Alberta Electoral Boundary Re-distribution, 2004

Current electoral laws in Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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fix the number of legislature

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...

seats at 83. Prior to the 26th general election

Alberta general election, 2004

The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 22, 2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

, the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission was given the task of re-distributing the province's electoral divisions. In February 2003] the Commission recommended 83 new divisions as follows:

No.	Name	Pop.	Var. to Prov. Avg.	Var. to Cat. Avg.
1	Dunvegan-Central Peace Dunvegan-Central Peace Dunvegan-Central Peace is an Alberta provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta.Following the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, Dunvegan was the only division with a population of less than 75% the provincial average, with its recorded population of 24,202...	24,202		N/A
2	Calgary-Bow	39,604		5.10%
3	Calgary-Buffalo	39,357	9.50%	4.40%
4	Calgary-Cross	39,524	9.90%	4.90%
5	Calgary-Currie	39,340	9.40%	4.40%
6	Calgary-East	38,655	7.50%	2.60%
7	Calgary-Egmont	37,423	4.10%
8	Calgary-Elbow	38,906	8.20%	3.20%
9	Calgary-Fish Creek	36,457	1.40%
10	Calgary-Foothills	36,415	1.30%
11	Calgary-Fort	39,155	8.90%	3.90%
12	Calgary-Glenmore Calgary-Glenmore Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary Glenmore is one of two original Calgary ridings of the seven that still survives from the 1959 redistribution of the Calgary riding...	37,770	5.10%	0.20%
13	Calgary-Hays	36,258	0.90%
14	Calgary-Lougheed	36,702	2.10%
15	Calgary-Mackay	37,803	5.20%	0.30%
16	Calgary-McCall	36,458	1.40%
17	Calgary-Montrose	39,276	9.20%	4.20%
18	Calgary-Mountain View	39,586		5.10%
19	Calgary-North Hill	38,465	7.00%	2.10%
20	Calgary-North West	39,246	9.20%	4.20%
21	Calgary-Nose Hill Calgary-Nose Hill Calgary-Nose Hill 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....	38,622	7.40%	2.50%
22	Calgary-Shaw	35,966	0.00%
23	Calgary-Varsity	39,691		5.30%
24	Calgary-West	38,187	6.20%	1.30%
25	Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The electoral district covers the neighborhoods of Beverly Heights, Belmont Park and Clareview Station.-Boundary history:...	37,797	5.10%	0.30%
26	Edmonton-Calder Edmonton-Calder Edmonton-Calder is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is currently represented by Progressive Conservative MLA Doug Elniski.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :...	37,190	3.40%
27	Edmonton-Castle Downs	37,570	4.50%
28	Edmonton-Centre	35,096
29	Edmonton-Decore	35,570
30	Edmonton-Ellerslie	35,707
31	Edmonton-Glenora Edmonton-Glenora Edmonton-Glenora is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the North Saskatchewan river....	36,766	2.30%
32	Edmonton-Gold Bar	37,052	3.10%
33	Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood	38,418	6.90%	2.00%
34	Edmonton Jasper Place	36,483	1.50%
35	Edmonton Manning Edmonton Manning Edmonton-Manning is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-Boundary history:-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...	37,410	4.10%
36	Edmonton McClung Edmonton McClung Edmonton-McClung is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.Edmonton-McClung was created in 1993, and was represented by Grant Mitchell from 1993 to 1998. Mitchell served as leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1994 to 1998.In 1998, following Mitchell’s...	38,266	6.40%	1.50%
37	Edmonton Mill Creek Edmonton Mill Creek Edmonton Mill Creek is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...	36,545	1.70%
38	Edmonton-Mill Woods	38,339	6.60%	1.70%
39	Edmonton Riverview Edmonton Riverview Edmonton Riverview 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....	37,059	3.10%
40	Edmonton Rutherford Edmonton Rutherford Edmonton-Rutherford 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....	36,420	1.30%
41	Edmonton-Strathcona Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district) Edmonton-Strathcona is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It shares the same name as the federal electoral district of Edmonton—Strathcona....	37,014	3.00%
42	Edmonton-Whitemud Edmonton-Whitemud Edmonton-Whitemud is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. In 1989, its constituents unseated the Premier of the day, Donald Getty, by voting for Liberal candidate, Percy Wickman....	37,402	4.00%
43	Airdrie-Chestermere Airdrie-Chestermere Airdrie-Chestermere is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	37,651	4.70%	5.70%
44	Athabasca-Redwater Athabasca-Redwater Athabasca-Redwater is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	34,772		4.70%
45	Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here....	35,593
46	Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...	35,086		5.60%
47	Battle River-Wainwright Battle River-Wainwright Battle River-Wainwright is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...	31,042
48	Bonnyville-Cold Lake Bonnyville-Cold Lake Bonnyville-Cold Lake is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	31,289
49	Drayton Valley-Calmar Drayton Valley-Calmar Drayton Valley-Calmar is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2001 general election:-2004 general election:...	34,279		3.20%
50	Cardston-Taber-Warner Cardston-Taber-Warner Cardston-Taber-Warner is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	31,755
51	Cypress-Medicine Hat Cypress-Medicine Hat Cypress-Medicine Hat is an Albertan provincial electoral district, located in the southeastern corner of the province.Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency covers the portion of Medicine Hat south of the South Saskatchewan River, the Trans-Canada Highway and...	31,513
52	Drumheller-Stettler Drumheller-Stettler Drumheller-Stettler is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The electoral district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting...	33,483		0.80%
53	Foothills-Rocky View Foothills-Rocky View Foothills-Rocky View is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	33,397		0.60%
54	Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Fort Saskatchewan—Vegreville 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....	36,172	0.60%	1.50%
55	Grande Prairie Smoky Grande Prairie Smoky Grande Prairie-Smoky is a provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta Canada. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	36,178	0.60%	1.60%
56	Grande Prairie Wapiti Grande Prairie Wapiti Grande Prairie-Wapiti is provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	32,987
57	Highwood Highwood (electoral district) Highwood is a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	31,410
58	Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Innisfail-Sylvan Lake is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	36,076	0.30%	8.60%
59	Lac La Biche-St. Paul Lac La Biche-St. Paul Lac La Biche-St. Paul is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...	35,230		6.10%
60	Lacombe-Ponoka Lacombe-Ponoka Lacombe-Ponoka is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...	35,065		5.60%
61	Leduc-Beaumont-Devon Leduc-Beaumont-Devon Leduc-Beaumont-Devon is a current provincial electoral district in central Alberta, Canada. The electoral district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	37,378	4.00%	4.90%
62	Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake (electoral district) Lesser Slave Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It has existed since 1971.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :...	27,731
63	Lethbridge East	34,684
64	Lethbridge West	32,695
65	Little Bow	32,897
66	Livingstone-Macleod Livingstone-Macleod Livingstone-Macleod is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	33,534		1.00%
67	Medicine Hat Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district) Medicine Hat is an Albertan provincial electoral district, covering most of the city of Medicine Hat.Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency covers the portion of the city north of the South Saskatchewan River, the Trans-Canada Highway and Carry Drive...	35,889		0.70%
68	Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.It contains the Kneehill County and most of Mountain View County....	32,738
69	Peace River Peace River (provincial electoral district) Peace River 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...	31,655
70	Red Deer North 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....	36,115	0.50%	1.40%
71	Red Deer South Red Deer South Red Deer South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The district was created from Red Deer in 1986....	36,424	1.30%	2.30%
72	Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House (electoral district) Rocky Mountain House is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting since 1959...	33,313		0.30%
73	Sherwood Park Sherwood Park (electoral district) Sherwood Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...	35,360
74	Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...	37,216	3.50%	4.50%
75	St. Albert St. Albert (provincial electoral district) St. Albert formally styled Saint Albert is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandate to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta of Alberta, Canada....	39,160	8.90%	9.90%
76	Stony Plain Stony Plain (electoral district) Stony Plain originally styled Stonyplain 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. From 1926 to 1957 Single Transferable Vote was used in the...	37,410	4.10%
77	Strathcona Strathcona (electoral district) Strathcona was a federal electoral district in the Northwest Territories and Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. When it was created, it was part of the Northwest Territories. In 1905, when Saskatchewan and Alberta became provinces, it was split...	36,435	1.30%	2.30%
78	Strathmore-Brooks Strathmore-Brooks Strathmore-Brooks is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:-Members of the Legislative Assembly:-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...	38,140	6.10%	7.10%
79	Vermilion-Lloydminster Vermilion-Lloydminster Vermilion-Lloydminster is an Albertan provincial electoral district, located in east-central Alberta.Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency is bounded by the Saskatchewan border to the east, and clockwise from there is bounded by Battle River-Wainwright, Fort...	30,675
80	West Yellowhead	29,349
81	Wetaskiwin-Camrose Wetaskiwin-Camrose Wetaskiwin-Camrose is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 83 current district in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	37,750	5.00%	6.00%
82	Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Whitecourt-Ste. Anne is an Alberta provincial electoral district, located in central Alberta. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting...	32,251
83	Wood Buffalo	42,971

As a result of the re-distribution, Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

gained two seats. Edmonton lost one seat, and one special consideration division was eliminated. Dunvegan

Dunvegan, Alberta

Dunvegan is an unincorporated community within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located south of the town of Fairview on the northern bank of the Peace River at the mouth of the Dunvegan Creek....

is the sole remaining "special" division - due to its isolation it is allowed to have a population below 75% of the provincial average. Lesser Slave Lake is now considered to be a standard rural

Rural

Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

division as its boundaries were re-drawn so that its population is slightly above 75% of the provincial average. One urbanized

Urbanization

Urbanization, urbanisation or urban drift is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. The United Nations projected that half of the world's population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008....

division outside Calgary and Edmonton was added, and two rural seats were eliminated.

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