Bonnyville-Cold Lake

Bonnyville-Cold Lake is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

Prior to the 1997 boundary redistribution, the old district was just simply known as Bonnyville. It is currently represented by Progressive Conservative MLA Genia Leskiw who was first elected in 2008. The district has been a strong hold for the Progressive Conservatives in recent years with candidates from that party posting landslide majorities. The Liberals also got a candidate elected in the antecedent riding from 1993 to 1997.

This primarily rural electoral district exists in the north east portion of the province along the Saskatchewan border and is named after the town of Bonnyville and CFB Cold Lake. The riding in its current boundaries also includes the hamlet of Beaverdam and Hoselaw.

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