Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills was a

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, mandated to return a single member to the

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using

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balloting from 2012 to 2019. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution, and was first contested in the

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. It was last contested in the 2015 election, when it returned Dave Hanson of the

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History

Boundary history

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the electoral district of

Lac La Biche-St. Paul Lac La Biche-St. Paul 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 first-past-the-post ba ...

which was altered to bound current municipal boundaries. Two Hills was added to the name at the request of local residents. The Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended splitting the district up in 2017, creating

Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche is a current provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district will be one of List of Alberta provincial electoral districts, 87 districts m ...

and

Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul is a current 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 meth ...

, while transferring the area around Two Hills to

Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting. The electoral district, ...

and a small area to

Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock is a current 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 ...

Electoral history

Since the riding was renamed, it has been represented only by the

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, although its antecedent had been held by several parties, most prominently the Progressive Conservatives. The first MLA was Shayne Saskiw, who was elected in 2012 and resigned prior to the 2015 election. Dave Hanson was elected to represent the district in the 2015 election.

Legislature results

2012 general election

2015 general election

Graphical representation

References

External links

Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
{{coord missing, Alberta Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta County of St. Paul No. 19 Two Hills, Alberta