Spruce Grove-Stony Plain Explained

Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
Province:Alberta
Prov-Rep:Searle Turton
Prov-Rep-Party:UCP
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Created:2017
Prov-Election-First:2019
Prov-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:51267
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area:68.5
Demo-Cd:11
Demo-Csd:Spruce Grove, Stony Plain

Spruce Grove-Stony Plain is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

Geography

The district is located west of Edmonton, containing the City of Spruce Grove and the Town of Stony Plain. The district boundaries match the municipal boundaries of the two communities. It is bisected by Highway 16A and bordered by the Yellowhead Highway to the North.

History

Members for Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Spruce Grove-St. Albert 2012-2019
and Stony Plain 1905-2019
30th2019–2023Searle TurtonUnited Conservative
31st2023

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Spruce Grove-St. Albert and Stony Plain, creating a district that is well above the provincial average in population. The Commission reasoned this was preferable to placing part of either community in a neighbouring district.[2]

Electoral results

2015

Notes and References

  1. [Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Final Report. 2017-10-01. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. 57.