St. Albert—Edmonton

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St. Albert—Edmonton
Alberta electoral district
St. Albert—Edmonton 2013.svg
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Michael Cooper
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]105,162
Electors (2015)83,841
Area (km²)[2]104
Pop. density (per km²)1,011.2
Census divisionsDivision No. 11
Census subdivisionsEdmonton, St. Albert

St. Albert—Edmonton is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

St. Albert—Edmonton 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 the district of Edmonton—St. Albert.[4]

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. Albert—Edmonton
Riding created from Edmonton—St. Albert
42nd  2015–present     Michael Cooper Conservative

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Michael Cooper 26,783 45.24 -19.25 $57,186.82
Liberal Beatrice Ghettuba 13,383 22.54 +11.70 $12,254.31
Independent Brent Rathgeber 11,652 19.68 n/a $50,607.26
New Democratic Darlene Malayko 6,609 11.16 -8.91 $14,243.93
Green Andrea Oldham 821 1.39 -3.22
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,208 100.00   $220,664.92
Total rejected ballots 146 0.25
Turnout 59,354 70.79
Eligible voters 83,841
Conservative hold Swing -15.47
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 27,626 64.5
  New Democratic 8,601 20.1
  Liberal 4,642 10.8
  Green 1,974 4.6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Report – Alberta
  5. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — St. Albert—Edmonton (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  7. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections