Athabasca-Wabasca
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LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1993
District abolished2003
First contested1993
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1993 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1993 |
| Last contested | 2001 |
Athabasca-Wabasca was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 1993 to 2004.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
The riding was created in 1993 when the district of Fort McMurray shrank to encompass the northern Alberta city. Athabasca-Wabasca completely covered the same boundaries except for Fort McMurray. The riding was abolished in the 2004 electoral boundary re-distribution when the district of Fort McMurray merged and formed Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo.[2] The south part of the riding became part of Athabasca-Redwater.
The riding encompassed most of the extreme north east part of the province.
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Athabasca-Wabasca | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Fort McMurray electoral district from 1986–1993 | ||||
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Mike Cardinal | Progressive Conservative | |
| 24th | 1997–2001 | |||
| 25th | 2001–2004 | |||
| See Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo electoral district from 2004–Present and Athabasca-Redwater electoral district from 2004–2012 |
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Election results
1993
| 1993 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Cardinal | 4,144 | 59.99% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Simon Waquan | 1,921 | 27.81% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Emil Zachkewich | 843 | 12.20% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,908 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 31 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 11,165 | 62.15% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1997
| 1997 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Cardinal | 3,380 | 59.00% | -0.99% | ||||
| Liberal | Tony Mercredi | 1,481 | 25.85% | -1.96% | ||||
| Social Credit | Curtis Gunderson | 468 | 8.17% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Dean Patriquin | 300 | 5.24% | -6.97% | ||||
| Greens | Harlan Light | 100 | 1.75% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,729 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 34 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 12,009 | 47.99% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 0.48% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
2001
| 2001 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Cardinal | 4,238 | 66.69% | 7.69% | ||||
| Liberal | Al Wurfel | 1,264 | 19.89% | -5.96% | ||||
| New Democratic | Colin Piquette | 606 | 9.54% | 4.30% | ||||
| Social Credit | David Klassen | 153 | 2.41% | -5.76% | ||||
| Greens | Ian Hopfe | 94 | 1.48% | -0.27% | ||||
| Total | 6,355 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 6 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 12,622 | 50.40% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 6.83% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||