Edmonton Riverbend

Edmonton Riverbend
Alberta electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Matt Jeneroux
Conservative
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 106,302
Electors (2015) 80,938
Area (km²)[2] 60
Pop. density (per km²) 1,771.7
Census divisions Division No. 11
Census subdivisions Edmonton

Edmonton Riverbend is a federal electoral district in Alberta. Edmonton Riverbend 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.[3] It was created out of part of the electoral district of Edmonton—Leduc.[4] On October 19, 2015 Matt Jeneroux was the first elected Member of Parliament for the Electoral District receiving 50% of the vote.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Edmonton Riverbend
Riding created from Edmonton—Leduc
42nd  2015–Present     Matt Jeneroux Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMatt Jeneroux28,80549.89-9.49$126,240.74
LiberalTariq Chaudary17,42830.18+15.69$62,340.29
New DemocraticBrian Fleck9,84617.05-4.12$44,795.24
GreenValerie Kennedy1,2752.21-2.75$6,040.67
LibertarianSteven Lack3860.67–$500.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,740100.00 $216,148.06
Total rejected ballots 1780.31–
Turnout 57,91871.56–
Eligible voters 80,938
Conservative hold Swing -12.59
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative25,69059.38
  New Democratic9,15921.17
  Liberal6,27114.49
  Green2,1474.96

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ↑ Report – Alberta
  5. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton Riverbend (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  7. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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