Redwater-Andrew
Redwater-Andrew 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 1971 to 1993.
History
Boundary history
Redwater-Andrew was created in 1971 from most of the Redwater district, including the communities of Redwater and Smoky Lake, and a part of Willingdon-Two Hills south of the North Saskatchewan River. In 1986 it gained a portion of Clover Bar, including Lamont, and lost some territory to Westlock-Sturgeon. In 1993 the bulk of its area was redistributed to Redwater and Vegreville-Viking, with smaller portions going to Lac La Biche-St. Paul and Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan.Representation history
Despite two-term Social [Credit Party of Alberta|Social Credit] MLA for Redwater Michael Senych running in the new constituency, it was picked up by Progressive [Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative] George Topolnisky by a wide margin in the 1971 election, which saw his party sweep to power. Topolinsky held the seat for four terms, despite healthy challenges by the New [Democratic Party of Alberta|New Democrats]. Michael Senych also attempted to re-take the seat twice, as an independent in 1982 and with the Representative Party in 1986.When Topolinsky retired in 1986, Steve Zarusky held the seat for the PCs despite a strong NDP performance. He was re-elected in 1989, and the district was abolished at the end of his second term. He ran unsuccessfully in the re-constituted Redwater district.