Athabasca-Redwater
 Alberta electoral district
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2004 boundaries
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 2004 |
| District abolished | 2012 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2008 |
Athabasca-Redwater was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.
The district in rural northern Alberta was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution out of a large portion of Barhead-Westlock and Athabasca-Wabasca in the north as well as a portion of Redwater on the eastern side. The district had three major towns Bon Accord, Redwater and Athabasca.
The district and its antecedents favored Progressive Conservative candidates in recent years. There were two representatives in the district.
The electoral district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution from parts of the electoral districts of Athabasca-Wabasca, Barrhead-Westlock and Redwater.
The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the electoral district change to align to new municipal boundaries on the northern and western edges. It was renamed Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater. The change in name and boundaries took effect at the drop of the writ for the 2012 Alberta general election.
The electoral district was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution. The election held that year saw Incumbent Progressive Conservative Cabinet Minister Mike Cardinal who previously represented the Athabasca-Wabasca electoral district win here. He defeated five other candidates with just under half the popular vote to pick up the new district for his party.
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