Bonnyville-Cold Lake is primarily rural electoral district is found in northeastern Alberta along the Saskatchewan border.

87, and also contains the following municipalities: The district bordered Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills to the North, West and Southwest, and Vermilion-Lloydminster to the Southeast.

The 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution saw the riding lose some uninhabited territory in its north, part of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range, to Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills.

She won her first election with a landslide of over 75% of the popular vote, and held the riding from Wildrose challenger Roy Doonanco in 2012 by only a 7% margin.

The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority.