Vermilion-Viking
# Vermilion-Viking

Vermilion-Viking was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993.

Vermilion-Viking is named for the Town of Vermilion and the Town of Viking.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vermilion-Viking :

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| See Vermilion electoral district from 1905-1971 |||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Ashley H. Cooper | Social Credit |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Tom Lysons | Progressive Conservative |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | Tom Lysons | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Tom Lysons | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Steve West | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Steve West | Progressive Conservative |
| See Vermilion-Lloydminster electoral district from 1993-2019 and Vegreville-Viking electoral district from 1993-2004 |||||

## Electoral history

### 1971 general election

vte1971 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Social Credit | Ashley H. Cooper | 2,420 | 46.91% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Newcomb | 2,232 | 43.26% | – |
| | New Democratic | Harry Yaremchuk | 507 | 9.83% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,159 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 25 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,623 | 78.27% | – |
| | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1975 general election

vte1975 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Lysons | 2,731 | 54.36% | 11.09% |
| | Social Credit | Angus MacMillan | 1,274 | 25.36% | -21.55% |
| | New Democratic | Ken Jaremco | 1,019 | 20.28% | 10.46% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,024 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 24 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 6,630 | 76.14% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | Swing | 12.68% |
| Source(s) Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1979 general election

vte1979 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Lysons | 3,292 | 51.65% | -2.71% |
| | Social Credit | Doug Livingstone | 2,087 | 32.74% | 7.38% |
| | New Democratic | Grant Bergman | 877 | 13.76% | -6.52% |
| | Liberal | Ralph A. Wilson | 118 | 1.85% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,374 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 8,972 | 71.04% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.05% |
| Source(s) Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1982 general election

vte1982 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Lysons | 4,357 | 58.38% | 6.73% |
| | Western Canada Concept | Richard Van Ee | 1,742 | 23.34% | – |
| | New Democratic | Grant Bergman | 1,205 | 16.15% | 2.39% |
| | Social Credit | Patrick (Pat) Moore | 159 | 2.13% | -30.61% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,463 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 23 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 9,475 | 79.01% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 8.07% |
| Source(s) Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1986 general election

vte1986 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve West | 4,228 | 71.67% | 13.29% |
| | New Democratic | Mervin Stephenson | 1,671 | 28.33% | 12.18% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,899 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 10,963 | 54.05% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 4.15% |
| Source(s) Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1989 general election

vte1989 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve West | 4,086 | 63.68% | -7.99% |
| | Liberal | Greg Michaud | 1,252 | 19.51% | – |
| | New Democratic | Grant Bergman | 1,078 | 16.80% | -11.53% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,416 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 25 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 10,711 | 60.13% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 0.41% |
| Source(s) Source: "Vermilion-Viking Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
