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Dunvegan-Central Peace

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Dunvegan-Central Peace
Alberta electoral district
2004 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created2003
District abolished2012
First contested2004
Last contested2008

Dunvegan-Central Peace 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.

Following the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, Dunvegan was the only division with a population of less than 75% the provincial average, with its recorded population of 24,202. It is thus formally designated as a special consideration division, as opposed to a standard rural division. Because of its isolation, the constituency meets criteria in the Albertan election laws allowing for this discrepancy. Until 2004, the district of Dunvegan, with almost the same boundaries.

The constituency laid on the border with British Columbia. Major towns include Fairview, Falher, Grimshaw and Spirit River. The riding contained a large agricultural industry based on cattle farming, the border closure to live beef hurt the riding.

Peace River borders to the north and east. Lesser Slave Lake borders to the east. Grande Prairie Smoky and Grande Prairie Wapiti border to the south. Peace River South borders to the west in British Columbia

Dunvegan-Central Peace history

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Boundary history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly
for Dunvegan-Central Peace[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Dunvegan 1986-2004
26th 2004-2008 Hector Goudreau PC
27th 2008–2012
See Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley 2012-2019

Electoral history

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The electoral district of Dunvegan-Central peace was created from Dunvegan in the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution.[3] The first election in the new district was hotly contested between Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau and Dale Lueken from the Alberta Alliance.

Lueken and Goudreau would face each other again in the 2008 general election. Goudreau easily held his seat and gained popular vote against Leuken. The construction of a nuclear power plant became a significant issue in that race.

The Dunvegan-Central Peace electoral district was dissolved following the 2010 electoral boundary re-distribution to form Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley.[4]

Legislative election results

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2004

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2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau 3,670 44.46% -22.79%
Alberta Alliance Dale Lueken 3,332 40.36%
Liberal Don Thompson 689 8.35% -13.33%
New Democratic Leon T. Pendleton 446 5.40% -0.43%
Social Credit Lanny Portsmouth 118 1.43%
Total valid votes 8,261
Rejected, spoiled and declined 63
Electors and turnout 15,168 54.88% -0.06%
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing -31.58%
Source(s)
Source: "Dunvegan-Central Peace Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 1, 2010.

2008

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2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau 4,147 51.99% +7.33%
Wildrose Alliance Dale Lueken 2,339 29.33% -11.03%
New Democratic Nathan Macklin 1,202 15.07% +9.67%
Liberal Bob Woken 288 3.61% -4.74%
Total valid votes 7,976 100.00%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 59
Electors and turnout 16,497 48.71% -6.17%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.18%

Senate nominee election results

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2004

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2004 Senate nominee election results: Dunvegan-Central Peace[5] Turnout 53.72%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % votes % ballots Rank
Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 2,407 12.57% 38.78% 2
Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 2,328 12.15% 37.51% 1
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,192 11.44% 35.32% 10
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,180 11.38% 35.12% 8
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,103 10.98% 33.88% 7
Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 2,017 10.53% 32.50% 3
Independent Link Byfield 1,989 10.38% 32.05% 4
Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 1,437 7.50% 23.15% 5
Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,350 7.05% 21.75% 6
Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,151 6.02% 11.54% 9
Total votes 19,154 100%
Total ballots 6,207 3.09 votes per ballot
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1,941
15,168 eligible electors

Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

2004 student vote results

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Participating schools[6]
Eaglesham School
Ecole Heritage
Fairview High School
Hines Creek Composite School
Kennedy Elementary
Rycroft School
Saint Thomas More
Savanna School
Woking 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 %
Alberta Alliance Dale Lueken 280 38.41%
  Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau 218 29.90%
  NDP Leon Pendleton 89 12.21%
  Liberal Don Thompson 82 11.25%
  Social Credit Lanny Portsmouth 60 8.23%
Total 729 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 25

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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 18, 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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