Stony Plain (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name =Stony Plain
province =Alberta


caption =2004 boundaries
prov-rep =Fred Lindsay
prov-rep-link =
prov-rep-party =Progressive Conservative
prov-rep-party-link =Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
prov-status =active
prov-created =1905
prov-abolished =
prov-created2 =
prov-election-first =1905
prov-election-last =2008. The district has existed since 1905 when Alberta became a province.

The riding in its original boundaries stretched from the west Edmonton city limits to the British Columbia border. In 100 years the riding has significantly decreased in size to a small fraction of its former area.

This is one of five original ridings that have existed since Alberta became a province in 1905. The others are Medicine Hat, Strathcona, St. Albert and Peace River.

The district is bordered by Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert and Whitecourt-Ste. Anne to the north. Edmonton Meadowlark, Edmonton McClung and Edmonton Whitemud border to the east. Drayton Valley-Calmar and Leduc-Beaumont-Devon border to the south.

Election results

1905 general election

2004 general election

1979 - 1986

ingle Transferable Vote 1952

1930 - 1935

Floor crossings

*1967 Cornelia Wood becomes an Independent Social Credit
*1993 Stan Woloshyn crossed the floor from the N.D.P. to the Progressive Conservatives

2004 Student Vote

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/Stony%20Plain.pdf Demographics for Stony Plain]
* [http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/maps%5Cnb%5C77_a1.pdf Riding Map for Stony Plain]
* [http://www.studentvote.ca/alberta/index.php Student Vote Alberta 2004]
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]