# Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock 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 2004 to 2019.
The Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock electoral district included the towns of Barrhead, Morinville, Westlock, Swan Hills, and Legal as well as numerous smaller hamlets.

## History

The Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock electoral district was created in the 2004 electoral boundary re-distribution from the defunct Barrhead-Westlock riding which had formed in 1993. The riding was created by merging Barrhead-Westlock with the western portion of Redwater which had been split to make Athabasca-Redwater.
The 2010 electoral boundary re-distribution saw the boundaries revised to include a portion of land from the Lesser Slave Lake electoral district. The portion of land in the district that was part of Sturgeon County was transferred to Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert.
The Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock electoral district was dissolved in the 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution, and portions of the district would form the newly created Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock and Morinville-St. Albert electoral districts.

### Boundary history

46 Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock 2003 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Lesser Slave Lake | Athabasca-Redwater | Grande Prairie-Smoky | Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne |
| riding map goes here | riding map goes here | | |
| Legal description Legal description from Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1 ||||
| Starting at the intersection of the east boundary of Rge. 14 W5 and the north boundary of Twp. 67; then 1. east along the north boundary to the right bank of the Athabasca River; 2. upstream along the right bank to the north boundary of Twp. 64; 3. east along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 34, Twp. 64, Rge. 25 W4; 4. south along the east boundary of Secs. 34, 27, 22, 15, 10 and 3 in Twps. 64 and 63 to the north boundary of Twp. 62; 5. east along the north boundary of Twp. 62 to the east boundary of Sec. 33 in Twp. 62, Rge. 25 W4; 6. south along the east boundary of Secs. 33, 28, 21 and 16 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 15; 7. east along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 15, 14 and 13 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 13; 8. south along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 13 and 12 to the north boundary of Sec. 1 in Twp. 62, Rge. 25 W4; 9. east along the north boundary of Sec. 1 in Twp. 62, Rge. 25 W4 to the east boundary of Rge. 25 W4; 10. south along the east boundary of Rge. 25 W4 to the north boundary of Twp. 61; 11. east along the north boundary of Twp. 61 to the east boundary of Rge. 23 W4; 12. south along the east boundary to the north boundary of Sec. 12, Twp. 61, Rge. 23 W4; 13. west along the north boundary of Secs. 12, 11 and 10 in the Twp. to the east boundary of Sec. 9 in the Twp.; 14. south along the east boundary of Secs. 9 and 4 in the Twp. and along the east boundary of Secs. 33, 28, 21, 16, 9 and 4 in Twp. 60 and the east boundary of Secs. 33, 28, 21 and 16 in Twp. 59, Rge. 23 W4; 15. east along the north boundary of Sec. 10, Twp. 59, Rge. 23 W4 to the east boundary of Sec. 10 in the Twp.; 16. south along the east boundary of Secs. 10 and 3 in the Twp. and Secs. 33, 28 and 21 in Twp. 58 to the north boundary of Sec. 16 in Twp. 58; 17. west along the north boundary of Secs. 16, 17 and 18 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Secs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 in Twp. 58, Rge. 24 W4 to the east boundary of Sec. 17; 18. south along the east boundary of Secs. 17, 8 and 5 in Twp. 58 and the east boundary of Secs. 32, 29, 20, 17, 8 and 5 in Twps. 57 and 56 and the east boundary of Secs. 32, 29, 20 and 17 in Twp. 55 to the north boundary of Sec. 8; 19. west along the north boundary of Secs. 8 and 7 in Rge. 24 W4 and the north boundary of Secs. 12, 11 and 10 in Rge. 25 W4 to the centre line of Highway 2; 20. north along the centre line of Highway 2 to the north boundary of Sec. 5 in Twp. 58, Rge. 25 W4; 21. west along the north boundary of Secs. 5 and 6 in Twp. 58, Rge. 25 and Secs. 1, 2 and 3 in Twp. 58, Rge. 26 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 3; 22. south along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 3 in Twp. 58, Rge. 26 W4 and the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 34 in Twp. 57, Rge. 26 to the north boundary of Sec. 27; 23. west along the north boundary of Secs. 27 and 28 in Twp. 57, Rge. 26 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 28; 24. south along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 28, 21 and 16 to the north boundary of Sec. 9, Twp. 57, Rge 26 W4; 25. west along the north boundary of Secs. 9, 8 and 7 to the east boundary of Rge. 27; 26. south along the east boundary of Rge. 27 to the north boundary of Sec. 1 in Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4; 27. west along the north boundary of Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 8; 28. north along the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 8 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 8, Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4; 29. west along the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 8 in Twp. 57, Rge. 27 W4 to the east boundary of Sec. 7; 30. north along the east boundary of Secs. 7 and 18 to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 18 in Twp. 57, Rge 27 W4; 31. west along the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 18 and Secs. 13 and 14 in Twp. 57, Rge. 1 W5 to the east boundary of Sec. 15; 32. south along the east boundary of Secs. 15, 10 and 3 in Twp. 57, Rge. 1 W5 and Secs. 34, 27 and 22 in Twp. 56, Rge. 1 W5 to the north boundary of the south half of Section 22; 33. west along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 22, 21, 20 and 19 in the Twp. to the east boundary of Rge. 2 W5; 34. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 56; 35. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 6, Twp. 57, Rge. 2 W5; 36. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 6 and 7 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Sec. 7; 37. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 3 W5; 38. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 13, Twp. 57, Rge. 3 W5; 39. west along the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 13 to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 13; 40. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 13 and 24 in the Twp. to the north boundary of the south half of Sec. 24; 41. west along the north boundary of the south half of Secs. 24 and 23 in the Twp. to the east boundary of Sec. 22 in the Twp.; 42. north along the east boundary of Secs. 22, 27 and 34 to the north boundary of Twp. 57; 43. west along the north boundary to the right bank of the Pembina River; 44. upstream along the right bank to the east boundary of the west half of Sec. 18, Twp. 57, Rge. 5 W5; 45. north along the east boundary of the west half of Secs. 18, 19, 30 and 31 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 57; 46. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 3, Twp. 58, Rge. 6 W5; 47. north along the east boundary of Secs. 3, 10, 15 and 22 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Sec. 22; 48. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 28 in the Twp.; 49. north along the east boundary of Secs. 28 and 33 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 58; 50. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Sec. 4, Twp. 59, Rge. 6 W5; 51. north along the east boundary of Secs. 4, 9, 16 and 21 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Sec. 21; 52. west along the north boundary of Secs. 21, 20 and 19 in the Twp. and the north boundary of Secs. 24, 23, 22 and 21 in Twp. 59, Rge. 7 W5 to the east boundary of Sec. 29 in the Twp.; 53. north along the east boundary of Secs. 29 and 32 in the Twp. to the north boundary of Twp. 59; 54. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 9 W5; 55. north along the east boundary to the right bank of the Athabasca River; 56. downstream along the right bank to the north boundary of Twp. 60; 57. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 11 W5; 58. north along the east boundary to the north boundary of Twp. 63; 59. west along the north boundary to the east boundary of Rge. 14 W5; 60. north along the east boundary to the starting point. ||||
| Note: ||||
50 Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock 2010 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Lesser Slave Lake | Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater | Grande Prairie-Smoky, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | Spruce Grove-St. Albert |
| Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution ||||

### Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Barrhead-Westlock 1993-2004 and Redwater 1993-2004 |||||
| 26th | 2004–2008 | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 2012–2015 | Maureen Kubinec | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 2015–2017 | Glenn van Dijken | Wildrose |
| 29th | 2017-2019 | Glenn van Dijken | United Conservative |
| See Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock and Morinville-St. Albert 2019- |||||
The riding was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution. Its predecessor districts Barrhead-Westlock had been solidly represented by Progressive Conservative and while Redwater saw a mixture of Liberal and Progressive Conservative MLA's returned in recent decades.
Former Speaker of the Assembly Ken Kowalski had served as a member in the area since winning a by-election in 1979. Prior to being Speaker he had previously held some cabinet portfolios in the Alberta government. He was returned to office when the district was created in 2004 and re-elected in 2008 with landslide pluralities.
The 2012 election saw a closely contested race with Progressive Conservative candidate Maureen Kubinec defeating former senator-in-waiting Link Byfield by a few hundred votes to hold the district.

## Legislative election results
### 2004

vte2004 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ken Kowalski | 7,066 | 59.30% | – |
| | Liberal | Alan Fiebich | 2,310 | 19.39% | – |
| | New Democratic | Peggy Kirkeby | 1,113 | 9.34% | – |
| | Alberta Alliance | Mike Radojcic | 1,020 | 8.56% | – |
| | Social Credit | Carl Haugen | 407 | 3.42% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,916 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 41 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 22,732 | 52.60% | – |
| | 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: "Elections Alberta 2004 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2008

vte2008 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ken Kowalski | 8,312 | 70.26% | 10.96% |
| | Liberal | Leslie I. Penny | 1,804 | 15.25% | -4.14% |
| | New Democratic | Rodney M. Olstad | 927 | 7.84% | -1.51% |
| | Green | Daniel Evans | 479 | 4.05% | – |
| | Social Credit | Carl Haugen | 309 | 2.61% | -0.80% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,831 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 46 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 24,792 | 47.91% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 7.55% |
| Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2008 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2012

vte2012 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Maureen Kubinec | 7,447 | 44.72% | -25.53% |
| | Wildrose Alliance | Link Byfield | 7,103 | 42.66% | – |
| | New Democratic | Trudy Grebenstein | 983 | 5.90% | -1.93% |
| | Liberal | Leslie Penny | 931 | 5.59% | -9.66% |
| | Evergreen | Lisa Grant | 188 | 1.13% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,652 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 52 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 27,394 | 60.98% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -26.47% |
| Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2012 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Wildrose | Glenn van Dijken | 7,206 | 39.35% | -3.31% |
| | New Democratic | Tristan Turner | 6,232 | 34.03% | 28.13% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Maureen Kubinec | 4,876 | 26.62% | -18.10% |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,314 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 59 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 28,176 | 65.21% | – |
| | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 1.63% |
| Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2015 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## Senate nominee election results
### 2004

| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | Turnout 52.09% | Turnout 52.09% |
| | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % votes | % ballots | Rank |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 6,156 | 20.29% | 59.70% | 3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,320 | 14.24% | 41.89% | 2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,600 | 11.87% | 34.91% | 1 |
| | Independent | Link Byfield | 3,279 | 10.81% | 31.80% | 4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,459 | 8.11% | 23.85% | 6 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,356 | 7.77% | 22.85% | 7 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,230 | 7.35% | 21.63% | 5 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,133 | 7.03% | 20.69% | 10 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,130 | 7.02% | 20.66% | 8 |
| | Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,674 | 5.51% | 16.23% | 9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,337 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 10,312 | 2.94 votes per ballot | 2.94 votes per ballot | 2.94 votes per ballot |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 1,530 | 1,530 | 1,530 | 1,530 |
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

### 2012
## Student vote results
### 2004

* Participating schools
* Barrhead Composite School
* Dunstable School
* Eleanor Hall School
* Fort Assiniboine School
* Morinville Community High School
* St. Mary School
* Westlock Elementary
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 | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ken Kowalski | 317 | 32.68% |
| | Liberal | Alan Fiebich | 228 | 23.51% |
| | New Democratic | Peggy Kirkeby | 206 | 21.24% |
| | Alberta Alliance | Mike Radojcic | 166 | 17.11% |
| | Social Credit | Carl Haugen | 53 | 5.46% |
| Total | Total | Total | 970 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 36 | 36 |

### 2012

2012 Alberta student vote results :
| | Affiliation | Candidate | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Maureen Kubinec | % |
| | Wildrose | Link Byfield |
| | Liberal | | % |
| | New Democratic | Bryan Young | % |
| Total | Total | Total | 100% |