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Peace River—Westlock

Alberta electoral district

Peace-River–Westlock 2013 Riding.png
Peace River—Westlock in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP



 
 		  

Arnold Viersen
Conservative
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage
profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]
 108,095

Electors (2015)		 75,362
Area (km²)[1]
 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, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.


Peace River—Westlock was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order.[2] It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 19, 2015.[3] It was created out of parts of Peace River, Fort McMurray—Athabasca, Yellowhead, and Westlock—St. Paul.[4]


Conservative Arnold Viersen, a former mechanic, has been the riding's MP since 2015.




Contents






  • 1 Members of Parliament


  • 2 Profile


  • 3 Election results


  • 4 References





Members of Parliament


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















Parliament Years Member Party
Peace River—Westlock
Riding created from Fort McMurray—Athabasca, Peace River
Westlock—St. Paul, and Yellowhead
42nd  2015–Present
     Arnold Viersen Conservative


Profile


This riding is a typical conservative stronghold riding. There are several ridings in Alberta that the Conservative Party of Canada realistically expects to win, and this is one of them. However, the northern portion of the riding is less strongly conservative than the rest, with pockets of support for the NDP. Historically, this riding has been always right-leaning, with support beginning toward the old Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, shifting toward the right-wing Reform Alliance Party after the time of prime minister Brian Mulroney, and then held by the new Conservative Party of Canada since the unification of the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance in 2003.



Election results
























































































Canadian federal election, 2015
Party
 Candidate
 Votes % ±% Expenditures

Conservative Arnold Viersen 34,342 69.35 -8.46 $74,852.55

New Democratic Cameron Alexis 7,127 14.39 +1.35 $10,844.13

Liberal Chris Brown 6,360 12.84 +9.20 $6,504.94

Green Sabrina Lee Levac 1,247 2.52 -1.34 –

Libertarian Jeremy Sergeew 443 0.89 – $108.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit
 49,519 100.00  
$259,766.62
Total rejected ballots
 170 0.34
–
Turnout
 49,689 65.93
–
Eligible voters
75,362


Conservative hold
Swing
 -4.90
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]







































2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
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


References





  1. ^ ab Statistics Canada: 2011


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  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts


  4. ^ Report – Alberta


  5. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Peace River—Westlock (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.


  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates


  7. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections













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