Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre

Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre is a provincial electoral district in central Alberta, Canada. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post voting system. It includes the towns of Bentley, Eckville, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, and Sundre.

Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Alberta electoral district
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre within Alberta, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Jason Nixon
United Conservative
District created2010
First contested2012
Last contested2023

History

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the old electoral district of Rocky Mountain House which was expanded to include the town of Rimbey, Alberta which was previously in Lacombe-Ponoka. The riding also gained some land west of Sylvan Lake.[1]

Boundary history

Electoral history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Assembly Years Member Party
See Rocky Mountain House 1940-2012
28th 2012–2014 Joe Anglin Wildrose
2014–2015 Independent
29th 2015–2017 Jason Nixon Wildrose
2017–2019 United
Conservative
30th 2019–2023
31st 2023–

The predecessor Rocky Mountain House had returned Progressive Conservative MLAs since 1971. From 1940 to 1970 popular Social Credit MLA Alfred Hooke represented the district. The current incumbent is Jason Nixon who won the seat for the Wildrose Party in the 2015 election.

Elections

2023 general election
2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeJason Nixon15,57169.46-12.18
IndependentTim Hoven3,39315.14–
New DemocraticVance Buchwald3,11813.91+4.81
IndependentFred Schwieger1350.60–
Advantage PartyCarol Nordlund Kinsey1030.46-0.18
Wildrose Loyalty CoalitionTami Tatlock960.43–
Total 22,41699.37–
Rejected and declined 1420.63
Turnout 22,55864.89
Eligible voters 34,766
United Conservative hold Swing -13.66
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[2]

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeJason Nixon20,57981.64+9.28
New DemocraticJeff Ible2,2939.10-8.10
Alberta PartyJoe Anglin1,3505.36+4.85
Freedom ConservativeDawn Berard3031.20–
GreenJane Drummond2861.13+1.04
Alberta IndependenceDavid Rogers1850.73–
Alberta Advantage PartyPaula Lamoureux1610.64–
IndependentGordon Francey500.20–
Total 25,20799.26–
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1890.74
Turnout 25,39675.36
Eligible voters 33,699
United Conservative notional hold Swing +8.69
Source(s)
Source: "80 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 386–393. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseJason Nixon6,67040.11%-11.31%
Progressive ConservativeTammy Coté5,29631.85%-8.70%
New DemocraticHannah Schlamp2,79116.78%11.58%
IndependentJoe Anglin1,87111.25%–
Total 16,628––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 603710
Eligible electors / turnout 32,57851.26%-2.47%
Wildrose hold Swing -1.30%
Source(s)
Source: "77 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 411–412.
2015 Alberta general election redistributed results
Party Votes %
Wildrose 7,604 40.34
Progressive Conservative 6,036 32.02
New Democratic 3,242 17.20
Independent 1,856 9.85
Alberta Party 95 0.50
Green 18 0.10
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder

2012 general election
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Wildrose AllianceJoe Anglin7,66451.42%–
Progressive ConservativeTy Lund6,04440.55%–
New DemocraticDoreen Broska7765.21%–
LiberalMason Sisson4202.82%–
Total 14,904––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 57338
Eligible electors / turnout 27,86353.72%–
Wildrose Alliance pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "77 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 456–458. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

Senate nominee results

Student vote results

2012 election
2012 Alberta student vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeDiana McQueen%
WildroseDean Shular
  Liberal Mason Sisson %
  NDP %
Total 100%

References
  1. "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.
  2. "80 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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