Edmonton—Spruce Grove

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Edmonton—Spruce Grove

Alberta electoral district
Edmonton—Spruce Grove in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Rona Ambrose Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	128,945
Electors (2006)	91,735
Area (km²)	1,020
Pop. density (per km²)	126.4
Census divisions	Division No. 11
Census subdivisions	Edmonton, Parkland County, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain

Edmonton—Spruce Grove is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It is a suburban riding in Edmonton.

The electoral district was created in 2003 from St. Albert, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton West ridings.

Contents 1 Member of Parliament 1.1 Current Member of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

• 2004-present: Rona Ambrose - Conservative

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Rona Ambrose, a former columnist and communication consultant, who was first elected to Parliament in the 2004 election and represents the Conservative Party of Canada as the Minister of Environment. In the 2004-2005 parliamentary session, she served as a member of the 'Legislative Committee on Bill C-38', 'Standing Committee on Finance', 'Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade', and the 'Subcommittee on Fiscal Imbalance of the Standing Committee on Finance'.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Rona Ambrose	38,826
	Liberal	Brad Enge	9,776
	New Democrat	Jason Rockwell	6,091
	Green	John Lackey	3,404

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Rona Ambrose	30,497	60.40%		$73,732
	Liberal	Neil Mather	12,912	25.57%		$63,512
	New Democratic Party	Hayley Phillips	4,508	8.92%		$2,802
	Green	Jerry Paschen	2,572	5.09%		$154
Total valid votes			50,489	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			106	0.21%
Turnout			50,595	60.33%

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Alberta federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Library of Parliament Riding Profile
• Expenditures - 2004

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