# Redwater-Andrew

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 | George Topolnisky | Progressive Conservative |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | George Topolnisky | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | George Topolnisky | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Steve Zarusky | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Steve Zarusky | Progressive Conservative |
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,516 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 35 |
| Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | 8,920 | 73.44% |
| | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,724 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 44 |
| Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | 8,513 | 67.76% | -5.68% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,510 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 32 |
| Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | 10,636 | 70.91% | +3.15% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,690 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 |
| Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | 11,599 | 75.05% | +4.14% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,590 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 13 |
| Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | 12,820 | 59.31% | -15.74% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,250 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 14 |
| Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | Registered electors & turnout | 12,493 | 66.15% | +6.84% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.04% |