Sturgeon River—Parkland

Sturgeon River—Parkland
Alberta electoral district

Sturgeon River—Parkland in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Rona Ambrose
Conservative

District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 105,733
Electors (2015) 84,952
Area (km²)[2] 4,000
Pop. density (per km²) 26.4
Census divisions Division No. 11, Division No. 13
Census subdivisions Gibbons, Lac Ste. Anne, Morinville, Parkland, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Sturgeon

Sturgeon River—Parkland is an electoral district in Alberta. It was created in 2012 from the electoral districts of Edmonton—Spruce Grove (61%), Westlock—St. Paul (33%) and Yellowhead (6%).[3]

The riding was originally intended to be named Sturgeon River.[4]

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Sturgeon River—Parkland
Riding created from Edmonton—Spruce Grove,
Westlock—St. Paul and Yellowhead
42nd  2015–Present     Rona Ambrose Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

Sturgeon River—Parkland's current MP is Interim leader of the Conservative Party and Interim Leader of the Opposition Rona Ambrose. Ambrose formerly sat in the riding of Edmonton—Spruce Grove. Previously, Ambrose had held several ministerial positions in the government of Stephen Harper, most recently Minister of Health.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeRona Ambrose 43,220 70.23 -7.26
LiberalTravis Dueck 9,586 15.58 +10.11
New DemocraticGuy Desforges 6,166 10.02 -2.95
GreenBrendon Greene 1,875 3.05 -0.95
Christian HeritageErnest Chauvet 690 1.12
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,537100.00 $219,812.41
Total rejected ballots 1570.25
Turnout 61,69472.62
Eligible voters 84,952
Conservative hold Swing -8.68
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 33,791 77.49
  New Democratic 5,655 12.97
  Liberal 2,384 5.47
  Green 1,742 3.99
  Others 35 0.08

References

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