Grande Prairie Wapiti
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Grande Prairie-Wapiti is provincial
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

 electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

, located in northwestern 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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. It is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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...

 using the first past the post method of voting.

The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution from the old Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie (provincial electoral district)
Grande Prairie was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...

 electoral district. The district covers the city of Grande Prairie, the rural portion to the west and the towns of Beaverlodge and Wembley
Wembley, Alberta
Wembley is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located west of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 724. A resident of Wembley is known as a "Wemblian", or "Wembleyite".-Demographics:In 2001, the town population was 1,542....

.

The district and its antecedent have been a strong hold for Progressive Conservative candidates in recent decades. The current representative for this district is Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

 Wayne Drysdale
Wayne Drysdale
Wayne Drysdale is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Grande Prairie Wapiti in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.-References:...

. He won election for the first time in 2008. To date there have been three representatives who have held the district.

Boundary history


Members of the Legislative Assembly for Grande Prairie-Wapiti
Assembly Years Member Party
See Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie (provincial electoral district)
Grande Prairie was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...

 1930-1993
23rd
23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly
The members of the 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held on June 15, 1993.On March 11, 1997, the 24th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.-Party standings after the 23rd General Election:...

1993–1997 Wayne Jacques
Wayne Jacques
Wayne Jacques is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2001.-Political career:Jacques was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election...

Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

24th
24th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The members of the 24th Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held in 1997.On March 12, 2001, the 25th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.-Party standings after the 24th General Election:...

1997–2001
25th
25th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The members of the 25th Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held on March 12, 2001 and, with the exception of the three MLAs listed below, held their seats until dissolution of the legislature on October 25, 2004....

2001–2004 Gordon Graydon
Gordon Graydon (Alberta politician)
Gordon Graydon is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He represented the electoral district of Grande Prairie-Wapiti as a Progressive Conservative from the 2001 election until the 2008 election, in which he did not seek re-election.-References:...

26th
26th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The members of the 26th Legislature were elected in the 26th Alberta general election held on November 22, 2004. In the list below, cabinet members' names are bolded; leaders of official parties are italicized.-Party standings after 26th General...

2004–2008
27th
27th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the 2008 Alberta general election on March 3, 2008. The Progressive Conservatives led by Premier Ed Stelmach increased the size of his majority.-Election aftermath:...

2008–present Wayne Drysdale
Wayne Drysdale
Wayne Drysdale is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Grande Prairie Wapiti in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.-References:...


Electoral history

The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution from the old Grande Prairie district. The first representative elected in 1993 was Progressive Conservative candidate Wayne Jaques. He won a hotly contested race over Liberal candidate Dwight Logan to pick up the new district for his party. Jaques was re-elected in the 1997 election with a much larger margin. He retired from provincial politics in 2001.

The second representative was Progressive Conservative was Gordon Graydon who won his first term in office in 2001 with a landslide over a field of five other candidates. He won a second term in the 2004 general election winning over half the popular vote. After the 2004 election Premier Ralph Klein appointed Graydon Minister of Gaming. He held that post until 2006. Graydon retired from provincial politics in 2008.

The third representative is current Progressive Conservative MLA is Wayne Drysdale who was elected in the 2008 election for the first time.

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1993
The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...

 results
Turnout 57.20% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

Wayne Jacques
Wayne Jacques
Wayne Jacques is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2001.-Political career:Jacques was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election...

4,457 48.03% *
Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

3,942 42.48% *
NDP
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

Trish Wright 880 9.49% *
Total 9,279 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 28
16,272 Eligible Electors
Progressive Conservative pickup new district Swing N/A

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1997
The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 11, 1997 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

 results
Turnout 46.90% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

Wayne Jacques
Wayne Jacques
Wayne Jacques is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2001.-Political career:Jacques was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election...

5,592 63.24% 15.21%
Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

Ray Stitsen 2,003 22.65%
*
NDP
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

Campbell Ross 1,247 14.10% 4.61% *
Total 8,842 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 23
18,901 Eligible Electors
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 17.52%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 2001
The Alberta general election of 2001 was the twenty-fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

 results
Turnout 44.01% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

Gordon Graydon
Gordon Graydon (Alberta politician)
Gordon Graydon is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He represented the electoral district of Grande Prairie-Wapiti as a Progressive Conservative from the 2001 election until the 2008 election, in which he did not seek re-election.-References:...

5,674 65.50% 2.26% *
Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

Ray Stitsen 1,489 17.19% -5.46%
NDP
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

Elroy Deimert 819 9.46%
*
Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Alberta
The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values....

Ivo Noga 432 4.99% *
Independent Terry Dueck 136 1.57% *
Independent Robert Weberg 112 1.29% *
Total 8,662 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 22
19,730 Eligible Electors
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 3.86%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta 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....

 results
Turnout 36.58% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

Gordon Graydon
Gordon Graydon
Gordon Graydon, BA , QC , LL.D was a Canadian politician.Graydon received his early education at Woodlands Secondary School in County Peel, Ontario. He attended Brampton Centennial High School, and was a student at University of Toronto in Political Science. He graduated from Osgoode Hall law...

4,346 55.07% -10.43%
Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

Cibylla Rakestraw 1,681 21.30% 4.11% *
NDP
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

Jerry MacDonald 971 12.30% 2.84% *
Alberta Alliance
Alberta Alliance Party
The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties...

John Hilton-O'Brien 546 6.92% *
Green
Green Party of Alberta
The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990...

Allan Webber 348 4.41% *
Total 7,892 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 34
21,683 Eligible Electors
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.27%

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results
Alberta Senate nominee election, 2004
The 3rd Alberta Senate nominee election was held on November 22, 2004 in conjunction with the Alberta general election, 2004. Alberta is the only Canadian province to elect nominees for the Senate of Canada.-Background:...

: Grande Prairie-Wapiti
Turnout 43.52%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

Cliff Breitkreuz
Cliff Breitkreuz
Clifford N. Breitkreuz . He was raised on a farm and lived there until he left to earn his university degrees . In 1967 he returned to farming, and started teaching at Onoway Junior/Senior High School not long after that...

3,122 16.26% 50.36% 3
Progressive Conservative Betty Unger
Betty Unger
Betty E. Unger is a Canadian politician and a Progressive Conservative Senator in waiting from Alberta, Canada. Unger owned and operated a successful Alberta nursing services company for many years....

2,750 14.32% 44.36% 2
Progressive Conservative Bert Brown
Bert Brown
For the English footballer Bert Brown, see Sailor BrownBert Brown is a Canadian Senator and retired farmer and development consultant currently residing in Balzac, Alberta.-Early life:...

2,488 12.96% 40.13% 1
Independent Link Byfield
Link Byfield
-Columnist and Writer:Byfield was editor and publisher for the now defunct Alberta Report magazine for 18 years. He is the son of conservative columnist Ted Byfield...

2,127 11.08% 34.31% 4
Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,727 9.00% 27.86% 6
Progressive Conservative Jim Silye
Jim Silye
Jim Silye is a Canadian politician, businessman, and former professional football player for the Canadian Football League....

1,525 7.94% 24.60% 5
Alberta Alliance
Alberta Alliance Party
The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties...

Michael Roth 1,476 7.69% 23.81% 7
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,346 7.01% 21.71% 8
Independent Tom Sindlinger
Tom Sindlinger
Tom Sindlinger is a politician in Alberta, Canada, and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Tom Sindlinger was elected as a member for the district of Calgary-Buffalo in the 1979 for the Progressive Conservatives. He disagreed with his party on matters relating to the Heritage Trust...

1,331 6.93% 21.47% 9
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,306 6.81% 21.07% 10
Total Votes 19,198 100%
Total Ballots 6,200 3.10 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,619

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results Turnout 26.81% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

Wayne Drysdale
Wayne Drysdale
Wayne Drysdale is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Grande Prairie Wapiti in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.-References:...

5,145 66.70% 11.63% *
Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

Augustine Ebinu 1,304 16.90%
*
NDP
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

Manuela Campbell 829 10.75%
*
Green
Green Party of Alberta
The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990...

Allan Webber 436 5.65% 1.24% *
Total 7,714 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 74
29,053 Eligible Electors
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 8.02%

2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools
Beaverlodge Elementary School
Helleny Taylor School
Kateri Mission Catholic School
Saint Joseph Catholic High School
St. Gerrard 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
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

Gordon Graydon
Gordon Graydon
Gordon Graydon, BA , QC , LL.D was a Canadian politician.Graydon received his early education at Woodlands Secondary School in County Peel, Ontario. He attended Brampton Centennial High School, and was a student at University of Toronto in Political Science. He graduated from Osgoode Hall law...

458 43.25%
Green
Green Party of Alberta
The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990...

Allan Webber 193 18.22%
NDP
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

Jerry MacDonald 190 17.94%
Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

Cibylla Rakestraw 182 17.19%
Alberta Alliance
Alberta Alliance Party
The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties...

John Hilton-O'Brien 36 3.40%
Total 1,059 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 36
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