Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
 Alberta electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan 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] | 111,541 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 88,876 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 1,271 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 87.8 | ||
| Census divisions | Division No. 11 | ||
| Census subdivisions | Fort Saskatchewan, Strathcona County | ||
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan 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.[2] It was created out of parts of Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Vegreville—Wainwright.[3]
Demographics[edit]
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[4][5]
Ethnic groups: 90.6% White, 4.2% Aboriginal, 1.4% South Asian
Languages: 90.2% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German, 1.1% Ukrainian
Religions: 67.3% Christian (26.8% Catholic, 10.0% United Church, 5.5% Lutheran, 4.2% Anglican, 2.3% Baptist, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 15.4% Other), 30.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $44,302
Average income (2010): $60,210
Members of Parliament[edit]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan Riding created from Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Vegreville—Wainwright |
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| 42nd | 2015–present | Garnett Genuis | Conservative | |
Election results[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 42,642 | 63.94 | +14.48 | $114,842.36 | |||
| Liberal | Rod Frank | 13,615 | 20.42 | +13.95 | $23,559.35 | |||
| New Democratic | Joanne Cave | 6,540 | 9.81 | -1.42 | $15,416.14 | |||
| Green | Brandie Harrop | 1,648 | 2.47 | -1.59 | $3,796.57 | |||
| Independent | James Ford | 1,563 | 2.34 | -26.44 | $5,420.41 | |||
| Libertarian | Stephen C. Burry | 678 | 1.02 | * | $3,387.73 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 66,686 | 100.00 | $228,934.10 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.27 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 66,866 | 75.24 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,876 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 24,890 | 49.46 | |
| Others | 14,485 | 28.78 | |
| New Democratic | 5,649 | 11.23 | |
| Liberal | 3,254 | 6.47 | |
| Green | 2,046 | 4.07 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Report – Alberta
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48032&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Sherwood%20Park&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48032&Data=Count&SearchText=Sherwood%20Park&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan (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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