Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo: 2023 Alberta election results

Tany Yao (UCP) won Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo in the May 29, 2023 Alberta general election with 67.7% of the vote, 4,599 votes (48 points) ahead of Tanika Chaisson (NDP). 9,578 valid votes were counted; turnout was 42%.

Tany Yao
Elected for United Conservative
4,599 voteswinning margin (48 points)
Tany Yao 67.7%Tanika Chaisson 19.7%Funky Banjoko 6.5%Zulkifl Mujahid 3.5%

These are the 87 divisions used in the 2023 election. New boundaries are not yet law: an electoral boundaries commission recommended 89 divisions in March 2026, the government rejected that report in April, and a legislative committee was asked to draw a new map, aiming for 91 seats, by October 22, 2026. This map will be updated once new boundaries are adopted.

Results by candidate

Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 2023 results by candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tany YaoelectedUnited Conservative6,483
67.7%
Tanika ChaissonNew Democratic1,884
19.7%
Funky BanjokoIndependent625
6.5%
Zulkifl MujahidIndependent331
3.5%
Bradley FriesenAlberta Party255
2.7%

Source: Elections Alberta, Statement of Vote for the 2023 general election, and 2017 electoral division boundaries.

How it compares

  • The 44th-closest race of 87 divisions: a margin of 4,599 votes (48 points).
  • United Conservative candidates won 52.6% of the vote across Alberta; Tany Yao took 67.7% here, 15.1 points above that.
  • Turnout was 42%, 18.5 points below the provincial figure of 60.5%.
  • 23,034 electors were registered; 82 ballots were rejected and 4 were declined.

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