Prior to the 1993 Alberta general election, the riding was re-defined as consisting of the city of Fort McMurray.

Its boundaries remained unchanged even after Fort McMurray was folded into the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in 1995.

The riding's first MLA was Norm Weiss, who had already served two terms in the abolished Lac La Biche-McMurray district for the Progressive Conservatives.

The open seat was picked up by Liberal candidate Adam Germain in 1993, coinciding with an increase in voter turnout.

The riding returned to the Progressive Conservatives in 1997, with candidate Guy Boutilier decisively defeating his Liberal challenger.