Airdrie was a

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, mandated to return a single member to the

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using the

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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 Airdrie-Chestermere was a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post ...

electoral district, with a small portion west of the City of Airdrie from the abolished

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electoral district. 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 Airdrie-Cochrane 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 ...

and

Airdrie-East Airdrie-East 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 conte ...

electoral districts.

Boundary history

Electoral history

The electoral district was created in 2010. Incumbent

MLA Rob Anderson, who had been elected as a PC in

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but crossed the floor to Wildrose, was elected in Airdrie under the Wildrose banner in

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. However, he subsequently crossed the floor back to the PCs. Wildrose would re-gain the seat in

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, sending

Angela Pitt Angela Pitt (born 1985) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Airdrie. She was elected under the banner of the Wildrose Party, ...

to the Legislative Assembly. Amongst the candidates Pitt defeated was PC candidate and Mayor of Airdrie Peter Brown. She would also cross the floor, joining the new

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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.

Legislature results

2012 general election

2015 general election

Senate nominee results

2012 Senate nominee election district results

Student vote results

2012 election

References

External links

Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
{{coord missing, Alberta Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta Airdrie, Alberta