The district includes the north portion of the city of Grande Prairie as well as the towns of Fox Creek, Sexsmith and Valleyview.

[2] The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution primarily from the old Smoky River and Whitecourt riding's.

The first election held that year saw Progressive Conservative Smoky River incumbent Walter Paszkowski win a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for his party.

The former representative was Progressive Conservative Mel Knight who won his first election in 2001 with a massive majority taking 67% of the popular vote.

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