Province of Alberta
The Report of the
Chief Electoral Officer
on the
Provincial Senate Nominee Election
Monday, November 22, 2004
Alberta Legislative Assembly Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
May 31, 2005
Ms. Janis Tarchuk, MLA Banff-Cochrane Chairman, Standing Committee on Legislative Offices Legislature Building Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6
Dear Ms. Tarchuk:
I have the privilege to submit to you the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Senate Nominee Election, which was held on November 22, 2004.
This report is submitted in accordance with Section 4(3) of the Election Act and includes an overview of the Senate Nominee Election and a detailed breakdown of results. Financial information provided by the candidates is included, along with a summary of administrative election expenses.
Should you require additional information or clarification, I would be pleased to respond.
Sincerely,
O. Brian Fjeldheim Chief Electoral Officer
Suite 100, 11510 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5G 2Y5 Ph: 780-427-7191 Fax: 780-422-2900 email: [email protected]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview...... 1 Election Calendar...... 1 Eligibility of Candidates ...... 2 Registration of Candidates...... 3 Advertising ...... 3 Elector Information...... 3 Voting Options ...... 4 Special Ballot Polls ...... 4 Advance Polls ...... 4 Mobile Polls ...... 5 Election Training ...... 5 Ballots ...... 5 Election Night Results...... 6 Official Results...... 6 Summary of Results...... 7 Points of Interest...... 7 Campaign Period Financial Statements...... 8 Financial Analysis ...... 10 Remarks of the Chief Electoral Officer...... 11
Summary of Results 1989 – 2004...... 12
List of Returning Officers ...... 14
Maps Calgary ...... 16 Edmonton ...... 17 Grande Prairie ...... 18 Lethbridge ...... 19 Medicine Hat...... 20 Red Deer ...... 21 St. Albert...... 22 Sherwood Park...... 23
Tabulation of Official Results ...... 24
Statements of Official Results...... 28
Financial Statements Registered Individuals ...... 197 Registered Political Parties...... 208
Alberta (foldout map) ...... 211
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Overview
The November 22, 2004 Senate Nominee Election was conducted under the authority of the Senatorial Selection Act, as amended in March 2004. Section 3 of the Act directs that:
The Government of Alberta shall submit the names of the Senate nominees to the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as persons who may be summoned to the Senate of Canada for the purpose of filling vacancies relating to Alberta.
The Act directs that an election may be held: • in conjunction with a general election under the Election Act, • separately on a date provided for in the order, or • in conjunction with the general elections under the Local Authorities Election Act.
The election was held in conjunction with a Provincial General Election for the first time in Alberta’s history. Order in Council 452/2004 dated September 29, 2004 directed that an election of four persons under the Senatorial Selection Act was to be conducted. The Order in Council directed that the timeline would follow the key dates established for the Provincial General Election, with one exception. The issuance of the Writ and Proclamation in advance of the election period allowed candidates to begin collecting signatures on their Candidate Nomination Papers. Specific key dates appear in the election calendar that follows.
Election Calendar
Wednesday, September 29 Issuance of the Writ of Election to the Chief Electoral Officer
Wednesday, September 29 Issuance of the Proclamation by the Chief Electoral Officer
Monday, October 25 Issuance of Writs of Election for the Provincial General Election
Saturday, October 30 First day for electors to be added to the List of Electors in the Returning Officers’ offices
Monday, November 8 Last opportunity for Candidates to file Nomination at 2:00 PM Papers with the Chief Electoral Officer
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Saturday, November 13 Last opportunity for electors to be added to the at 4:00 PM List of Electors in the Returning Officers’ offices
Thursday, November 18 First day to vote in the Advance Polls (9:00 AM to 8:00 PM)
Friday, November 19 Second day to vote in the Advance Polls (9:00 AM to 8:00 PM)
Saturday, November 20 Final day to vote in the Advance Polls (9:00 AM to 8:00 PM)
Monday, November 22 Polls open from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM; unofficial POLLING DAY results web-posted
Thursday, December 2 Provincial tabulation of official results announced by the Chief Electoral Officer
Eligibility of Candidates
Candidates had to meet the following qualifications in accordance with the Constitution Act, 1867. Each had to be: • at least thirty years of age, • a Canadian citizen, • owner of $4,000 in real property in Alberta, and • resident in Alberta.
Candidates also had to meet the following qualifications in accordance with the Senatorial Selection Act: • ordinarily resident in Alberta for at least six months immediately preceding Polling Day, • could not be sitting members of the House of Commons, Senate of Canada or Alberta Legislative Assembly, • could not be candidates in the November 22, 2004 Provincial General Election, and • could not be prohibited from participation by Sections 57, 178 or 181 of the Election Act.
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Registration of Candidates
Twelve prospective candidates filed registration papers under the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act.
Ten candidates filed nomination papers with the Chief Electoral Officer by the close of nominations at 2:00 p.m. on November 8, 2004. Each of the candidates collected a minimum of 1,500 electors’ signatures supporting their nomination and provided a $4,000 nomination deposit.
Advertising
The Proclamation was advertised in 9 daily newspapers and 103 weekly newspapers throughout the province, following its issuance on September 29, 2004. Subsequent advertisements combined information for both the Senate Nominee Election and the Provincial General Election.
In accordance with legislation, maps of each electoral division were advertised in newspapers of general circulation on two occasions during the election period. The first advertisement appeared in the first week of November, and included Proclamation information, Returning Officers’ office hours and contact information, qualifications for Special Ballot voters, and information regarding the availability of level access in the Returning Officers’ offices and advance polling places.
The second advertisement appeared in mid November, and included information on regular, advance and Special Ballot polls, along with the polling place maps.
Elector Information
Candidates’ nominations closed at 2:00 p.m. on November 8, 2005, in accordance with Section 9 of the Senatorial Selection Act, and a listing of candidates was available on the website later that day. Prior to that, names of individuals who had registered under the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act were web-posted to provide electors with names of the prospective candidates.
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer’s website provided answers to commonly asked questions regarding polling place locations, eligibility criteria and availability of voter assistance. For the first time, electors were able to determine their polling place location following data entry of their civic address or rural legal land description. Electors were also able to confirm their inclusion on the List of
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Electors after entering the personal information necessary to confirm their identity and prohibit information gathering by unauthorized sources.
At the close of polls on Polling Day, electors were able to obtain unofficial results as that information was entered by Returning Officers. The portion of the website containing poll by poll results, and aggregate results for the province, was visited over 112,000 times on Polling Day.
Voting Options
In accordance with Section 31 of the Senatorial Selection Act, electors had the same range of voting opportunities as for the Provincial General Election. Provincial Returning Officers (presented on page 14), along with the staff hired to manage the Provincial General Election, facilitated the Senate Nominee Election vote. The election process and voting options were the same for both events.
Special Ballot Polls
Eligible electors were able to vote by Special Ballot throughout the election period. This is a favoured option of electors who are physically incapacitated, and for those who travel, work or attend an educational institution outside of their own electoral division for extended periods. Upon the elector’s request to the Returning Officer, electors were provided with a Special Ballot on which they were asked to record the names of up to four candidates of their choice. The Special Ballot packages had to be returned to the appropriate Returning Officers by the close of polls on Polling Day in order to be counted.
11,690 valid votes were cast at 83 Special Ballot polls across the province.
Advance Polls
Advance polls were conducted on November 18, 19 and 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Many were held in the offices of the Returning Officers; up to four advance poll locations were established in electoral divisions covering large geographic areas to ensure elector convenience. Advance polls were available for electors who were physically incapacitated, election officers, candidates, official agents, scrutineers, or who were going to be unable to vote or absent on Polling Day.
106,044 valid votes were cast at 165 advance polls.
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Mobile Polls
Treatment centres and supportive living facilities with ten or more inpatient or resident electors were provided with a mobile poll on Polling Day, where consultation between Provincial Returning Officers and facility staff found the service to be appropriate.
Advance notification was provided to advise eligible electors of the time that the mobile poll was to be held. Mobile polls were conducted in fixed locations, or by going bed-to-bed, or by using both methods, to best meet electors’ needs.
34,049 valid votes were cast at 477 mobile poll locations.
Election Training
Provincial Returning Officers trained 7,270 electors to staff the polls on Polling Day. Those election officers were provided with standardized training to manage the Senate Nominee Election and the Provincial General Election.
Election officers were responsible for two sets of ballots. In addition, they advised electors on how to mark the ballot for each election and answered questions that arose.
Ballots
2,604,000 ballots were prepared for distribution to 83 Provincial Returning Officers prior to the conduct of the advance polls. Written instructions on the ballot directed electors to select up to four Senate Nominee Election candidates by marking an “x” next to the candidate(s) of their choice.
These instructions were supplemented by the posters displayed in each polling place, which directed electors on how to vote. Translation sheets provided the same instructions in thirteen different languages.
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Election Night Results
At the close of polls, election officers conducted the unofficial count of all Senate Nominee Election ballots following the Provincial General Election ballot count. Counting the votes for the Senate Nominee Election was particularly time-consuming, since each valid ballot could contain up to four votes. In a polling subdivision of 450 electors, a deputy returning officer and poll clerk had a huge task, with a potential for counting up to 2,250 votes in total, for the two events.
Unofficial results for both events were communicated to Provincial Returning Officers by telephone and were made available in the Returning Officers’ offices. For the first time, staff in Returning Officers’ offices data entered the unofficial results as they arrived and posted that information to the website. Interested parties were able to view poll-by-poll results, as well as results aggregated for the entire province, as they were posted. The information systems capability will be enhanced prior to the next electoral event in order to expedite the web-posting of unofficial results.
Official Results
Provincial Returning Officers were required to count all ballots cast in the Senate Nominee Election and transmit results to the Chief Electoral Officer within four days of the election. This was an extremely time-consuming process due to the potential for multiple votes on each ballot and the large volume of ballots.
It became apparent that the official count could not be completed by the legislated deadline of Friday, November 26 in all electoral divisions. The Chief Electoral Officer invoked the emergency powers prescribed by Section 4(2) of the Election Act to extend the deadline for completion and to allow Returning Officers to employ additional staff to assist with the count, where needed. Official results for all 83 electoral divisions were transmitted to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer by Monday, November 29, 2004.
The Chief Electoral Officer prepared a Tabulation of Official Results by consolidating the results received from all Provincial Returning Officers. The Chief Electoral Officer announced the official results on December 2, 2004 and declared the four candidates with the most votes elected.
The term of the Senate Nominees elected expires on the day the writ is issued for the second general election following the general election conducted on November 22, 2004, in accordance with Order in Council 413/2004.
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Summary of Results
Cliff Breitkreuz, Progressive Conservative Party 241,306
Bert Brown, Progressive Conservative Party 312,041
Link Byfield, Independent 238,751
Vance Gough, Alberta Alliance 167,770
Gary Horan, Alberta Alliance 156,175
Michael Roth, Alberta Alliance 176,339
Jim Silye, Progressive Conservative Party 217,857
Tom Sindlinger, Independent 161,082
Betty Unger, Progressive Conservative Party 311,964
David Usherwood, Progressive Conservative Party 193,056 Total votes polled for all candidates 2,176,341
Names of Senate Nominees elected appear in bold type
The Senatorial Selection Act directs that the candidate’s nomination deposit is to be returned for each winning candidate and for each candidate who receives half of the total number of votes obtained by the candidate elected with the least number of votes. Nomination deposits of $4,000 were returned to all of the candidates whose names appeared on the ballot.
Points of Interest
Electors cast 885,289 ballots in the election conducted under the Senatorial Selection Act, representing a voter turnout of 44.2%. In comparison, the voter turnout for the Provincial General Election was 44.7%. This slight variance occurred because electors did not wish to receive ballots for both elections in all cases. Election officers had been instructed to confirm that the elector wished to decline to cast a ballot in one or both elections, in this situation. Declined ballots were to be marked appropriately, maintained separately from the other ballots and recorded as declined for counting purposes. This did not always occur. Since some electors received only one ballot, the official results indicated that a small percentage of electors participated in only one election when voter turnout was calculated.
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The 714,709 valid ballots cast contained 2,176,341 valid votes. On average, electors selected three candidates on each valid ballot.
To provide a historical perspective: • 891,583 valid votes were cast in 1998 to elect two Senate Nominees; • 641,519 valid votes were cast in 1989 to elect one Senate Nominee.
85,937 electors declined to cast a ballot in the election under the Senatorial Selection Act. That equates to 4.2% of eligible voters, or 9.7% of the voters who received ballots on Polling Day.
84,643 ballots were rejected in accordance with the criteria on page 28. That equates to 9.5% of the total ballots cast.
Campaign Period Financial Statements
The filing deadline for Candidates’ Campaign Period Financial Statements was March 22, 2005, four months after Polling Day. Details of expenses incurred by each candidate will be web-posted.
Twelve individuals filed registration documents, in accordance with Section 9 of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (the Act) pertaining to this Senate Nominee Election, and were therefore required to file Campaign Period Financial Statements, in accordance with Section 43(2) of the Act.
One candidate, Gerry Pyne, from the Alberta Social Credit Party did not file a Candidate’s Campaign Period Financial Statement as required by Section 43(4)(b) of the Act. Pursuant to Section 44(1) of the Act, the name of the candidate and his chief financial officer were reported to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on April 4, 2005.
The filing deadline for Political Parties’ Campaign Period Financial Statements was May 24, 2005, six months after Polling Day.
Copies of all financial statements are received by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer and placed on the Public Files for examination during normal office hours. Copies of the Candidates’ Campaign Period Financial Statements are presented, for informational purposes only, in the Financial Statements section of this report beginning on page 197.
The Statements have not been examined by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. Once examined, any amendments will be placed on the Public Files.
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These Statements follow:
REGISTERED INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT PAGE
Cliff Breitkreuz, Progressive Conservative Party 197
Bert Brown, Progressive Conservative Party 198
Link Byfield, Independent 199
David Copley, Independent 200
Vance Gough, Alberta Alliance 201
Gary Horan, Alberta Alliance 202
Michael Roth, Alberta Alliance 203
Jim Silye, Progressive Conservative Party 204
Tom Sindlinger, Independent 205
Betty Unger, Progressive Conservative Party 206
David Usherwood, Progressive Conservative Party 207
Two political parties endorsed the nomination of candidates in this Senate Nominee Election. The Statement for the Alberta Alliance Party and a Letter of Representation from the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta were received by the Chief Electoral Officer by May 24, 2005.
The Statement and Letter follow:
REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTY STATEMENT PAGE Alberta Alliance Party 208
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 210
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Financial Analysis
2004 Senate Nominee Election Expenses
Election Officers $1,235,076. Advertising 282,832. Printing Services 104,542. Systems Development 6,440. Office Supplies 2,079. Courier & Postage 1,599. Legal Fees 1,344. Hosting 332. $1,634,244.
Cost efficiencies were achieved by holding the 2004 Senate Nominee Election in conjunction with the 2004 Provincial General Election. Both the 1998 and 1989 Senate Nominee Elections were conducted in conjunction with Municipal Elections. Comparable costs for the previous Senate Nominee Elections are stated below.
1998 1989
Department of Municipal Affairs $3,374,645. $2,581,408.
Department of Public Works, Supply & Services 0. 24,360.
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 166,937. 209,108.
$3,541,582. $2,814,876.
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Remarks of the Chief Electoral Officer
The conduct of the first Senate Nominee Election in conjunction with a Provincial General Election was a welcome challenge.
On the surface, the task of conducting the two elections would appear to be straightforward. In reality, managing two parallel elections on one day is a complex undertaking. Appropriate resources, forms and training packages had to be created and distributed across the province. Election administrators had to be prepared to answer questions related to both events in a clear, concise manner. Election administrators also had the daunting task of counting ballots and reporting results for the two events. Adjustments were required to the Alberta Register of Electors System (AROES) to accommodate the differences between the two events, particularly in consolidating and displaying unofficial and official results.
The successful administration of the event is a tribute to the many individuals involved as Returning Officers, election officers, candidates, campaign workers and volunteers.
O. Brian Fjeldheim Chief Electoral Officer
11 Summary of Results of Elections Under the Senatorial Selection Act
Monday, November 22, 2004
Percentage Candidate, Registered Political Party or Independent Votes of Vote
*Cliff BREITKREUZ, Progressive Conservative Party 241,306 11.09
*Bert BROWN, Progressive Conservative Party 312,041 14.34
*Link BYFIELD, Independent 238,751 10.97
Vance GOUGH, Alberta Alliance 167,770 7.71
Gary HORAN, Alberta Alliance 156,175 7.18
Michael ROTH, Alberta Alliance 176,339 8.10
Jim SILYE, Progressive Conservative Party 217,857 10.01
Tom SINDLINGER, Independent 161,082 7.40
*Betty UNGER, Progressive Conservative Party 311,964 14.33
David USHERWOOD, Progressive Conservative Party 193,056 8.87
TOTAL 2,176,341
*Elected Note: Conducted in conjunction with the Provincial General Election under the Election Act. Due to rounding of the Percentage of Vote, the total may not equal 100%.
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Monday, October 19, 1998
Percentage Candidate, Registered Political Party or Independent Votes of Vote
*Bert BROWN, Reform Party of Alberta 332,766 37.32
Guy DESROSIERS, Independent 148,851 16.70
Vance GOUGH, Independent 135,840 15.24
*Ted MORTON, Reform Party of Alberta 274,126 30.75
TOTAL 891,583
*Elected Note: Conducted in conjunction with Municipal Elections under the Local Authorities Election Act. Due to rounding of the Percentage of Vote, the total may not equal 100%.
Monday, October 16, 1989
Percentage Candidate, Registered Political Party or Independent Votes of Vote
Bert BROWN, Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 127,638 20.53
Bill CODE, Alberta Liberal Party 139,809 22.49
Ken PAPROSKI, Independent 30,849 4.96
Tom SINDLINGER, Independent 25,491 4.10
Gladys TAYLOR, Independent 38,534 6.20
*Stan WATERS, Reform Party of Alberta 259,292 41.71
TOTAL 621,613
*Elected Note: Conducted in conjunction with Municipal Elections under the Local Authorities Election Act. Due to rounding of the Percentage of Vote, the total may not equal 100%.
13 Members Elected to the Twenty-sixth Legislative Assembly Province of Alberta Electoral Division Name Political Affiliation 01 Dunvegan-Central Peace Hector Goudreau Progressive Conservative 02 Calgary-Bow Alana DeLong Progressive Conservative 03 Calgary-Buffalo Harvey Cenaiko Progressive Conservative 04 Calgary-Cross Yvonne Fritz Progressive Conservative 05 Calgary-Currie Dave Taylor Alberta Liberal 06 Calgary-East Moe Amery Progressive Conservative 07 Calgary-Egmont Denis Herard Progressive Conservative 08 Calgary-Elbow Ralph Klein Progressive Conservative 09 Calgary-Fish Creek Heather Forsyth Progressive Conservative 10 Calgary-Foothills Len Webber Progressive Conservative 11 Calgary-Fort Wayne Cao Progressive Conservative 12 Calgary-Glenmore Ron Stevens Progressive Conservative 13 Calgary-Hays Arthur Johnston Progressive Conservative 14 Calgary-Lougheed Dave Rodney Progressive Conservative 15 Calgary-Mackay Gary Mar Progressive Conservative 16 Calgary-McCall Shiraz Shariff Progressive Conservative 17 Calgary-Montrose Hung Pham Progressive Conservative 18 Calgary-Mountain View David Swann Alberta Liberal 19 Calgary-North Hill Richard Magnus Progressive Conservative 20 Calgary-North West Greg Melchin Progressive Conservative 21 Calgary-Nose Hill Neil Brown Progressive Conservative 22 Calgary-Shaw Cindy Ady Progressive Conservative 23 Calgary-Varsity Harry Chase Alberta Liberal 24 Calgary-West Ronald Liepert Progressive Conservative 25 Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview Ray Martin Alberta New Democrats 26 Edmonton-Calder David Eggen Alberta New Democrats 27 Edmonton-Castle Downs Christopher Kibermanis Progressive Conservative 28 Edmonton-Centre Laurie Blakeman Alberta Liberal 29 Edmonton-Decore Bill Bonko Alberta Liberal 30 Edmonton-Ellerslie Bharat Agnihotri Alberta Liberal 31 Edmonton-Glenora Bruce Miller Alberta Liberal 32 Edmonton-Gold Bar Hugh MacDonald Alberta Liberal 33 Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood Brian Mason Alberta New Democrats 34 Edmonton-Manning Daniel Backs Alberta Liberal 35 Edmonton-McClung Mo Elsalhy Alberta Liberal 36 Edmonton-Meadowlark Maurice Tougas Alberta Liberal 37 Edmonton-Mill Creek Gene Zwozdesky Progressive Conservative 38 Edmonton-Mill Woods Weslyn Mather Alberta Liberal 39 Edmonton-Riverview Kevin Taft Alberta Liberal 40 Edmonton-Rutherford Richard Miller Alberta Liberal 41 Edmonton-Strathcona Raj Pannu Alberta New Democrats 42 Edmonton-Whitemud David Hancock Progressive Conservative
14 Members Elected to the Twenty-sixth Legislative Assembly Province of Alberta Electoral Division Name Political Affiliation 43 Airdrie-Chestermere Carol Haley Progressive Conservative 44 Athabasca-Redwater Mike Cardinal Progressive Conservative 45 Banff-Cochrane Janis Tarchuk Progressive Conservative 46 Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Kenneth Kowalski Progressive Conservative 47 Battle River-Wainwright Doug Griffiths Progressive Conservative 48 Bonnyville-Cold Lake Denis Ducharme Progressive Conservative 49 Cardston-Taber-Warner Paul Hinman Alberta Alliance 50 Cypress-Medicine Hat Leonard Mitzel Progressive Conservative 51 Drayton Valley-Calmar Tony Abbott Progressive Conservative 52 Drumheller-Stettler Shirley McClellan Progressive Conservative 53 Foothills-Rocky View Ted Morton Progressive Conservative 54 Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Guy Boutilier Progressive Conservative 55 Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Edward Stelmach Progressive Conservative 56 Grande Prairie-Smoky Mel Knight Progressive Conservative 57 Grande Prairie-Wapiti Gordon Graydon Progressive Conservative 58 Highwood George Groeneveld Progressive Conservative 59 Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Luke Ouellette Progressive Conservative 60 Lac La Biche-St. Paul Ray Danyluk Progressive Conservative 61 Lacombe-Ponoka Raymond Prins Progressive Conservative 62 Leduc-Beaumont-Devon George Rogers Progressive Conservative 63 Lesser Slave Lake Pearl Calahasen Progressive Conservative 64 Lethbridge-East Bridget Pastoor Alberta Liberal 65 Lethbridge-West Clint Dunford Progressive Conservative 66 Little Bow Barry McFarland Progressive Conservative 67 Livingstone-Macleod David Coutts Progressive Conservative 68 Medicine Hat Rob Renner Progressive Conservative 69 Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Richard Marz Progressive Conservative 70 Peace River Frank Oberle Progressive Conservative 71 Red Deer-North Mary-Anne Jablonski Progressive Conservative 72 Red Deer-South Victor Doerksen Progressive Conservative 73 Rocky Mountain House Ty Lund Progressive Conservative 74 Sherwood Park Iris Evans Progressive Conservative 75 Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Doug Horner Progressive Conservative 76 St. Albert Jack Flaherty Alberta Liberal 77 Stony Plain Frederick Lindsay Progressive Conservative 78 Strathcona Rob Lougheed Progressive Conservative 79 Strathmore-Brooks Lyle Oberg Progressive Conservative 80 Vermilion-Lloydminster Lloyd Snelgrove Progressive Conservative 81 West Yellowhead Ivan Strang Progressive Conservative 82 Wetaskiwin-Camrose LeRoy Johnson Progressive Conservative 83 Whitecourt-Ste. Anne George VanderBurg Progressive Conservative
15 CALGARY Provincial Electoral Divisions 2004
16 EDMONTON Provincial Electoral Divisions 2004
17 GRANDE PRAIRIE AND AREA Provincial Electoral Divisions 2004
18 LETHBRIDGE AND AREA Provincial Electoral Divisions 2004
19 MEDICINE HAT AND AREA Provincial Electoral Divisions 2004
20 RED DEER AND AREA Provincial Electoral Divisions 2004
21 ST. ALBERT AND AREA Provincial Electoral Divisions 2004
22 SHERWOOD PARK AND AREA Provincial Electoral Divisions 2004
23 Chief Electoral Officer SENATE NOMINEE ELECTION Senatorial Selection Act Alberta (Section 21) TABULATION OF OFFICIAL RESULTS
Respecting votes polled and ballots used at the polls for the Province of Alberta at the election held on 22nd day of November, 2004 Official Results - Provincial (Ballots spoiled by electors andreturned to Total Number of Names onList of Electors Name, political affiliation and number of votes polled for EACH candidate in the order that they appeared on the ballot PC CLIFF BREITKREUZ PC BROWNBERT IND LINK BYFIELD AA GOUGH VANCE AA GARY HORAN AA MICHAEL ROTH PC JIM SILYE IND SINDLINGER TOM PC BETTY UNGER PC DAVID USHERWOOD Number of Ballots Sent to Each Poll Each to Sent Ballots of Number (Total of Columns 3, 4, 5, 6, 7& 8) (Unused ballots returned to RO) (Ballots deposited inballot box electors whodeclined to vote) Removed from Polling Place Number of Ballots Not Used (Ballots returned to DRO by DRO to returned (Ballots Number of Rejected Ballots Number of Declined Ballots (including those sworn inat Number of Spoiled Ballots but not counted as valid) (From Statement of Poll) (Total of Columns A-J) of Columns (Total Number of Valid Ballots advance & pollingday) Number of Votes Cast Votes of Number Number of Ballots DRO)
ED Electoral Division 1 A BCDEFGH I J 2 345 6 789 1 DUNVEGAN-CENTRAL PEACE 15,168 2,017 2,328 1,989 2,180 2,192 2,103 1,437 1,151 2,407 1,350 19,154 6,207 257 1,368 5,348 315 1 13,496 2 CALGARY-BOW 27,026 2,709 5,236 3,227 2,134 1,782 1,955 4,865 2,459 4,087 2,863 31,317 10,359 8 842 15,666 1,522 1 28,398 3 CALGARY-BUFFALO 24,689 2,104 2,743 2,134 1,159 994 1,055 2,393 1,774 2,177 1,539 18,072 6,045 257 822 17,946 708 9 25,787 4 CALGARY-CROSS 21,993 1,826 3,088 1,649 1,427 1,334 1,405 2,379 1,276 2,530 1,834 18,748 5,842 49 183 17,135 440 1 23,650 5 CALGARY-CURRIE 24,603 1,960 3,813 3,061 1,420 1,105 1,280 3,628 2,653 3,159 2,161 24,240 8,380 6 979 20,192 1,787 6 31,350 6 CALGARY-EAST 22,759 2,333 3,691 1,870 1,533 1,441 1,497 2,862 1,453 2,840 2,074 21,594 7,303 69 279 15,290 785 3 23,729 7 CALGARY-EGMONT 27,265 2,650 5,245 2,789 2,036 1,816 1,959 4,351 1,933 3,996 2,868 29,643 9,545 8 620 17,550 1,072 3 28,798 8 CALGARY-ELBOW 25,968 2,437 5,751 3,175 1,707 1,385 1,556 5,181 2,172 4,173 2,826 30,363 10,551 355 1,397 15,588 1,400 9 29,300 9 CALGARY-FISH CREEK 26,174 2,864 5,485 2,944 1,886 1,565 1,728 4,647 1,994 4,210 2,924 30,247 9,891 10 745 15,193 1,202 9 27,050 10 CALGARY-FOOTHILLS 27,739 2,680 4,540 2,344 1,673 1,386 1,566 3,965 1,796 4,004 2,928 26,882 8,558 156 674 23,044 907 4 33,343 11 CALGARY-FORT 23,271 2,274 3,587 1,869 1,509 1,470 1,491 2,665 1,511 2,797 2,028 21,201 6,784 82 353 19,771 510 0 27,500 12 CALGARY-GLENMORE 25,788 2,384 5,092 2,807 1,711 1,502 1,643 4,371 2,031 3,906 2,783 28,230 9,648 8 1,474 16,473 1,339 8 28,950 13 CALGARY-HAYS 24,936 2,619 4,329 1,796 1,449 1,243 1,354 3,640 1,253 3,672 2,849 24,204 7,563 7 357 17,710 762 1 26,400 14 CALGARY-LOUGHEED 26,209 2,473 4,603 2,374 1,485 1,262 1,520 4,040 1,684 3,900 3,047 26,388 8,722 106 911 17,417 941 2 28,099 15 CALGARY-MACKAY 27,866 2,644 4,367 2,191 1,851 1,632 1,770 3,690 1,613 3,766 2,886 26,410 8,611 13 567 22,290 869 0 32,350 16 CALGARY-MCCALL 21,831 2,019 3,007 1,938 1,721 1,803 1,726 2,476 1,569 2,488 1,946 20,693 6,327 23 249 18,711 776 14 26,100 17 CALGARY-MONTROSE 22,001 1,529 2,587 1,435 1,306 1,233 1,280 2,032 1,153 2,198 1,712 16,465 5,118 24 976 20,633 347 2 27,100 18 CALGARY-MOUNTAIN VIEW 27,299 1,935 3,841 3,521 1,702 1,398 1,614 4,022 3,117 3,376 2,188 26,714 9,443 92 2,086 17,600 2,166 57 31,444 19 CALGARY-NORTH HILL 22,987 1,870 3,890 2,796 1,605 1,321 1,506 3,463 2,285 3,004 2,034 23,774 8,018 140 820 13,414 1,203 5 23,600 20 CALGARY-NORTH WEST 32,501 3,472 5,600 3,157 2,012 1,679 1,871 5,009 2,324 4,801 3,419 33,344 12,072 394 911 25,397 1,172 4 39,950 21 CALGARY-NOSE HILL 23,572 2,151 4,144 2,390 1,841 1,624 1,712 3,138 1,761 2,941 2,013 23,715 7,987 59 504 19,782 818 0 29,150 22 CALGARY-SHAW 26,408 3,293 5,115 2,282 1,839 1,590 1,686 4,098 1,545 4,132 3,015 28,595 9,081 54 515 16,900 948 2 27,500 23 CALGARY-VARSITY 26,318 2,536 5,387 3,812 2,105 1,547 1,895 4,891 2,920 4,072 2,682 31,847 10,810 60 1,375 15,359 2,059 23 29,686 24 CALGARY-WEST 31,736 3,095 5,834 3,176 1,954 1,603 1,782 5,745 2,306 4,792 3,446 33,733 11,051 305 1,123 17,954 1,367 0 31,800 25 EDMONTON-BEVERLY-CLAREVIEW 23,569 2,507 2,748 3,200 2,388 2,450 2,695 1,817 2,558 3,790 2,005 26,158 8,699 142 818 17,232 750 9 27,650
24 Chief Electoral Officer SENATE NOMINEE ELECTION Senatorial Selection Act Alberta (Section 21) TABULATION OF OFFICIAL RESULTS Official Results - Provincial (Ballots spoiled by electors andreturned to Total Number of Names onList of Electors Name, political affiliation and number of votes polled for EACH candidate in the order that they appeared on the ballot PC CLIFF BREITKREUZ PC BROWNBERT IND LINK BYFIELD AA GOUGH VANCE AA GARY HORAN AA MICHAEL ROTH PC JIM SILYE IND SINDLINGER TOM PC BETTY UNGER PC DAVID USHERWOOD Number of Ballots Sent to Each Poll Each to Sent Ballots of Number (Total of Columns 3, 4, 5, 6, 7& 8) (Unused ballots returned to RO) (Ballots deposited inballot box electors whodeclined to vote) Removed from Polling Place Number of Ballots Not Used (Ballots returned to DRO by Number of Rejected Ballots Number of Declined Ballots (including those sworn inat Number of Spoiled Ballots but not counted as valid) (From Statement of Poll) (Total of Columns A - J) Number of Valid Ballots advance & pollingday) Number of Votes Cast Number of Ballots DRO)
ED Electoral Division 1 A BCDEFGH I J 2 345 6 789 26 EDMONTON-CALDER 23,153 2,867 3,126 3,553 2,283 2,292 2,608 1,847 2,662 4,272 2,210 27,720 9,179 268 1,137 15,506 806 4 26,900 27 EDMONTON-CASTLE DOWNS 29,226 3,184 3,328 3,362 2,472 2,488 2,812 2,129 2,735 4,737 2,447 29,694 9,660 189 1,349 23,571 983 2 35,754 28 EDMONTON-CENTRE 22,362 2,004 2,304 3,211 1,515 1,502 1,759 1,406 2,520 3,325 1,646 21,192 7,481 243 1,709 13,973 1,433 10 24,849 29 EDMONTON-DECORE 24,735 2,502 2,816 2,923 2,400 2,510 2,664 1,728 2,485 3,839 1,961 25,828 8,276 130 442 15,530 1,115 1 25,494 30 EDMONTON-ELLERSLIE 23,563 2,899 3,122 3,314 2,574 2,524 2,901 1,874 2,531 3,949 2,356 28,044 8,647 17 795 17,399 791 1 27,650 31 EDMONTON-GLENORA 23,320 2,713 3,035 4,010 2,080 2,110 2,447 1,831 2,875 4,770 1,979 27,850 9,485 33 2,009 10,426 1,940 7 23,900 32 EDMONTON-GOLD BAR 25,326 2,875 2,986 3,970 2,342 2,251 2,594 1,688 2,895 4,350 1,956 27,907 9,701 14 2,055 18,664 2,162 4 32,600 33 EDMONTON-HIGHLANDS-NORWOOD 22,832 2,194 2,230 3,105 2,101 2,089 2,347 1,466 2,386 3,235 1,603 22,756 7,488 27 1,321 15,903 964 38 25,741 34 EDMONTON-MANNING 25,163 2,892 3,124 3,357 2,664 2,617 2,955 1,932 2,639 4,269 2,245 28,694 9,135 369 910 21,148 730 10 32,302 35 EDMONTON-MCCLUNG 25,269 3,186 3,446 3,587 1,973 2,031 2,493 2,205 2,409 5,279 2,594 29,203 9,584 468 2,241 12,384 833 10 25,520 36 EDMONTON-MEADOWLARK 23,845 2,929 3,100 3,161 2,107 2,114 2,285 1,955 2,173 4,528 2,104 26,456 8,808 265 771 19,584 972 0 30,400 37 EDMONTON-MILL CREEK 24,419 3,030 3,065 3,423 2,212 2,216 2,500 1,861 2,540 4,223 2,380 27,450 9,165 471 1,550 13,170 870 74 25,300 38 EDMONTON-MILL WOODS 23,319 2,937 3,061 3,273 2,400 2,447 2,791 1,780 2,490 3,764 2,119 27,062 8,512 53 925 16,956 999 5 27,450 39 EDMONTON-RIVERVIEW 25,060 2,960 3,304 4,390 1,882 2,111 2,236 1,814 2,987 4,789 2,067 28,540 10,073 135 2,929 14,751 2,702 10 30,600 40 EDMONTON-RUTHERFORD 24,096 2,984 3,116 3,706 1,955 1,976 2,364 1,782 2,554 4,171 1,987 26,595 8,990 29 2,352 16,920 1,608 1 29,900 41 EDMONTON-STRATHCONA 24,830 2,084 2,123 3,780 1,663 1,627 1,924 1,418 3,221 3,381 1,667 22,888 7,914 9 2,035 15,381 2,302 9 27,650 42 EDMONTON-WHITEMUD 30,949 4,396 4,750 4,438 2,189 2,294 2,724 2,873 2,712 6,147 3,275 35,798 11,860 234 2,103 22,922 2,071 10 39,200 43 AIRDRIE-CHESTERMERE 30,096 3,321 5,846 2,598 3,260 1,703 1,849 3,739 1,470 3,918 2,899 30,603 10,334 32 443 22,054 487 0 33,350 44 ATHABASCA-REDWATER 24,074 3,813 4,112 3,405 2,800 2,823 3,017 2,466 2,193 4,603 2,450 31,682 10,041 17 1,079 13,358 905 0 25,400 45 BANFF-COCHRANE 21,330 1,853 3,183 2,094 1,109 1,041 1,130 2,360 1,588 2,745 2,232 19,335 6,291 35 769 15,283 1,017 5 23,400 46 BARRHEAD-MORINVILLE-WESTLOCK 22,732 6,156 3,600 3,279 2,130 2,133 2,356 2,230 1,674 4,320 2,459 30,337 10,312 70 706 17,658 749 5 29,500 47 BATTLE RIVER-WAINWRIGHT 20,368 3,691 4,229 2,632 2,044 2,049 2,374 2,263 1,208 3,899 2,401 26,790 8,325 67 1,115 16,416 426 0 26,349 48 BONNYVILLE-COLD LAKE 17,704 1,832 2,098 1,484 1,265 1,217 1,344 1,296 825 2,250 1,446 15,057 4,665 115 727 17,872 214 0 23,593 49 CARDSTON-TABER-WARNER 19,030 1,732 3,076 2,263 3,672 2,775 2,961 1,639 1,395 2,407 1,649 23,569 7,855 32 460 14,965 486 2 23,800 50 CYPRESS-MEDICINE HAT 22,181 2,399 3,412 2,062 1,496 1,409 1,678 2,182 1,142 3,119 2,127 21,026 6,992 5 593 13,539 819 1 21,949 51 DRAYTON VALLEY-CALMAR 19,214 4,602 3,362 2,446 1,645 1,658 1,776 1,913 1,194 3,267 1,913 23,776 7,866 29 485 12,257 480 8 21,125 52 DRUMHELLER-STETTLER 20,653 2,873 4,705 2,826 2,208 1,923 2,153 2,840 1,265 3,888 2,798 27,479 8,731 132 1,064 15,417 506 1 25,851
25 Chief Electoral Officer SENATE NOMINEE ELECTION Senatorial Selection Act Alberta (Section 21) TABULATION OF OFFICIAL RESULTS Official Results - Provincial (Ballots spoiled by electors andreturned to Total Number of Names onList of Electors Name, political affiliation and number of votes polled for EACH candidate in the order that they appeared on the ballot PC CLIFF BREITKREUZ PC BROWNBERT IND LINK BYFIELD AA GOUGH VANCE AA GARY HORAN AA MICHAEL ROTH PC JIM SILYE IND SINDLINGER TOM PC BETTY UNGER PC DAVID USHERWOOD Number of Ballots Sent to Each Poll Each to Sent Ballots of Number (Total of Columns 3, 4, 5, 6, 7& 8) (Unused ballots returned to RO) (Ballots deposited inballot box electors whodeclined to vote) Removed from Polling Place Number of Ballots Not Used (Ballots returned to DRO by Number of Rejected Ballots Number of Declined Ballots (including those sworn inat Number of Spoiled Ballots but not counted as valid) (From Statement of Poll) (Total of Columns A - J) Number of Valid Ballots advance & pollingday) Number of Votes Cast Number of Ballots DRO)
ED Electoral Division 1 A BCDEFGH I J 2 345 6 789 53 FOOTHILLS-ROCKY VIEW 22,420 2,882 5,787 2,819 1,896 1,490 1,608 4,283 1,597 3,987 2,942 29,291 9,464 19 966 14,028 869 4 25,350 54 FORT MCMURRAY-WOOD BUFFALO 26,618 1,882 2,218 1,509 1,176 1,177 1,338 1,355 1,233 2,560 1,683 16,131 5,097 64 1,348 22,903 529 3 29,944 55 FORT SASKATCHEWAN-VEGREVILLE 24,831 3,693 4,007 3,805 2,875 2,984 3,168 2,561 2,597 4,823 2,873 33,386 10,710 151 935 15,703 1,148 1 28,648 56 GRANDE PRAIRIE-SMOKY 22,083 3,304 2,779 2,124 1,477 1,492 1,645 1,775 1,251 2,831 1,872 20,550 6,497 86 813 20,792 399 1 28,588 57 GRANDE PRAIRIE-WAPITI 21,683 3,122 2,488 2,127 1,346 1,306 1,476 1,525 1,331 2,750 1,727 19,198 6,200 87 1,047 18,232 481 4 26,051 58 HIGHWOOD 23,519 3,223 5,568 2,566 2,046 1,621 1,722 3,807 1,388 4,045 2,932 28,918 9,020 89 791 16,166 680 4 26,750 59 INNISFAIL-SYLVAN LAKE 24,087 3,466 4,898 3,116 2,729 2,524 3,175 3,061 1,665 4,418 2,887 31,939 9,771 16 628 18,693 784 1 29,893 60 LAC LA BICHE-ST. PAUL 18,451 2,517 3,165 2,683 2,054 2,127 2,142 1,897 1,483 3,417 1,924 23,409 7,447 262 799 13,529 510 0 22,547 61 LACOMBE-PONOKA 26,373 4,154 4,604 3,582 2,859 2,729 3,293 2,977 1,900 4,681 2,756 33,535 10,445 12 1,730 14,305 957 1 27,450 62 LEDUC-BEAUMONT-DEVON 27,025 4,549 4,416 3,611 2,433 2,414 2,905 2,643 2,149 5,143 3,215 33,478 10,701 20 1,050 16,303 1,193 1 29,268 63 LESSER SLAVE LAKE 19,259 1,850 2,324 1,310 1,364 1,335 1,388 1,513 947 2,431 1,539 16,001 5,002 115 548 18,653 282 0 24,600 64 LETHBRIDGE-EAST 26,430 2,323 3,586 3,179 2,528 2,212 2,525 2,027 2,876 2,921 2,094 26,271 9,576 15 1,279 10,901 1,934 8 23,713 65 LETHBRIDGE-WEST 24,471 2,169 3,233 2,946 2,263 1,905 2,205 1,970 2,741 2,906 2,043 24,381 8,444 19 962 12,844 1,729 2 24,000 66 LITTLE BOW 19,835 2,184 3,805 2,771 1,992 1,648 1,843 2,028 1,442 2,861 1,892 22,466 7,419 31 1,069 17,577 503 1 26,600 67 LIVINGSTONE-MACLEOD 22,361 2,606 3,969 2,762 2,461 2,022 2,180 2,271 1,477 2,972 2,061 24,781 8,051 189 1,033 13,835 732 10 23,850 68 MEDICINE HAT 25,746 2,256 3,420 2,230 1,780 1,607 1,972 2,215 1,249 3,427 2,245 22,401 7,802 3 1,248 21,879 1,567 1 32,500 69 OLDS-DIDSBURY-THREE HILLS 21,718 3,439 6,517 3,483 2,816 2,263 2,500 3,687 1,478 4,721 2,969 33,873 10,966 178 719 12,225 512 0 24,600 70 PEACE RIVER 17,142 1,618 1,957 1,515 1,078 1,071 1,198 1,280 1,009 2,125 1,469 14,320 4,375 35 528 11,075 333 3 16,349 71 RED DEER-NORTH 22,419 1,986 2,520 2,238 2,129 2,048 2,775 1,727 1,498 2,760 1,720 21,401 6,935 77 885 17,394 881 1 26,173 72 RED DEER-SOUTH 27,486 2,865 3,708 3,068 2,438 2,257 3,192 2,376 1,955 3,837 2,439 28,135 8,963 31 1,773 17,045 1,480 6 29,298 73 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE 21,587 2,881 4,255 2,996 2,082 2,063 2,409 2,748 1,444 3,961 2,461 27,300 8,864 15 686 17,099 636 0 27,300 74 SHERWOOD PARK 26,501 4,214 4,383 4,320 2,712 2,594 3,154 2,617 2,904 6,044 3,289 36,231 11,894 21 1,389 17,713 1,877 4 32,898 75 SPRUCE GROVE-STURGEON-ST. ALBERT 27,709 4,466 3,914 4,282 2,351 2,538 3,007 2,455 2,526 5,344 2,960 33,843 10,999 10 890 20,927 1,769 5 34,600 76 ST. ALBERT 28,872 3,655 3,823 4,464 2,500 2,571 2,864 2,304 2,912 5,411 2,737 33,241 10,863 42 1,969 8,712 2,310 4 23,900 77 STONY PLAIN 26,086 5,469 3,684 3,783 2,591 2,690 2,978 2,322 2,173 4,753 2,364 32,807 10,827 19 796 13,844 961 3 26,450 78 STRATHCONA 27,983 3,887 3,933 3,765 2,354 2,285 2,686 2,343 2,266 4,874 2,789 31,182 10,281 167 862 22,239 1,046 5 34,600 79 STRATHMORE-BROOKS 25,686 2,949 4,999 2,546 1,972 1,598 1,957 3,160 1,271 3,754 2,651 26,857 8,361 26 375 19,657 530 1 28,950
26 Chief Electoral Officer SENATE NOMINEE ELECTION Senatorial Selection Act Alberta (Section 21) TABULATION OF OFFICIAL RESULTS Official Results - Provincial (Ballots spoiled by electors andreturned to Total Number of Names onList of Electors Name, political affiliation and number of votes polled for EACH candidate in the order that they appeared on the ballot PC CLIFF BREITKREUZ PC BROWNBERT IND LINK BYFIELD AA GOUGH VANCE AA GARY HORAN AA MICHAEL ROTH PC JIM SILYE IND SINDLINGER TOM PC BETTY UNGER PC DAVID USHERWOOD Number of Ballots Sent to Each Poll Each to Sent Ballots of Number (Total of Columns 3, 4, 5, 6, 7& 8) (Unused ballots returned to RO) (Ballots deposited inballot box electors whodeclined to vote) Removed from Polling Place Number of Ballots Not Used (Ballots returned to DRO by Number of Rejected Ballots Number of Declined Ballots (including those sworn inat Number of Spoiled Ballots but not counted as valid) (From Statement of Poll) (Total of Columns A - J) Number of Valid Ballots advance & pollingday) Number of Votes Cast Number of Ballots DRO)
ED Electoral Division 1 A BCDEFGH I J 2 345 6 789 80 VERMILION-LLOYDMINSTER 21,796 2,702 3,565 2,296 1,878 1,890 2,183 2,181 1,090 3,469 2,202 23,456 7,432 69 1,166 18,297 480 1 27,445 81 WEST YELLOWHEAD 17,706 4,004 2,125 2,025 1,415 1,434 1,540 1,506 1,352 2,758 1,628 19,787 6,722 142 701 13,718 663 4 21,950 82 WETASKIWIN-CAMROSE 24,198 4,092 4,032 2,879 2,020 1,967 2,399 2,275 1,533 4,064 2,396 27,657 8,880 111 1,496 15,497 814 2 26,800 83 WHITECOURT-STE. ANNE 20,681 5,610 2,649 2,373 2,081 2,026 2,221 1,646 1,286 3,254 1,907 25,053 8,716 10 434 15,666 519 7 25,352 TOTAL 2,001,287 241,306 312,041 238,751 167,770 156,175 176,339 217,857 161,082 311,964 193,056 2,176,341 714,709 8,303 85,937 1,390,053 84,643 479 2,284,124
AA: Alberta Alliance Party IND: Independent PC: Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
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Statements of Official Results
The following poll-by-poll results have been taken directly from the Statements of Official Results completed by Returning Officers in the 83 electoral divisions across the province.
Poll-by-poll results include the number of valid votes cast for each candidate, along with the number of valid, spoiled, declined and rejected ballots.