Vegreville—Wainwright

Vegreville—Wainwright
Alberta electoral district
Vegreville—Wainwright in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		  
Leon Benoit
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 111,427
Electors (2011) 83,038
Area (km²) 30,240
Pop. density (per km²) 3.7
Census divisions Division No. 7, Division No. 10, Division No. 11, Division No. 12
Census subdivisions Strathcona County, Lloydminster, Leduc County, County of Vermilion River, St. Paul County No. 19, Beaver County, Vegreville, Wainwright, Vermilion, Lamont County

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

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History

This riding was created in 2003 from Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot ridings. It now represents the counties of Lamont, Two Hills, Minburn, Strathcona, Beaver, Vermilion River, Flagstaff, the municipal district of Provost.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot prior to 2003
38th 2004–2006     Leon Benoit Conservative
39th 2006–2008
40th 2008–2011
41st 2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Leon Benoit, a former economist and farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session, he served as chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Leon Benoit 39,145 79.79 +2.71
     New Democrat Ray Stone 5,561 11.34 +1.89
     Green William Munsey 2,499 5.09 -3.12
     Liberal Ronald Williams 1,525 3.11 -2.13
     Christian Heritage Matthew Sokalski 327 0.67 *
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,057 100.00
Total rejected ballots 101 0.21 -0.06
Turnout 49,158 59.49 +5.46
Eligible voters 82,627
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Leon Benoit 34,493 77.08 +2.91 $38,483
     New Democrat Ray Stone 4,230 9.45 +0.22 $2,949
     Green William Munsey 3,676 8.21 +0.75 $34
     Liberal Adam Campbell 2,345 5.24 -2.32 $3,949
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,744 100.00 $98,502
Total rejected ballots 120 0.27 +0.08
Turnout 44,864 54.03 -10.54
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Leon Benoit 37,954 74.17 +0.6
     New Democrat Len Legault 4,727 9.23 +1.0
     Liberal Duff Stewart 3,873 7.56 -4.1
     Green Brian Rozmahel 3,822 7.46 +1.0
     Western Block Party Robert Peter Kratchmer 431 0.84
     Christian Heritage Blaine William Stephan 364 0.71
Total valid votes 51,171 100.00
Total rejected ballots 95 0.19
Turnout 51,266 64.57
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Leon Benoit 33,800 73.5 $50,675
     Liberal Duff Stewart 5,390 11.7 $16,450
     New Democrat Len Legault 3,793 8.3 $501
     Green James Kenney 2,976 6.5 $554
Total valid votes 45,959 100.0
Total rejected ballots 123 0.3
Turnout 46,082 59.6

See also

Sources

External links

Conservative
Crowfoot • Fort McMurray—Athabasca • Lethbridge • Macleod • Medicine Hat • Peace River • Red Deer • Vegreville—Wainwright • Westlock—St. Paul • Wetaskiwin • Wild Rose • Yellowhead
Rural Manitoba
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
(South, North)
Rural Alberta
Crowfoot • Fort McMurray—Athabasca • Lethbridge • Macleod • Medicine Hat • Peace River • Red Deer • Vegreville—Wainwright • Westlock—St. Paul • Wetaskiwin • Wild Rose • Yellowhead
Edmonton and environs
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