Leduc-Beaumont-Devon 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 2004 to 2012.

Leduc-Beaumont-Devon
Alberta electoral district
2004 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created2004
District abolished2012
First contested2004
Last contested2008

The district and its antecedents have traditionally been a stronghold of votes for the Progressive Conservatives over the last few decades.

The district was created in the 2004 boundary re-distribution from the old Leduc electoral district.[1] It was named after the City of Leduc and Leduc County as well as the towns of Beaumont and Devon. The district is mixed urban and rural as it also contains large rural portions.

Leduc-Beaumont-Devon history

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Boundary history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Leduc-Beaumont-Devon[3]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Leduc electoral district from 1993-2004
26th  2004–2008     George Rogers Progressive Conservative
27th  2008–2012
See Leduc-Beaumont electoral district from 2012-Present
and Battle River-Wainwright electoral district from 2012-2019

Electoral history

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Leduc-Beaumont-Devon electoral district was created from the old district of Leduc in the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution. The riding remained similar with only minor changes but added Beaumont and Devon to the name.[1]

The first election saw Progressive Conservative candidate George Rogers win over 50% of the vote over a slate of five other candidates. He ran for re-election to a second term in 2008 and won the district with a landslide.

The Leduc-Beaumont-Devon electoral district was dissolved in the 2010 electoral boundary re-distribution, the western portion was reformed as the Leduc-Beaumont electoral district, while the eastern portion was included in Battle River-Wainwright electoral district.[4]

Legislative election results

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2004

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2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Rogers 6,814 52.76%
Liberal Joyce Assen 3,426 26.53%
Alberta Alliance David Dalke 1,140 8.83%
New Democratic Katie Oppen 902 6.98%
Greens Stephen Lindop 382 2.96%
Social Credit Karen Richert 250 1.94%
Total 12,914
Rejected, spoiled and declined 38
Eligible electors / turnout 27,025 47.93%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Leduc-Beaumont-Devon Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2008

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2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Rogers 9,045 64.91% 12.15%
Liberal Joyce Assen 2,329 16.71% -9.81%
New Democratic Lisa Erickson 1,057 7.59% 0.60%
Wildrose Sharon Maclise 1,008 7.23%
Green Kevin Colton 495 3.55%
Total 13,934
Rejected, spoiled and declined 54
Eligible electors / turnout 32,419 43.15% -4.78%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 10.98%
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Senate nominee election results

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2004

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2004 Senate nominee election results: Leduc-Beaumont-Devon[5] Turnout 47.97%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % votes % ballots Rank
  Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 5,143 15.36% 48.06% 2
  Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 4,549 13.59% 42.51% 3
  Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 4,416 13.19% 41.27% 1
  Independent Link Byfield 3,611 10.79% 33.75% 4
  Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 3,215 9.60% 30.04% 6
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,905 8.68% 27.15% 7
  Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 2,643 7.90% 26.70% 5
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,433 7.27% 22.74% 8
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,414 7.21% 22.56% 10
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,149 6.41% 20.08% 9
Total votes 33,478 100%
Total ballots 10,701 3.13 votes per ballot
Rejected, spoiled and declined 2,264

Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

2004 student vote results

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Participating schools[6]
Beaumont Composite High School
Christ the King Junior Senior High
Covenant Christian School
East Elementary School
John Maland High School
New Sarepta Community High School
Riverview Middle School
Round Hill 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[7]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Progressive Conservative George Rogers 713 43.29%
Green Stephen Lindop 340 20.64%
  Liberal Joyce Assen 232 14.09%
  NDP Katie Oppen 186 11.29%
Alberta Alliance Dale Dalke 105 6.38%
  Social Credit Karen Richert 71 4.31%
Total 1,647 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 38

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (February 2003). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1
  3. ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  4. ^ Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (June 2010). "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. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  6. ^ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  7. ^ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
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