Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo

Infobox Canada electoral district
name =Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
province =Alberta


caption =2004 boundaries
prov-rep =Guy Boutilier
prov-rep-party =Progressive Conservative
prov-rep-party-link =Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
prov-status =active
prov-created =2004
prov-abolished =
prov-election-first =2004
prov-election-last =2008. This district is home to the oil sands and is helping drive the Alberta economy.

The district was created in the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004 to encompass the entire regional municipality of Wood Buffalo. Prior to 2004, the community of Fort McMurray was an electoral district in its own right and the rest of the municipality was part of Athabasca-Wabasca. The recorded population of 42,971 is more than 20% above the provincial average.

Thebacha district in the Northwest Territories borders to the north. Deh Cho district in the Northwest Territories borders on the northwest corner. Athabasca district in Saskatchewan borders to the east. Lac La Biche-St. Paul borders to the south. Lesser Slave Lake and Peace River border to the west.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

"Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot"

2008 general election

References

External links

* [http://www.canlii.org/ab/laws/sta/e-4.1/20050211/whole.html Electoral Divisions Act 2003]
* [http://www.finance.gov.ab.ca/aboutalberta/ped_profiles/2004_new_boundaries/Fort%20McMurray-Wood%20Buffalo.pdf Demographics for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo]
* [http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/maps%5Cnb%5C54_a1.pdf Riding Map for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo]
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]
* [http://www.studentvote.ca/alberta/index.php Student Vote Alberta 2004]