# Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre

Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre is a provincial electoral district in central Alberta, Canada. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post voting system. It includes the towns of Bentley, Eckville, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, and Sundre.

## History

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the old electoral district of Rocky Mountain House which was expanded to include the town of Rimbey, Alberta which was previously in Lacombe-Ponoka. The riding also gained some land west of Sylvan Lake.

### Boundary history

77 Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre 2010 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Drayton Valley-Devon and West Yellowhead | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, Lacombe-Ponoka, and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | British Columbia boundary | Banff-Cochrane |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act ||||

### Electoral history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Rocky Mountain House 1940-2012 |||||
| 28th | 2012–2014 | Joe Anglin | Wildrose |
| 28th | 2014–2015 | Joe Anglin | Independent |
| 29th | 2015–2017 | Jason Nixon | Wildrose |
| 29th | 2017–2019 | Jason Nixon | United Conservative |
| 30th | 2019–2023 | Jason Nixon | United Conservative |
| 31st | 2023– | Jason Nixon | United Conservative |
The predecessor Rocky Mountain House had returned Progressive Conservative MLAs since 1971. From 1940 to 1970 popular Social Credit MLA Alfred Hooke represented the district. The current incumbent is Jason Nixon who won the seat for the Wildrose Party in the 2015 election.

## Legislative election results
### 2023

vte2023 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Jason Nixon | 15,571 | 69.46 | -12.18 |
| | Independent | Tim Hoven | 3,393 | 15.14 | – |
| | New Democratic | Vance Buchwald | 3,118 | 13.91 | +4.81 |
| | Independent | Fred Schwieger | 135 | 0.60 | – |
| | Advantage Party | Carol Nordlund Kinsey | 103 | 0.46 | -0.18 |
| | Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Tami Tatlock | 96 | 0.43 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 22,416 | 99.37 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 142 | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,558 | 64.89 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 34,766 |
| | United Conservative hold | United Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -13.66 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Jason Nixon | 20,579 | 81.64 | +9.28 |
| | New Democratic | Jeff Ible | 2,293 | 9.10 | -8.10 |
| | Alberta Party | Joe Anglin | 1,350 | 5.36 | +4.85 |
| | Freedom Conservative | Dawn Berard | 303 | 1.20 | – |
| | Green | Jane Drummond | 286 | 1.13 | +1.04 |
| | Alberta Independence | David Rogers | 185 | 0.73 | – |
| | Alberta Advantage Party | Paula Lamoureux | 161 | 0.64 | – |
| | Independent | Gordon Francey | 50 | 0.20 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 25,207 | 99.26 | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 189 | 0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,396 | 75.36 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 33,699 |
| | United Conservative notional hold | United Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | +8.69 |
| Source(s) Source: "80 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 386–393. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Wildrose | Jason Nixon | 6,670 | 40.11% | -11.31% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tammy Coté | 5,296 | 31.85% | -8.70% |
| | New Democratic | Hannah Schlamp | 2,791 | 16.78% | 11.58% |
| | Independent | Joe Anglin | 1,871 | 11.25% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,628 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 60 | 37 | 10 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 32,578 | 51.26% | -2.47% |
| | Wildrose hold | Wildrose hold | Swing | Swing | -1.30% |
| Source(s) Source: "77 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 411–412. |||||||
2015 Alberta general election redistributed results :
| Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | Wildrose | 7,604 | 40.34 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 6,036 | 32.02 |
| | New Democratic | 3,242 | 17.20 |
| | Independent | 1,856 | 9.85 |
| | Alberta Party | 95 | 0.50 |
| | Green | 18 | 0.10 |
| Source(s) Source: Ridingbuilder ||||

### 2012

vte2012 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Wildrose Alliance | Joe Anglin | 7,664 | 51.42% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ty Lund | 6,044 | 40.55% | – |
| | New Democratic | Doreen Broska | 776 | 5.21% | – |
| | Liberal | Mason Sisson | 420 | 2.82% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,904 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 57 | 33 | 8 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 27,863 | 53.72% | – |
| | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "77 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 456–458. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||

## Student vote results
### 2012

2012 Alberta student vote results :
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Diana McQueen | % |
| | Wildrose | Dean Shular |
| | Liberal | Mason Sisson | % |
| | NDP | | % |
| Total | Total | Total | 100% |