Banff-Cochrane
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Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here.
The cost of living is significantly high especially in Canmore where there is a struggle to fill low wage service sector jobs, due to the high cost of living. Bears and wildlife encounters are also common in this riding, requireing extra attention to waste disposal. The area also has lots of ski resorts, a number of ranchers and farmers also make their home in the Alberta Foothills.
The riding was first created in 1940 out of the north half of the old Rocky Mountain riding, and the Cochrane riding. From 1975 to 1979 the riding was re-named Banff but was later reversed.
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[edit] Riding history
From 1940 to 1971, this riding was considered a swing riding, that carried over from Rocky Mountain, electing Indepedents and small parties. Since Clarence Copithorne crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservative Party in 1971, this riding has become a strong hold, but opposition parties typically get higher vote percents compared to other rural Alberta districts.
[edit] Members elected
| Member | Party | Elected | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Laut | Independent | 1940 | 1944 | ||
| Arthur Wray | Social Credit, Independent Social Credit | 1944 | 1952 | ||
| Lea Leavitt | Social Credit | 1952 | 1955 | ||
| Frank Gainer | Coalition | 1955 | 1967 | ||
| Clarence Copithorne | Independent, Progressive Conservative | 1967 | 1975 | ||
| Greg Stevens | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 1989 | ||
| Brian Evans | Progressive Conservative | 1989 | 1997 | ||
| Janis Tarchuk | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | present | ||
[edit] Election results
[edit] 1997 - 2004
[edit] 1986 - 1993
[edit] 1979 - 1982
[edit] 1963 - 1971
[edit] 1952 - 1959
[edit] 1944 - 1948 Single Transferable Vote
[edit] 1940
[edit] Plebiscite district results
[edit] 1971 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
District data from the 1971 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
| Do you favour province-wide Daylight Saving Time? | |||
| For | Against | ||
| 4,034 59.46% | 2,750 40.54% | ||
| Province wide result: Passed | |||
[edit] 1967 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
District data from the 1967 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
| Do you favour province-wide Daylight Saving Time? | |||
| For | Against | ||
| 2,323 48.17% | 2,499 51.82% | ||
| Province wide result: Failed | |||
[edit] 1957 Liquor Plebiscite
District data for the 1957 Alberta Liquor Plebiscite
| First Question: asked Province wide. | |
|---|---|
| Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote? | |
| For | Against |
| 2,313 78.81% | 622 21.19% |
| Province wide results: Passed | |
| Second Question: Asked to Banff-Cochrane constituents residing in the Calgary city limits | |
| Should mixed drinking be allowed in beer palours in Edmonton and Calgary and the surrounding areas? | |
| For | Against |
| ? ?% | ? ?% |
| Province wide results: Passed | |
Note: 2875 Voters in Banff-Cochrane, Cloverbar and Gliechen voted in Favor while 238 voted against for mixed drinking. Break down will be available soon.
[edit] 1948 Electrification Plebiscite
District data for the 1948 Electrification Plebiscite
| Option A | Option B |
|---|---|
| Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being continued by the Power Companies? | Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being made a publicly owned utility administered by the Alberta Government Power Commission? |
| 2,624 64.31% | 1,456 35.69% |
| Province wide result: Option A passed. | |
[edit] Floor crossings
- 1946 Arthur Wray leaves Social Credit to become Independent Social Credit.
- April 15 1971: Clarence Copithorne gives up Independent status and joins the Progressive Conservative Party.
[edit] External links and references
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Demographics for Banff-Cochrane
- Current Riding Map Banff-Cochrane
- Map of Banff-Cochrane prior to 2004
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Student Vote Alberta 2004
- Alberta Heritage Election results 1905 - 2001 and riding distribution data.
- Elections Alberta Election 2004, Senatorial Results and by-election data.
- Plebiscite district results: History of Alberta Elections 1905 - 1982, published by Elections Alberta.
