Battle River-Wainwright was a provincial electoral district in

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, Canada mandated to return a single member to the

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using the

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method of voting from 2004 to 2019.

History

The electoral district was created in the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution primarily out of the old electoral district of Wainwright which had been in existence since the 1913 boundary redistribution. The 2010 electoral boundary re-distribution saw significant changes to the district with Paintearth County being moved into

Drumheller-Stettler Drumheller-Stettler is a provincial electoral district (riding) in Alberta, Canada. The electoral district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The district ...

. The district also lost land to

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that was south of Tofield,

within Beaver County. However land was gained from three other electoral divisions that resided within Camrose County. prior to 2019 election this district was disbanded to make the

Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright 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 o ...

district.

Boundary history

Electoral history

The electoral district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution mostly from the old Wainwright electoral district that had a long history going back to 1913. Since 1971 Progressive Conservative candidates had been returned to office here with large majorities. The current incumbent and only representative so far is Doug Griffiths who was first elected in a 2002 by-election. He won the new district and his second term with a landslide majority which he also increased in the next election. In 2011 Griffiths was appointed to the cabinet in the government of Premier Allison Redford.

Legislature results

2004 general election

2008 general election

2012 general election

2015 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 then where they were physically located.

2012 election

References

External links

Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of AlbertaWebsite of Wes Taylor Wildrose MLA for Battle River-Wainwright
{{coord missing, Alberta Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta