Sherwood ParkâFort Saskatchewan
Alberta electoral district | |||
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Sherwood ParkâFort Saskatchewan in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
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District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 111,541 | ||
Electors (2015) | 88,876 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 1,271 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 87.8 | ||
Census divisions | Division No. 11 | ||
Census subdivisions | Fort Saskatchewan, Strathcona County |
Sherwood ParkâFort Saskatchewan is a federal electoral district in Alberta.
Sherwood ParkâFort Saskatchewan was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[2] It was created out of parts of EdmontonâSherwood Park and VegrevilleâWainwright.[3]
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[4][5]
Ethnic groups: 90.6% White, 4.2% Aboriginal, 1.4% South Asian
Languages: 90.2% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German, 1.1% Ukrainian
Religions: 67.3% Christian (26.8% Catholic, 10.0% United Church, 5.5% Lutheran, 4.2% Anglican, 2.3% Baptist, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 15.4% Other), 30.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $44,302
Average income (2010): $60,210
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Sherwood ParkâFort Saskatchewan Riding created from EdmontonâSherwood Park and VegrevilleâWainwright |
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42nd | 2015âPresent | Garnett Genuis | Conservative |
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | â% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 42,642 | 63.94 | +14.48 | â | |||
Liberal | Rod Frank | 13,615 | 20.42 | +13.95 | â | |||
New Democratic | Joanne Cave | 6,540 | 9.81 | -1.42 | â | |||
Green | Brandie Harrop | 1,648 | 2.47 | -1.59 | â | |||
Independent | James Ford | 1,563 | 2.34 | * | â | |||
Libertarian | Stephen C. Burry | 678 | 1.02 | * | â | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 66,686 | 100.00 | $228,167.97 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.27 | â | |||||
Turnout | 66,866 | 75.24 | â | |||||
Eligible voters | 88,876 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.27 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[6][7] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[8] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 24,890 | 49.46 | |
Others | 14,485 | 28.78 | |
New Democratic | 5,649 | 11.23 | |
Liberal | 3,254 | 6.47 | |
Green | 2,046 | 4.07 |
References
- 1 2 Stastistics Canada: 2011
- â Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- â Report â Alberta
- â http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48032&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Sherwood%20Park&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- â http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48032&Data=Count&SearchText=Sherwood%20Park&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- â "October 19, 2015 Election Results â Sherwood ParkâFort Saskatchewan (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- â Elections Canada â Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- â Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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