Red Deer (electoral district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
Profile
Red Deer in relation to the other Alberta ridings
Population, 2001 105,070
Electors 77,804
Area (km2)
Population density (people per km2)

Red Deer is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908.

Contents

[edit] History

This riding was created in 1907 from Calgary and Strathcona ridings.

The constituency has been consistently reduced in geographic size over the years due to the continued growth of Red Deer, Alberta. In 2003, about 20% of the district was transferred to the Wetaskiwin riding.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

  1. 1908-1921: Michael Clark - Liberal (1908-1917), Unionist (1917-1920), Progressive (1920-1921)
  2. 1921-1935: Alfred Speakman - United Farmers of Alberta
  3. 1935-1940: Eric Joseph Poole - Social Credit
  4. 1940-1958: Frederick Davis Shaw - Social Credit
  5. 1958-1962: Harris Rogers - Progressive Conservative
  6. 1962-1972: Robert N. Thompson - Social Credit (1962-1968), Progressive Conservative (1968-1972)
  7. 1972-1988: Gordon Towers - Progressive Conservative
  8. 1988-1993: Doug Fee - Progressive Conservative
  9. 1993-present: Bob Mills - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Bob Mills, a former travel agent. He was first elected in 1993. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He chair of the House of Commons' environment committee. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development'.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Bob Mills 38,375 75.7% unknown
     New Democratic Party Kelly Bickford 5,034 9.9% unknown
     Liberal Luke Kurata 4,636 9.2% unknown
     Green Tanner Wade Waldo 2,618 5.2% unknown
Total valid votes 50,663 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 113 0.22%
Turnout 50,776 65.26%
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Bob Mills 33,510 74.80% $51,607
     Liberal Luke Kurata 5,294 11.81% $22,405
     New Democratic Party Jeff Sloychuk 3,500 7.81% $4,160
     Green Garfield John Marks 2,142 4.78% $730
     Action Teena Cormack 353 0.78% $6.75
Total valid votes 44,799 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 117 0.26%
Turnout 44,916 57.73%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance Bob Mills 36,940 72.61% $59,079
     Liberal Walter Kubanek 6,522 12.82% $16,550
     Progressive Conservative Doug Wagstaff 5,064 9.95% $5,125
     New Democratic Party Linda Roth 2,346 4.61% $1,773
Total valid votes 50,872 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 113 0.22%
Turnout 50,985 60.40%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Bob Mills 28,622 68.37% $66,815
     Progressive Conservative Morris Flewwelling 6,566 15.68% $44,412
     Liberal Dobie To 4,785 11.43% $13,071
     New Democratic Party Janet Walter 1,660 3.96% $3,066
     Natural Law Kenneth Arnold 227 0.54%
Total valid votes 41,860 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 69 0.16%
Turnout 41,929 57.44%


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Reform Bob Mills 31,652
     Progressive Conservative Doug Fee 8,011
     Liberal Dobie To 6,838
     New Democrat Karen McLaren 1,334
     National Joan Hepburn 1,063
     Natural Law Ken Arnold 297


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Doug Fee 24,187
     Reform Michael Roth 9,560
     New Democrat Gail Garbutt 5,717
     Liberal Edna C. Allwright 4,593
     Christian Heritage Jim Swan 1,237
     Confederation of Regions Wilfred M. Tricker 121


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Towers 41,695
     New Democrat Clarence Lacombe 5,201
     Liberal Dennis Moffat 5,195
     Confederation of Regions Roger Langrick 2,494
     Social Credit Jim Keegstra 691


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Towers 31,758
     Liberal Dennis Moffat 6,180
     New Democrat Ethel Taylor 3,345
     Social Credit Cecil J. Speirs 1,203


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Towers 33,226
     Liberal Dennis Moffat 6,338
     New Democrat John Younie 2,856
     Social Credit Cec Speirs 1,974


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Towers 22,251
     Liberal Dennis Moffat 5,645
     New Democrat Ethel Taylor 2,791
     Social Credit Jim Keegstra 2,670


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Towers 20,943
     Liberal Dennis Moffat 5,762
     New Democrat Bill Finn 3,852
     Social Credit Jim Keegstra 3,631


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Robert N. Thompson 17,930
     Liberal Douglas M. Irwin 8,541
     New Democrat Peter G. Anderson 2,349


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Robert N. Thompson 12,383
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Towers 10,448
     Liberal Max DeHamel 2,093
     New Democrat Hazel Eva Braithwaite 1,340


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Robert N. Thompson 12,182
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Towers 11,149
     Liberal Max DeHamel 2,702
     New Democrat Paul A. Jenson 1,082


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Robert N. Thompson 12,645
     Progressive Conservative Harris Rogers 9,343
     Liberal Knut E. Magnusson 1,608
     New Democrat Paul A. Jenson 1,181


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Harris Rogers 11,569
     Social Credit Frederick Davis Shaw 7,087
     Liberal Sadie A. Shrader 1,537
     Co-operative Commonwealth Robert H. Carlyle 1,029


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Frederick Davis Shaw 9,519
     Progressive Conservative Harris Rogers 5,918
     Liberal Wilfred James Edgar 3,471
     Co-operative Commonwealth Alexander Sandy Manson 1,073


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Frederick Davis Shaw 8,792
     Liberal Archie Boyce 5,076
     Progressive Conservative John A.R. Choate 1,474
     Co-operative Commonwealth Hubert M. Smith 1,136
     Labour-Progressive Rose Sarman 306


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Frederick Davis Shaw 10,549
     Liberal Albert Bliss McGorman 3,604
     Progressive Conservative Harry Lloyd Taggart 3,488
     Co-operative Commonwealth Cyril M. Ironside 1,710


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Frederick Davis Shaw 8,653
     Progressive Conservative Harry Lloyd Taggart 3,636
     Co-operative Commonwealth A.E. MacLellan 2,984
     Liberal Claude J. Davidson 2,666
     Labour-Progressive William Lund 677


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Frederick Davis Shaw 5,583
     Liberal Absalom Clark Bury 4,134
     Co-operative Commonwealth P.N.R. Morrison 2,771
     National Government Arthur A. Stonhouse 2,694


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Eric Joseph Poole 7,901
     Liberal George Clark 1,861
     Co-operative Commonwealth Alfred Speakman 1,855
     Conservative Arthur Hiram Stewart 1,648


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers Alfred Speakman 6,256
     Liberal William John Botterill 4,571


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers Alfred Speakman 5,603
     Conservative Joseph George La France 2,151


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers Alfred Speakman 3,851
     Liberal Thomas McKercher 2,462
     Conservative Joseph George La France 2,029


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers Alfred Speakman 10,849
     Conservative John Frederick Day 2,644
     Liberal William Wallace Burns McInnes 2,207


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Government Michael Clark 6,213
     Opposition William Franklin Puffer 3,800
     Labour Joseph Robert Knight 701


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Michael Clark 6,711
     Conservative Alexander Andrew McGillivray 3,882


Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Michael Clark 3,481
     Conservative George F. Root 3,221

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in rural Alberta
Conservative

Crowfoot | Fort McMurray—Athabasca | Lethbridge | Macleod | Medicine Hat | Peace River | Red Deer | Vegreville—Wainwright | Westlock—St. Paul | Wetaskiwin | Wild Rose | Yellowhead
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../r/e/d/Red_Deer_%28electoral_district%29_069d.html"