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Lacombe-Ponoka
Lacombe-Ponoka is a provincial electoral district in central Alberta, 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 and Ponoka-Rimbey. The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the riding lose the town of Rimbey to the new district of Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre and it also lost land that resided within Camrose County to the electoral district of Battle River-Wainwright. Boundary history Representation history The electoral district and its predecessor ridings have been returning conservative candidates 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. Legislative election results 2023 2019 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Johnson (Canadian Politician)
Jennifer Johnson is a Canadian politician from 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 .... She was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lacombe-Ponoka in the 2023 Alberta general election. In 2023 Johnson defeated Lacombe City Councilor Chris Ross and paramedic Dusty Myshrall to win the UCP nomination in Lacombe-Ponoka. Speaking at an event on September 1, 2022, Johnson was accused of comparing the presence of transgender children in schools to "adding a teaspoon of feces to a batch of cookies." Before the election, UCP party leader Danielle Smith said that Johnson would not sit with the caucus if elected. However, in the summer of 2024, Smith stated Johnson could be welcomed back into the UCP caucus in late 2024. In Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Orr
Ronald James Nelson Orr (born 1954) is a Canadian politician from Alberta. Orr was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka from 2015 until 2023. Orr served as a member of Executive Council of Alberta in the cabinet of Jason Kenney holding the position of Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women from 2021 to 2022. Political life Orr was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka in the 29th Alberta Legislature as a member of the Wildrose Party. Orr was re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the 30th Alberta Legislature. Orr was appointed to the Cabinet of Jason Kenney as the Minister of Culture on 8 July 2021. During the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, Orr endorsed the campaign of Travis Toews. Following Danielle Smith Marlaina Danielle Smith (born April 1, 1971) is a Canadian politician, former lobbyist, and for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Fox
Rodney M. "Rod" Fox (born c. 1981) is a Canadian politician who is a former elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka. Fox's professional background is in insurance, finance, marketing, managing, and business relations. Before his election as an MLA, Fox was employed as the sales manager in the four western provinces for the largest Canadian owned insurance premium finance company, IFS Inc. Fox has served as a director on the Lacombe Economic Development Board, and ran as a candidate in the 2007 Lacombe municipal election. He is also a past policy director and past president of the federal Wetaskiwin Conservative Association, and a former director of communications for MP Blaine Calkins in 2009 and 2011. In the spring 2013 sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Fox pushed the government to amend the rules governing condominiums. He also supported the federal government and Canadian Radio-television an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Prins
Raymond Frank "Ray" Prins (born April 15, 1951) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Lacombe-Ponoka as a Progressive Conservative. Early life Prins was born April 15, 1951, in Lacombe, Alberta. After high school, he worked a variety of agriculture and construction jobs, including two years in oilfield construction northeast of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, and a year in refinery maintenance in Edmonton. In 1974, Prins bought a farm near Gull Lake, Alberta where he grew grain and hay, and raised cattle, hogs, elk and bison. Political career Prins was elected to a second term representing the constituency of Lacombe-Ponoka in the 2008 provincial election, where he received 58 per cent of the vote. The constituency race garnered national media attention with Alberta Greens candidate Joe Anglin thought by many to be the Alberta Green's best chance at earning its first seat in a provincial le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the first past the post voting system. It includes the towns of Bentley, Alberta, Bentley, Eckville, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, and Sundre. History The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta electoral redistribution, 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the old electoral district of Rocky Mountain House (electoral district), Rocky Mountain House which was expanded to include the town of Rimbey, which was previously in Lacombe-Ponoka. The riding also gained some land west of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Sylvan Lake. Boundary history Electoral history The predecessor Rocky Mountain House had returned Progressive Conservative MLAs since 1971. From 1940 to 1970 popular Social Credit MLA Alfred Hooke represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution and came into force in 2004 from the old districts of Drumheller-Chinook and Lacombe-Stettler. The district is named after the towns of Drumheller and Stettler, Alberta, Stettler and covers a large rural portion of central east Alberta. It also contains the towns of Cereal, Alberta, Cereal, Consort, Alberta, Consort, Hanna, Alberta, Hanna, Oyen, Alberta, Oyen and Youngstown, Alberta, Youngstown and Dinosaur Provincial Park. Situated in a very conservative region even by the standards of Central Alberta, rural central Alberta, the district and its antecedents have been strongholds of centre-right parties for decades, such as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Deer-North
Red Deer North 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 district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution. It was an all-urban district, until the 2004 boundary re-distribution. The constituency was expanded to include a small area outside the city limits, including the nearby town of Blackfalds. The constituency now only fits within the city limits of Red Deer. The district has historically tilted toward the right, like Red Deer as a whole. It had been a Progressive Conservative stronghold since it was created, however in the 2015 provincial election, the seat was won by NDP candidate Kim Schreiner. The riding returned to its conservative ways in 2019, when Adriana LaGrange won it for the United Conservative Party. History The electoral district was created in the 1985 boundary redistribution from the Red Deer pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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. The district also lost land to Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville that was south of Tofield, Alberta within Beaver County. However land was gained from three other electoral divisions that resided within Camrose County. Prior to the 2019 election this district was disbanded to make the Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright district. Boundary history Electoral history The electoral district was created in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetaskiwin-Camrose
Wetaskiwin-Camrose 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 method of voting from 1993 to 2019. History The district was created in the 1993 boundary re-distribution from the Wetaskiwin-Leduc and Camrose districts. It is located in rural central eastern Alberta. It includes its namesakes Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word , meaning "the hills where peace was made". Wetaskiwin is home to the Reyn ... and Camrose as well as the town of Millet and the Samson 137 and Montana 139 Indian reserves. The district and its antecedents had been favourable to electing Progressive Conservative candidates for the past few decades, however, this changed in the 2015 Alberta general election when New Democratic Bruce Hinkley who wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacombe-Stettler
Lacombe-Stettler 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-post method of voting from 1993 to 2004. History The Lacombe-Stettler electoral district was formed in 1993 combining portions of the Lacombe (provincial electoral district), Lacombe and Stettler (provincial electoral district), Stettler electoral districts. The district is named after the city of Lacombe, Alberta, Lacombe and the town of Stettler, Alberta, Stettler. The Lacombe-Stettler electoral district was abolished following the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution. The district was split with portions of the district were combined with portions of Ponoka-Rimbey to form Lacombe-Ponoka, and other portions combined with Drumheller-Chinook to form Drumheller-Stettler. Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) Election results 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 87 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution from the old Innisfail electoral district that had existed since the province was created in 1905. It is located in rural central Alberta just south of the city of Red Deer. Communities include Innisfail, Sylvan Lake, Penhold, Bowden, Delburne, Elnora, Springbrook, Spruce View, Markerville, and Dickson. In recent decades the district has elected Progressive Conservative candidates with strong majorities, but in the 2012 election the district elected Wildrose Candidate Kerry Towle. After crossing the floor to the Progressive Conservatives Towle was defeated in the 2015 election by Wildrose candidate Don MacIntyre. History The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 29th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on May 5, 2015. The New Democrats, led by Rachel Notley, won a majority of seats and formed the government. The Wildrose Party, which won the second most seats, formed the official opposition until July 2017, when it merged with the Progressive Conservatives, to become the United Conservative Party, which then became the official opposition. Membership in the 29th Alberta Legislative Assembly Seating plan As of July 2017Official Seating Plan(Retrieved July 19, 2017) As of March 14, 2018 The merger of the Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives in late July 2017 created the United Conservative caucus, which was recognized by the Speaker's office as the official opposition, among other changes to party affiliations. The seating plan was therefore altered for the fall sitting.Official Seating Plan(Retrieved March 14, 2018) By-elections to the 29th Legislative Assembly Standings changes since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
