Battle River—Crowfoot
 Alberta electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Battle River–Crowfoot in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 107,140 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 80,698 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 53,072 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 5, Division No. 7, Division No. 10, Division No. 11 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Beaver, Camrose, Camrose County, Drumheller, Kneehill, Leduc, Stettler, Stettler No. 6, Wainwright, Wainwright No. 61 | ||
Battle River—Crowfoot is a federal electoral district in Alberta.
Battle River—Crowfoot was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Crowfoot and Vegreville—Wainwright.[4]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle River—Crowfoot Riding created from Crowfoot and Vegreville—Wainwright |
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| 42nd | 2015–present | Kevin Sorenson | Conservative | |
Election results
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Sorenson | 47,552 | 80.91 | –2.18 | – | |||
| Liberal | Andy Kowalski | 5,505 | 9.37 | +7.21 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 3,844 | 6.54 | –3.30 | – | |||
| Green | Gary Kelly | 1,868 | 3.18 | –0.72 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,769 | 100.00 | $263,457.48 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 160 | 0.27 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 58,929 | 73.02 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,698 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –4.69 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Crowfoot and Vegreville—Wainwright, both of which elected Conservative candidates in the 2011 election. Kevin Sorenson was the incumbent from Crowfoot. Changes are based on redistributed results. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 39,645 | 83.09 | |
| New Democratic | 4,694 | 9.84 | |
| Green | 1,859 | 3.90 | |
| Liberal | 1,028 | 2.15 | |
| Others | 487 | 1.02 | |
References
- ^ Stastistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Stastistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Report – Alberta
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Battle River—Crowfoot (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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