Cypress-Medicine Hat is a
provincial
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electoral district
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in the southeast corner of
Alberta
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.
Under the
Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency covers the portion of
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat is a city in Southern Alberta, southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff, Alberta, ...
south of the
South Saskatchewan River
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For the first half of the 20th century, the South Saskatchewan would completely freeze over during winter, creating spectacular ...
, the
Trans-Canada Highway
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and Carry Drive. The rest of the city is part of the
Medicine Hat constituency, which Cypress-Medicine Hat surrounds. The constituency borders
Saskatchewan
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to the east and
Montana
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to the south. Clockwise from the Montana border, the district also borders
Cardston-Taber-Warner
Cardston-Taber-Warner 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-pos ...
,
Little Bow
Little Bow was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 2019.
Throughout its history, this district has been dominated by agricultural activities ...
,
Strathmore-Brooks and
Drumheller-Stettler
Drumheller-Stettler is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district (riding) in Alberta, Canada. The electoral district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alb ...
. Other major towns include
Bow Island
Bow Island () is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3 in southern Alberta, approximately north of the United States border, southeast of Calgary and southwest of Medicine Hat.
History
The community of Bow Island recei ...
and
Redcliff. The constituency represents
Cypress County
Cypress County is a municipal district in southeastern Alberta, Canada that surrounds the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Redcliff. The municipality is part of Census Division 1, Alberta.http://www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack/20 ...
and the
County of Forty Mile No. 8
The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is a municipal district in south eastern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 1, southwest of Medicine Hat. Its municipal office is located in the Village of Foremost.
Geography Communities and ...
.
The
MLA for this district is the
United Conservative Party's Drew Barnes
Drew Barnes (born May 21, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2012, 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Cypress-Medicine Hat in the 28th, 29th and 30th Alberta Legislatures, respect ...
. He was first elected in 2012 as a
Wildrose Party
The Wildrose Party (legally Wildrose Political Association, formerly the ''Wildrose Alliance Political Association'') was a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. The party was formed by the merger in early 2008 of the Albe ...
candidate in the
28th Alberta general election.
History
The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of
Cypress-Redcliff.
The 2010 boundary redistribution saw only minor changes made in the middle of the riding to align with changes to the
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat is a city in Southern Alberta, southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff, Alberta, ...
city limits.
Boundary history
Representation history
The electoral district was created in the boundary redistribution of 1993 from the old Cypress-Redcliff riding. The biggest change was the inclusion of parts of
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat is a city in Southern Alberta, southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff, Alberta, ...
that resulted in the name change.
The first election in the district held in 1993 was won by Progressive Conservative candidate
Lorne Taylor
Lorne Taylor (born 1944) is a former tenured professor and member of the provincial legislature of Alberta, Canada.
Political career
Taylor was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He defeated thr ...
who won with a comfortable margin defeating three other candidates. He won his second term with a stronger majority in 1997. Premier
Ralph Klein
Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
promoted him to the cabinet and held a few portfolio's after that election. He won a third term in 2001 before retiring in 2004.
The second member for the district was Leonard Mitzel who was elected to his first term in the 2004 election. He was re-elected in 2008 with a landslide.
In the 2012 Alberta general election
Wildrose candidate Drew Barnes defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Leonard Mitzel. Barnes captured 53.6 per cent of the vote. Barnes was subsequently reelected in 2015 capturing 54.5 per cent of the vote. In 2017 the Barnes became a member of the
United Conservative Party
The United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP) is a conservative political party in the province of Alberta, Canada. It was established in July 2017 as a merger between the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wildrose Party. ...
when the Wildrose Party merged with the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. Barnes was subsequently reelected in 2019, capturing 67.1 per cent of the popular vote. On May 13, 2021, Barnes and
Central Peace-Notley
Central Peace-Notley is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was 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 ...
MLA
Todd Loewen
Douglas Todd Loewen (born September 16, 1966) is a Canadian politician and the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Central Peace-Notley. Loewen was first elected in 2015 as a member of the Wildrose Party for the electoral district o ...
were expelled from the United Conservative caucus to sit as an independents.
Legislature results
1993 general election
1997 general election
2001 general election
2004 general election
2008 general election
2012 general election
2015 general election
2019 general election
Senate nominee election
2004 Senate nominee election district results
''Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot''
Student Vote results
2004 election
On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
References
External links
Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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Alberta provincial electoral districts
Politics of Medicine Hat