Chinook (provincial electoral district)

Chinook was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1979 to 1996.[1]

Chinook
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1979
District abolished1996
First contested1979
Last contested1993

History

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The electoral district was created following boundary redistribution for the 1979 Alberta general election from Hanna-Oyen and Sedgewick-Coronation electoral districts.

The electoral district would be combined with Drumheller in 1996 to form Drumheller-Chinook.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chinook
Assembly Years Member Party
See Hanna-Oyen electoral district from 1971-1979
and Sedgewick-Coronation electoral district from 1963-1979
19th  1979–1982     Henry Kroeger Progressive Conservative
20th  1982–1986
21st  1986–1989
22nd  1989–1993 Shirley McClellan
23rd  1993–1997
See Drumheller-Chinook electoral district from 1997-2004

Electoral history

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1970s

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1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Henry Kroeger 4,024 66.47%
Social Credit Arlie Reil 1,310 21.64%
New Democratic John W. Oberg 406 6.71%
Liberal Sheila Noonan 314 5.19%
Total 6,054
Rejected, spoiled and declined 33
Eligible electors / turnout 8,513 71.50%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1980s

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1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Henry Kroeger 4,837 73.64% 7.18%
Western Canada Concept Jack Ramsay 1,266 19.28%
New Democratic Gladys Creasy 465 7.08% 0.37%
Total 6,568
Rejected, spoiled and declined 9
Eligible electors / turnout 8,783 74.88% 3.38%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 4.77%
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Henry Kroeger 3,796 79.83% 6.19%
New Democratic Lavera Gladys Creasy 959 20.17% 13.09%
Total 4,755
Rejected, spoiled and declined 29
Eligible electors / turnout 9,386 50.97%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 2.65%
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan 3,585 71.12% -8.71%
New Democratic H. James Powers 765 15.18% -4.99%
Liberal Mel H. Buffalo 691 13.71%
Total 5,041
Rejected, spoiled and declined 10
Eligible electors / turnout 9,197 54.92%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.86%
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1990s

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1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan 4,748 65.01% -6.11%
Social Credit Gus Mattheis 1,025 14.03%
Liberal Dianne Anderson 1,015 13.90% 0.19%
Independent Kristopher Dietrich 293 4.01%
New Democratic Steven Milner 223 3.05% -12.12%
Total 7,304
Rejected, spoiled and declined 18
Eligible electors / turnout 10,553 69.38%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.48%
Source(s)
Source: "Chinook Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Chinook". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Further reading

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