008

Senate nominee election results

2004 2004 Senate nominee election results: Drayton Valley-CalmarTurnout 46.15% AffiliationCandidateVotes% votes% ballotsRankProgressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz4,60219.36%58.51%3Progressive ConservativeBert Brown3,36214.14%42.74%1Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger3,26713.74%42.81%2IndependentLink Byfield2,44610.29%31.10%4Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,9138.05%24.32%5Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood1,9138.05%24.32%6IndependentTom Sindlinger1,1945.01%15.18%9Total votes23,776100%Total ballots7,8663.02 votes per ballotRejected, spoiled and declined1,002 Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

2004 student vote results Participating schoolsAlder Flats ElementaryBreton High SchoolBuck Mountain Central SchoolEldorado SchoolFalun SchoolH.W. Pickup Junior High SchoolLakedell SchoolPigeon Lake Regional SchoolPikestone SchoolWinfield Elementary School 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 AffiliationCandidateVotes%Progressive ConservativeTony Abbott39639.56%LiberalLaura Higgerty15315.28%NDPLynn Oberle535.29%IndependentElmer Knopp373.70%Social CreditThomas Cliff323.20%Total1,001100%Rejected, spoiled and declined27

See also List of Alberta provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

External links Elections Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta