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Redwater-Andrew
Redwater-Andrew 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 1971 to 1993. History Boundary history Redwater-Andrew was created in 1971 from most of the Redwater district, including the communities of Redwater and Smoky Lake, and a part of Willingdon-Two Hills south of the North Saskatchewan River. In 1986 it gained a portion of Clover Bar, including Lamont, and lost some territory to Westlock-Sturgeon. In 1993 the bulk of its area was redistributed to Redwater and Vegreville-Viking, with smaller portions going to Lac La Biche-St. Paul and Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan. Representation history Despite two-term Social Credit MLA for Redwater Michael Senych running in the new constituency, it was picked up by Progressive Conservative George Topolnisky by a wide margin in the 1971 election, which saw his party sweep to power. Topolinsky held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Topolnisky
George Topolnisky (August 13, 1916 – March 19, 2012) was a provincial level politician and teacher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During his time in office he served as a member of the Executive Council of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 as a Minister without portfolio Responsible for rural development. Political career Topolnisky joined the Progressive Conservatives in 1956 and became politically active in 1959 as a party organizer. Topolnisky ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1971 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA Michael Senych to pick up the new electoral district of Redwater-Andrew for the Progressive Conservatives. His win helped the Progressive Conservatives gain enough seats to form government that year. After the election Topolnisky was appointed to the Executive Council by Premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Zarusky
Steve P. Zarusky (born June 20, 1943) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ..., Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993. He is of Ukrainian descent. Political career Zarusky ran as a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1986 Alberta general election. He won the Redwater-Andrew electoral district defeating three other candidates including former Social Credit MLA Michael Senych. He ran for a second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election. In that race he increased his plurality and won the district comfortably. Redwater-Andrew was abolished due to redistribution in 1993. Zarusky ran for a third term in the reconstituted Redwater (provincial electora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redwater (provincial Electoral District)
Redwater was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1971 and again from 1993 to 2004. History Boundary history Redwater was created in 1940 from most of the Sturgeon district and a part of Whitford, consisting of the area around Smoky Lake, with the North Saskatchewan River forming its southern boundary. When neighbouring Beaver River was abolished in 1952 a small portion was transferred to Redwater, but otherwise no boundary changes were made until the riding was abolished in 1971. It was replaced by the larger Redwater-Andrew. In 1993, Redwater was created again out of most of Redwater-Andrew and the part of Westlock-Sturgeon containing Morinville. The new riding extended much further southwest than the original Redwater, touching the northern boundary of Edmonton. It underwent no boundary adjustments until abolished in 2004, with most of the riding transferred to Athabasca-Redwater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westlock-Sturgeon
Westlock-Sturgeon 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 1993. History Boundary history The riding was created for the 1986 election from parts of three ridings: the town of Westlock was transferred from Athabasca, while the part of Sturgeon County around Morinville was transferred from St. Albert, along with a small part of Redwater-Andrew. The riding was abolished only seven years later at the next redistribution. The northern half of the riding was transferred to Barrhead-Westlock, with Morinville and the area east of it going to Redwater and the remainder to Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert. Representation history The riding's only MLA was Nicholas Taylor, who had led the Liberal Party through its decade-long drought. His election in 1986, along with three other Liberals in Edmonton and Calgary, was a breakthrough for the party. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willingdon-Two Hills
Willingdon-Two Hills 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 1963 to 1971. History Willingdon-Two Hills was formed from the abolished Willingdon riding expanded south in 1963 when Vegreville merged with Bruce, to form Vegreville-Bruce. Due to the expanded boundaries the riding name was changed to Willingdon-Two Hills. Willingdon-Two Hills was dissolved following the 1971 electoral district re-distribution, and the territory was incorporated into Vegreville and Redwater-Andrew electoral districts. Willingdon-Two Hills is named for the former town of Willingdon, Alberta and town of Two Hills, Alberta. Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) Electoral history 1963 general election 1967 general election See also *List of Alberta provincial electoral districts *Willingdon, Alberta, a hamlet in Alberta *Two Hills, Alberta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Alberta General Election
The 1982 Alberta general election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Less than four years had passed since the Progressive Conservatives won their landslide victory in 1979. Premier Peter Lougheed decided to call a snap election to catch fledgling new parties off guard, most notably the separatist Western Canada Concept which was capitalizing on anger over Lougheed's perceived weakness in dealings with the federal government, in particular his acceptance of the hugely unpopular National Energy Program. The WCC's Gordon Kesler had won a by-election earlier in the year, and Lougheed decided that it would be wise to stage a showdown with the WCC sooner rather than later. Lougheed then proceeded to mount a campaign based largely on scare tactics, warning Albertans angry with Ottawa but yet uneasy with the WCC that they could end up with a separatist government by voting for a separatist party. Lougheed would also promise to sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 19th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 24, 1979, to October 5, 1982, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1979 Alberta general election held on March 14, 1979. The Legislature officially resumed on May 24, 1979, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on May 4, 1982 and dissolved on October 5, 1982, prior to the 1982 Alberta general election on November 2, 1982. Alberta's nineteenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the third time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by Robert Curtis Clark of the Social Credit Party and later Raymond Speaker. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22nd Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 22nd Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from June 1, 1989, to May 18, 1993, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1989 Alberta general election held on March 20, 1989. The Legislature officially resumed on June 1, 1989, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on May 18, 1993, prior to the 1993 Alberta general election on June 15, 1993. Alberta's twenty-second government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Don Getty until his resignation, he was replaced by Ralph Klein. The Official Opposition was led by Ray Martin of the New Democratic Party. The Speaker was David J. Carter. Party standings after the 22nd General Election Fourth Sitting Speech from the Throne In an unusual move, Lieutenant Governor Gordon Towers would announce the Fourth Sitting of the 22nd Alberta Legislature would open with a "90 minute state-of-affairs address" rather than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 21st Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from June 12, 1986, to February 20, 1989, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1986 Alberta general election held on May 8, 1986. The Legislature officially resumed on June 12, 1986, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on February 17, 1989, and dissolved on February 20, 1989, prior to the 1989 Alberta general election on March 20, 1989. Alberta's twentieth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the fifth time, led by Premier Don Getty. The Official Opposition was led by Ray Martin of the New Democratic Party. The Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ... was David J. Carter. Party standings after the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 20th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from March 10, 1983, to April 10, 1986, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1982 Alberta general election held on November 2, 1982. The Legislature officially resumed on March 10, 1983, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on April 10, 1986, prior to the 1986 Alberta general election on May 8, 1986. Alberta's twentieth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the fourth time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed until his resignation, he was replaced by Don Getty. The Official Opposition was led by Grant Notley of the New Democratic Party until his death on October 19, 1984, and later Ray Martin. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen Gerard Joseph Taets van Amerongen (July 18, 1914 – April 21, 2013) was a politician and lawyer from Alberta, Canada. He was born in 1914 in WinnipegPerry, Footz (2006) 381 and grew up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Alberta General Election
The 1979 Alberta general election was held on March 14, 1979, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, which had been expanded to 79 seats. The Progressive Conservative Party of Peter Lougheed won its third consecutive term in government. During the campaign, some Progressive Conservatives spoke of winning "79 in '79", i.e., all 79 seats in the legislature. This harkened back to Social Credit's unofficial slogan from the 1963 election, "63 in '63". The Tories came up short of this goal, and actually lost over five percentage points of the popular vote. Nonetheless, they still won an overwhelming majority, with 74 seats. Social Credit held on to the four seats they had won in the 1975 election, and formed the official opposition in the legislature. Grant Notley, leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party, was the only other opposition member. Results Notes: 1 Percent compared to Independent Progressive Conservative during the 1975 Election. * Party did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 18th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 15, 1975, to February 14, 1979, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1975 Alberta general election held on March 26, 1975. The Legislature officially resumed on May 15, 1975, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on November 3, 1978 and dissolved on February 14, 1979, prior to the 1979 Alberta general election on March 14, 1979. Alberta's eighteenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the second time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by Robert Curtis Clark of the Social Credit Party. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election. Second session During the second session the government introduced ''The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act'' (Bill 35) creating a sovereign wealth fund to invest oil and gas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |