Redwater-Andrew

Redwater-Andrew

Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created	1971
District abolished	1993
First contested	1971
Last contested	1989

Redwater-Andrew was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1971 to 1993.

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Redwater-Andrew

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
See Redwater 1940-1971 and Willingdon-Two Hills 1963-1971
17th	1971–1975		George Topolnisky	Progressive Conservative
18th	1975–1979
19th	1979–1982
20th	1982–1986
21st	1986–1989		Steve Zarusky
22nd	1989–1993
See Redwater and Vegreville-Viking 1993-2004

Boundary history

Redwater-Andrew was created in 1971 from most of the Redwater district, including the communities of Redwater and Smoky Lake, and a part of Willingdon-Two Hills south of the North Saskatchewan River. In 1986 it gained a portion of Clover Bar, including Lamont, and lost some territory to Westlock-Sturgeon. In 1993 the bulk of its area was redistributed to Redwater and Vegreville-Viking, with smaller portions going to Lac La Biche-St. Paul and Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan.

Representation history

Despite two-term Social Credit MLA for Redwater Michael Senych running in the new constituency, it was picked up by Progressive Conservative George Topolnisky by a wide margin in the 1971 election, which saw his party sweep to power. Topolinsky held the seat for four terms, despite healthy challenges by the New Democrats. Michael Senych also attempted to re-take the seat twice, as an independent in 1982 and with the Representative Party in 1986.

When Topolinsky retired in 1986, Steve Zarusky held the seat for the PCs despite a strong NDP performance. He was re-elected in 1989, and the district was abolished at the end of his second term. He ran unsuccessfully in the re-constituted Redwater district.

Election results

1970s

1971 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	George Topolnisky	3,277	50.29%
	Social Credit	Michael Senych	2,271	34.85%
	New Democratic	Norman Flach	968	14.86%
Total valid votes			6,516
Rejected, spoiled and declined			35
Registered electors & turnout			8,920	73.44%
	Progressive Conservative pickup new district.

1975 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	George Topolnisky	3,784	66.11%	+15.82%
	New Democratic	Graham Crosbie	1,824	31.87%	+17.01%
	Communist	Neil Stenberg	116	2.03%
Total valid votes			5,724
Rejected, spoiled and declined			44
Registered electors & turnout			8,513	67.76%	-5.68%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-0.60%

1979 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	George Topolnisky	3,945	52.53%	-13.58%
	New Democratic	Steve Leskiw	2,870	38.22%	+6.35%
	Social Credit	Erwin Hannig	547	7.28%
	Liberal	Rudolph Pisesky	148	1.97%
Total valid votes			7,510
Rejected, spoiled and declined			32
Registered electors & turnout			10,636	70.91%	+3.15%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-9.97%

1980s

1982 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	George Topolnisky	4,438	51.07%	-1.46%
	New Democratic	Steve Leskiw	2,507	28.85%	-9.37%
	Western Canada Concept	Roger Pullishy	1,121	12.90%
	Independent	Michael Senych	467	5.37%
	Liberal	Lawrence McCallum	157	1.81%	-0.16%
Total valid votes			8,690
Rejected, spoiled and declined			15
Registered electors & turnout			11,599	75.05%	+4.14%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+3.96%

1986 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Zarusky	3,539	46.63%	-4.44%
	New Democratic	Denis Bobocel	2,761	36.38%	+7.53%
	Representative	Michael Senych	981	12.92%
	Liberal	Adrianus Kuiper	309	4.07%	+2.26%
Total valid votes			7,590
Rejected, spoiled and declined			13
Registered electors & turnout			12,820	59.31%	-15.74%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-5.99%

1989 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Zarusky	4,366	52.92%	+6.29%
	New Democratic	Chris Ewasiuk	2,359	28.59%	-7.79%
	Liberal	Dennis Holowaychuk	1,525	18.48%	+14.41%
Total valid votes			8,250
Rejected, spoiled and declined			14
Registered electors & turnout			12,493	66.15%	+6.84%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+7.04%

See also

• List of Alberta provincial electoral districts

Further reading

• 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.

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta