Westlock—St. Paul
 Alberta electoral district | |
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_-_Westlock_-_St_Paul.svg) Westlock–St. Paul in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011)[1] | 108,518 |
| Electors (2011) | 73,791 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 22,155.73 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 10, Division No. 11, Division No. 12, Division No. 13 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Sturgeon County, Cold Lake, Bonnyville No. 87, County of Vermilion River, Westlock County, Morinville, Lac La Biche County, County of St. Paul No. 19, Bonnyville, St. Paul |
Westlock—St. Paul (briefly known as Battle River) was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It included Westlock County, Sturgeon County, Thorhild County, Smoky Lake County, the County of St. Paul No. 19 and the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 this riding was abolished into Lakeland (35%), Sturgeon River—Parkland (32%), Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (20%), Peace River—Westlock (13%) and a small section outside of St. Albert being transferred to St. Albert—Edmonton.
History
[edit]This riding was created in 2003 as "Westlock—St. Paul" from parts of Lakeland, Elk Island, St. Albert, Yellowhead and Athabasca ridings. The riding was known as "Battle River" from 2004 to 2005, despite the Battle River not actually running through the riding.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Lakeland, Elk Island, St. Albert, Yellowhead and Athabasca |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | David Chatters | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Brian Storseth | ||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Lakeland, Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, Peace River—Westlock, Sturgeon River—Parkland and St. Albert—Edmonton |
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Election results
[edit]| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Brian Storseth | 32,652 | 77.8 | +5.1 | $35,498 | |||
| New Democratic | Lyndsay Henderson | 5,103 | 12.2 | +2.1 | $11 | |||
| Liberal | Rob Fox | 2,569 | 6.1 | -3.0% | $17,113 | |||
| Green | Lisa Grant | 1,634 | 3.9 | -2.8 | $837 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,958 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,124 | 56.5 | +5.0 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 74,575 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Brian Storseth | 27,338 | 72.7 | 4.5 | $64,754 | |||
| New Democratic | Della Drury | 3,809 | 10.1 | +0.1 | $107 | |||
| Liberal | Leila Houle | 3,418 | 9.1 | -5.9 | $19,436 | |||
| Green | Aden Murphy | 2,522 | 6.7 | +1.8 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Sip Hofstede | 510 | 1.4 | -- | $5,698 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 37,597 | 100.0 | $90,419 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,728 | 51 | -11 | |||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Brian Storseth | 29,698 | 68.2 | +1.5 | $40,610 | |||
| Liberal | Cory Ollikka | 6,531 | 15.0 | -4.4 | $26,436 | |||
| New Democratic | Peter Opryshko | 4,368 | 10.0 | +1.2 | $2,393 | |||
| Green | Richard De Smet | 2,136 | 4.9 | -0.2 | $963 | |||
| Independent | Werner Gisler | 416 | 1.0 | – | $2,212 | |||
| Independent | Clarence Schultz | 381 | 0.9 | – | $3,437 | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,530 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.29 | -0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,655 | 61.53 | +4.97 | |||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | David Chatters | 26,435 | 66.7 | – | $25,254 | |||
| Liberal | Joe Dion | 7,694 | 19.4 | – | $79,419 | |||
| New Democratic | Peggy Kirkeby | 3,482 | 8.8 | – | $2,112 | |||
| Green | John A. McDonald | 2,037 | 5.1 | – | $486 | |||
| Total valid votes | 39,568 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 39,719 | 56.56 | ||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "Westlock—St. Paul (Code 48025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
External links
[edit]- Riding history for Westlock—St. Paul (2003-2004) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Battle River (2004-2005) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Westlock—St. Paul (2005-present) from the Library of Parliament
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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