Westlock—St. Paul

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Westlock—St. Paul in relation to the other Alberta ridings
Population, 2001 99,081
Electors 70,219
Area (km2)
Population density (people per km2)

Westlock—St. Paul (formerly known as Battle River) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It represents the counties of Westlock, Sturgeon, Thorhild, Smoky Lake, St. Paul and the municipal district of Bonnyville.

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[edit] History

This riding was created in 2003 as "Westlock—St. Paul" from parts of Lakeland, Elk Island, St. Albert, Yellowhead and Athabasca ridings.

After the 2004 election, it was re-named "Battle River".

In 2005, it was re-named "Westlock—St. Paul".

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. 2004-2006: Dave Chatters - Conservative - He previously represented Athabasca and Battle River ridings. A former rancher and a school teacher. He was first elected in 1993. He was the Chair on the 'Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics'.
  2. 2006-present: Brian Storseth - Conservative

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Brian Storseth. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Brian Storseth 29698 68.22% +1.42% ?
     Liberal Cory Ollikka 6531 15% -4.25% ?
     New Democratic Party Peter Opryshko 4368 10.03% +1.24% ?
     Green Richard De Smet 2136 4.91% -0.23% ?
     Independent Wernard Gisler 416 0.96% N/A ?
     Independent Clarence Schultz 381 0.88% N/A ?
Total valid votes 43,530 100.00% ?
Total rejected ballots 125 0.29% -0.09%
Turnout 43,655 61.53% +4.97%
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Dave Chatters 26,433 66.80% $25,254
     Liberal Joe Dion 7,619 19.25% $79,419
     New Democratic Party Peggy Kirkeby 3,480 8.79% $2,112
     Green John A. McDonald 2,036 5.14% $486
Total valid votes 39,568 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 151 0.38%
Turnout 39,719 56.56%

[edit] See also

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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
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