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Yellowhead
 Alberta electoral district |
Yellowhead in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
|
| Federal electoral district |
| Legislature |
House of Commons |
| MP |
|
Rob Merrifield
Conservative |
| District created |
1979 |
| First contested |
1979 |
| Last contested |
2006 |
| District webpage |
profile, map |
| Demographics |
| Population (2006) |
103,111 |
| Electors (2006) |
71,664 |
| Area (km²) |
76,946 |
| Pop. density (per km²) |
1.3 |
| Census divisions |
Division No. 9, Division No. 11, Division No. 13, Division No. 14 |
| Census subdivisions |
Parkland County, Clearwater County, Yellowhead County, Hinton, Lac Ste. Anne County, Whitecourt, Edson, Brazeau County, Drayton Valley, Barrhead County No. 11 |
Yellowhead is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. The district is in west-central Alberta, and represents the counties of Yellowhead, Woodlands, Lac Ste. Anne, Barrhead, the improvement districts No. 9 (Willmore) and No. 12 (Jasper), the special municipality of Jasper and parts of Greenview, Brazeau, Parkland and Clearwater.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 1976 from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca, Edmonton West, Pembina, and Wetaskiwin ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1979-1993: Joe Clark, Progressive Conservative
- 1993-2000: Cliff Breitkreuz, Reform
- 2000-present: Rob Merrifield, Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)
[edit] Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Rob Merrifield, a former farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in the 2000 election. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session, he served as vice-chair on the 'Standing Committee on Health'.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Rob Merrifield |
26,503 |
68.61% |
|
$54,539 |
| |
Liberal |
Peter Crossley |
4,441 |
11.49% |
|
$10,183 |
| |
New Democrat |
Noel Lapierre |
4,429 |
11.46% |
|
$8,611 |
| |
Green |
Eric Stieglitz |
2,534 |
6.56% |
|
$2,297 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
Jacob Strydhorst |
721 |
1.86% |
|
$13,333 |
| Total valid votes |
38,628 |
100.00% |
|
| Total rejected ballots |
96 |
0.25% |
|
| Turnout |
38,724 |
56.57% |
|
| Canadian federal election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Canadian Alliance |
Rob Merrifield |
26,824 |
66.07% |
|
$40,389 |
| |
Liberal |
John Higgerty |
6,348 |
15.63% |
|
$20,093 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Dale F. Galbraith |
5,141 |
12.66% |
|
$5,162 |
| |
New Democrat |
J. Noel Lapierre |
1,910 |
4.70% |
|
$1,369 |
| |
No affiliation |
Jacob Strydhorst |
371 |
0.91% |
|
$8,158 |
| Total valid votes |
40,594 |
100.00% |
|
| Total rejected ballots |
151 |
0.37% |
|
| Turnout |
40,745 |
60.43% |
|
| Canadian federal election, 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Reform |
Cliff Breitkreuz |
22,960 |
65.95% |
|
$49,326 |
| |
Liberal |
Nancy Love Crawford |
6,318 |
14.19% |
|
$46,729 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Ross Douglas Pugh |
4,383 |
13.17% |
|
$9,515 |
| |
New Democrat |
Dennis Atkinson |
1,759 |
4.83% |
|
|
| Total valid votes |
35,420 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
112 |
0.32% |
|
|
| Turnout |
35,532 |
56.95% |
|
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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