# Athabasca-Wabasca

Athabasca-Wabasca was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 1993 to 2004.

## District history

The riding was created in 1993 when the district of Fort McMurray shrank to encompass the northern Alberta city. Athabasca-Wabasca completely covered the same boundaries except for the city of Fort McMurray. The riding was abolished in the 2004 electoral boundary re-distribution when the district of Fort McMurray merged and formed Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo. The south part of the riding became part of Athabasca-Redwater.
The riding encompassed most of the extreme north east part of the province.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Athabasca-Wabasca :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Fort McMurray electoral district from 1986–1993 |||||
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Mike Cardinal | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1997–2001 | Mike Cardinal | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 2001–2004 | Mike Cardinal | Progressive Conservative |
| See Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo electoral district from 2004–Present and Athabasca-Redwater electoral district from 2004–2012 |||||

## Election results
### 1993

vte1993 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Cardinal | 4,144 | 59.99% | – |
| | Liberal | Simon Waquan | 1,921 | 27.81% | – |
| | New Democratic | Emil Zachkewich | 843 | 12.20% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,908 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 31 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 11,165 | 62.15% | – |
| | 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: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1997

vte1997 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Cardinal | 3,380 | 59.00% | -0.99% |
| | Liberal | Tony Mercredi | 1,481 | 25.85% | -1.96% |
| | Social Credit | Curtis Gunderson | 468 | 8.17% | – |
| | New Democratic | Dean Patriquin | 300 | 5.24% | -6.97% |
| | Greens | Harlan Light | 100 | 1.75% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,729 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 34 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 12,009 | 47.99% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 0.48% |
| Source(s) Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2001

vte2001 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Cardinal | 4,238 | 66.69% | 7.69% |
| | Liberal | Al Wurfel | 1,264 | 19.89% | -5.96% |
| | New Democratic | Colin Piquette | 606 | 9.54% | 4.30% |
| | Social Credit | David Klassen | 153 | 2.41% | -5.76% |
| | Greens | Ian Hopfe | 94 | 1.48% | -0.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,355 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 6 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 12,622 | 50.40% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 6.83% |
| Source(s) Source: "Athabasca-Wabasca Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||