Elk Island (electoral district)
Elk Island was a federal electoral district in the province of Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004.
Demographics
| Population, 2000 | 101,628 |
| Electors | 78,983 |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
Geography
History
The electoral district was created in 1987 from Pembina and Vegreville ridings.
It was abolished in 2003 with parts being transferred mostly to Edmonton—Sherwood Park, Vegreville—Wainwright and Westlock—St. Paul ridings.
Members of Parliament
- 1988-1993: Brian O'Kurley - Progressive Conservative
- 1993-2004: Ken Epp - Reform (1997–2000), Canadian Alliance (2000–2003), Conservative (2003–2004)
Election results
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | Ken Epp | 33,730 | 64.23% | – | $44,810 | |||
| Liberal | Paul Bokowski | 9,289 | 17.68% | – | $7,720 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rod Scarlett | 6,178 | 11.76% | – | $5,618 | |||
| New Democratic | Chris Harwood | 3,316 | 6.31% | – | $1,372 | |||
| Total valid votes | 52,513 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.22% | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,631 | 66.63% | ||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Reform | Ken Epp | 26,276 | 60.64% | – | $43,022 | |||
| Liberal | Vic Bidzinski | 8,536 | 19.69% | – | $39,857 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Tadman | 5,416 | 12.49% | – | $24,995 | |||
| New Democratic | Mary Ellen VanDusen | 2,544 | 5.87% | – | $7,182 | |||
| Independent | Ace Cetinski | 559 | 1.29% | – | $8,143 | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,331 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 73 | 0.17% | ||||||
| Turnout | 43,404 | 62.91% | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Reform | Ken Epp | 26,298 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean Boisvert | 11,554 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian O'Kurley | 6,054 | ||||||
| National | James Keith Steinhubl | 4,061 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Steve Jacobs | 1,293 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Lorne Hoff | 234 | ||||||
| Canada Party | Gerry Averes | 108 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian O'Kurley | 19,447 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Rolf E. Nielsen | 9,046 | ||||||
| Reform | Dennis Tindall | 8,131 | ||||||
| Liberal | Patricia L. Hunter | 3,613 | ||||||
| Confederation of Regions | Warren Henrickson | 123 | ||||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
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