Fort McMurray-Conklin explained

Fort McMurray-Conklin
Province:	Alberta
Prov-Status:	defunct
Prov-Created:	2010
Prov-Abolished:	2019
Prov-Election-First:	2012
Prov-Election-Last:	2015
Demo-Cd:	Division No. 12, Division No. 16
Demo-Csd:	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

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.

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
29th	2015–2017			Brian Jean
	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]

58 Fort McMurray-Conklin 2010 boundaries^[5]
Bordering districts
North	East	West	South
Northwest Territories boundary	Saskatchewan boundary	Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo and Lesser Slave Lake	Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution

Election results

2018 by-election

See also

• List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Fort McMurray, Alberta, an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada
• Conklin, Alberta, a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Further reading

• Book: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer . Legislative Assembly Office . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . Elections Alberta . A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005 . 2006 . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . The Centennial Series . Edmonton, AB . 0-9689217-8-7 . 25 May 2020.

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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 . June 2010 . May 29, 2020 . Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission . Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
2. News: Franson . Jason . Former Wildrose leader Brian Jean resigns from Alberta legislature . 29 May 2020 . The Globe and Mail . The Canadian Press . March 5, 2018 . Fort McMurray, Alberta.
3. News: United Conservatives win Alberta byelections. McDermott. Vincent. 2018-07-13. Edmonton Journal. 2018-07-13. en-US.
4. Book: Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission . Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta . October 2017 . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta.
5. Web site: Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.