Fort McMurray
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1986
District abolished2003
First contested1986
Last contested2001

Fort McMurray was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 1986 to 2004.[1]

Boundary history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Fort McMurray
Assembly Years Member Party
See Lac La Biche-McMurray 1971-1986
21st 1986–1989 Norm Weiss Progressive
Conservative
22nd 1989–1993
23rd 1993–1997 Adam Germain Liberal
24th 1997–2001 Guy Boutilier Progressive
Conservative
25th 2001–2004
See Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 2004-present

The district was created for the 1986 election out of most of Lac La Biche-McMurray. Prior to the 1993 Alberta general election, the riding was re-defined as consisting of the city of Fort McMurray. Its boundaries remained unchanged even after Fort McMurray was folded into the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in 1995.

The riding was abolished in 2004, when it was merged with a portion of Athabasca-Wabasca to form Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo.

Representation history

The riding's first MLA was Norm Weiss, who had already served two terms in the abolished Lac La Biche-McMurray district for the Progressive Conservatives. He retired after serving two more terms.

The open seat was picked up by Liberal candidate Adam Germain in 1993, coinciding with an increase in voter turnout. After serving one term, he decided to run in federal politics, leaving the seat open again.

The riding returned to the Progressive Conservatives in 1997, with candidate Guy Boutilier decisively defeating his Liberal challenger. He was re-elected with a much larger majority in 2001. When the riding was abolished at the end of his second term, he would continue on as MLA for the new riding of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo.

Election results

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeNorm Weiss4,15248.54%–
New DemocraticAnn Dort MacLean3,39139.65%–
LiberalShane Davis1,01011.81%–
Total 8,553––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 9––
Eligible electors / turnout 22,46738.11%–
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Fort McMurray Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeNorm Weiss4,24549.41%0.87%
New DemocraticAnn Dort-MacLean2,74031.89%-7.75%
LiberalJames Carbery1,60618.69%6.89%
Total 8,591––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 19––
Eligible electors / turnout 20,38542.24%–
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 4.31%
Source(s)
Source: "Fort McMurray Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAdam Germain4,26142.42%23.73%
Progressive ConservativeConnie MacRae2,73827.26%-22.15%
IndependentWendell MacEachern1,56315.56%–
New DemocraticAnn Dort-MacLean1,48314.76%-17.13%
Total 10,045––
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 15––
Eligible electors / turnout 20,58348.88%–
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -1.18%
Source(s)
Source: "Fort McMurray Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGuy C. Boutilier5,42055.83%28.57%
LiberalJohn Vyboh4,00841.29%-1.13%
New DemocraticRodney McCallum2802.88%-11.88%
Total 9,708––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 34––
Eligible electors / turnout 21,28945.76%–
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -0.31%
Source(s)
Source: "Fort McMurray Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGuy C. Boutilier5,91464.498.66%
LiberalJohn S. Vyboh1,75919.18-22.11%
New DemocraticLyn Gorman1,49816.3313.45%
Total 9,17199.68–
Rejected, spoiled and declined 290.32–
Turnout 9,20038.06
Eligible electors 24,170
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 15.38%
Source(s)
Source: "Fort McMurray Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020."The Report of the Chief Electoral Office on the 2000 Provincial Confirmation Process and Monday, March 12, 2001 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-fifth Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Election results for Fort McMurray". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Electoral Divisions Amendment Act, S.A. 1985, c. 24

Further reading

56°43′35″N 111°22′49″W / 56.72639°N 111.38028°W / 56.72639; -111.38028

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