Spruce Grove-Stony Plain

Spruce Grove-Stony Plain is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
Alberta electoral district
Spruce Grove-Stony Plain within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Searle Turton
United Conservative
District created2017
First contested2019
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]51,267
Area (km²)68.5
Pop. density (per km²)748.4
Census division(s)11
Census subdivision(s)Spruce Grove, Stony Plain

Geography

The district is located west of Edmonton, containing the City of Spruce Grove and the Town of Stony Plain. The district boundaries match the municipal boundaries of the two communities. It is bisected by Highway 16A and bordered by the Yellowhead Highway to the North.

History
Members for Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
Assembly Years Member Party
See Spruce Grove-St. Albert 2012-2019
and Stony Plain 1905-2019
30th 2019–2023 Searle Turton United Conservative
31st 2023–

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Spruce Grove-St. Albert and Stony Plain, creating a district that is well above the provincial average in population. The Commission reasoned this was preferable to placing part of either community in a neighbouring district.[2]

Electoral results

2023 general election
2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeSearle Turton14,36556.99-2.36
New DemocraticChantal Saramaga-McKenzie10,19740.45+11.10
GreenDaniel Birrell4221.67–
Solidarity MovementDarlene Clarke2230.88–
Total 25,20799.57–
Rejected and declined 1080.43
Turnout 25,31561.52
Eligible voters 41,150
United Conservative hold Swing -6.73
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[3]

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeSearle Turton15,84359.35%11.15%
New DemocraticErin Babcock7,83629.36%12.38%
Alberta PartyIvan G. Boles2,5979.73%4.58%
Alberta IndependenceJody Crocker4171.56%–
Total 26,693––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 477716
Eligible electors / turnout 37,29671.74%–
United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "82 - Spruce Grove-Stony Plain, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 399–403. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015 general election
Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
Party Votes %
New Democratic7,73841.74
Progressive Conservative4,69925.35
Wildrose4,23622.85
Alberta Party9555.15
Liberal6833.68
Green2281.23

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. "Final Report" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. October 1, 2017. p. 57.
  3. "82 - Spruce Grove-Stony Plain". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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