# Wetaskiwin-Leduc

Wetaskiwin-Leduc was a provincial electoral district in Alberta 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

Wetaskiwin-Leduc was formed from the abolished Wetaskiwin and Leduc electoral districts prior to the 1971 Alberta general election; both districts had existed continuously since 1905. Wetaskiwin-Leduc was abolished prior to the 1993 Alberta general election and its area formed parts of the Wetaskiwin-Camrose and Leduc electoral districts.
Wetaskiwin-Leduc is named for the Cities of Wetaskiwin, Alberta and Leduc, Alberta.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Wetaskiwin-Leduc :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Wetaskiwin electoral district from 1905-1971 and Leduc electoral district from 1905-1971 |||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | James Douglas Henderson | Social Credit |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Dallas Schmidt | Progressive Conservative |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | Dallas Schmidt | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Donald H. Sparrow | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Donald H. Sparrow | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Donald H. Sparrow | Progressive Conservative |
| See Wetaskiwin-Camrose electoral district from 1993-2019 and Leduc electoral district from 1993-2004 |||||

## Electoral history
### 1971

vte1971 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | James Douglas Henderson | 5,334 | 47.37% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Emanuel Pyrcz | 4,590 | 40.76% | – |
| | New Democratic | Lionel Udenberg | 1,336 | 11.87% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,260 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 29 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,167 | 69.83% | – |
| | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1975

vte1975 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dallas Schmidt | 7,544 | 63.91% | 23.15% |
| | Social Credit | Waldo Siemens | 2,076 | 17.59% | -29.78% |
| | New Democratic | Earl Rasmuson | 1,662 | 14.08% | 2.21% |
| | Liberal | Pat Green | 522 | 4.42% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,804 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 20,690 | 57.19% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | Swing | 19.86% |
| Source(s) Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1979

vte1979 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dallas Schmidt | 8,216 | 58.82% | -5.09% |
| | Social Credit | Reinhold Ortlieb | 2,702 | 19.35% | 1.76% |
| | New Democratic | Earl Rasmuson | 2,372 | 16.98% | 2.90% |
| | Liberal | Brian King | 677 | 4.85% | 0.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,967 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 23,929 | 58.37% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.42% |
| Source(s) Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1982

vte1982 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald H. Sparrow | 12,923 | 63.98% | 5.15% |
| | Western Canada Concept | Bill Hosford | 3,511 | 17.38% | – |
| | New Democratic | Earl R. Rasmuson | 3,190 | 15.79% | -1.19% |
| | Independent | Barry Cook | 576 | 2.85% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,200 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 69 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 28,622 | 70.82% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 3.56% |
| Source(s) Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1986

vte1986 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald H. Sparrow | 5,823 | 55.72% | -8.25% |
| | New Democratic | M. (Dick) Devries | 3,061 | 29.29% | 13.50% |
| | Liberal | Kathleen Crone | 740 | 7.08% | – |
| | Representative | Harold L. Schneider | 488 | 4.67% | – |
| | Western Canada Concept | W.L. (Bud) Iverson | 208 | 1.99% | -15.39% |
| | Independent | John Tolsma | 130 | 1.24% | -1.61% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,450 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 21,768 | 48.13% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -10.08% |
| Source(s) Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1989

vte1989 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald H. Sparrow | 5,761 | 46.69% | -9.04% |
| | Liberal | George Carrier | 3,446 | 27.93% | 20.84% |
| | New Democratic | Bruce Hinkley | 3,133 | 25.39% | -3.90% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,340 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 22,768 | 54.31% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.84% |
| Source(s) Source: "Wetaskiwin-Leduc Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||