Vegreville—Wainwright

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Vegreville—Wainwright in relation to the other Alberta ridings
Population, 2001 107,771
Electors 77,374
Area (km2)
Pop. Density (people per km2)

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:

  1. 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
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
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%

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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