# Lacombe-Ponoka

Lacombe-Ponoka is a provincial electoral district in central Alberta, Canada created in 2003. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly.

## History

The electoral district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution mostly from the abolished electoral districts of Lacombe-Stettler and Ponoka-Rimbey.
The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the riding lose the town of Rimbey to the new district of Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre and it also lost land that resided within Camrose County to the electoral district of Battle River-Wainwright.

### Boundary history

61 Lacombe-Ponoka 2003 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Drayton Valley-Calmar, Wetaskiwin-Camrose | Battle River-Wainwright | Rocky Mountain House | Drumheller-Stettler, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, Red Deer-North |
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| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. ||||
| Starting at the intersection of Highway 20 and the east boundary of Sec. 16 in Twp. 45, Rge. 3 W5; then 1. east along the north boundary of Secs. 15, 14 and 13 in Rge. 3 W5 and Secs. 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 and 13 in Rge. 2 W5 to the east boundary of Rge. 2 W5; 2. south along the east boundary of Rge. 2 W5 to the north boundary of Sec. 7, Twp. 45, Rge. 1 W5; 3. east along the north boundary of Secs. 7 and 8 to the east boundary of Sec. 8; 4. south along the east boundary of Sec. 8 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 9; 5. east along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 9 and 10 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 10; 6. south along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 10 to the north boundary of Sec. 3 in Twp. 45, Rge. 1 W5; 7. east along the north boundary of Sec. 3 to the east boundary of Sec. 3; 8. south along the east boundary of Sec. 3 to the north boundary of Twp. 44 (Highway 611); 9. east along the north boundary of Twp. 44 to its intersection with the west boundary of the Samson Indian Reserve No. 137 at the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 34, Twp. 44, Rge. 25 W4; 10. generally south, east and north along the boundaries of Indian Reserves of No. 137, 138, 137, 139 and 137 to the north boundary of Twp. 44 at the east boundary of Sec. 5, Twp. 45, Rge. 23 W4; 11. then north along the east boundary of Secs. 5, 8, 17, 20, 29 and 32 in Twp. 45, Rge. 23 W4 to the north boundary of Twp. 45; 12. east along the north boundary of Twp. 45 to Highway 56; 13. south along Highway 56 to the north boundary of Sec. 21 in Twp. 42, Rge. 19 W4; 14. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of the west half of the Sec. 21; 15. south along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 21, 16, 9 and 4 to the north boundary of Twp. 41 (Highway 53); 16. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 34 in Twp. 41, Rge. 20 W4; 17. south along the east boundary of Secs. 34 and 27 to the north boundary of Sec. 22; 18. west along the north boundary to the east shore of Buffalo Lake; 19. in a generally southerly direction along the east shore to the north boundary of Twp. 40; 20. west along the north boundary to the west shore of Buffalo Lake; 21. in a generally southwesterly direction along the west shore to the east boundary of Rge. 22 W4; 22. south along the east boundary of Rge. 22 W4 to the south shore of Buffalo Lake; 23. in an easterly and southwesterly direction along the lake shore to its intersection with the east boundary of Rge. 22 W4; 24. south along the east boundary of Rge. 22 W4 to the north boundary of Sec. 24, Twp. 39, Rge. 22 W4; 25. west along the north boundary of Secs. 24 and 23 to the east boundary of Sec. 22; 26. south along the east boundary of Secs. 22, 15, 10 and 3 to the north boundary of Twp. 38; 27. west along the north boundary of Twp. 38 to the right bank of the Red Deer River; 28. upstream along the right bank of the river to the intersection with the right bank of the Blindman River; 29. upstream along the right bank of the river to its intersection with the east boundary of Rge. 28 W4 in Twp. 39; 30. north along the east boundary of Rge. 28 W4 to the north boundary of Twp. 40, Rge. 28 W4; 31. west along the north boundary of Twp. 40, Rge. 28 W4 to the east shore of Gull Lake; 32. northwest along the east shore of Gull Lake to the north boundary of Twp. 41; 33. west along the north boundary of Twp. 41 to the east boundary of Rge. 3 W5; 34. north along the east boundary of Rge. 3 W5 to the north boundary of Twp. 42; 35. east along the north boundary of Twp. 42 to Highway 20; 36. northwest along Highway 20 to the starting point. ||||
| Note: ||||
66 Lacombe-Ponoka 2010 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Drayton Valley-Devon and Wetaskiwin-Camrose | Battle River-Wainwright and Drumheller-Stettler | Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake |
| Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution ||||

### Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lacombe-Ponoka :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Lacombe-Stettler, Ponoka-Rimbey, and Rocky Mountain House |||||
| 26th | 2004–2008 | Ray Prins | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | Ray Prins | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 2012–2014 | Rod Fox | Wildrose |
| 28th | 2014–2015 | Rod Fox | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 2015–2017 | Ron Orr | Wildrose |
| 29th | 2017-2019 | Ron Orr | United Conservative |
| 30th | 2019–2023 | Ron Orr | United Conservative |
| 31st | 2023–2024 | Jennifer Johnson | Independent |
| 31st | 2024–present | Jennifer Johnson | United Conservative |
The electoral district and its predecessor ridings have been returning conservative candidates since the 1970s. The current representative is Ray Prins who was first elected to office in 2004 when the district was created. He represented the district for two terms with majorities well above half the popular vote.

## Legislative election results
### 2023

vte2023 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Jennifer Johnson | 14,324 | 67.57 | -3.74 |
| | New Democratic | Dave Dale | 4,995 | 23.56 | +8.63 |
| | Alberta Party | Myles Chykerda | 1,167 | 5.50 | -4.84 |
| | Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Daniel Jeffries | 444 | 2.09 | – |
| | Green | Taylor Lowery | 196 | 0.92 | – |
| | Solidarity Movement | Nathan Leslie | 74 | 0.35 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 21,200 | 99.40 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 128 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,328 | 61.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 34,804 |
| | United Conservative hold | United Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.19 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta ↑ On May 24, United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith announced that Johnson would be excluded from the United Conservative caucus if elected. As this decision came after the deadline for candidate registration, she remained on the ballot as a United Conservative. |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Ron Orr | 17,379 | 71.31 | +8.03 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Hart | 3,639 | 14.93 | -15.17 |
| | Alberta Party | Myles Chykerda | 2,520 | 10.34 | +3.72 |
| | Freedom Conservative | Keith Parrill | 328 | 1.35 | – |
| | Alberta Independence | Tessa Szwagierczak | 279 | 1.14 | – |
| | Advantage | Shawn Tylke | 227 | 0.93 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,372 | 99.26 | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 181 | 0.74 | +0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,553 | 75.07 | +15.74 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 32,706 |
| | United Conservative notional hold | United Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | +11.60 |
| Source(s) Source: "68 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Wildrose | Ron Orr | 6,502 | 35.71% | -8.26% |
| | New Democratic | Doug Hart | 5,481 | 30.10% | 20.21% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Dewit | 5,018 | 27.56% | -8.31% |
| | Alberta Party | Tony Jeglum | 1,206 | 6.62% | 1.40% |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,207 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 83 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 30,827 | 59.33% | 2.52% |
| | Wildrose hold | Wildrose hold | Swing | Swing | -1.24% |
| Source(s) Source: "66 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2012

vte2012 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Wildrose | Rod Fox | 6,573 | 43.97% | 37.51% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve Christie | 5,363 | 35.88% | -22.30% |
| | New Democratic | Doug Hart | 1,479 | 9.89% | 5.92% |
| | Alberta Party | Tony Jeglum | 781 | 5.22% | – |
| | Liberal | Kyle Michael Morrow | 753 | 5.04% | -3.47% |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,949 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 99 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 26,490 | 56.81% | 12.81% |
| | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -13.60% |
| Source(s) Source: "66 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2008

vte2008 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ray Prins | 8,202 | 58.17% | 5.25% |
| | Green | Joe Anglin | 3,226 | 22.88% | – |
| | Liberal | Edith McPhedran | 1,200 | 8.51% | -8.42% |
| | Wildrose | Daniel Friesen | 911 | 6.46% | -11.50% |
| | New Democratic | Steven P. Bradshaw | 560 | 3.97% | -4.69% |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,099 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 68 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 32,200 | 44.00% | -5.89% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 0.16% |
| Source(s) Source: "61 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. pp. 450–455. |||||||

### 2004

vte2004 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ray Prins | 6,923 | 52.93% | – |
| | Alberta Alliance | Ed Klop | 2,349 | 17.96% | – |
| | Liberal | Glen T. Simmonds | 2,214 | 16.93% | – |
| | New Democratic | Jim Graves | 1,133 | 8.66% | – |
| | Social Credit | Teena Cormack | 461 | 3.52% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,080 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 77 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 26,373 | 49.89% | – |
| | 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: "Lacombe-Ponoka Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 30, 2012. |||||||

## Senate nominee election results
### 2004

| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Lacombe-Ponoka | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Lacombe-Ponoka | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Lacombe-Ponoka | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Lacombe-Ponoka | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Lacombe-Ponoka | Turnout 49.84% | Turnout 49.84% |
| | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % votes | % ballots | Rank |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,681 | 13.96% | 44.82% | 2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 4,604 | 13.73% | 44.08% | 1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 4,154 | 12.38% | 39.77% | 3 |
| | Independent | Link Byfield | 3,582 | 10.68% | 34.29% | 4 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 3,293 | 9.82% | 31.53% | 7 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,977 | 8.88% | 28.50% | 5 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,859 | 8.53% | 27.37% | 8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,756 | 8.22% | 26.39% | 6 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,729 | 8.14% | 26.13% | 10 |
| | Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,900 | 5.66% | 18.19% | 9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,535 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 10,445 | 3.21 votes per ballot | 3.21 votes per ballot | 3.21 votes per ballot |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 |
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot