Wetaskiwin (electoral district)

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Wetaskiwin
Alberta electoral district


Wetaskiwin in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Blaine Calkins
Conservative
District created 1924
First contested 1925
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 107,914
Electors (2006) 75,895
Area (km²) 15,133
Pop. density (per km²) 7.1
Census divisions Division No. 8, Division No. 9, Division No. 11
Census subdivisions Leduc County, Clearwater County, Wetaskiwin, Lacombe, Wetaskiwin County No. 10, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Brazeau County, Rocky Mountain House, Ponoka

Wetaskiwin is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925.

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[edit] Geography

This riding is located south of Edmonton and is legally described as commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of the Town of Devon with the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; thence generally southeasterly along the westerly limit of said town to the southwesterly corner of said town (at Highway 60); thence southerly along said highway to Township Road 494; thence easterly along said road to the westerly limit of the City of Leduc; thence easterly, southerly, easterly, northerly and easterly along the southerly limit of said city to Highway No. 623; thence easterly along said highway to the easterly limit of Leduc County; thence generally southwesterly along said limit to the northerly limit of Wetaskiwin County No. 10; thence easterly and generally southerly along the northerly and easterly limits of said county to the easterly limit of Ponoka County; thence generally southerly along said limit to the northerly limit of Lacombe County; thence generally southeasterly, generally southerly and generally westerly along the northerly, easterly and southerly limits of said county to the east boundary of R 4 W 5; thence south along the east boundary of R 4 W 5 to the south boundary of Tp 38; thence west along the south boundary of Tp 38 to the west boundary of R 8 W 5; thence north along the west boundary of R 8 W 5 to the north boundary of Tp 41; thence east along the north boundary of Tp 41 to the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; thence generally northerly and generally easterly along said bank to the point of commencement.

This federal electoral riding represents the counties of Wetaskiwin, Ponoka, Lacombe, Leduc and part of Clearwater.

[edit] History

This riding was created in 1924 from Strathcona and Victoria ridings.

In 2003, a portion of Red Deer riding was transferred to this electoral district.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

  1. 1925-1926: Stanley Tobin - Liberal
  2. 1926-1935: William Irvine - United Farmers of Alberta
  3. 1935-1949: Norman Jaques - Social Credit
  4. 1949-1958: Ray Thomas - Social Credit
  5. 1958-1962: James Stanley Speakman - Progressive Conservative
  6. 1962-1972: Harry Andrew Moore - Progressive Conservative
  7. 1972-1988: Kenneth Schellenberger - Progressive Conservative
  8. 1988-1993: Willie Littlechild - Progressive Conservative
  9. 1993-2006: Dale Johnston - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-2006)
  10. 2006-present: Blaine Calkins - Conservative (2006-present)

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its current Member of Parliament is Blaine Calkins, representing the Conservative Party of Canada.

[edit] Candidates for the 2006 election

[edit] Conservative Party candidate

In the spring of 2005, Dale Johnston announced that he would not be a candidate in the next federal election. A nomination meeting held in May 2005 selected Blaine Calkins as the Conservative Party candidate.

Calkins was born and raised in the Lacombe area. He is graduate from the University of Alberta, and a tenured faculty member at Red Deer College. He began his career in politics as a member of the Lacombe Town Council, and as such has been involved with the Board of Directors of the Lacombe Municipal Ambulance Society, The Board of Directors for Family and Community Support Services, The Municipal Planning Commission, David Thompson Tourist Council and the Disaster Services Committee.

Calkins has been involved in the Reform/Canadian Alliance/Conservative Party since becoming a member in 1996. He served on the Candidate Nomination Committee for the Canadian Alliance Wetaskiwin Riding in 1999, and joined the Board of Directors in 2000. Since then, he has held various Board positions, including President, Vice President and Director of Communications.

[edit] Liberal Party candidate

Peter Crossley was the Liberal Party candidate for the 2006 election. Mr Crossley is a graduate from the University of Alberta and has an honours law degree from the University of Wales at Cardiff. He has operated his own law practice in Rocky Mountain House for the past 12 years, and has served on the Red Deer Kidney Foundation, the Rocky Kinsmen, and the Rotary Club.

[edit] New Democratic Party candidate

Jim Graves was the candidate for the New Democratic Party in the 2006 election [1]. Graves has 27 years of experience as a Professional Engineer, and has been a farmer-rancher since 1989.

[edit] Green Party candidate

Tom Lampman was the Green Party's candidate for Wetaskiwin in the 2006 election [2]. Lampman was the only candidate who also ran in the 2004 federal election, where he outperformed his party's nationwide results by capturing 6.2% of the vote. Like the other candidates, he has experience with the farming industry, as he runs an agricultural consulting business specializing in dairy. One of his specific environmental concerns is thermal pollution from electric power generation. Lampman resides outside of Calmar.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Blaine Calkins 35,776 75.2%
     Liberal Peter Crossley 4,371 9.2%
     New Democratic Party Jim Graves 4,441 9.3%
     Green Tom Lampman 3,016 6.3%
Total valid votes 47,604 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 105 0.22%
Turnout
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Dale Johnston 31,404 73.65% $30,845
     Liberal Rick Bonnett 5,088 11.93% $20,307
     New Democratic Party Tim Robson 3,090 7.24% $4,471
     Green Tom Lampman 2,642 6.19% $302
     Canadian Action Brent McKelvie 410 0.96% $308
Total valid votes 42,634 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 102 0.24%
Turnout 42,736 60.77%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance Dale Johnston 33,675 69.50% $29,250
     Liberal John Jackie 8,318 17.16% $30,902
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth R. Sockett 4,413 9.10% $2,406
     New Democratic Party Cliff Reid 2,045 4.22% $501
Total valid votes 48,451 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 106 0.22%
Turnout 48,557 63.95%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Dale Johnston 26,443 65.95% $30,470
     Liberal Glenn McLean 5,692 14.19% $10,198
     Progressive Conservative Graham T. McNamee 5,282 13.17% $9,180
     New Democratic Party Cliff Reid 1,940 4.83% $3,111
     Christian Heritage Gordon Allan Liddle 734 1.38% $3,185
Total valid votes 40,091 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 78 0.19%
Turnout 40,169 61.03%


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Reform Dale Johnston 26,159
     Liberal Doug Sirrs 6,884
     Progressive Conservative Brian Rhiness 6,123
     New Democrat Clifford Reid 1,494
     Canada Party David M. Greene 336
     Natural Law Randy Fritz 274


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Willie Littlechild 20,090
     Reform Jim Henderson 7,418
     New Democrat Terry Atkinson 5,741
     Liberal Roy Barrett 3,351
     Christian Heritage David J. Reimer 3,087
     Confederation of Regions Hayward Dow 223
     Not affiliated Mike Hermansen 113


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Schellenberger 30,128
     New Democrat Judy Mjolsness 5,596
     Liberal Mel Harrison Buffalo 3,231
     Confederation of Regions Bob Matheson 3,063
     Social Credit Jim Green 456


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Schellenberger 26,620
     Liberal Patricia O'Halloran 5,208
     New Democrat Lyle B. Bleich 3,673


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Schellenberger 27,785
     Liberal Mark Toth 5,044
     New Democrat Alfred O. Arnston 3,587


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Schellenberger 21,341
     Liberal Roger Movold 5,645
     New Democrat Alfred Arnston 2,906
     Social Credit Alvin Goetz 2,019


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Schellenberger 19,353
     Liberal Al Barnhill 5,296
     New Democrat Lionel Udenberg 3,975
     Social Credit Alvin Goetz 2,576


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Harry Andrew Moore 15,178
     Liberal René Béguin 4,970
     New Democrat Ed Nelson 3,281


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Harry Andrew Moore 10,754
     Social Credit Ivan Paul Stonehocker 6,065
     New Democrat Ed Nelson 2,607
     Liberal Albert Butch Dyberg 2,081


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Harry Andrew Moore 11,601
     Social Credit Ivan Paul Stonehocker 6,483
     Liberal Ronald Alexander Gordon 2,527
     New Democrat William Stroschein 1,252


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Harry Andrew Moore 9,204
     Social Credit Floyd Hawley 6,426
     Liberal Ronald Alexander Gordon 2,923
     New Democrat William Stroschein 1,715


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Stanley Speakman 10,557
     Social Credit Ray Thomas 4,314
     Liberal Ernest Oscar Larson 1,704
     Co-operative Commonwealth William Irvine 1,591


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ray Thomas 7,968
     Liberal Frederick Johns 3,727
     Progressive Conservative James Stanley Speakman 3,447
     Co-operative Commonwealth Andrew Borys 2,301


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ray Thomas 6,920
     Liberal Clinton Carruthers Reed 3,731
     Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest John Ingram 2,245
     Progressive Conservative Jack Bowie-Reed 1,918


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ray Thomas 6,774
     Liberal Paul Moseson 6,091
     Progressive Conservative Alfred B. Haarstad 3,340
     Co-operative Commonwealth Wilbert A. Stevens 3,154


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Norman Jaques 7,255
     Co-operative Commonwealth William Albert Stevens 3,969
     Progressive Conservative Alfred Berger Haarstad 3,419
     Liberal Robert Henry Charles Harrison 3,040
     Labour-Progressive Henry Lundgren 546


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Norman Jaques 6,245
     Liberal Walter Stephen Campbell 4,392
     Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Henry Haskins 2,539
     National Government Charles Homer Russell 2,456


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Norman Jaques 7,601
     Liberal Walter Stephen Campbell 2,801
     Co-operative Commonwealth William Irvine 2,772


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers William Irvine 4,750
     Conservative Charles Homer Russell 4,326
     Liberal William Hayhurst 2,876


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers William Irvine 3,897
     Liberal Stanley Tobin 3,150
     Conservative Charles Homer Russell 2,243


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Stanley Tobin 3,429
     Progressive Daniel Webster Warner 3,201
     Conservative Charles Homer Russell 2,121

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