Edmonton—Spruce Grove
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Edmonton–Spruce Grove in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 2003 |
District abolished | 2013 |
First contested | 2004 |
Last contested | 2011 |
District webpage | profile, map |
Demographics | |
Population (2011)[1] | 151,389 |
Electors (2011) | 99,397 |
Area (km²)[2] | 1,009.36 |
Census divisions | Division No. 11 |
Census subdivisions | Edmonton, Parkland County, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain |
Edmonton—Spruce Grove was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It was a suburban riding in Edmonton.
The electoral district was created in 2003 from St. Albert, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton West ridings and abolished in 2013 into Edmonton West, Sturgeon River—Parkland and Edmonton Centre.
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Member of Parliament
This riding elected the following Member of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Riding created from St. Albert, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton West |
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38th | 2004–2006 | Rona Ambrose | Conservative | |
39th | 2006–2008 | |||
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–2015 | |||
Riding dissolved into Sturgeon River—Parkland, Edmonton West and Edmonton Centre |
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 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She has served as the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Labour, Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Minister of Western Economic Diversification, and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. She currently serves as the Minister of Health. 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.
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 41,782 | 71.10 | +2.56 | $88,882 | |||
New Democratic | Catherine Chaulk-Stokes | 9,272 | 15.78 | +3.30 | $50 | |||
Liberal | Chris Austin | 5,483 | 9.33 | -2.17 | $9,593 | |||
Green | Josh Lund | 2,232 | 3.80 | -3.68 | $0 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,769 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 146 | 0.25 | +0.08 | |||||
Turnout | 58,915 | 56.53 | +3.01 | |||||
Eligible voters | 104,226 | – | – |
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 36,402 | 68.54 | +1.71 | $94,219 | |||
New Democratic | Barbara Phillips | 6,627 | 12.48 | +2.00 | $10,939 | |||
Liberal | Chris Austin | 6,099 | 11.50 | -5.33 | $20,611 | |||
Green | Wendy Walker | 3,975 | 7.48 | +1.62 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,103 | 100.00 | $97,141 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 91 | 0.17 | -0.02 | |||||
Turnout | 53,194 | 53.52 | -9.93 | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1
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Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 38,826 | 66.83 | +6.43 | $67,100 | |||
Liberal | Brad Enge | 9,776 | 16.83 | -8.74 | $17,620 | |||
New Democratic | Jason Rockwell | 6,091 | 10.48 | +1.56 | $5,315 | |||
Green | John Lackey | 3,404 | 5.86 | +0.77 | $2,097 | |||
Total valid votes | 58,097 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 109 | 0.19 | -0.02 | |||||
Turnout | 58,206 | 63.45 | +3.12 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 30,497 | 60.40 | – | $73,732 | |||
Liberal | Neil Mather | 12,912 | 25.57 | – | $63,512 | |||
New Democratic | 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 |
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Alberta federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
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- Library of Parliament Riding Profile
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
Notes
- ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012