Airdrie (electoral district) explained

Airdrie
Province:Alberta
Prov-Status:defunct
Prov-Created:2010
Prov-Abolished:2019
Prov-Election-First:2012
Prov-Election-Last:2015

Airdrie 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 2012 to 2019.

History

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution primarily from the abolished Airdrie-Chestermere electoral district, with a small portion west of the City of Airdrie from the abolished Foothills-Rocky View electoral district.[1]

The Airdrie electoral district was dissolved in the 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution, and portions of the district would form the newly created Airdrie-Cochrane and Airdrie-East electoral districts.[2]

Boundary history

Electoral history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Airdrie
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Airdrie-Chestermere and Foothills-Rocky View 2004-2012
28th2012–2014Rob AndersonWildrose
2014–2015PC
29th2015–2017Angela PittWildrose
2017–2019UCP
See Airdrie-Cochrane and Airdrie-East 2019-

The electoral district was created in 2010. Incumbent Airdrie-Chestermere MLA Rob Anderson, who had been elected as a PC in 2008 but crossed the floor to Wildrose, was elected in Airdrie under the Wildrose banner in 2012. However, he subsequently crossed the floor back to the PCs.[3]

Wildrose would re-gain the seat in 2015, sending Angela Pitt to the Legislative Assembly. Amongst the candidates Pitt defeated was PC candidate and Mayor of Airdrie Peter Brown.[4] She would also cross the floor, joining the new United Conservative Party when the PCs and Wildrose decided to merge in 2017.

The riding was abolished when the 29th Legislature expired. Therefore, Airdrie has twice elected Wildrose MLAs, but neither served their full term with the party.

Legislative election results

2015

Senate nominee election results

2012

Student vote results

2012

2012 Alberta student vote results
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Total100%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta . 978-0-9865367-1-7 . June 2010 . May 29, 2020 . Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission . Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  2. Web site: Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta . October 2017 . 978-1-988620-04-6 . May 29, 2020 . Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission . Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  3. News: 9 Wildrose MLAs, including Danielle Smith, cross to Alberta Tories . 16 June 2020 . CBC News . December 17, 2014 . Edmonton.
  4. News: Markusoff . Jason . Airdrie mayor to run as PC, stay in office during election campaign . 16 June 2020 . Calgary Herald . February 16, 2015 . Calgary, AB.