Lakeland (electoral district)
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Lakeland was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.
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[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2000 | 104,692 |
| Electors | 70,660 |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Beaver River and Vegreville ridings.
It was abolished in 2003 with parts being transferred to Vegreville—Wainwright and Westlock—St. Paul ridings. A small part was transferred to Athabasca.
[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1996-2003: Leon Benoit - Reform (1976-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present) - He currently represents Vegreville—Wainwright.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Canadian Alliance | Leon Benoit | 29,348 | 65.45% | $46,423 | ||
| Liberal | Wayne Kowalski | 9,050 | 20.18% | $40,607 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Pelletier | 4,373 | 9.75% | $4,991 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Raymond Stone | 2,069 | 4.61% | $3,570 | ||
| Total valid votes | 44,840 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 132 | 0.29% | ||||
| Turnout | 44,972 | 63.65% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Reform | Leon Benoit | 23,214 | 59.28% | $46,821 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Les Parsons | 6,976 | 17.81% | $29,332 | ||
| Liberal | Hansa Thaleshvar | 6,911 | 17.64% | $27,199 | ||
| New Democratic Party | John Williams | 1,737 | 4.43% | $992 | ||
| No affiliation | Valerie Doreen Morrow | 321 | 0.81% | $5,106 | ||
| Total valid votes | 39,159 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 97 | 0.25% | ||||
| Turnout | 39,256 | 56.61% | ||||
