Peace River (electoral district)

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Peace River
Alberta electoral district


Peace River in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Chris Warkentin
Conservative
District created 1924
First contested 1925
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 138,009
Electors (2006) 89,318
Area (km²) 162,871
Pop. density (per km²) 0.85
Census divisions Division No. 10, Division No. 17, Division No. 19
Census subdivisions Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie County No. 1, Mackenzie No. 23, Peace River, Big Lakes, Greenview No. 16, High Level, Northern Lights No. 22, Fairview, Opportunity No. 17

for the provincial electoral district, see Peace River (provincial electoral district)

Peace River is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925. It is a rural riding in northwest Alberta, representing the counties of Saddle Hills, Birch Hills, Grande Prairie and the municipal districts of Mackenzie, Northern Lights, Clear Hills, Fairview, Peace, Spirit River, Smoky River, northern Greenview and most of Northern Sunrise.

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[edit] History

This riding was created in 1924 from Edmonton West riding.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

  1. 1925-1935: Donald MacBeth Kennedy - Progressive (1922-1926), United Farmers (1926-1935)
  2. 1935-1940: René-Antoine Pelletier - Social Credit
  3. 1940-1945: John Howard Sissons - Liberal
  4. 1945-1958: Solon Earl Low - Social Credit
  5. 1958-1980: Gerald Baldwin - Progressive Conservative
  6. 1980-1993: Albert Cooper - Progressive Conservative
  7. 1993-2006: Charlie Penson - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-2006)
  8. 2006-present: Chris Warkentin, Conservative

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Charlie Penson, a former grain farmer. He was first elected in 1993. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as vice-chair on the 'Standing Committee on Finance'.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Christopher Warkentin 27,785 57.0
     Independent Bill Given 9,882 20.3
     New Democratic Party Susan Thompson 5,427 11.1
     Liberal Tanya Kappo 4,573 9.4
     Green Zane Lewis 1,102 2.3
Total valid votes 48,769 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 113
Turnout
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Charlie Penson 28,158 65.12% $64,760
     Liberal Lyle Carlstrom 8,200 18.96% $93,798
     New Democratic Party Susan Thompson 4,804 11.11% $11,013
     Green Benjamin Morrison Pettit 2,073 4.79% $1,300
Total valid votes 43,235 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 125 0.29%
Turnout 43,360 53.73%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance Charlie Penson 27,508 65.59% $45,093
     Liberal Kim Ksenia Fenton 6,495 15.48% $5,773
     Progressive Conservative Milton Hommy 5,021 11.97% $10,973
     New Democratic Party Patricia Lawrence 2,914 6.94% $6,931
Total valid votes 41,938 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 111 0.26%
Turnout 42,049 55.06%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Charlie Penson 22,351 58.93% $55,260
     Liberal David A. Biltek 7,241 19.09% $60,269
     Progressive Conservative John Simpson 6,104 16.09% $39,665
     New Democratic Party Ray A. Domeij 2,226 5.86% $7,223
Total valid votes 37,922 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 77 0.21%
Turnout 37,999 53.64%


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Reform Charlie Penson 25,761
     Liberal Joshua Phillpotts 6,639
     Progressive Conservative Alan Y. Tanaka 6,144
     New Democrat Jacquie Gaboury 2,344
     National David Ridgeway 1,656
     Natural Law Roni Shapka 241


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Albert Cooper 23,363
     New Democrat Norman Dyck 7,389
     Reform Daniel H. Fletcher 6,525
     Liberal Helen A. Rice 5,758


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Albert Cooper 25,648
     New Democrat Elroy Deiment 6,333
     Liberal Richard Marceau 5,419
     Confederation of Regions Ted Krause 2,877
     Green Marion Loring 578
     Social Credit Rob Sweigard 354


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Albert Cooper 18,953
     Liberal Linus H. Becher 6,243
     New Democrat Earle Joseph Guertin 5,436
     Rhino Allan G.W. Cavanagh 547
     Social Credit Ken Sweigard 462
     Independent A. Wallace Robertson 291


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Baldwin 20,748
     Liberal Linus H. Becher 6,312
     New Democrat Earle J. Guertin 5,801


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Baldwin 14,153
     Liberal Ed Kimpe 5,068
     New Democrat Anne Hemmingway 3,941
     Independent Michael Zuk 196


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Baldwin 14,255
     New Democrat Jake Van Voorst 5,678
     Liberal Ed Kimpe 3,324
     Social Credit J. Donovan Ross 1,904
     Not affiliated Gertrude Bryan 119
     Not affiliated Michael Zuk 74
     Not affiliated Wayne Lovely 67


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Baldwin 11,825
     New Democrat Phil Thompson 4,830
     Liberal Don Branigan 4,620


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Baldwin 14,960
     Social Credit James A. Smith 4,700
     New Democrat Allan Frederick Bush 4,411
     Liberal Charlie MacDonell 3,578


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Baldwin 16,111
     Social Credit James A. Smith 6,564
     Liberal Fred Noble 3,059
     New Democrat I.V. Macklin 1,760


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Baldwin 12,897
     Social Credit Budd M. Dennis 7,603
     Liberal S.P. Tachit 3,671
     New Democrat Richard F. Brown 2,605


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Baldwin 13,328
     Social Credit Solon Earl Low 5,737
     Liberal John Howard McRae 2,535
     Co-operative Commonwealth Emil Trygve Sather 1,064


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Solon Earl Low 10,393
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Baldwin 5,896
     Liberal John Howard McRae 5,515
     Co-operative Commonwealth Clarence John Lampert 1,783
     Independent Harry Wigiluk 212


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Solon Earl Low 10,151
     Liberal Clifford Bernard Carignan 7,599
     Co-operative Commonwealth Samuel David Simpson 2,079
     Labour-Progressive Bernhard Rudolf Swankey 867


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Solon Earl Low 7,727
     Liberal Clifford Bernard Carignan 7,404
     Co-operative Commonwealth Irvin Victor Macklin 3,202
     Progressive Conservative David Thomson Williamson 1,562


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Solon Earl Low 7,319
     Liberal John Sissons 4,109
     Co-operative Commonwealth Irvin Victor Macklin 3,666
     Progressive Conservative Herbert Gordon Bessent 2,732


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Sissons 6,426
     New Democracy René-Antoine Pelletier 5,347
     Co-operative Commonwealth Irwin Victor Macklin 3,307
     Independent Louis-Napoléon Brulotte 488


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit René-Antoine Pelletier 5,513
     Liberal Joseph Patrick McIsaac 3,546
     Co-operative Commonwealth Donald MacBeth Kennedy 1,646
     Conservative Ernest Vincent Bergin 896


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers Donald MacBeth Kennedy 10,204
     Liberal John Ewing Thomson 8,390


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers Donald MacBeth Kennedy 5,323
     Conservative James Arthur Collins 4,398
     Liberal Joseph Clarke 2,642


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Donald MacBeth Kennedy 3,986
     Conservative James Arthur Collins 3,969
     Liberal William Archibald Rae 3,944

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