Sturgeon River—Parkland
Alberta electoral district | |||
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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 |
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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 | |
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Sturgeon River—Parkland Riding created from Edmonton—Spruce Grove, Westlock—St. Paul and Yellowhead |
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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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 43,220 | 70.23 | -7.26 | – | |||
Liberal | Travis Dueck | 9,586 | 15.58 | +10.11 | – | |||
New Democratic | Guy Desforges | 6,166 | 10.02 | -2.95 | – | |||
Green | Brendon Greene | 1,875 | 3.05 | -0.95 | – | |||
Christian Heritage | Ernest Chauvet | 690 | 1.12 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 61,537 | 100.00 | $219,812.41 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.25 | – | |||||
Turnout | 61,694 | 72.62 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 84,952 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.68 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[5][6] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
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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
- ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Report – Alberta
- ↑ http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&DocId=6654879&File=4
- ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Sturgeon River—Parkland (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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