Edmonton—Leduc
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| Population, 2001 | 95,700 |
| Electors | 74,959 |
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Edmonton—Leduc 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] Geography
The district includes the southwestern portion of Edmonton, the Town of Devon and the City of Leduc and its vicinity.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 2003 as a result of the creation of two extra Alberta seats. It is composed from the following previous ridings: 55.5% from Edmonton Southwest, 20.9% from Edmonton-Strathcona and 23.6% from Wetaskiwin.
[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
- 2004-present: James Rajotte - Conservative - He previously represented Edmonton Southwest.
[edit] Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is James Rajotte, a former executive assistant. He was first elected to Parliament in the 2000 election. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Conservative critic of Industry.
[edit] Elections results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | James Rajotte | 33,764 | |||
| Liberal | Jim Jacuta | 10,856 | |||
| New Democrat | Martin Rybiak | 7,685 | |||
| Green | Ben Morrison Pettit | 3,479 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | James Rajotte | 26,791 | 55.04% | $54,847 | ||
| Liberal | Bruce King | 14,269 | 29.31% | $46,445 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Doug McLachlan | 4,581 | 9.41% | $7,563 | ||
| Green | Bruce Sinclair | 3,029 | 6.22% | $107 | ||
| Total valid votes | 48,670 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 111 | 0.23% | ||||
| Turnout | 48,781 | 65.08% | ||||
