Edmonton—Sherwood Park

Edmonton—Sherwood Park
Alberta electoral district
Edmonton–Sherwood Park in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Tim Uppal
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 118,073
Electors (2011) 89,520
Area (km²) 303
Pop. density (per km²) 389.7
Census divisions Division No. 11
Census subdivisions Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Fort Saskatchewan

Edmonton—Sherwood Park is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. This is a suburban riding in Edmonton.

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History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from Elk Island, Edmonton Centre–East and a small part of the Edmonton North riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
38th 2004–2006     Ken Epp Conservative
39th 2006–2008
40th 2008–2011     Tim Uppal Conservative
41st 2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Tim Uppal. He was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Tim Uppal 24,623 44.66 +8.82
     Independent James Ford 16,263 29.50 -2.95
     New Democrat Mike Scott 7,971 14.46 +1.57
     Liberal Rick Szostak 4,131 7.49 -3.85
     Green Chris Vallee 1,926 3.49 -3.99
     Western Block Party Paul St. Laurent 222 0.40 *
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,136 100.00 -
Total rejected ballots 148 0.27 -0.01
Turnout 55,284 59.14 +4.05
Eligible voters 93,478
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Tim Uppal 17,628 35.84 -28.13 $85,943
     Independent James Ford 15,960 32.45 - $34,907
     New Democrat Brian LaBelle 6,339 12.89 -1.42 $110
     Liberal Rick Szostak 5,575 11.34 -3.02 $24,297
     Green Nina Erfani 3,678 7.48 +0.13 $3,171
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,180 100.00 $90,906
Total rejected ballots 139 0.28
Turnout 49,319 55.09
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Ken Epp 34,740 63.97 +6.11
     Liberal Ron Symic 7,801 14.36 -10.12
     New Democrat Laurie Lang 7,773 14.31 +3.36
     Green Lynn T. Lau 3,992 7.35 +0.67
Total valid votes 54,306 100.00
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Ken Epp 27,222 57.86 $38,874
     Liberal Maureen Towns 11,519 24.48 $51,197
     New Democrat Chris Harwood 5,155 10.95 $2,821
     Green Margaret Marean 3,146 6.68 $428
Total valid votes 47,042 100.00
Total rejected ballots 94 0.20
Turnout 47,136 60.15

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