Wetaskiwin-Camrose was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first past the post method of voting from 1993 to 2019.

History The district was created in the 1993 boundary re-distribution from the Wetaskiwin-Leduc and Camrose districts. It is located in rural central eastern Alberta. It includes its namesakes Wetaskiwin and Camrose as well as the town of Millet and the Samson 137 and Montana 139 Indian reserves.

The district and its antecedents had been favourable to electing Progressive Conservative candidates for the past few decades, however, this changed in the 2015 Alberta general election when New Democratic Bruce Hinkley who won his first term.

The 2010 electoral boundary re-distribution saw a portion of land lying east of the city of Camrose transferred in the Battle River-Wainwright electoral district.

The Wetaskiwin-Camrose electoral district was dissolved in the 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution, and portions of the district would form the newly created Camrose and Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin electoral districts.

Boundary history 82 Wetaskiwin-Camrose 2003 boundariesBordering districtsNorthEastWestSouthLeduc-Beaumont-DevonBattle River-WainwrightDrayton Valley-CalmarLacombe-Ponokariding map goes hereLegal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act.Starting at the centre line of Highway 2 and the north boundary of Twp. 47; then 1. east along the north boundary of Twp. 47 to the east boundary of Sec. 3 in Twp. 48, Rge. 25 W4; 2. north along the east boundary of Sec. 3 to the north boundary of Sec. 2; 3. east along the north boundary of Secs. 2 and 1 in Rge. 25 W4 and Secs. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 in Rges. 24 W4 and 23 W4 and Secs. 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 in Rge. 22 W4 to the east boundary of Sec. 2 in Twp. 48, Rge. 22 W4; 4. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 47; 5. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 19 W4 (Highway 834); 6. south along the east boundary of Rge. 19 W4 to the north boundary of Twp. 45; 7. west along the north boundary of Twp. 45 to the east boundary of Sec. 32, Twp. 45, Rge. 23 W4; 8. south along Secs. 32, 29, 20, 17, 8 and 5 to the north boundary of Twp. 44, Rge. 23 W4 at its intersection with the northeast corner of the Samson Indian Reserve No. 137; 9. southerly, westerly, northerly and easterly along the boundaries of the Samson Indian Reserve No. 137 and Montana Indian Reserve No. 139 to the north boundary of Twp. 44 at its intersection with the east boundary of Ermineskin Indian Reserve No. 138 (including the western part of the Samson Indian Reserve No. 137); 10. west, north and westerly along the boundaries of Indian Reserve No. 138 and Louis Bull Indian Reserve No. 138B to the north boundary of Sec. 30, Twp. 45, Rge. 26 W4; 11. west along the north boundary of Sec. 30 in Rge. 25 W4 and Sec. 25 in Rge. 26 W4 to the centre line of Highway 2; 12. north along the centre line to the starting point. Note: 86 Wetaskiwin-Camrose 2010 boundariesBordering districtsNorthEastWestSouthLeduc-BeaumontBattle River-WainwrightDrayton Valley-DevonLacombe-PonokaLegal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act.Note:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Wetaskiwin-CamroseAssemblyYearsMemberPartySee Camrose 1909-1993 and Wetaskiwin-Leduc 1971-199323rd1993-1997Ken RostadProgressive Conservative24th1997-2001LeRoy Johnson25th2001-200426th2004-200827th2008–2012Verlyn Olson28th2012-201529th2015–2019Bruce HinkleyNew DemocratSee Camrose and Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin after 2019

Electoral history The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution. The election held that year saw incumbent Camrose MLA Ken Rostad run in the new electoral district. He picked up the new seat for the Progressive Conservative party facing a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Bob Prestage.

Rostad retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1997. His replacement in the legislature was Progressive Conservative candidate LeRoy Johnson. He won the district with a landslide to hold it for his party. He was re-elected to a second term in the 2001 general election with a bigger majority. He won a third term in office in 2004 and retired at the end of his third term in 2008. Progressive Conservative Verlyn Olson who was elected to his first term in the 2008 general election and second term in 2012, before losing to New Democratic Bruce Hinkley in the 2015 election.

Legislative election results 1993

1997

2001

2004

2008

2012

2015

Senate nominee election results 2004 2004 Senate nominee election results: Wetaskiwin-CamroseTurnout 45.79% AffiliationCandidateVotes% votes% ballotsRankIndependentLink Byfield2,87910.41%32.42%4Michael Roth2,3998.67%27.02%7Vance Gough2,0207.30%22.75%8Gary Horan1,9677.11%22.15%10IndependentTom Sindlinger1,5335.55%17.26%9Total votes27,657100%Total ballots8,8803.12 votes per ballotRejected, spoiled and declined2,201 Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot.

2012

Student vote results

2004 Participating schoolsCamrose Composite High SchoolEcole Parkdale SchoolEcole Queen Elizabeth Junior HighGriffith Scott SchoolOur Lady of Mount Pleasant Jr./Sr. HighSacred Heart SchoolWetaskiwin Composite High 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 had 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 than where they were physically located.

2004 Alberta student vote AffiliationCandidateVotes%NDPClay Lawson21321.58%LiberalKeith Elliott19019.25%Social CreditMonika Schaefer434.36%Total987100%Rejected, spoiled and declined35

2012 2012 Alberta student vote results AffiliationCandidateVotes%LiberalOwen Chubb%NDPBruce Hinkley%Total 100%

See also List of Alberta provincial electoral districts Camrose, Alberta, a city in central Alberta Wetaskiwin, Alberta, a city in central Alberta

References

External links Elections Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta