Lacombe-Ponoka is a
provincial electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
in central
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 T ...
, Canada created in 2003. The district is mandated to return a single member to the
Legislative Assembly.
History
The electoral district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution mostly from the abolished electoral districts of
Lacombe-Stettler
Lacombe-Stettler 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 1993 to 2004.
History
The Lacombe-Stettler ...
and
Ponoka-Rimbey
Ponoka-Rimbey was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1986 to 2004.
Ponoka-Rimby is named for the Town of Po ...
.
The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the riding lose the town of
Rimbey
Rimbey is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highways 20 and 53 in the Blindman River valley area approximately northwest of Red Deer and southwest of Edmonton.
Provincially, Rimbey is part of the Rimbey-R ...
to the new district of
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre is a provincial electoral district in central Alberta, Canada. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using ...
and it also lost land that resided within
Camrose County
Camrose County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 10, around the City of Camrose.
Geography Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Camrose Cou ...
to the electoral district of
Battle River-Wainwright
Battle River-Wainwright 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 2004 to 2019.
History
The electoral dist ...
.
Boundary history
Representation history
The electoral district and its predecessor ridings have been returning candidates affiliated with the Progressive Conservatives with large majorities since the 1970s. The current representative is Ray Prins who was first elected to office in 2004 when the district was created. He represented the district for two terms with majorities well above half the popular vote.
Legislature results
2004 general election
2008 general election
2012 general election
2015 general election
2019 general election
Senate nominee results
2004 Senate nominee election district results
''Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot''
2012 Senate nominee election district results
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 than where they were physically located.
2012 election
References
External links
Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
{{coord missing, Alberta
Alberta provincial electoral districts
Lacombe, Alberta
Ponoka, Alberta