Wetaskiwin-Leduc

Wetaskiwin-Leduc
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1993
First contested1971
Last contested1989

Wetaskiwin-Leduc 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 1971 to 1993.[1]

History

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Wetaskiwin-Leduc was formed from the abolished Wetaskiwin and Leduc electoral districts prior to the 1971 Alberta general election; both districts had existed continuously since 1905. Wetaskiwin-Leduc was abolished prior to the 1993 Alberta general election and its area formed parts of the Wetaskiwin-Camrose and Leduc electoral districts.

Wetaskiwin-Leduc is named for the Cities of Wetaskiwin, Alberta and Leduc, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Wetaskiwin-Leduc
Assembly Years Member Party
See Wetaskiwin electoral district from 1905-1971
and Leduc electoral district from 1905-1971
17th  1971–1975     James Douglas Henderson Social Credit
18th  1975–1979     Dallas Schmidt Progressive Conservative
19th  1979–1982
20th  1982–1986 Donald H. Sparrow
21st  1986–1989
22nd  1989–1993
See Wetaskiwin-Camrose electoral district from 1993-2019
and Leduc electoral district from 1993-2004

Electoral history

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1971

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1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit James Douglas Henderson 5,334 47.37% –
Progressive Conservative Emanuel Pyrcz 4,590 40.76% –
New Democratic Lionel Udenberg 1,336 11.87% –
Total 11,260 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 29 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 16,167 69.83% –
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975

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1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dallas Schmidt 7,544 63.91% 23.15%
Social Credit Waldo Siemens 2,076 17.59% -29.78%
New Democratic Earl Rasmuson 1,662 14.08% 2.21%
Liberal Pat Green 522 4.42% –
Total 11,804 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 28 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 20,690 57.19% –
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing 19.86%
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979

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1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dallas Schmidt 8,216 58.82% -5.09%
Social Credit Reinhold Ortlieb 2,702 19.35% 1.76%
New Democratic Earl Rasmuson 2,372 16.98% 2.90%
Liberal Brian King 677 4.85% 0.42%
Total 13,967 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout 23,929 58.37% –
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.42%
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982

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1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald H. Sparrow 12,923 63.98% 5.15%
Western Canada Concept Bill Hosford 3,511 17.38% –
New Democratic Earl R. Rasmuson 3,190 15.79% -1.19%
Independent Barry Cook 576 2.85% –
Total 20,200 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 69 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 28,622 70.82% –
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 3.56%
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986

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1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald H. Sparrow 5,823 55.72% -8.25%
New Democratic M. (Dick) Devries 3,061 29.29% 13.50%
Liberal Kathleen Crone 740 7.08% –
Representative Harold L. Schneider 488 4.67% –
Western Canada Concept W.L. (Bud) Iverson 208 1.99% -15.39%
Independent John Tolsma 130 1.24% -1.61%
Total 10,450 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 28 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 21,768 48.13% –
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -10.08%
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989

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1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald H. Sparrow 5,761 46.69% -9.04%
Liberal George Carrier 3,446 27.93% 20.84%
New Democratic Bruce Hinkley 3,133 25.39% -3.90%
Total 12,340 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 26 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 22,768 54.31% –
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.84%
Source(s)
Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1989 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 Wetaskiwin-Leduc". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

Further reading

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