Vegreville—Wainwright
 Alberta electoral district | |
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_-_Vegreville_-_Wainwright.svg) Vegreville—Wainwright 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] | 117,230 |
| Electors (2011) | 83,038 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 29,882.24 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 7, Division No. 10, Division No. 11, Division No. 12 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Strathcona County, Lloydminster, Two Hills, Leduc County, County of Vermilion River, County of St. Paul No. 19, County of Two Hills No. 21, Beaver County, Vegreville, Wainwright, Vermilion, Lamont County |
Vegreville—Wainwright was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
History[edit]
This riding was created in 2003 from Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot ridings. It now represents Lamont County, the County of Two Hills No. 21, the County of Minburn No. 27, Strathcona County, Beaver County, the County of Vermilion River, Flagstaff County, the Municipal District of Provost No. 52, and the Alberta portion of Lloydminster.
Member of Parliament[edit]
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Vegreville—Wainwright Riding created from Lakeland, Elk Island, Crowfoot and Wetaskiwin |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Leon Benoit | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Battle River—Crowfoot, Lakeland, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan and Edmonton—Wetaskiwin |
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Current member of Parliament[edit]
Its member of Parliament is Leon Benoit, a former economist and farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session, he served as chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.
Election results[edit]
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Leon Benoit | 39,145 | 79.79 | +2.71 | $34,467 | |||
| New Democratic | Ray Stone | 5,561 | 11.34 | +1.89 | $491 | |||
| Green | William Munsey | 2,499 | 5.09 | -3.12 | $1,040 | |||
| Liberal | Ronald Williams | 1,525 | 3.11 | -2.13 | $3,871 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Matthew Sokalski | 327 | 0.67 | * | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,057 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 101 | 0.21 | -0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,158 | 59.49 | +5.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,627 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Leon Benoit | 34,493 | 77.08 | +2.91 | $38,483 | |||
| New Democratic | Ray Stone | 4,230 | 9.45 | +0.22 | $2,949 | |||
| Green | William Munsey | 3,676 | 8.21 | +0.75 | $34 | |||
| Liberal | Adam Campbell | 2,345 | 5.24 | -2.32 | $3,949 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,744 | 100.00 | $98,502 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 120 | 0.27 | +0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,864 | 54.03 | -10.54 | |||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Leon Benoit | 37,954 | 74.17 | +0.6 | ||||
| New Democratic | Len Legault | 4,727 | 9.23 | +1.0 | ||||
| Liberal | Duff Stewart | 3,873 | 7.56 | -4.1 | ||||
| Green | Brian Rozmahel | 3,822 | 7.46 | +1.0 | ||||
| Western Block | Robert Peter Kratchmer | 431 | 0.84 | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Blaine William Stephan | 364 | 0.71 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 51,171 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 95 | 0.19 | -0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,266 | 64.57 | +5.0 | |||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Leon Benoit | 33,800 | 73.5 | – | $50,675 | |||
| Liberal | Duff Stewart | 5,390 | 11.7 | – | $16,450 | |||
| New Democratic | Len Legault | 3,793 | 8.3 | – | $501 | |||
| Green | James Kenney | 2,976 | 6.5 | – | $554 | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,959 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 123 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,082 | 59.6 | ||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- "Vegreville—Wainwright (Code 48024) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- Riding history for Vegreville—Wainwright from the Library of Parliament
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
Notes[edit]
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
External links[edit]
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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