Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
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Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The largest district in terms of both land mass and population, this district includes most of the North East Alberta and borders Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories The main communities are Fort McMurray, and Fort Chipewyan in the north, along the north shore of Lake Athabasca. The district also includes the gigantic Wood Buffalo National Park. This district is home to the oil sands and is helping drive the Alberta economy.
The district was created in the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004 to encompass the entire regional municipality of Wood Buffalo. Prior to 2004, the community of Fort McMurray was an electoral district in its own right and the rest of the municipality was part of Athabasca-Wabasca. The recorded population of 42,971 is more than 20% above the provincial average.
Thebacha district in the Northwest Territories borders to the north. Deh Cho district in the Northwest Territories borders on the northwest corner. Athabasca district in Saskatchewan borders to the east. Lac La Biche-St. Paul borders to the south. Lesser Slave Lake and Peace River border to the west.
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[edit] Demographics
Total Population (2006 Census)
64,441 '
55.2% Male
44.8% Female
21.4% Married
45.3% Single never married
Population by age
- 0-4 6.8%
- 5-19 21.2%
- 20-24 9.0%
- 25-44 36.9%
- 45-64 24.4%
- 65-74 1.4%
- 75+ 0.4%
[edit] Local issues
- Labour Shortage in the oil patch
- Environment concerns from oil activity
- Housing shortage in Fort McMurray
- Cost of Housing in Fort McMurray
- Labour Shortage in the service sector
- Highway 63 in need of upgrades
[edit] Current riding associations
4 Associations Registered with Elections Alberta
- Alberta Alliance President Eugene Eklund
- Liberal, President ??
- NDP, President ??
- Progressive Conservative, President Jim Moore
[edit] Election results 2004
| 2004 Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Progressive Conservative | Guy Boutilier | 4,429 | 63.21% | |
| Liberal | Russell Collicott | 1,800 | 25.69% | |
| N.D.P. | Dave Malka | 460 | 6.57% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Eugene Eklund | 224 | 3.20% | |
| Independent | Reginald Normore | 94 | 1.33% | |
[edit] 2004 Senator in waiting district results
| 2004 Senator in Waiting Results: Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Rank |
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| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 2,553 | 16% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 2,221 | 14% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 1,882 | 12% | 3 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 1,686 | 10% | 6 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 1,498 | 9% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 1,353 | 8% | 5 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 1,334 | 8% | 7 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,228 | 8% | 9 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 1,175 | 7% | 8 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 1,174 | 7% | 10 | |
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
[edit] Alberta Student Vote 2004
On November 19th 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools of all types, to parallel the 2004 Election results and to educate students about the electoral process. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 ridings.
[edit] Participating schools in Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
- Beacon Hill School
- Dr. K.A. Clark School
- Father Mercredi Catholic High School
- Fort McMurray Christian School
- Fort McMurray Composite High School
- Timberlea Public School
[edit] Student Vote 2004 Results
| 2004 Student Vote Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Progressive Conservative | Guy Boutilier | 400 | 38.1% | |
| N.D.P. | Dave Malka | 224 | 21.4% | |
| Independent | Reginald Normore | 199 | 19.0% | |
| Liberal | Russell Collicott | 163 | 18.7% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Eugene Eklund | 63 | 6.0% | |
[edit] External links
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Demographics for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
- Riding Map for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Student Vote Alberta 2004
