Alberta Electoral Boundary Re-distribution, 2004
From 2004–2012, electoral laws in Alberta, Canada fixed the number of legislature seats at 83. Prior to the 26th general election, the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission was given the task of re-distributing the province's electoral divisions. In February 2003, the Commission recommended 83 divisions as follows:
No. | Name | Pop. | Var. to Prov. Avg. | Var. to Cat. Avg. |
1 | Dunvegan-Central Peace | 24,202 | N/A | |
2 | Calgary-Bow | 39,604 | 5.10% | |
3 | Calgary-Buffalo | 39,357 | 9.50% | 4.40% |
4 | Calgary-Cross | 39,524 | 9.90% | 4.90% |
5 | Calgary-Currie | 39,340 | 9.40% | 4.40% |
6 | Calgary-East | 38,655 | 7.50% | 2.60% |
7 | Calgary-Egmont | 37,423 | 4.10% | |
8 | Calgary-Elbow | 38,906 | 8.20% | 3.20% |
9 | Calgary-Fish Creek | 36,457 | 1.40% | |
10 | Calgary-Foothills | 36,415 | 1.30% | |
11 | Calgary-Fort | 39,155 | 8.90% | 3.90% |
12 | Calgary-Glenmore | 37,770 | 5.10% | 0.20% |
13 | Calgary-Hays | 36,258 | 0.90% | |
14 | Calgary-Lougheed | 36,702 | 2.10% | |
15 | Calgary-Mackay | 37,803 | 5.20% | 0.30% |
16 | Calgary-McCall | 36,458 | 1.40% | |
17 | Calgary-Montrose | 39,276 | 9.20% | 4.20% |
18 | Calgary-Mountain View | 39,586 | 5.10% | |
19 | Calgary-North Hill | 38,465 | 7.00% | 2.10% |
20 | Calgary-North West | 39,246 | 9.20% | 4.20% |
21 | Calgary-Nose Hill | 38,622 | 7.40% | 2.50% |
22 | Calgary-Shaw | 35,966 | 0.00% | |
23 | Calgary-Varsity | 39,691 | 5.30% | |
24 | Calgary-West | 38,187 | 6.20% | 1.30% |
25 | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | 37,797 | 5.10% | 0.30% |
26 | Edmonton-Calder | 37,190 | 3.40% | |
27 | Edmonton-Castle Downs | 37,570 | 4.50% | |
28 | Edmonton-Centre | 35,096 | ||
29 | Edmonton-Decore | 35,570 | ||
30 | Edmonton-Ellerslie | 35,707 | ||
31 | Edmonton-Glenora | 36,766 | 2.30% | |
32 | Edmonton-Gold Bar | 37,052 | 3.10% | |
33 | Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | 38,418 | 6.90% | 2.00% |
34 | Edmonton Jasper Place | 36,483 | 1.50% | |
35 | Edmonton Manning | 37,410 | 4.10% | |
36 | Edmonton McClung | 38,266 | 6.40% | 1.50% |
37 | Edmonton Mill Creek | 36,545 | 1.70% | |
38 | Edmonton-Mill Woods | 38,339 | 6.60% | 1.70% |
39 | Edmonton Riverview | 37,059 | 3.10% | |
40 | Edmonton Rutherford | 36,420 | 1.30% | |
41 | Edmonton-Strathcona | 37,014 | 3.00% | |
42 | Edmonton-Whitemud | 37,402 | 4.00% | |
43 | Airdrie-Chestermere | 37,651 | 4.70% | 5.70% |
44 | Athabasca-Redwater | 34,772 | 4.70% | |
45 | Banff-Cochrane | 35,593 | ||
46 | Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | 35,086 | 5.60% | |
47 | Battle River-Wainwright | 31,042 | ||
48 | Bonnyville-Cold Lake | 31,289 | ||
49 | Drayton Valley-Calmar | 34,279 | 3.20% | |
50 | Cardston-Taber-Warner | 31,755 | ||
51 | Cypress-Medicine Hat | 31,513 | ||
52 | Drumheller-Stettler | 33,483 | 0.80% | |
53 | Foothills-Rocky View | 33,397 | 0.60% | |
54 | Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | 36,172 | 0.60% | 1.50% |
55 | Grande Prairie Smoky | 36,178 | 0.60% | 1.60% |
56 | Grande Prairie Wapiti | 32,987 | ||
57 | Highwood | 31,410 | ||
58 | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | 36,076 | 0.30% | 8.60% |
59 | Lac La Biche-St. Paul | 35,230 | 6.10% | |
60 | Lacombe-Ponoka | 35,065 | 5.60% | |
61 | Leduc-Beaumont-Devon | 37,378 | 4.00% | 4.90% |
62 | Lesser Slave Lake | 27,731 | ||
63 | Lethbridge East | 34,684 | ||
64 | Lethbridge West | 32,695 | ||
65 | Little Bow | 32,897 | ||
66 | Livingstone-Macleod | 33,534 | 1.00% | |
67 | Medicine Hat | 35,889 | 0.70% | |
68 | Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | 32,738 | ||
69 | Peace River | 31,655 | ||
70 | Red Deer North | 36,115 | 0.50% | 1.40% |
71 | Red Deer South | 36,424 | 1.30% | 2.30% |
72 | Rocky Mountain House | 33,313 | 0.30% | |
73 | Sherwood Park | 35,360 | ||
74 | Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | 37,216 | 3.50% | 4.50% |
75 | St. Albert | 39,160 | 8.90% | 9.90% |
76 | Stony Plain | 37,410 | 4.10% | |
77 | Strathcona | 36,435 | 1.30% | 2.30% |
78 | Strathmore-Brooks | 38,140 | 6.10% | 7.10% |
79 | Vermilion-Lloydminster | 30,675 | ||
80 | West Yellowhead | 29,349 | ||
81 | Wetaskiwin-Camrose | 37,750 | 5.00% | 6.00% |
82 | Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | 32,251 | ||
83 | Wood Buffalo | 42,971 |
As a result of the re-distribution, Calgary gained two seats. Edmonton lost one seat, and one special consideration division was eliminated. Dunvegan is the sole remaining "special" division - due to its isolation it is allowed to have a population below 75% of the provincial average. Lesser Slave Lake is now considered to be a standard rural division as its boundaries were re-drawn so that its population is slightly above 75% of the provincial average. One urbanized division outside Calgary and Edmonton was added, and two rural seats were eliminated.