Edmonton—Leduc

Edmonton—Leduc
Alberta electoral district
Edmonton–Leduc in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
James Rajotte
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 116,986
Electors (2011) 92,861
Area (km²) 415
Pop. density (per km²) 281.9
Census divisions Division No. 11
Census subdivisions Edmonton, Leduc, Leduc County, Devon

Edmonton—Leduc is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

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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:

Parliament Years Member Party
38th 2004–2006     James Rajotte Conservative
39th 2006–2008
40th 2008–2011
41st 2011–present

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, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative James Rajotte 37,778 63.57 +0.37
     New Democrat Artem Medvedev 11,488 19.33 +7.91
     Liberal Richard Peter Fahlman 7,270 12.23 -5.36
     Green Valerie Kennedy 2,896 4.87 -2.90
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,432 100.00 -
Total rejected ballots 149 0.25 +0.03
Turnout 59,581 59.62 +2.98
Eligible voters 99,942
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, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative James Rajotte 33,764 60.53 +5.49
     Liberal Jim Jacuta 10,856 19.46 -9.85
     New Democrat Martin Rybiak 7,685 13.78 +4.37
     Green Ben Morrison Pettit 3,479 6.24 +0.02
Total valid votes 55,784 100.00
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

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