Chestermere-Strathmore is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district will be one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election, and won by Leela Aheer of the United Conservative Party.
Geography The district is located east of Calgary, containing the City of Chestermere, the Town of Strathmore and sections of Rocky View County and Wheatland County. Its borders are formed by the City of Calgary to the west, the Bow River to the south, Highway 564 to the north, and RR242, RR 241 west of Namaka, and Siksika 146 to the east.
History Members for Chestermere-StrathmoreAssemblyYearsMemberPartySee Chestermere-Rocky View 2012-2019 and Strathmore-Brooks 1997-201930th2019–2023Leela AheerUnited Conservative31st2023–Chantelle de JongeUnited Conservative
The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Strathmore-Brooks and Chestermere-Rocky View, completely reorganizing the ridings surrounding Calgary to reflect the rapid growth in the area.
Leela Aheer stood down at the 2023 Alberta general election and was succeeded by Chantelle de Jonge.
Electoral results
2023
2019
2015 Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
Nomination contests UCP Chestermere-Strathmore nomination contest: December 17, 2022 Candidate Votes % Chantelle de Jonge1,11862.8 Dharminder Premi66337.2Total1,781100.0
See also List of Alberta provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
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