The electoral district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

The district is named after the towns of Drumheller and Stettler and covers a large rural portion of central east Alberta.

The Progressive Conservative candidate Jack Hayden won the district with a slightly reduced popular vote.

However, Hayden was narrowly defeated in the 2012 general election by Wildrose candidate Rick Strankman, famous for having gone to jail in protest of the Canadian Wheat Board.

In the 2015 general election, Strankman was re-elected by a much greater margin, as the Progressive Conservatives went down to a stunning defeat and Wildrose increased their seat count.

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