Alberta Electoral Boundary Re-distribution, 2004

Current electoral laws in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]] fix the number of [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta|legislature]] seats at 83. Prior to the [[Alberta general election, 2004|26th general election]], the ''Alberta Electoral BOUNDARIES Commission'' was given the task of re-distributing the province's electoral divisions. In February [[2003]], the Commission recommended 83 new divisions as follows:

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|'''No.'''
|'''Name'''
|'''Pop. (2001)'''
|'''Var. to Prov. Avg.'''
|'''Var. to Cat. Avg.'''
|-
|1
|[[Dunvegan-Central Peace]]
|24,202
|(32.70%)
|N/A
|-
|2
|[[Calgary Bow]]
|39,604
|10.20%
|5.10%
|-
|3
|[[Calgary Buffalo]]
|39,357
|9.50%
|4.40%
|-
|4
|[[Calgary Cross]]
|39,524
|9.90%
|4.90%
|-
|5
|[[Calgary Currie]]
|39,340
|9.40%
|4.40%
|-
|6
|[[Calgary East (provincial electoral district)|Calgary East]]
|38,655
|7.50%
|2.60%
|-
|7
|[[Calgary Egmont]]
|37,423
|4.10%
|(0.70%)
|-
|8
|[[Calgary Elbow]]
|38,906
|8.20%
|3.20%
|-
|9
|[[Calgary Fish Creek]]
|36,457
|1.40%
|(3.30%)
|-
|10
|[[Calgary Foothills]]
|36,415
|1.30%
|(3.40%)
|-
|11
|[[Calgary Fort]]
|39,155
|8.90%
|3.90%
|-
|12
|[[Calgary Glenmore]]
|37,770
|5.10%
|0.20%
|-
|13
|[[Calgary Hays]]
|36,258
|0.90%
|(3.80%)
|-
|14
|[[Calgary Lougheed]]
|36,702
|2.10%
|(2.60%)
|-
|15
|[[Calgary MacKay]]
|37,803
|5.20%
|0.30%
|-
|16
|[[Calgary McCall]]
|36,458
|1.40%
|(3.20%)
|-
|17
|[[Calgary Montrose]]
|39,276
|9.20%
|4.20%
|-
|18
|[[Calgary Mountain View]]
|39,586
|10.10%
|5.10%
|-
|19
|[[Calgary North Hill]]
|38,465
|7.00%
|2.10%
|-
|20
|[[Calgary North West (provincial electoral district)|Calgary North West]]
|39,246
|9.20%
|4.20%
|-
|21
|[[Calgary Nose Hill (provincial electoral district)|Calgary Nose Hill]]
|38,622
|7.40%
|2.50%
|-
|22
|[[Calgary Shaw]]
|35,966
|0.00%
|(4.60%)
|-
|23
|[[Calgary Varsity]]
|39,691
|10.40%
|5.30%
|-
|24
|[[Calgary West (provincial electoral district)|Calgary West]]
|38,187
|6.20%
|1.30%
|-
|25
|[[Edmonton Beverly Clareview]]
|37,797
|5.10%
|0.30%
|-
|26
|[[Edmonton Calder]]
|37,190
|3.40%
|(1.30%)
|-
|27
|[[Edmonton Castle Downs]]
|37,570
|4.50%
|(0.30%)
|-
|28
|[[Edmonton Centre (provincial electoral district)|Edmonton Centre]]
|35,096
|(2.40%)
|(6.90%)
|-
|29
|[[Edmonton Decore]]
|35,570
|(1.10%)
|(5.60%)
|-
|30
|[[Edmonton Ellerslie]]
|35,707
|(0.70%)
|(5.20%)
|-
|31
|[[Edmonton Glenora]]
|36,766
|2.30%
|(2.40%)
|-
|32
|[[Edmonton Gold Bar]]
|37,052
|3.10%
|(1.70%)
|-
|33
|[[Edmonton Highlands Norwood]]
|38,418
|6.90%
|2.00%
|-
|34
|[[Edmonton Jasper Place]]
|36,483
|1.50%
|(3.20%)
|-
|35
|[[Edmonton Manning]]
|37,410
|4.10%
|(0.70%)
|-
|36
|[[Edmonton McClung]]
|38,266
|6.40%
|1.50%
|-
|37
|[[Edmonton Mill Creek]]
|36,545
|1.70%
|(3.00%)
|-
|38
|[[Edmonton Mill Woods]]
|38,339
|6.60%
|1.70%
|-
|39
|[[Edmonton Riverview]]
|37,059
|3.10%
|(1.70%)
|-
|40
|[[Edmonton Rutherford]]
|36,420
|1.30%
|(3.30%)
|-
|41
|[[Edmonton Strathcona (provincial electoral district)|Edmonton Strathcona]]
|37,014
|3.00%
|(1.80%)
|-
|42
|[[Edmonton Whitemud]]
|37,402
|4.00%
|(0.70%)
|-
|43
|[[Airdrie-Chestermere]]
|37,651
|4.70%
|5.70%
|-
|44
|[[Athabasca-Redwater]]
|34,772
|(3.30%)
|4.70%
|-
|45
|[[Banff-Cochrane]]
|35,593
|(1.00%)
|(0.10%)
|-
|46
|[[Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock]]
|35,086
|(2.40%)
|5.60%
|-
|47
|[[Battle River-Wainwright]]
|31,042
|(13.70%)
|(6.50%)
|-
|48
|[[Bonnyville-Cold Lake]]
|31,289
|(13.00%)
|(12.20%)
|-
|49
|[[Drayton Valley-Calmar]]
|34,279
|(4.70%)
|3.20%
|-
|50
|[[Cardston-Taber-Warner]]
|31,755
|(11.70%)
|(4.40%)
|-
|51
|[[Cypress-Medicine Hat]]
|31,513
|(12.30%)
|(11.50%)
|-
|52
|[[Drumheller-Stettler]]
|33,483
|(6.90%)
|0.80%
|-
|53
|[[Foothills-Rocky View]]
|33,397
|(7.10%)
|0.60%
|-
|54
|[[Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville]]
|36,172
|0.60%
|1.50%
|-
|55
|[[Grande Prairie Smoky]]
|36,178
|0.60%
|1.60%
|-
|56
|[[Grande Prairie Wapiti]]
|32,987
|(8.20%)
|(7.40%)
|-
|57
|[[Highwood (electoral district)|Highwood]]
|31,410
|(12.60%)
|(11.80%)
|-
|58
|[[Innisfail-Sylvan Lake]]
|36,076
|0.30%
|8.60%
|-
|59
|[[Lac La Biche-St. Paul]]
|35,230
|(2.00%)
|6.10%
|-
|60
|[[Lacombe-Ponoka]]
|35,065
|(2.50%)
|5.60%
|-
|61
|[[Leduc-Beaumont-Devon]]
|37,378
|4.00%
|4.90%
|-
|62
|[[Lesser Slave Lake (electoral district)|Lesser Slave Lake]]
|27,731
|(22.90%)
|(16.50%)
|-
|63
|[[Lethbridge East]]
|34,684
|(3.50%)
|(2.60%)
|-
|64
|[[Lethbridge West]]
|32,695
|(9.10%)
|(8.20%)
|-
|65
|[[Little Bow]]
|32,897
|(8.50%)
|(1.00%)
|-
|66
|[[Livingstone-Macleod]]
|33,534
|(6.70%)
|1.00%
|-
|67
|[[Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district)|Medicine Hat]]
|35,889
|(0.20%)
|0.70%
|-
|68
|[[Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills]]
|32,738
|(8.90%)
|(1.40%)
|-
|69
|[[Peace River (provincial electoral district)|Peace River]]
|31,655
|(11.90%)
|(4.70%)
|-
|70
|[[Red Deer North]]
|36,115
|0.50%
|1.40%
|-
|71
|[[Red Deer South]]
|36,424
|1.30%
|2.30%
|-
|72
|[[Rocky Mountain House (electoral district)|Rocky Mountain House]]
|33,313
|(7.30%)
|0.30%
|-
|73
|[[Sherwood Park (electoral district)|Sherwood Park]]
|35,360
|(1.60%)
|(0.70%)
|-
|74
|[[Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert]]
|37,216
|3.50%
|4.50%
|-
|75
|[[St. Albert (electoral district)|St. Albert]]
|39,160
|8.90%
|9.90%
|-
|76
|[[Stony Plain (electoral district)|Stony Plain]]
|37,410
|4.10%
|12.60%
|-
|77
|[[Strathcona (electoral district)|Strathcona]]
|36,435
|1.30%
|2.30%
|-
|78
|[[Strathmore-Brooks]]
|38,140
|6.10%
|7.10%
|-
|79
|[[Vermilion-Lloydminster]]
|30,675
|(14.70%)
|(13.90%)
|-
|80
|[[West Yellowhead]]
|29,349
|(18.40%)
|(11.60%)
|-
|81
|[[Wetaskiwin-Camrose]]
|37,750
|5.00%
|6.00%
|-
|82
|[[Whitecourt-Ste. Anne]]
|32,251
|(10.30%)
|(2.90%)
|-
|83
|[[Wood Buffalo (electoral district)|Wood Buffalo]]
|42,971
|19.50%
|20.60%
|-
|}

As a result of the re-distribution, [[Calgary]] gained two seats. [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]] lost one seat, and one ''special consideration'' division was eliminated. [[Dunvegan, Alberta|Dunvegan]] is the sole remaining "special" division - due to its isolation it is allowed to have a population below 75% of the provincial average. [[Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta|Lesser Slave Lake]] is now considered to be a standard [[rural]] division as its boundaries were re-drawn so that its population is slightly above 75% of the provincial average. One [[urbanization|urbanized]] division outside Calgary and Edmonton was added, and two rural seats were eliminated.

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[[Category:2004 in Canada]]
[[Category:Elections in Alberta]]