Edmonton—Leduc
Edmonton—Leduc is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
Geography
The district includes the southwestern portion of Edmonton, the Town of Devon and the City of Leduc and its vicinity.
History
The electoral district was created in 2003 as a result of the creation of two extra Alberta seats. It is composed from the following previous ridings: 55.5% from Edmonton Southwest, 20.9% from Edmonton—Strathcona and 23.6% from Wetaskiwin.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is James Rajotte, a former executive assistant. He was first elected to Parliament in the 2000 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Elections results
Canadian federal election, 2008 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Conservative |
James Rajotte |
33,174 |
63.20 |
+2.67 |
$81,190 |
|
Liberal |
Donna Lynn Smith |
9,234 |
17.59 |
-1.87 |
$29,456 |
|
New Democrat |
Hana Razga |
5,994 |
11.42 |
-2.36 |
$15,390 |
|
Green |
Valerie Kennedy |
4,081 |
7.77 |
+1.53 |
$1,154 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
52,483 |
100.00 |
|
$92,972 |
Total rejected ballots |
118 |
0.22 |
|
|
Turnout |
52,601 |
56.64 |
|
|
Canadian federal election, 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Conservative |
James Rajotte |
26,791 |
55.04 |
|
$54,847 |
|
Liberal |
Bruce King |
14,269 |
29.31 |
|
$46,445 |
|
New Democrat |
Doug McLachlan |
4,581 |
9.41 |
|
$7,563 |
|
Green |
Bruce Sinclair |
3,029 |
6.22 |
|
$107 |
Total valid votes |
48,670 |
100.00 |
|
|
Total rejected ballots |
111 |
0.23 |
|
|
Turnout |
48,781 |
65.08 |
|
|
See also
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