Vermilion-Viking was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993.[1]
 Alberta electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1971 |
| District abolished | 1993 |
| First contested | 1971 |
| Last contested | 1989 |
Vermilion-Viking is named for the Town of Vermilion and the Town of Viking.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
edit| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vermilion-Viking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Vermilion electoral district from 1905-1971 | ||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Ashley H. Cooper | Social Credit | |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Tom Lysons | Progressive Conservative | |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | |||
| 20th | 1982–1986 | |||
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Steve West | ||
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | |||
| See Vermilion-Lloydminster electoral district from 1993-2019 and Vegreville-Viking electoral district from 1993-2004 |
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Electoral history
edit1971
edit| 1971 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | Ashley H. Cooper | 2,420 | 46.91% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Newcomb | 2,232 | 43.26% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Harry Yaremchuk | 507 | 9.83% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,159 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 25 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 6,623 | 78.27% | – | |||||
| Social Credit pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1975
edit| 1975 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Lysons | 2,731 | 54.36% | 11.09% | ||||
| Social Credit | Angus MacMillan | 1,274 | 25.36% | -21.55% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ken Jaremco | 1,019 | 20.28% | 10.46% | ||||
| Total | 5,024 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 24 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 6,630 | 76.14% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | 12.68% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1979
edit| 1979 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Lysons | 3,292 | 51.65% | -2.71% | ||||
| Social Credit | Doug Livingstone | 2,087 | 32.74% | 7.38% | ||||
| New Democratic | Grant Bergman | 877 | 13.76% | -6.52% | ||||
| Liberal | Ralph A. Wilson | 118 | 1.85% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,374 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 8,972 | 71.04% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.05% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1982
edit| 1982 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Lysons | 4,357 | 58.38% | 6.73% | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Richard Van Ee | 1,742 | 23.34% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Grant Bergman | 1,205 | 16.15% | 2.39% | ||||
| Social Credit | Patrick (Pat) Moore | 159 | 2.13% | -30.61% | ||||
| Total | 7,463 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 23 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 9,475 | 79.01% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 8.07% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1986
edit| 1986 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve West | 4,228 | 71.67% | 13.29% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mervin Stephenson | 1,671 | 28.33% | 12.18% | ||||
| Total | 5,899 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 10,963 | 54.05% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 4.15% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1989
edit| 1989 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve West | 4,086 | 63.68% | -7.99% | ||||
| Liberal | Greg Michaud | 1,252 | 19.51% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Grant Bergman | 1,078 | 16.80% | -11.53% | ||||
| Total | 6,416 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 25 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 10,711 | 60.13% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 0.41% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
See also
edit- List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
- Vermilion, Alberta, a town in Alberta
- Viking, Alberta, a town in Alberta
References
edit- ^ "Election results for Vermilion-Viking". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
Further reading
edit- Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.