Lakeland (electoral district)

Lakeland is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and again since 2015. Its name is derived from the area's topography (and the former Lakeland County). The district's largest communities are Bonnyville, St. Paul, and the Alberta part of Lloydminster.

History

The district was created in 1996 from the Beaver River and Vegreville ridings. It was abolished in 2003, with parts transferred to Vegreville—Wainwright and Westlock—St. Paul. A small part was transferred to Athabasca.

The riding was re-created in 2013 from these same districts (Athabasca having been renamed to Fort McMurray—Athabasca) with a new set of boundaries, no longer including the northerly communities of Lac La Biche and Cold Lake, but extending further west to the towns of Athabasca and Waskatenau. Its 2011 population was 104,615.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament	Years		Party
Lakeland Riding created from Beaver River and Vegreville
36th	1997–2000^{[nb 1]}	Leon Benoit	Reform
36th	2000–2000		Alliance
37th	2000–2003^{[nb 2]}		Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
Riding dissolved into Athabasca, Vegreville—Wainwright, and Westlock—St. Paul
Riding re-created from Fort McMurray—Athabasca, Vegreville—Wainwright, and Westlock—St. Paul
42nd	2015–Present	Shannon Stubbs	Conservative

In addition, Senator Martha Bielish designated "Lakeland" as her Senate division, representing the area as a Progressive Conservative from 1979 to 1990. She was Alberta's first female Senator.^[3]

Election results

2015–present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Shannon Stubbs	39,882	72.81	-6.19	–
	Liberal	Garry Parenteau	7,500	13.69	+8.59	–
	New Democratic	Duane Zaraska	5,513	10.06	-1.16	–
	Green	Danielle Montgomery	1,283	2.34	-1.88	–
	Libertarian	Robert George McFadzean	601	1.10		–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			54,779	100.00		$240,908.69
Total rejected ballots			155	0.28	–
Turnout			54,934	69.24	–
Eligible voters			79,334
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		-7.39
Source: Elections Canada^[4]^[5]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[6]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	32,529	78.99
	New Democratic	4,621	11.22
	Liberal	2,100	5.10
	Green	1,740	4.23
	Others	191	0.46

1997–2004

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Alliance	Leon Benoit	29,348	65.45	+6.17	$46,423
	Liberal	Wayne Kowalski	9,050	20.18	+2.54	$40,607
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Pelletier	4,373	9.75	–8.06	$4,991
	New Democratic	Raymond Stone	2,069	4.61	+0.18	$3,570
Total valid votes			44,840	100.0
Total rejected ballots			132	0.29
Turnout			44,972	63.65
	Alliance hold		Swing		+1.82

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Reform	Leon Benoit	23,214	59.28	$46,821
	Progressive Conservative	Les Parsons	6,976	17.81	$29,332
	Liberal	Hansa Thaleshvar	6,911	17.64	$27,199
	New Democratic	John Williams	1,737	4.43	$992
	Independent	Valerie Doreen Morrow	321	0.81	$5,106
Total valid votes			39,159	100.0
Total rejected ballots			97	0.25
Turnout			39,256	56.61

Notes

↑ The Reform Party merged with the Canadian Alliance on 27 March 2000.
↑ The Canadian Alliance merged with the Progressive Conservatives to form the Conservative Party on 8 December 2003.

References

↑ Stastistics Canada: 2011
↑ Stastistics Canada: 2011
↑ "200 Remarkable Alberta Women".
↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Lakeland (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

External links

Riding history for Lakeland from the Library of Parliament
Expenditures - 2000
Expenditures - 1997
Elections Canada
Website of the Parliament of Canada

Federal ridings in rural Alberta

Conservative	Banff—Airdrie Battle River—Crowfoot Bow River Edmonton—Wetaskiwin Foothills Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Lakeland Lethbridge Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Peace River—Westlock Red Deer—Lacombe Red Deer—Mountain View Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan Sturgeon River—Parkland Yellowhead

Federal ridings in the Canadian Prairies

Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Portage—Lisgar Provencher Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley Elmwood—Transcona Kildonan—St. Paul Saint Boniface—Saint Vital Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg North Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Centre

Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek Cypress Hills—Grasslands Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Prince Albert Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Regina—Lewvan Regina—Qu'Appelle Regina—Wascana Saskatoon—Grasswood Saskatoon—University Saskatoon West Souris—Moose Mountain Yorkton—Melville

Rural Alberta	Banff—Airdrie Battle River—Crowfoot Bow River Foothills Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Lakeland Lethbridge Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Peace River—Westlock Red Deer—Lacombe Red Deer—Mountain View Sturgeon River—Parkland Yellowhead

Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre Edmonton Griesbach Edmonton Manning Edmonton Mill Woods Edmonton Riverbend Edmonton Strathcona Edmonton West Edmonton—Wetaskiwin St. Albert—Edmonton Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan

Calgary	Calgary Centre Calgary Confederation Calgary Forest Lawn Calgary Heritage Calgary Midnapore Calgary Nose Hill Calgary Rocky Ridge Calgary Shepard Calgary Signal Hill Calgary Skyview

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