Chestermere-Strathmore
Alberta electoral district
Chestermere-Strathmore within the Calgary Metropolitan Region (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Chantelle de Jonge
United Conservative
District created2017
First contested2019
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]48,203
Area (km²)1,582
Pop. density (per km²)30.5
Census division(s)5, 6
Census subdivision(s)Chestermere, Rocky View, Strathmore, Wheatland

Chestermere-Strathmore is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district will be one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election, and won by Leela Aheer of the United Conservative Party.

Geography

The district is located east of Calgary, containing the City of Chestermere, the Town of Strathmore and sections of Rocky View County and Wheatland County. Its borders are formed by the City of Calgary to the west, the Bow River to the south, Highway 564 to the north, and RR242, RR 241 west of Namaka, and Siksika 146 to the east.

History

Members for Chestermere-Strathmore
Assembly Years Member Party
See Chestermere-Rocky View 2012-2019 and
Strathmore-Brooks 1997-2019
30th 2019–2023 Leela Aheer United Conservative
31st 2023– Chantelle de Jonge United Conservative

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Strathmore-Brooks and Chestermere-Rocky View, completely reorganizing the ridings surrounding Calgary to reflect the rapid growth in the area.[2]

Leela Aheer stood down at the 2023 Alberta general election and was succeeded by Chantelle de Jonge.[3]

Electoral results

2023

2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Chantelle de Jonge 15,362 69.68 +1.20
New Democratic Raj Jessel 6,119 27.75 +12.15
Alberta Independence Kerry Lambert 264 1.20 +0.60
Independent Terry Nicholls 258 1.17 +0.68
Solidarity Movement Jed Laboucane 45 0.20 –
Total 22,048 99.29 –
Rejected and declined 158 0.71
Turnout 22,206 58.18
Eligible voters 38,167
United Conservative hold Swing -5.47
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[4]

2019

2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Leela Sharon Aheer 15,612 68.48 -3.57
New Democratic Melissa Langmaid 3,558 15.61 -2.69
Freedom Conservative Derek Fildebrandt 1,683 7.38 –
Alberta Party Jason Avramenko 1,460 6.40 +5.49
Liberal Sharon L. Howe 238 1.04 +0.46
Alberta Independence Roger Dean Walker 136 0.60 –
Independent Terry Nicholls 112 0.49 –
Total 22,799 99.25 –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 173 0.75
Turnout 22,972 67.12
Eligible voters 34,226
United Conservative notional hold Swing -0.44
Source(s)
Source: "56 - Chestermere-Strathmore, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 243–248. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015

Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
Wildrose 7,402 44.67
Progressive Conservative 4,537 27.38
New Democratic 3,031 18.29
Green 301 1.82
Alberta Party 152 0.92
Liberal 96 0.58
Others 1,052 6.35
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ "Final Report" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. October 1, 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Chestermere-Strathmore | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "56 - Chestermere-Strathmore". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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