# Whitecourt-Ste. Anne

Whitecourt-Ste. Anne 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 1993 to 2019.
Communities within the boundaries of the Whitecourt-Ste. Anne electoral district include Mayerthorpe, Onoway and Whitecourt.

## History

The district was created in 1993 from the previous Whitecourt, Stony Plain and a portion of Barrhead electoral districts.
The 2010 electoral boundary re-distribution saw land north of Alberta Highway 16 from within Stony Plain transferred to this district.

### Boundary history

83 Whitecourt-Ste. Anne 2003 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | Grande Prairie-Smoky, West Yellowhead | Drayton Valley-Calmar, Stony Plain |
| riding map goes here | riding map goes here | | |
| Legal description from Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1 ||||
| Starting at the intersection of the east boundary of Rge. 14 W5 and the north boundary of Twp. 63; then 1. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 11 W5; 2. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 60; 3. east along the north boundary to the right bank of the Athabasca River; 4. upstream along the right bank to the east boundary of Rge. 9 W5; 5. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 59; 6. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 32, Twp. 59, Rge. 7 W5; 7. south along the east boundary of Secs. 32 and 29 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Sec. 21 in the Twp.; 8. east along the north boundary of Secs. 21, 22, 23 and 24 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Secs. 19, 20 and 21 in Twp. 59, Rge. 6 W5 to the east boundary of Sec. 21 in the Twp.; 9. south along the east boundary of Secs. 21, 16, 9 and 4 in the Twp. and Secs. 33 and 28 in Twp. 58 to the north boundary of Sec. 22 in Twp. 58, Rge. 6 W5; 10. east along the north boundary of Sec. 22 to the east boundary of Sec. 22; 11. south along the east boundary of Secs. 22, 15, 10 and 3 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 57; 12. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 31, Twp. 57, Rge. 5 W5; 13. south along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 31, 30, 19 and 18 in the Twp. to the right bank of the Pembina River; 14. downstream along the right bank of the Pembina River to the north boundary of Twp. 57; 15. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 34, Twp. 57, Rge. 3 W5; 16. south along the east boundary of Secs. 34, 27 and 22 in the Twp. to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 23 in the Twp.; 17. east along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 23 and 24 in the Twp. to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 24; 18. south along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 24 and 13 in the Twp. to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 13; 19. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 3 W5; 20. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 7, Twp. 57, Rge. 2 W5; 21. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of the west half of the Sec. 7; 22. south along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 7 and 6 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 56; 23. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 2 W5; 24. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 19 in Twp. 56, Rge. 1 W5; 25. east along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 19, 20, 21 and 22 in the Twp. to the east boundary of Sec. 22; 26. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 14 in the Twp.; 27. east along the north boundary of Sec. 14 to the Alexander Indian Reserve No. 134; 28. south along the Alexander Indian Reserve No. 134 to the north shore of Sandy Lake at its intersection with the east boundary of Sec. 35, Twp. 55, Rge. 1 W5; 29. south along the east boundary of Secs. 35, 26, 23, 14, 11 and 2 in Twp. 55 and the east boundary of Secs. 35, 26, 23 and 14 in Twp. 54 to the north boundary of Sec. 11 in the Twp. 54 (Highway 633); 30. west along Highway 633 to the east boundary of Sec. 7 in Twp. 54 Rge. 1 W5; 31. south along the east boundary of Secs. 7 and 6 in the Twp. and the east boundary of Secs. 31 and 30 in Twp. 53, Rge. 1 W5 to the north boundary of Sec. 19 in the Twp.; 32. west along the north boundary of Sec. 19 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Secs. 24, 23, 22 and 21 in Twp. 53, Rge. 2 W5 to the east boundary of Sec. 29 in the Twp.; 33. north along the east boundary of Sec. 29 to the north boundary of Sec. 29; 34. west along the north boundary of Secs. 29 and 30 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Secs. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 in Twp. 53, Rges. 3 and 4 W5 and the north boundary of Secs. 25, 26, 27 and 28 in Twp. 53, Rge. 5 W5 to the east boundary of Sec. 32 in the Twp.; 35. north along the boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 53; 36. west along the north boundary to the west shore of Isle Lake; 37. in a generally southwesterly direction along the west bank to the east boundary of Sec. 28 in Twp. 53, Rge. 6 W5; 38. north along the east boundary of Secs. 28 and 33 in the Twp. and the east boundary of Secs. 4, 9, 16, 21, 28 and 33 in Twp. 54, Rge. 6 W5 to the north boundary of Twp. 54; 39. west along the north boundary to the right bank of the Pembina River; 40. upstream along the right bank to the north boundary of Twp. 50; 41. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 16 W5; 42. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 57; 43. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 18 W5; 44. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 58; 45. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 19 W5; 46. north along the east boundary to the right bank of the Athabasca River; 47. downstream along the right bank to the east boundary of Rge. 16 W5; 48. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 61; 49. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 15 W5; 50. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 62; 51. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 14 W5; 52. north along the east boundary to the starting point. ||||
| Note: ||||
87 Whitecourt-Ste. Anne 2010 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock and Grande Prairie-Smoky | Spruce Grove-St. Albert | West Yellowhead | Drayton Valley-Devon and Stony Plain |
| Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution ||||

### Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Whitecourt-Ste. Anne :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Stony Plain 1905–1993 and Whitecourt 1971–1993 |||||
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Peter Trynchy | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1997–2001 | Peter Trynchy | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 2001–2004 | George VanderBurg | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 2004–2008 | George VanderBurg | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | George VanderBurg | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 2012–2015 | George VanderBurg | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 2015–2019 | Oneil Carlier | New Democrat |
| See Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland and West Yellowhead 2019– |||||
The electoral district was created in 1993 primarily from the districts of Whitecourt and Stony Plain. Long-time Progressive Conservative incumbent Peter Trynchy, who had been in the legislature since 1971 and held numerous cabinet portfolios, ran for re-election that year. Trynchy faced a tough fight to keep his seat from Liberal candidate Jurgen Preugschas. Trynchy ran for his final term in office in the 1997 election. He won a large majority to easily retain his seat.
The second member to represent the riding is George VanderBurg. He was elected to his first term with a landslide majority in the 2001 general election. He won a second term with a greatly reduced margin in the 2004 general election. VanderBurg was appointed to a cabinet portfolio in the Alberta government for the first time in 2006. He won his third term in office with a larger margin against Senator-in-waiting Link Byfield in the 2008 general election. In the 2012 general election, he retained his seat for a fourth term in office by a narrow margin over the Wildrose candidate, Maryann Chichak.
VanderBurg lost the seat in the 2015 general election to Oneil Carlier of the NDP, falling to third place behind Wildrose candidate John Bos. Following his election victory, Carlier was named Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the new government.

## Legislative election results
### 1993

vte1993 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Trynchy | 5,600 | 48.23% | – |
| | Liberal | Jurgen Preugschas | 4,310 | 37.12% | – |
| | New Democratic | Connie Oskoboiny | 912 | 7.86% | – |
| | Social Credit | Earle Cunningham | 570 | 4.91% | – |
| | Independent | Walter Bllznicenko | 218 | 1.88% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,610 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 30 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 18,285 | 63.66% | – |
| | 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. |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1997

vte1997 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Trynchy | 5,759 | 54.33% | 6.10% |
| | Liberal | Sara Lynn Burrough | 2,954 | 27.87% | -9.26% |
| | Social Credit | Earle Cunningham | 1,183 | 11.16% | 6.25% |
| | New Democratic | Chauncey Featherstone | 704 | 6.64% | -1.21% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,600 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 42 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 18,970 | 56.10% | -7.56% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 7.68% |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2001

vte2001 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Vanderburg | 7,579 | 68.66% | 14.33% |
| | Liberal | Derril Butler | 2,890 | 26.18% | -1.69% |
| | New Democratic | Wade Franko | 570 | 5.16% | -1.48% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,039 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 39 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 20,462 | 54.14% | -1.96% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 8.01% |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2004

vte2004 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Vanderburg | 5,073 | 52.74% | -15.92% |
| | Alberta Alliance | David Dow | 2,331 | 24.23% | – |
| | Liberal | George Higgerty | 1,219 | 12.67% | -13.51% |
| | New Democratic | Leah Redmond | 996 | 10.35% | 5.19% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,619 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 51 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 20,681 | 46.76% | -7.38% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.99% |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2008

vte2008 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Vanderburg | 6,019 | 60.60% | 7.86% |
| | Wildrose | Link Byfield | 2,146 | 21.61% | – |
| | Liberal | Mike Gray | 1,106 | 11.14% | -1.54% |
| | New Democratic | Leah Redmond | 661 | 6.66% | -3.70% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,932 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 45 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 22,396 | 44.55% | -2.21% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 5.24% |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Official Results 2008 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2012

vte2012 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Vanderburg | 6,371 | 45.92% | -14.68% |
| | Wildrose | Maryann Chichak | 6,003 | 43.26% | 21.66% |
| | New Democratic | Blue Knox | 757 | 5.46% | -1.20% |
| | Liberal | Vern Hardman | 744 | 5.36% | -5.77% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,875 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 67 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 25,712 | 54.22% | 9.68% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -18.17% |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Official Results 2012 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Oneil Carlier | 5,442 | 35.90% | 30.44% |
| | Wildrose | John Bos | 4,996 | 32.96% | -10.31% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Vanderburg | 4,721 | 31.14% | -14.77% |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,159 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 79 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 28,345 | 53.76% | -0.46% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 0.14% |
| Source(s) Source: "Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## Senate nominee election results
### 2004

| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | Turnout 46.84% | Turnout 46.84% |
| | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % votes | % ballots | Rank |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 5,610 | 22.39% | 64.36% | 3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 3,254 | 12.98% | 37.33% | 2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 2,649 | 10.57% | 30.39% | 1 |
| | Independent | Link Byfield | 2,373 | 9.47% | 27.23% | 4 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,221 | 8.87% | 25.48% | 7 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,081 | 8.31% | 23.88% | 8 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,026 | 8.09% | 23.24% | 10 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 1,907 | 7.62% | 21.88% | 6 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 1,646 | 6.57% | 18.89% | 5 |
| | Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,286 | 5.13% | 14.76% | 9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,053 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 8,716 | 2.87 votes per ballot | 2.87 votes per ballot | 2.87 votes per ballot |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 970 | 970 | 970 | 970 |
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

### 2012
## Student vote results
### 2004

* Participating schools
* Evansview Elementary School
* Grasmere School
* Mayerthorpe Junior Senior High School
* Onoway High School
* Percy Baxter School
* Sangudo Jr/Sr High School
* St. Josephs School
On November 19, 2004, a student vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
2004 Alberta student vote results :
| | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | George VanderBurg | 437 | 46.15% |
| | NDP | Leah Redmond | 212 | 22.39% |
| | Alberta Alliance | David Dow | 210 | 22.17% |
| | Liberal | George Higgerty | 88 | 9.29% |
| Total | Total | Total | 947 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 48 | 48 |

### 2012

2012 Alberta student vote results :
| | Affiliation | Candidate | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | George VanderBurg | % |
| | Wildrose | Maryann Chichak |
| | Liberal | Vern Hardman | % |
| | NDP | | % |
| Total | Total | Total | 100% |