Westlock—St. Paul
Westlock—St. Paul
| Alberta electoral district |
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| Westlock–St. Paul in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts |
| Federal electoral district |
| Legislature |
House of Commons |
| MP |
Brian Storseth
Conservative |
| District created |
2003 |
| First contested |
2004 |
| Last contested |
2011 |
| District webpage |
profile, map |
| Demographics |
| Population (2006) |
101,010 |
| Electors (2011) |
73,791 |
| Area (km²) |
22,918 |
| Pop. density (per km²) |
4.4 |
| Census divisions |
Division No. 10, Division No. 11, Division No. 12, Division No. 13 |
| Census subdivisions |
Sturgeon County, Cold Lake, Bonnyville No. 87, County of Vermilion River, Westlock County, Morinville, Lac La Biche County, St. Paul County No. 19, Bonnyville, St. Paul |
Westlock–St. Paul (formerly known as Battle River) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It includes the counties of Westlock, Sturgeon, Thorhild, Smoky Lake, St. Paul and the municipal district of Bonnyville.
History
This riding was created in 2003 as "Westlock–St. Paul" from parts of Lakeland, Elk Island, St. Albert, Yellowhead and Athabasca ridings. After the 2004 election, it was re-named "Battle River".
In 2005, the riding was re-named "Westlock–St. Paul".
Members of Parliament
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Brian Storseth. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2011 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Brian Storseth |
32,652 |
77.8 |
+5.1 |
|
| |
New Democrat |
Lyndsay Henderson |
5,103 |
12.2 |
+2.1 |
|
| |
Liberal |
Rob Fox |
2,569 |
6.1 |
-3.0% |
|
| |
Green |
Lisa Grant |
1,634 |
3.9 |
-2.8 |
|
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
41,958 |
100.0 |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
166 |
0.4 |
+0.1 |
|
| Turnout |
42,124 |
56.5 |
+5.0 |
|
| Eligible voters |
74,575 |
|
|
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| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Brian Storseth |
27,338 |
72.7 |
4.5 |
$64,754 |
| |
New Democrat |
Della Drury |
3,809 |
10.1 |
+0.1 |
$107 |
| |
Liberal |
Leila Houle |
3,418 |
9.1 |
-5.9 |
$19,436 |
| |
Green |
Aden Murphy |
2,522 |
6.7 |
+1.8 |
|
| |
Christian Heritage |
Sip Hofstede |
510 |
1.4 |
-- |
$5,698 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
37,597 |
100.0 |
|
$90,419 |
| Total rejected ballots |
131 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
|
| Turnout |
37,728 |
51 |
-11 |
|
| Canadian federal election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Brian Storseth |
29,698 |
68.2 |
+1.5 |
$40,610 |
| |
Liberal |
Cory Ollikka |
6,531 |
15.0 |
-4.4 |
$26,436 |
| |
New Democrat |
Peter Opryshko |
4,368 |
10.0 |
+1.2 |
$2,393 |
| |
Green |
Richard De Smet |
2,136 |
4.9 |
-0.2 |
$963 |
| |
Independent |
Werner Gisler |
416 |
1.0 |
|
$2,212 |
| |
Independent |
Clarence Schultz |
381 |
0.9 |
|
$3,437 |
| Total valid votes |
43,530 |
100.0 |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
125 |
0.29 |
-0.09 |
|
| Turnout |
43,655 |
61.53 |
+4.97 |
|
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Dave Chatters |
26,435 |
66.7 |
|
$25,254 |
| |
Liberal |
Joe Dion |
7,694 |
19.4 |
|
$79,419 |
| |
New Democrat |
Peggy Kirkeby |
3,482 |
8.8 |
|
$2,112 |
| |
Green |
John A. McDonald |
2,037 |
5.1 |
|
$486 |
| Total valid votes |
39,568 |
100.0 |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
151 |
0.38 |
|
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| Turnout |
39,719 |
56.56 |
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See also
External links