Westlock—St. Paul
Alberta electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
District created 2003
District abolished 2013
District webpage ,
Demographics
Population ( 2011 ) 108,518
Electors (2011) 73,791
Area (km²) 22,155.73
Westlock—St. Paul (briefly known as Battle River ) was a federal electoral district in Alberta , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It included Westlock County , Sturgeon County , Thorhild County , Smoky Lake County , the County of St. Paul No. 19 , and the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 . Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 this riding was abolished into Lakeland (35%), Sturgeon River—Parkland (32%), Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (20%), Peace River—Westlock (13%), and a small section outside of St. Albert being transferred to St. Albert—Edmonton .
History This riding was created in 2003 as "Westlock—St. Paul" from parts of Lakeland , Elk Island , St. Albert , Yellowhead , and Athabasca ridings. The riding was known as "Battle River" from 2004 to 2005, despite the Battle River not actually running through the riding.
Members of Parliament Election results 2011 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Brian Storseth 32,652 77.82 +5.11 $37,859.30 New Democratic Lyndsey Ellen Henderson 5,103 12.16 +2.03 $11.00 Liberal Rob Fox 2,569 6.12 –2.97 $16,592.95 Green Lisa Grant 1,634 3.89 –2.81 $924.03 Total valid votes/expense limit 41,958 99.61 – $94,223.82 Total rejected ballots 166 0.39 +0.05 Turnout 42,124 55.21 +4.09 Eligible voters 76,291 Conservative hold Swing +3.57 Source: Elections Canada
2008 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Brian Storseth 27,338 72.71 +4.49 $65,235.23 New Democratic Della Drury 3,809 10.13 +0.10 $107.10 Liberal Leila Houle 3,418 9.09 –5.91 $19,384.02 Green Aden Murphy 2,522 6.71 +1.80 $2,786.76 Christian Heritage Sip Hofstede 510 1.36 – $5,477.11 Total valid votes/expense limit 37,597 99.65 – $90,419.42 Total rejected ballots 131 0.35 +0.06 Turnout 37,728 51.13 –9.31 Eligible voters 73,791 Conservative hold Swing – Source: Elections Canada
2006 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Brian Storseth 29,698 68.22 +1.42 $39,577.84 Liberal Cory Ollikka 6,531 15.00 –4.25 $25,848.92 New Democratic Peter Eugene Opryshko 4,368 10.03 +1.24 $2,388.99 Green Richard De Smet 2,136 4.91 –0.24 $962.85 Independent Werner Gisler 416 0.96 – $2,212.84 Independent Clarence Schultz 381 0.88 – $2,436.96 Total valid votes/expense limit 43,530 99.71 – $83,905.50 Total rejected ballots 125 0.29 –0.09 Turnout 43,655 60.44 +3.87 Eligible voters 72,231 Conservative hold Swing +2.84 Source: Elections Canada
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative David Chatters 26,433 66.80 – $23,175.88 Liberal Joe Dion 7,619 19.26 – $42,140.79 New Democratic Peggy Kirkeby 3,480 8.80 – $2,112.71 Green John Archibald McDonald 2,036 5.15 – $981.14 Total valid votes/expense limit 39,568 99.62 – $80,880.33 Total rejected ballots 151 0.38 – Turnout 39,719 56.56 – Eligible voters 70,219 Conservative notional holdSwing – Source: Elections Canada
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