Chestermere-Rocky View
 Alberta electoral district | |||
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 2010 boundaries | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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| District created | 2010 | ||
| First contested | 2012 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
Chestermere-Rocky View is a provincial electoral district in 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.
History
The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from large portions of the old electoral district of Airdrie-Chestermere and Foothills-Rocky View.[1] The district surrounds the western, northern and eastern boundaries of the city of Calgary.
Boundary history
| 56 Chestermere-Rocky View 2010 Boundaries | ||||
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| Bordering Districts | ||||
| North | East | Middle | West | South |
| Airdrie and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | Strathmore-Brooks | Calgary-Bow, Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-Fort, Calgary-Glenmore, Calgary-Greenway, Calgary-Lougheed, Calgary-McCall, Calgary-McKay-Nose Hill, Calgary-North West, Calgary-South East and Calgary-West | Banff-Cochrane | Livingstone-Macleod, Highwood and Little Bow |
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| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act. | ||||
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| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chestermere-Rocky View | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Airdrie-Chestermere 2004-2012 and Foothills-Rocky View 2004-2012 | ||||
| 28th | 2012–2014 | Bruce McAllister | Wildrose | |
| 2014–2015 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 29th | 2015–present | Leela Aheer | Wildrose | |
Representation history
The electoral district and its antecedent has been electing Progressive Conservative candidates with solid majorities in recent years. The former riding of Airdrie-Chestermere saw incumbent Rob Anderson cross the floor to the Wildrose Party while Foothills-Rocky View MLA Ted Morton remains a Progressive Conservative.
Legislature results
2012 general election
| Alberta general election, 2012 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Wildrose | Bruce McAllister | 10,374 | 58.5% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ted Morton | 6,237 | 35.2% | |||||
| Liberal | Siân Ramsden | 584 | 3.3% | |||||
| New Democratic | Nathan Salmon | 542 | 3.1% | |||||
| Total Valid Votes | 17,737 | |||||||
| Wildrose pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: "Unofficial Poll Results - 54 CHESTERMERE-ROCKY VIEW - 77 Polls Reporting Out of 77". Elections Alberta. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| Alberta general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Wildrose | Leela Aheer | 7,679 | 37.0% | -21.5% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce McAllister | 7,457 | 36.0% | +0.8% | ||||
| New Democratic | William Pelech | 3,704 | 17.9% | +14.8% | ||||
| Independent | Jamie Lall | 1,096 | 5.3% | |||||
| Green | Coral Bliss Taylor | 415 | 2.0% | |||||
| Independent | Matt Grant | 384 | 1.9% | |||||
| Total Valid Votes | 20,735 | |||||||
| Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -10.4% | ||||||
Student vote results
2012 election
| 2012 Alberta Student Vote results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Ted Morton | 258 | 29.22% | |
| Wildrose | Bruce McAllister | 454 | 51.42% | |
| Liberal | Siân Ramsden | 126 | 14.27% | |
| NDP | Nathan Salmon | 45 | 5.10% | |
| Total | 883 | 100% | ||
References
- ↑ "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. June 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.studentvote.ca/ab2012/results/?id=53