Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont

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Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont in relation to the other Edmonton ridings
Population, 2001 99,508
Electors 69,008
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont (formerly known as Edmonton—Beaumont) 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

Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont includes the neighbourhoods of Tweedle Place, Michaels Park, Richfield, Lee Ridge, Tipaskan, Kameyosek, Meyonohk, Satoo, Ekota, Menisa, Greenview, Hillview, Tawa, Meyokumin, Sakaw, Jackson Heights, Kiniski Gargens, Flynn Dell, Minchau, Weinlos, Bisset, Daly Grove, Pollard Meadows, Crawford Plains, Larkspur, The Meadows, Wildrose, Ellerslie, Wernerville and Meadows Area in the City of Edmonton, the Town of Beaumont and the small part of Leduc County that is located between Edmonton and Beaumont. The area of the district is 175 km².

[edit] History

The electoral district was created as "Edmonton—Beaumont" in 2003 from the vast majority of Edmonton Southeast, a small part of Wetaskiwin, and a fraction of Elk Island.

In 2004, it was re-named "Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont".

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. 2004-2006: David Kilgour, Liberal (1991-2005), Independent (2005-2006) - He previously represented Edmonton Southeast and Edmonton—Strathcona.
  2. 2006-present: Mike Lake, Conservative

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament (MP) is Mike Lake.

[edit] Elections results

[edit] Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, 2006 - present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Mike Lake 27,191 58.6% +16.1% $67,482
     Liberal Amarjit Grewal 9,809 21.1% -21.7% $73,522
     New Democratic Party Neal Gray 6,749 14.6% +4.9% $10,297
     Green Kate Harrington 2,073 4.5% -0.2% $1,347
     Independent Kyle McLeod 477 1.0% N/A $8,055
     Communist Naomi Rankin 85 0.2% -0.1% $280
Total valid votes 46,384 100.0%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 46,384 62.3%

Note: These are preliminary results. The numbers may change slightly upon validation.

[edit] Edmonton—Beaumont, 2004 - 2006

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal David Kilgour 17,555 42.8% $65,152
     Conservative Tim Uppal 17,421 42.5% $66,701
     New Democratic Party Paul Reikie 3,975 9.7% $4,138
     Green Michael Garfinkle 1,911 4.7% $788
     Communist Naomi Rankin 135 0.3% $751
Total valid votes 40,997 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 181 0.44%
Turnout 41,178 59.67%

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Calgary and Edmonton
Conservative

Calgary Centre | Calgary Centre-North | Calgary East | Calgary Northeast | Calgary—Nose Hill | Calgary Southeast | Calgary Southwest | Calgary West | Edmonton Centre | Edmonton East | Edmonton—Leduc | Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont | Edmonton—St. Albert | Edmonton—Sherwood Park | Edmonton—Spruce Grove | Edmonton—Strathcona
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