Chestermere-Strathmore is a
provincial electoral district in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. The district will be one of
87 districts mandated to return a single
member (MLA) to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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using the
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the
2019 Alberta election, and won by
Leela Aheer of the
United Conservative Party
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.
Geography
The district is located east of Calgary, containing the
City of Chestermere, the
Town of Strathmore and sections of
Rocky View County and
Wheatland County. Its borders are formed by the
City of Calgary to the west, the
Bow River to the south,
Highway 564 to the north, and RR242, RR 241 west of
Namaka, and
Siksika 146 to the east.
History
The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing
Strathmore-Brooks
Strathmore-Brooks 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 1997 to 2019.
History
The electoral district ...
and
Chestermere-Rocky View, completely reorganizing the ridings surrounding Calgary to reflect the rapid growth in the area.
Electoral results
2010s
References
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Alberta provincial electoral districts