Red Deer-North

Red Deer North is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

Red Deer-North
Alberta electoral district
Red Deer-North within the City of Red Deer, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Adriana LaGrange
United Conservative
District created1986
First contested1986
Last contested2023

The district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution. It was an all-urban district, until the 2004 boundary re-distribution. The constituency was expanded to include a small area outside the city limits, including the nearby town of Blackfalds. The constituency now only fits within the city limits of Red Deer.

The district has historically tilted toward the right, like Red Deer as a whole. It had been a Progressive Conservative stronghold since it was created, however in the 2015 provincial election, the seat was won by NDP candidate Kim Schreiner. The riding returned to its conservative ways in 2019, when Adriana LaGrange won it for the United Conservative Party.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1985 boundary redistribution from the Red Deer provincial electoral district. The city of Red Deer had been contained in a single electoral district since 1888 when it first started returning members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The city was split into North and Red Deer-South.

By 1996, Red Deer-North had a population of 29,115.[1]

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw adjustments made to Red Deer-North to give portions of the constituency that were outside of the city of Red Deer to Innisfail-Sylvan Lake to match the city boundary. The border with Red Deer-South was also adjusted to equalize the population between the two constituencies.[2]

Boundary history

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Red Deer-North
Assembly Years Member Party
See Red Deer 1905–1986
21st 1986–1989 Stockwell Day Progressive
Conservative
22nd 1989–1993
23rd 1993–1997
24th 1997–2000
2000 Vacant
2000–2001 Mary Anne Jablonski Progressive
Conservative
25th 2001–2004
26th 2004–2008
27th 2008–2012
27th 2012–2015
29th 2015–2019 Kim Schreiner New Democratic
30th 2019–2023 Adriana LaGrange United Conservative
31st 2023–present

The electoral district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution. The first election held that year saw Progressive Conservative candidate Stockwell Day win a tight race to pick up the new seat for his party. He was re-elected by a larger margin in the 1989 election.

Premier Ralph Klein appointed Day to the cabinet in 1992 as the Minister of Labour. He was re-elected less than a year later in the 1993 election with a landslide majority. In 1996 he was appointed as Minister of Family and Social Services. He won another term with a reduced majority in 1997. After that election Klein appointed him Provincial Treasurer. Day resigned on July 11, 2000 after being elected as federal leader of the Canadian Alliance.

A by-election was held on September 25, 2000. Day was replaced in the legislature by Progressive Conservative candidate Mary Anne Jablonski who won the hotly contested by-election. She won her second term less than a year later in the 2001 general election. She was re-elected again in 2004 and 2008. In 2008 Premier Ed Stelmach appointed Jablonski to the cabinet as Minister of Seniors and Community Supports.

Jablonski held the seat without serious difficulty until her retirement in 2015. That year, massive vote splitting resulted in Kim Schreiner taking the riding for the NDP, winning with just over 29 percent of the vote in a three-way race with the Tories and Wildrose. The riding reverted to form in 2019, with Adriana LaGrange of the newly merged United Conservative Party overwhelming Schreiner by a nearly 3-to-1 margin.

Legislature results

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeStockwell Day2,80841.55%
LiberalDonald Campbell2,37235.10%
New DemocraticBruce Beck1,27918.93%
RepresentativeElvin Janzen1532.26%
IndependentBrian Flewwelling1462.16%
Total 6,758
Rejected, spoiled and declined 11
Eligible electors / turnout 17,94937.71%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Red Deer-North Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeStockwell Day3,65248.24%6.69%
LiberalBernie Fritze2,26029.85%-5.24%
New DemocraticGerry Clayton1,42718.85%-0.07%
IndependentCory Lanterman2313.05%
Total 7,570
Rejected, spoiled and declined 22
Eligible electors / turnout 17,91642.38%4.66%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.97%
Source(s)
Source: "Red Deer-North Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeStockwell Day5,40255.60%7.36%
LiberalTony Connelly2,88829.73%-0.13%
New DemocraticLinda Kaiser-Putzenberger7627.84%-11.01%
Social CreditMichael Roth5595.75%
Natural LawKatherine Fisher1041.07%
Total 9,715
Rejected, spoiled and declined 28
Eligible electors / turnout 18,93751.45%9.07%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 3.74%
Source(s)
Source: "Red Deer-North Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeStockwell Day4,68355.45%-0.15%
LiberalNorm McDougall2,54730.16%0.43%
Social CreditE. Patricia "Patti" Argent6557.76%2.00%
New DemocraticLinda Kaiser5606.63%-1.21%
Total 8,445
Rejected, spoiled and declined 13
Eligible electors / turnout 19,02044.47%-6.98%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.29%
Source(s)
Source: "Red Deer-North Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2000 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, September 25, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMary Anne Jablonski2,02648.82−6.63
LiberalNorm McDougall1,63439.379.21
Alberta FirstPatti Argent3388.150.39
New DemocraticLinda Roth1523.66−2.97
Total 4,150
Rejected, spoiled and declined 7
Eligible electors / turnout 20,409 20.37
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −7.92
Source(s)
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2000). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Edmonton-Highlands By-election held June 12, 2000 and the Red Deer-North By-election held September 25, 2000 (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMary Anne Jablonski5,02557.10%8.28%
LiberalNorm McDougall3,11035.34%−4.03%
Alberta FirstE. Patricia "Patti" Argent3564.05%−4.10%
New DemocraticJim Guthrie3093.51%−0.15%
Total 8,800
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20
Eligible electors / turnout 21,65140.73%20.36%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.16%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMary Anne Jablonski3,73342.84%-14.26%
LiberalNorm McDougall2,64730.38%-4.96%
Alberta AllianceRand Sisson1,65719.02%
New DemocraticSteven Bedford4324.96%1.45%
GreenColin Fisher2442.80%
Total 8,713
Rejected, spoiled and declined 85
Eligible electors / turnout 22,41939.24%-1.45%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.65%

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMary Anne Jablonski4,71557.94%15.09%
LiberalRichard Farrand1,77021.75%-8.63%
WildroseUrs Lehner6307.74%-11.28%
New DemocraticShawn Nielsen5606.88%1.92%
GreenRueben Tschetter4635.69%2.89%
Total 8,138
Rejected, spoiled and declined 95
Eligible electors / turnout 27,66129.76%-9.48%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 11.86%
Source(s)

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMary Anne Jablonski5,13038.71%-19.22%
WildroseRandy Weins4,56734.47%26.72%
LiberalMichael Dawe2,33217.60%-4.15%
New DemocraticDerrek Seelinger9737.34%0.46%
Alberta PartyBrent Chalmers2491.88%
Total 13,251
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 76
Eligible electors / turnout 29,41445.31%15.55%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.97%
Source(s)
Source: "75 - Red Deer-North, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticKim Schreiner4,96929.36%22.02%
WildroseS.H. (Buck) Buchanan4,17324.66%-9.81%
Progressive ConservativeChristine Moore3,83622.67%-16.05%
LiberalMichael Dawe3,26219.28%1.68%
Alberta PartyKrystal Kromm6834.04%2.16%
Total 16,923
Rejected, spoiled and declined 102
Eligible electors / turnout 35,00148.64%3.33%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 0.23%
Source(s)
Source: "75 - Red Deer-North, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeAdriana LaGrange12,73960.61%13.28%
New DemocraticKim Schreiner4,87323.18%-6.18%
Alberta PartyPaul Hardy2,76913.17%9.14%
Freedom ConservativeMatt Chapin3891.85%
Alberta IndependenceMichael Neufeld2481.18%
Total 21,018
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 149
Eligible electors / Turnout 31,97566.20%17.56%
United Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing 16.36%
Source(s)
Source: "78 - Red Deer-North, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeAdriana LaGrange10,62957.47-3.14
New DemocraticJaelene Tweedle7,14438.63+15.44
Alberta IndependenceVicky Bayford2811.52+0.34
GreenHeather Morigeau2571.39
Solidarity MovementKallie Dyck1830.98
Total 18,49499.30
Rejected and declined 1300.70
Turnout 18,62455.48
Eligible voters 33,568
United Conservative hold Swing -9.29
Source(s)

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Red Deer-North[6] Turnout 39.16%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,775 12.96% 40.01% 7
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger2,76012.90%39.80%2
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown2,52011.78%36.34%1
  Independent Link Byfield 2,238 10.46% 32.27% 4
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,129 9.95% 30.70% 8
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,048 9.57% 29.53% 10
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz1,9869.28%28.64%3
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,7278.07%24.90%5
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood1,7208.03%24.80%6
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,498 7.00% 21.60% 9
Total Votes 21,401 100%
Total Ballots 6,935 3.09 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,844

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2012 Senate nominee election district results

2012 Senate nominee election results: Red Deer-South[7] Turnout %
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeDoug Black00%0%0
  Independent Len Bracko 0 0% 0% 0
  Independent Perry Chahal 0 0% 0% 0
  Independent William Exelby 0 0% 0% 0
  Independent David Fletcher 0 0% 0% 0
  Independent Paul Frank 0 0% 0% 0
WildroseRaymond Germain
WildroseRob Gregory
Evergreen Elizabeth Johannson 0 0% 0% 0
WildroseVictor Marciano
Progressive ConservativeMike Shaikh00%0%0
Progressive ConservativeScott Tannas00%0%0
  Independent Ian Urquhart 0 0% 0% 0
Total Votes 0 100%
Total Ballots 0 0 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 0

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[8]
Central Middle School
Eastview Middle School
Glendale Middle School
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive 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 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 ConservativeMary Anne Jablonski43032.07%
  Liberal Norm McDougall 363 27.07%
Green Colin Fisher 250 18.64%
Alberta AllianceRand Sisson15411.48%
  NDP Steven Bedford 144 10.74%
Total 1,341 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 28

2012 election

Participating Schools[8]
École Camille J. Lerouge School
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeMary Anne Jablonski%
WildroseRandy Weins
  Liberal Michael Dawe %
  NDP Derrek Seelinger %
Alberta PartyBrent Chalmers%
Total 100%

References

  1. Alberta Treasury (1996). Alberta provincial electoral division profile : Red Deer -- North. Edmonton: Government of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-7732-1641-9.
  2. "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  3. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 63–64.
  4. "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
  5. "78 - Red Deer-North". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  7. "Senate Nominee Election 2012 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  8. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  9. "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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