Westlock—St. Paul

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Westlock—St. Paul

Alberta electoral district
Westlock—St. Paul in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Brian Storseth Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	101,010
Electors (2006)	72,231
Area (km²)	22,918
Pop. density (per km²)	4.4
Census divisions	Division No. 10, Division No. 11, Division No. 12, Division No. 13
Census subdivisions	Sturgeon County, Cold Lake, Bonnyville No. 87, Vermilion River County No. 24, Westlock County, Morinville, Lakeland County, St. Paul County No. 19, Bonnyville, St. Paul

Westlock—St. Paul (formerly known as Battle River) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It represents the counties of Westlock, Sturgeon, Thorhild, Smoky Lake, St. Paul and the municipal district of Bonnyville.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Members of Parliament 1.2 Current Member of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

This riding was created in 2003 as "Westlock—St. Paul" from parts of Lakeland, Elk Island, St. Albert, Yellowhead and Athabasca ridings.

After the 2004 election, it was re-named "Battle River".

In 2005, it was re-named "Westlock—St. Paul".

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. 2004-2006: Dave Chatters - Conservative - He previously represented Athabasca and Battle River ridings. A former rancher and a school teacher. He was first elected in 1993. He was the Chair on the 'Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics'.
2. 2006-present: Brian Storseth - Conservative

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Brian Storseth. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Brian Storseth	29698	68.22%	+1.42%	?
	Liberal	Cory Ollikka	6531	15%	-4.25%	?
	New Democratic Party	Peter Opryshko	4368	10.03%	+1.24%	?
	Green	Richard De Smet	2136	4.91%	-0.23%	?
	Independent	Wernard Gisler	416	0.96%	N/A	?
	Independent	Clarence Schultz	381	0.88%	N/A	?
Total valid votes			43,530	100.00%	?
Total rejected ballots			125	0.29%	-0.09%
Turnout			43,655	61.53%	+4.97%

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Chatters	26,433	66.80%		$25,254
	Liberal	Joe Dion	7,619	19.25%		$79,419
	New Democratic Party	Peggy Kirkeby	3,480	8.79%		$2,112
	Green	John A. McDonald	2,036	5.14%		$486
Total valid votes			39,568	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			151	0.38%
Turnout			39,719	56.56%

[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 (2003-2004)
• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2004-2005)
• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2005-present)
• Expenditures - 2004
• Website of the Parliament of Canada

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