Leduc-Beaumont-Devon was a
provincial electoral district
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in
Alberta
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, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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using the
first-past-the-post
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method of voting from 2004 to 2012.
The district and its antecedents have traditionally been a stronghold of votes for the Progressive Conservatives over the last few decades.
The district was created in the 2004 boundary re-distribution from the old
Leduc electoral district.
It was named after the city of
Leduc and
Leduc County
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as well as the towns of
Beaumont and
Devon
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. The district is mixed urban and rural as it also contains large rural portions.
Leduc-Beaumont-Devon history
Boundary history
Electoral history
Leduc-Beaumont-Devon electoral district was created from the old district of
Leduc in the
2003 electoral boundary re-distribution. The riding remained similar with only minor changes but added Beaumont and Devon to the name.
The first election saw Progressive Conservative candidate George Rogers win over 50% of the vote over a slate of five other candidates. He ran for re-election to a second term in 2008 and won the district with a landslide.
The Leduc-Beaumont-Devon electoral district was dissolved in the
2010 electoral boundary re-distribution, the western portion was reformed as the
Leduc-Beaumont
Leduc-Beaumont is a Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of List of Alberta provincial electoral districts, 87 districts mandated to return a sing ...
electoral district, while the eastern portion was included in
Battle River-Wainwright electoral district.
Legislative election results
2004
2008
Senate nominee election results
2004
''Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot''
2004 student vote results
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.
See also
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List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
Alberta provincial electoral districts are currently single member ridings that each elect one member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. There are 87 districts fixed in law in Alberta, Canada.
History
The original 25 districts were drawn u ...
*
Canadian provincial electoral districts
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References
External links
Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
{{coord missing, Alberta
Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta
Leduc, Alberta