Drumheller-Chinook was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1997 to 2004.[1]

Drumheller-Chinook
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1996
District abolished2004
First contested1997
Last contested2001

History

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The electoral district was created in the 1996 boundary redistribution from the Drumheller and Chinook electoral districts.

The electoral district would be combined with Lacombe-Stettler to form Drumheller-Stettler in 2003.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Drumheller-Chinook
Assembly Years Member Party
See Drumheller electoral district from 1971-1997
and Chinook electoral district from 1979-1997
24th  1997–2001     Shirley McClellan Progressive Conservative
25th  2001–2004
See Drumheller-Stettler electoral district from 2004-Present

Electoral history

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1997

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1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan 6,063 63.48%
Social Credit Dale Trefz 2,056 21.53%
Liberal Einar Davison 1,432 14.99%
Total 9,551
Rejected, spoiled and declined 30
Eligible electors / turnout 16,133 59.39%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Drumheller-Chinook Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001

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2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan 6,684 73.02% 9.54%
Liberal Greg Pyra 921 10.06% -4.93%
Independent Eileen Walker 819 8.95%
New Democratic Gerry Hamilton 546 5.96%
Social Credit Peter Smits 184 2.01% -19.52%
Total 9,154
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 31
Eligible electors / turnout 16,066 57.17%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 10.50%
Source(s)
Source: "Drumheller-Chinook Official Results 2001 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 Drumheller-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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