Airdrie-East is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

Airdrie-East
Alberta electoral district
Airdrie-East within the Calgary Metropolitan Region (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Angela Pitt
United Conservative
District created2017
First contested2019
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]49,978
Area (km²)714
Pop. density (per km²)70
Census division(s)6
Census subdivision(s)Airdrie, Rocky View, Wheatland

Geography

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The district is located northeast of Calgary, containing most of Airdrie, except the area west of 8 St SW and south of 1 Ave NW. It stretches west past Keoma to RR253.

History

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Members for Airdrie-East
Assembly Years Member Party
See Airdrie and Chestermere-Rocky View 2012-2019
30th 2019–2023 Angela Pitt United Conservative
31st 2023–present

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Airdrie and Chestermere-Rocky View, completely reorganizing the ridings surrounding Calgary to reflect the rapid growth in the area.[2] In 2017, the Airdrie-East electoral district had a population of 49,978, which was 7 per cent above the provincial average of 46,803 for a provincial electoral district.[3]

In the 2019 Alberta general election, United Conservative Party candidate and incumbent from the former Airdrie electoral district, Angela Pitt was elected with 67 per cent of the vote, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Roxie Baez Zamora with 20 per cent of the vote, and four candidates.[4]

In the 2023 Alberta general election, Angela Pitt was re-elected on a reduced majority.[5]

Electoral results

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2023

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2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Angela Pitt 15,215 62.01 -5.31
New Democratic Dan Nelles 8,697 35.45 +15.53
Green Michael Jacobsen 623 2.54
Total 24,535 99.38
Rejected and declined 153 0.62
Turnout 24,688 61.84
Eligible voters 39,924
United Conservative hold Swing -10.42
Source(s)

2019

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2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Angela Pitt 16,764 67.32 -0.37 $62,714
New Democratic Roxie Baez Zamora 4,960 19.92 -9.63 $13,180
Alberta Party Alex Luterbach 2,371 9.52 $4,646
Freedom Conservative Rick Northey 482 1.94 $1,511
Alberta Independence Jeff Olson 213 0.86 $1,655
Independent Richard Absalom D. Herdman 112 0.45 $500
Total 24,902
Rejected, spoiled and declined 168 33 6
Eligible electors / turnout 35,729 70.18
United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[7][8][9]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015

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Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta general election
Wildrose 7,044 36.54%
Progressive Conservative 6,006 31.15%
New Democratic 5,703 29.58%
Others 527 2.73%

References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ Alberta. Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-1-988620-04-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Alberta. Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-988620-04-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. ^ 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. 192–196. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Airdrie-East | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "48 - Airdrie-East". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "48 - Airdrie-East, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. ^ 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. 192–196. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.