Grande Prairie-Smoky

Grande Prairie-Smoky is a provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta Canada. The district is one of 87 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

The riding was created in 1993 when from the Smoky River electoral district was expanded into the old Whitecourt electoral district. The district includes the north portion of the city of Grande Prairie as well as the towns of Fox Creek, Sexsmith and Valleyview.

The district and its antecedents have been a strong hold for Progressive Conservative candidates in recent decades. The current MLA for this district is Progressive Conservative Cabinet Minister Mel Knight. He has held the district since 2001.

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