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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Blake Richards Conservative |
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| District created | 1986 | |
| First contested | 1988 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 115,872 | |
| Electors (2006) | 82,230 | |
| Area (km²) | 27,778 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.2 | |
| Census divisions | Division No. 6, Division No. 9, Division No. 15 | |
| Census subdivisions | Calgary, Rocky View No. 44, Airdrie, Cochrane, Mountain View County, Canmore, Clearwater County, Olds, Banff, Didsbury | |
Wild Rose is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. It had been called a safe seat for the Conservative Party of Canada.
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Geography
The district is in the southwest part of Alberta. Within the large riding are the cities and towns of Airdrie, Olds, Didsbury, Cochrane, Canmore, and Banff, as well as the municipal district of Bighorn, the county of Mountain View, Improvement district No.9 (Banff), parts of Clearwater and Rocky View. The Stoney First Nation is also located within the riding. The riding is bounded by British Columbia to the west, Calgary to the southeast and Red Deer to the northeast.
History
The electoral district was created in 1986 from Bow River, Red Deer and Macleod ridings.
In 2003, about 30% of this district was transferred to Crowfoot riding and about 4% of Red Deer riding was transferred to this district.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
- 1988-1993: Louise Feltham - Progressive Conservative
- 1993-2008: Myron Thompson - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-2008)
- 2008-present: Blake Richards - Conservative
Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Blake Richards, a realtor and former volunteer firefighter before becoming MP. He was first elected in 2008 following the retirement of his predecessor, Myron Thompson, whom Richards worked for as Constituency Assistant for seven years. Richards is a member of the Commons' Standing Committees on Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Public Safety and National Defence.
Election results
In the 2006 election, Wild Rose was notable for the Green Party finishing a distant second where the result of 10.84 per cent was among the highest percentages received for the Green Party in that election. The Green Party candidate, Lisa Fox, was again the second-place finisher in the October 2008 election, finishing ahead of the Liberal, New Democratic and Libertarian candidates with 6,389 votes, but far behind the winner Richards, who won 72.9 per cent of all votes cast (36,869 votes total)[1]
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Blake Richards | 36,869 | 72.9% | +0.4% | $50,972 | |
| Green | Lisa Fox | 6,389 | 12.6% | +1.8% | $14,559 | |
| Liberal | Jenn Turcott | 4,352 | 8.6% | -1.1% | $6,555 | |
| New Democrat | Jeff Horvath | 2,882 | 5.7% | -1.6% | $5,001 | |
| Libertarian | Krista Zoobkoff | 248 | 0.5% | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,740 | 100% | $101,401 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Myron Thompson | 39,487 | 72.2% | +1.6% | $52,003 | |
| Green | Sean Maw | 5,929 | 10.8% | +2.6% | $8,652 | |
| Liberal | Judy Stewart | 5,331 | 9.7% | -2.9% | $8,736 | |
| New Democrat | Shannon Nelles | 3,972 | 7.3% | -1.2% | $2,057 | |
| Total valid votes | 54,715 | 100.0% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 127 | 0.2% | ||||
| Turnout | 54,842 | 66.7% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Myron Thompson | 33,337 | 70.6% | -12.7% | $41,324 | |
| Liberal | Judy Stewart | 5,971 | 12.6% | +1.6% | $22,911 | |
| New Democrat | Jeff Horvath | 4,009 | 8.5% | +4.4% | $4,672 | |
| Green | Chris Foote | 3,904 | 8.3% | $696 | ||
| Total valid votes | 47,221 | 100.0% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 101 | 0.2% | ||||
| Turnout | 47,322 | 61.51% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Canadian Alliance | Myron Thompson | 40,193 | 70.4% | +6.6% | $38,078 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Truper McBride | 7,370 | 12.9% | -6.1% | $17,837 | |
| Liberal | Bryan Mahoney | 6,334 | 11.1% | -1.0% | $8,304 | |
| New Democrat | Anne Wilson | 2,320 | 4.1% | +0.5% | $2,552 | |
| Independent | Garnet T. Hammer | 908 | 1.6% | $72 | ||
| Total valid votes | 57,125 | 100.0% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 175 | 0.3% | ||||
| Turnout | 57,300 | 62.5% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Reform | Myron Thompson | 28,569 | 63.8% | +0.4% | $43,013 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Dyck | 8,506 | 19.0% | +3.6% | $34,928 | |
| Liberal | Bryan Mahoney | 5,428 | 12.1% | -2.0% | $9,259 | |
| New Democrat | Anne Wilson | 1,594 | 3.6% | +1.3% | $2,614 | |
| Green | Vanessa Violini | 692 | 1.5% | +0.6% | $275 | |
| Total valid votes | 44,789 | 100.0% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 88 | 0.2% | ||||
| Turnout | 44,877 | 60.5% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Reform | Myron Thompson | 30,820 | 63.4% | +30.0% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Louise Feltham | 7,502 | 15.4% | -32.8% | ||
| Liberal | Roy Shellnutt | 6,861 | 14.1% | +4.0% | ||
| New Democrat | Anne Wilson | 1,095 | 2.3% | -5.5% | ||
| National | Stuart Hughes | 807 | 1.7% | |||
| Independent | Michael Leslie | 581 | 1.2% | |||
| Green | Scott Chisholm Lamont | 457 | 0.9% | |||
| Independent | Dave Strang | 267 | 0.5% | |||
| Natural Law | Dale Doram | 201 | 0.4% | |||
| Total valid votes | 48,591 | 100.0% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Louise Feltham | 20,054 | 48.2% | |||
| Reform | Dal Brown | 13,895 | 33.4% | |||
| Liberal | Cathy Richards | 4,209 | 10.1% | |||
| New Democrat | Robin Slater | 3,209 | 7.7% | |||
| Confederation of Regions | Dennis S. Combs | 209 | 0.5% | |||
| Total valid votes | 41,576 | 100.0% | ||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Alberta federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
External links
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures - 1997
- Elections Canada
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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