Beaver River was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.
It was located in the province of Alberta. This riding was created in 1987, and was first used in the federal election of 1988. It was abolished in 1996, with its area becoming part of Lakeland.
The 1989 by-election was won by the Reform Party of Canada.
Members of Parliament
| Beaver River | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1988 | John Dahmer | Progressive Conservative | |
| 1989–1993 | Deborah Grey | Reform | ||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | |||
| Riding dissolved | ||||
Electoral history
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Dahmer | 13,768 | 44.30 | |||||
| Liberal | Ernie Sehn | 6,528 | 21.01 | |||||
| New Democratic | Brian Luther | 6,492 | 20.89 | |||||
| Reform | Deborah Grey | 4,158 | 13.38 | |||||
| Confederation of Regions | Les Johnston | 131 | 0.42 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 31,077 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, March 13, 1989 upon death of John Dahmer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Reform | Deborah Grey | 11,154 | 48.70% | +35.32% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Broda | 6,912 | 30.18% | -14.12% | ||||
| Liberal | Ernie O. Brosseau | 2,756 | 12.03% | -8.98% | ||||
| New Democratic | Barbara Bonneau | 2,081 | 9.09% | -11.80% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 22,903 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +24.72% | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Reform | Deborah Grey | 17,731 | 57.97% | +9.27% | ||||
| Liberal | Michael J. Zacharko | 7,526 | 24.60% | +12.57% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Broda | 3,855 | 12.60% | -17.58% | ||||
| New Democratic | Eugene Houle | 1,058 | 3.46% | -5.63% | ||||
| Natural Law | Guy C. Germain | 294 | 0.96% | |||||
| Independent | B.H. Bud Glenn | 94 | 0.31% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,588 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Reform hold | Swing | -1.65% | ||||||
See also
References
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