Peace River—Westlock
 Alberta electoral district |
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Peace River—Westlock in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative |
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| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 108,095 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 75,362 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 105,095 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1 | ||
| Census divisions | Division No. 13, Division No. 17, Division No. 18, Division No. 19 | ||
| Census subdivisions | Barrhead, Barrhead No. 11, Big Lakes, Greenview No. 16, Mackenzie, Peace River, Slave Lake, Westlock, Westlock County, Whitecourt | ||
Peace River—Westlock is a federal electoral district in Alberta.
Peace River—Westlock was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order.[3] It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 19th 2015. [4] It was created out of parts of Peace River, Fort McMurray—Athabasca, Yellowhead, and Westlock—St. Paul.[5]
There is no incumbent candidate for this new riding, and all parties will have to hold nomination contests to select their candidates for MP.
Members of Parliament[edit]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Peace River—Westlock Riding created from Fort McMurray—Athabasca, Peace River Westlock—St. Paul, and Yellowhead |
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| 42nd | 2015–Present | Arnold Viersen | Conservative | |
Election results[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Arnold Viersen | 34,342 | 69.35 | -8.46 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Cameron Alexis | 7,127 | 14.39 | +1.35 | – | |||
| Liberal | Chris Brown | 6,360 | 12.84 | +9.20 | – | |||
| Green | Sabrina Lee Levac | 1,247 | 2.52 | -1.34 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Jeremy Sergeew | 443 | 0.89 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,519 | 100.00 | $257,907.25 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 170 | 0.34 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,689 | 65.93 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,362 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[8] | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 28,986 | 77.81 | |
| New Democratic | 4,859 | 21.10 | |
| Green | 1,436 | 3.85 | |
| Liberal | 1,357 | 3.64 | |
| Others | 616 | 1.65 | |
2015 nomination contests[edit]
NDP
- Announced Candidates:
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- Cameron Alexis (winner)
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Conservative Party of Canada (Votes took place July 6th - 8th 2015)
- Announced Candidates:
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Terry Hogan
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Jackie Larsen
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Eris Moncur
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Arnold Viersen
Liberal Party: Christopher Brown, Communications Coordinator for the Town of Slave Lake.
Green Party (none announced) Christian Heritage Party of Canada (none announced)
References[edit]
- ^ Stastistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Stastistics Canada: 2011
- ^ District Description
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Report – Alberta
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Peace River—Westlock (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
- ^ Terry Hogan
- ^ AM610 Newsroom - Peace River, Alberta
- ^ a b AM610 Newsroom - Peace River, Alberta
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