Lethbridge East
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 Alberta electoral district |
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| Provincial electoral district | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| MLA | Bridget Pastoor Liberal |
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| District created | 1971 | |
| First contested | 1971 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
Lethbridge East is an provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, covering the eastern half of the city of Lethbridge.
Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, 13th Street forms most of the dividing line between Lethbridge East and Lethbridge West. 16th Avenue South and Scenic Drive also form a small part of the boundary. The constituency is bounded at the city limits by Little Bow.
The constituency has not elected a member from the governing Progressive Conservatives since 1993, a feat unmatched by any other riding outside Edmonton. Liberal Ken Nicol was the MLA from 1993 until 2004. In his final term, Nicol was the only member outside the capital who did not represent the Tories. Nicol resigned before dissolution of the legislature to run in the 2004 federal election, and the seat remained vacant until the 2004 provincial election was called in October 2004. Bridget Pastoor held the seat for the Liberals.
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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
| See Lethbridge 1921-1971 | ||||
| John Victor Anderson | Social Credit | 1971 | 1975 | |
| Archibald D. Johnston | Progressive Conservative | 1975 | 1993 | |
| Ken Nicol | Liberal | 1993 | 2004 | |
| Bridget Pastoor | Liberal | 2004 | present | |
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election results[1] | Turnout 48.49% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Liberal | Bridget Pastoor | 5,338 | 41.93% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Rod Fong | 4,703 | 36.94% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Brian Stewart | 1,472 | 11.56% | |
| NDP | Gaye Metz | 606 | 4.76% | |
| Green | Erin Matthews | 360 | 2.83% | |
| Social Credit | Derin Popik | 252 | 1.98% | |
| Total | 12,731 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 84 | |||
[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Lethbridge East[2] | Turnout 48.48% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank |
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| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,586 | 13.65% | 37.45% | 1 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 3,179 | 12.10% | 33.20% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 2,921 | 11.12% | 30.50% | 2 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,876 | 10.95% | 30.03% | 9 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,528 | 9.62% | 26.40% | 8 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,525 | 9.61% | 26.37% | 7 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 2,323 | 8.84% | 24.26% | 3 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,212 | 8.42% | 23.10% | 10 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,094 | 7.97% | 21.87% | 6 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,027 | 7.72% | 21.17% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 26,271 | 100% | ||||
| Total Ballots | 9,576 | 2.74 Votes Per Ballot | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 3,236 | |||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
[edit] 2004 Student Vote
| Participating Schools[3] |
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| Catholic Central High School |
| Emmanuel Christian School |
| Lethbridge Christian School |
| Lethbridge Collegiate Institute |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School |
| Winston Churchill High School |
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.
| 2004 Alberta Student Vote results[4] | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Rod Fong | 690 | 35.53% | |
| Liberal | Bridget Pastoor | 351 | 18.07% | |
| NDP | Gaye Metz | 275 | 14.16% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Brian Stewart | 269 | 13.85% | |
| Green | Erin Matthews | 249 | 12.82% | |
| Social Credit | Derin Popik | 108 | 5.57% | |
| Total | 1,942 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 72 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Lethbridge East Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ School by School results. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
