Fort McMurray-Conklin

Fort McMurray-Conklin 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 2012 to 2019.

Fort McMurray-Conklin
Alberta electoral district
2010 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created2010
District abolished2019
First contested2012
Last contested2015
Demographics
Census division(s)Division No. 12, Division No. 16
Census subdivision(s)Allison Bay 219, Chipewyan 201A, Dog Head 218, Fort Mackay, Gregoire Lake 176, Gregoire Lake 176A, Improvement District No. 349, Janvier 194, Lac la Biche County, Old Fort 217, Thabacha Náre 196A, Thebathi 196, Wood Buffalo

History

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the electoral district of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo which was split in half to accommodate population growth which has occurred in the region over the past decade due to exploitation and development of the oil sands.[1]

Representation history
Assembly Years Member Party
See Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 2004-2012
28th 2012–2015 Don Scott Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2017 Brian Jean Wildrose
2017–2018 United Conservative
2018–2019 Laila Goodridge
Riding abolished into Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo and Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul

The riding's first representative was Progressive Conservative Don Scott, who served one term until defeated by Wildrose leader Brian Jean. Jean subsequently changed his affiliation to United Conservative when the two parties merged. After an unsuccessful run for the party's leadership, he decided to retire from politics, vacating the seat in early 2018.[2] The resulting by-election was won easily by Jean's former staffer and previous Grande Prairie-Wapiti candidate Laila Goodridge for the United Conservatives.[3]

Boundary history

The district's boundaries were not altered during its brief existence. In the redistribution of 2017, the riding was abolished and will be replaced with Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche for the 2019 Alberta general election.[4]

Election results

Graphical summary
2012 general election
7.9% 3.0% 49.0% 40.1%
NDP Lib Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2015 general election
30.8% 3.0% 22.3% 43.9%
NDP Lib Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2018 by-election
28.6% 67.0%
NDP A United Conservative

2012 general election
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDon Scott2,58848.95
WildroseDoug Faulkner2,12340.16
New DemocraticPaul Pomerleau4197.93
LiberalTed Remenda1572.97
Total valid votes 5,28799.17
Rejected, spoiled and declined 440.83
Turnout 5,33136.30
Eligible electors 14,686
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results - Fort McMurray-Conklin". officialresults.elections.ab.ca/. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseBrian Jean2,95043.85+3.70
New DemocraticAriana Mancini2,07130.79+22.86
Progressive ConservativeDon Scott1,50222.33−26.62
LiberalMelinda Hollis2043.03+0.06
Total valid votes 6,72799.10 –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 610.90 +0.07
Turnout 6,78844.45+8.15
Eligible electors 15,272
Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.16
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results - Fort McMurray-Conklin". Retrieved December 27, 2021.

2018 by-election
Alberta provincial by-election, July 12, 2018
Upon the resignation of Brian Jean on March 5, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeLaila Goodridge2,68967.02+0.84
New DemocraticJane Stroud1,14928.64-2.15
Alberta PartySid Fayed1032.57–
LiberalRobin Le Fevre421.05-1.99
GreenBrian Deheer290.72–
Total valid votes 4,01299.50–
Rejected, spoiled and declined 200.50-0.40
Turnout 4,03232.59-11.85
Eligible electors 12,370
United Conservative notional hold Swing +1.50
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election results". Retrieved December 27, 2021.

^ UCP change is compared to combined Wildrose and Progressive Conservative

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Franson, Jason (March 5, 2018). "Former Wildrose leader Brian Jean resigns from Alberta legislature". The Globe and Mail. Fort McMurray, Alberta. The Canadian Press. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. McDermott, Vincent (July 13, 2018). "United Conservatives win Alberta byelections". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  4. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "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.
  5. "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.

Further reading

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