Red Deer—Lacombe

Red Deer—Lacombe
Alberta electoral district
Red Deer—Lacombe in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Blaine Calkins
Conservative
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 113,693
Electors (2015) 86,609
Area (km²)[1] 6,316
Pop. density (per km²) 18
Census divisions Division No. 8
Census subdivisions Blackfalds, Lacombe, Lacombe County, Ponoka, Ponoka County, Red Deer, Red Deer County, Rimbey, Samson 137, Sylvan Lake

Red Deer—Lacombe is an electoral district in Alberta. It was created in 2012 from the districts of Wetaskiwin (51%) and Red Deer (49%).[2]

The riding was originally intended to be named Red Deer—Wolf Creek.[3]

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Red Deer—Lacombe
Riding created from Red Deer and Wetaskiwin
42nd  2015–Present     Blaine Calkins Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBlaine Calkins43,59970.71-6.72$75,006.35
LiberalJeff Rock9,23514.98+11.41$16,605.92
New DemocraticDoug Hart7,05511.44-2.85$5,541.40
GreenLes Kuzyk1,7732.88-1.84–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,662100.00 $224,841.10
Total rejected ballots 1760.28–
Turnout 61,83871.40–
Eligible voters 86,609
Conservative hold Swing -9.07
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative31,45377.43
  New Democratic5,80514.29
  Green1,9174.72
  Liberal1,4483.56

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ↑ Report – Alberta
  3. ↑ http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&DocId=6654879&File=4
  4. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Red Deer—Lacombe (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  6. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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