- Lethbridge East
Infobox Canada electoral district
name =Lethbridge-East
province =Alberta
caption =2004 boundaries
prov-rep =Bridget Pastoor
prov-rep-link =
prov-rep-party =Liberal
prov-rep-party-link =Alberta Liberal Party
prov-status =active
prov-created =1971
prov-abolished =
prov-created2 =
prov-election-first =1971
prov-election-last =2008Lethbridge East is an provincial
electoral district inAlberta ,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 andLethbridge West . 16th Avenue South and Scenic Drive also form a small part of the boundary. The constituency is bounded at thecity limits byLittle Bow .The constituency has not elected a member from the governing Progressive Conservatives since
1993 , a feat unmatched by any other riding outsideEdmonton . 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.Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
"Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot"
2004 Student Vote
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.References
External links
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]
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