# Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert

Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert 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 2012.

## Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert history

The Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert electoral district was created prior to the 1993 Alberta general election from the North-West corner of St. Albert and the Westlock-Sturgeon electoral district. The district was abolished during the 2010 electoral boundary re-distribution, with the southern portion becoming Spruce Grove-St. Albert and the northern portion becoming Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock.

### Boundary history

75 Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert 2003 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | Athabasca-Redwater, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock, St. Albert, Edmonton-Calder | Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | Edmonton-Meadowlark, Stony Plain |
| riding map goes here | riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in Alberta goes here | map in relation to other districts in Alberta goes here |
| Legal description from Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1 ||||
| Starting at the east boundary of Sec. 15 and the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 14 in Twp. 57, Rge. 1 W5; 1. east along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 14 and 13 in Rge. 1 W5 and Sec. 18 in Rge. 27 W4 to the east boundary of Sec. 18 in Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4; 2. south along the east boundary of Secs. 18 and 7 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 8 in Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4; 3. east along the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 8 in Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 8; 4. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 5 in Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4; 5. east along the north boundary of Secs. 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 to the east boundary of Rge. 27 W4; 6. north along the east boundary of Rge. 27 to the north boundary of Sec. 7 in Twp. 57, Rge. 26 W4; 7. east along the north boundary of Secs. 7, 8 and 9 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 16; 8. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 16, 21 and 28 to the north boundary of Sec. 28 in Twp. 57, Rge 26 W4; 9. east along the north boundary of Secs. 28 and 27 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 34, Twp. 57, Rge 26 W4; 10. north along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 34 in Twp. 57 and Sec. 3 in Twp. 58 to the north boundary of Sec. 3 in Twp. 58, Rge. 26 W4; 11. east along the north boundary of Secs. 3, 2 and 1 in Rge. 26 W4 and Secs. 6 and 5 in Rge. 25 W4 to its intersection with the centre line of Highway 2; 12. south along the centre line of Highway 2 to the centre line of McKenney Avenue in the City of St. Albert; 13. westerly along the centre line of McKenney Avenue to the east boundary of river lot 20 as shown on plan 5126 T.R.; 14. southerly along the east boundary to the centre line of the Canadian National Railway; 15. westerly along the centre line of the railway to the St. Albert city boundary; 16. in a generally southerly direction along the St. Albert city boundary to the Edmonton city boundary; 17. in a westerly and southerly direction along the Edmonton city boundary to Highway 16A; 18. west along Highway 16A to the east Spruce Grove city boundary; 19. south, west, north and east along the Spruce Grove city boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 9 in Twp. 53, Rge. 27 W4; 20. north along the east boundary of Secs. 9, 16, 21, 28 and 33 in the Twp. and the east boundary of Secs. 4 and 9 in Twp. 54, Rge. 27 W4 to the north boundary of Sec. 9 in the Twp. (Highway 633); 21. west along Highway 633 to the east boundary of Sec. 14 in Twp. 54, Rge. 1 W5; 22. north along the east boundary of Secs. 14, 23, 26 and 35 in Twp. 54 and Secs. 2, 11, 14, 23, 26 and 35 in Twp. 55 to the intersection with the north shore of Sandy Lake and the west boundary of the Alexander Indian Reserve No. 134; 23. north along the west boundary of Indian Reserve No. 134 to the north boundary of Sec. 14, Twp. 56, Rge. 1 W5; 24. west along the north boundary of Sec. 14 to the east boundary of Sec. 22; 25. north along the east boundary of Secs. 22, 27 and 34 in Twp. 56 and Secs. 3, 10 and 15 in Twp. 57 to the starting point. ||||
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### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See St. Albert electoral district from 1905-1993 and Westlock-Sturgeon electoral district from 1986-1993 |||||
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Colleen Soetaert | Liberal |
| 24th | 1997–2001 | Colleen Soetaert | Liberal |
| 25th | 2001–2004 | Doug Horner | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 2004–2008 | Doug Horner | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | Doug Horner | Progressive Conservative |
| See Spruce Grove-St. Albert electoral district from 2012-2019 and Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock electoral district from 2012-2019 |||||

## Legislative election results
### 1993

vte1993 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Colleen Soetaert | 5,811 | 51.96% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norm Kluthe | 4,428 | 39.59% | – |
| | New Democratic | Steve Jacobs | 813 | 7.27% | – |
| | Natural Law | Randy T. Fritz | 132 | 1.18% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,184 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 19 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 19,354 | 57.88% | – |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1997

vte1997 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Colleen Soetaert | 6,275 | 49.68% | -2.27% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gary Swinamer | 5,388 | 42.66% | 3.07% |
| | Social Credit | Clinton Day | 491 | 3.89% | – |
| | New Democratic | Tom Elchuk | 476 | 3.77% | -3.50% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,630 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 43 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 21,110 | 60.03% | 2.15% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.67% |
| Source(s) Source: "Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2001

vte2001 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Horner | 8,010 | 55.40% | 12.74% |
| | Liberal | Colleen Soetaert | 5,832 | 40.34% | -9.35% |
| | New Democratic | Dale Apostal | 616 | 4.26% | 0.49% |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,458 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 44 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 23,855 | 60.79% | 0.76% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | 4.02% |
| Source(s) Source: "Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2004

vte2004 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Horner | 6,139 | 45.11% | -10.30% |
| | Liberal | Ray Boudreau | 5,540 | 40.71% | 0.37% |
| | New Democratic | Dale Apostal | 1,020 | 7.49% | 3.23% |
| | Alberta Alliance | Tim Friesen | 741 | 5.44% | – |
| | Social Credit | Glen Blaylock | 170 | 1.25% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,610 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 51 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 27,709 | 49.30% | -11.49% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.33% |
| Source(s) Source: "Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2008

vte2008 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Horner | 9,369 | 60.83% | 15.72% |
| | Liberal | Ray Boudreau | 4,528 | 29.40% | -11.31% |
| | New Democratic | Peter Cross | 960 | 6.23% | -1.26% |
| | Green | Allen West | 545 | 3.54% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,402 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 70 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 33,092 | 46.75% | -2.55% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 13.51% |
| Source(s) Source: "75 - Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Official Results 2008 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## 2004 Senate nominee election results

| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | Turnout 49.35% | Turnout 49.35% |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % votes | % ballots | Rank |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 5,344 | 15.79% | 48.59% | 2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 4,466 | 13.20% | 40.60% | 3 |
| | Independent | Link Byfield | 4,282 | 12.65% | 38.93% | 4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,914 | 11.57% | 35.59% | 1 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 3,007 | 8.89% | 27.34% | 7 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,960 | 8.75% | 26.91% | 6 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,538 | 7.50% | 23.08% | 10 |
| | Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,526 | 7.46% | 22.97% | 9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,455 | 7.25% | 22.32% | 5 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,351 | 6.94% | 21.38% | 8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,843 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 10,999 | 3.08 votes per ballot | 3.08 votes per ballot | 3.08 votes per ballot |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 2,674 | 2,674 | 2,674 | 2,674 |
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

## 2004 student vote results

* Participating schools
* BrookWood School
* Camilla School
* Parkland Village School
* Ronald Harvey Elementary
* Sturgeon Composite High School
* Sturgeon Heights School
* St. Thomas Aquinas CHS
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 | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Horner | 322 | 38.61% |
| | Liberal | Ray Boudreau | 224 | 26.86% |
| | NDP | Dale Apostal | 181 | 21.70% |
| | Alberta Alliance | Tim Friesen | 58 | 6.95% |
| | Social Credit | Glen Blaylock | 49 | 5.88% |
| Total | Total | Total | 834 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 11 | 11 |