Battle River-Wainwright
 Alberta electoral district
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| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
Battle River-Wainwright is a provincial electoral district in rural central east Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 2003 and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The electoral district was created in the 2003 redistribution primarily out of the old electoral district of Wainwright which had been in existence since the 1913 boundary redistribution.
The 2010 boundary change saw significant changes to the district with Paintearth County being moved into Drumheller-Stettler. The district also lost land to Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville that was south of Tofield, Alberta within Beaver County. However land was gained from three other electoral divisions that resided within Camrose County.
The electoral district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution mostly from the old Wainwright electoral district that had a long history going back to 1913. Since 1971 Progressive Conservative candidates had been returned to office here with large majorities.
The current incumbent and only representative so far is Doug Griffiths who was first elected in a 2002 by-election. He won the new district and his second term with a landslide majority which he also increased in the next election. In 2011 Griffiths was appointed to the cabinet in the government of Premier Allison Redford.
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
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.
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