Vegreville—Wainwright
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Leon Benoit Conservative |
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| District created | 2003 | |
| First contested | 2004 | |
| Last contested | 2006 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 111,427 | |
| Electors (2006) | 79,393 | |
| Area (km²) | 30,240 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3.7 | |
| Census divisions | Division No. 7, Division No. 10, Division No. 11, Division No. 12 | |
| Census subdivisions | Strathcona County, Lloydminster, Leduc County, Vermilion River County No. 24, St. Paul County No. 19, Beaver County, Vegreville, Wainwright, Vermilion, Lamont County | |
Vegreville—Wainwright is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
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[edit] History
This riding was created in 2003 from Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot ridings. It now represents the counties of Lamont, Two Hills, Minburn, Strathcona, Beaver, Vermilion River, Flagstaff, the municipal districts of Vermilion River and Provost.
[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
- 2004-present: Leon Benoit - Conservative - He previously represented Lakeland and Vegreville ridings.
[edit] Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Leon Benoit, a former economist and farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session, he served as chair on the 'Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates'.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Leon Benoit | 37,954 | |||
| New Democrat | Len Legault | 4,727 | |||
| Liberal | Duff Stewart | 3,873 | |||
| Green | Brian Rozmahel | 3,822 | |||
| Western Block Party | Robert Peter Kratchmer | 431 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Blaine William Stephan | 364 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Leon Benoit | 33,800 | 73.54% | $50,675 | ||
| Liberal | Duff Stewart | 5,390 | 11.72% | $16,450 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Len Legault | 3,793 | 8.25% | $501 | ||
| Green | James Kenney | 2,976 | 6.47% | $554 | ||
| Total valid votes | 45,959 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 123 | 0.27% | ||||
| Turnout | 46,082 | 59.56% | ||||
[edit] See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Alberta federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
[edit] External links
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