Red Deer—Lacombe
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 Alberta electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Red Deer—Lacombe 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] | 113,693 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 86,609 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 6,316 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 18 | ||
| Census divisions | Division No. 8 | ||
| Census subdivisions | Blackfalds, Lacombe, Lacombe County, Ponoka, Ponoka County, Red Deer, Red Deer County, Rimbey, Samson 137, Sylvan Lake | ||
Red Deer—Lacombe is an electoral district in Alberta. It was created in 2012 from the districts of Wetaskiwin (51%) and Red Deer (49%).[2]
The riding was originally intended to be named Red Deer—Wolf Creek.[3]
Members of Parliament[edit]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Deer—Lacombe Riding created from Red Deer and Wetaskiwin |
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| 42nd | 2015–present | Blaine Calkins | Conservative | |
Election results[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Blaine Calkins | 43,599 | 70.71 | -6.72 | $75,006.35 | |||
| Liberal | Jeff Rock | 9,235 | 14.98 | +11.41 | $16,605.92 | |||
| New Democratic | Doug Hart | 7,055 | 11.44 | -2.85 | $5,541.40 | |||
| Green | Les Kuzyk | 1,773 | 2.88 | -1.84 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 61,662 | 100.00 | $224,841.10 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 176 | 0.28 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 61,838 | 71.40 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,609 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.07 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 31,453 | 77.43 | |
| New Democratic | 5,805 | 14.29 | |
| Green | 1,917 | 4.72 | |
| Liberal | 1,448 | 3.56 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Statistics 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 — Red Deer—Lacombe (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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