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 |
1976 |
| First contested |
1979 |
| Last contested |
2008 |
| 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.
History
The electoral district was created in 1976 from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca, Edmonton West, Pembina, and Wetaskiwin ridings.
Its most high-profile MP has been Joe Clark, who was Prime Minister 1979-80.
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)
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'.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Rob Merrifield |
26,863 |
71.8% |
+0.7% |
$56,963 |
| |
New Democrat |
Ken Kuzminski |
4,567 |
12.2% |
+1.3% |
$5,959 |
| |
Green |
Monika Schaefer |
3,437 |
9.2% |
+2.6% |
$$2,250 |
| |
Liberal |
Mohamed El-Rafih |
1,489 |
4.0% |
-5.5% |
|
| |
Christian Heritage |
John M. Wierenga |
606 |
1.6% |
-0.2% |
$12,236 |
| |
Canadian Action |
Melissa Brade |
408 |
1.1% |
|
$1,477 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
37,390 |
100.0% |
|
$103,155 |
| Total rejected ballots |
103 |
0.3% |
|
|
| Turnout |
37,493 |
% |
|
|
| Canadian federal election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Rob Merrifield |
30,640 |
71.2% |
+2.6% |
$57,683 |
| |
New Democrat |
Noel Lapierre |
4,712 |
10.9% |
-0.5% |
$6,110 |
| |
Liberal |
Nancy Love |
4,066 |
9.4% |
-2.1% |
$4,448 |
| |
Green |
Monika Schaefer |
2,856 |
6.6% |
+0.1% |
$499 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
John Marvin Wierenga |
765 |
1.8% |
-0.1% |
$15,607 |
| Total valid votes |
43,039 |
100.0% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
94 |
0.2% |
|
|
| Turnout |
43,133 |
60.2% |
|
|
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Rob Merrifield |
26,503 |
68.6% |
-10.1% |
$54,539 |
| |
Liberal |
Peter Crossley |
4,441 |
11.5% |
-4.1% |
$10,183 |
| |
New Democrat |
Noel Lapierre |
4,429 |
11.5% |
+6.8% |
$8,611 |
| |
Green |
Eric Stieglitz |
2,534 |
6.6% |
|
$2,297 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
Jacob Strydhorst |
721 |
1.9% |
+1.0% |
$13,333 |
| Total valid votes |
38,628 |
100.0% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
96 |
0.3% |
|
|
| Turnout |
38,724 |
56.6% |
|
|
| Canadian federal election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Canadian Alliance |
Rob Merrifield |
26,824 |
66.1% |
+0.1% |
$40,389 |
| |
Liberal |
John Higgerty |
6,348 |
15.6% |
+1.4% |
$20,093 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Dale F. Galbraith |
5,141 |
12.7% |
-0.5% |
$5,162 |
| |
New Democrat |
J. Noel Lapierre |
1,910 |
4.7% |
-0.1% |
$1,369 |
| |
Independent |
Jacob Strydhorst |
371 |
0.9% |
|
$8,158 |
| Total valid votes |
40,594 |
100.0% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
151 |
0.4% |
|
|
| Turnout |
40,745 |
60.4% |
|
|
| Canadian federal election, 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Reform |
Cliff Breitkreuz |
22,960 |
66.0% |
+10.9% |
$49,326 |
| |
Liberal |
Nancy Love Crawford |
6,318 |
14.2% |
-7.5% |
$46,729 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Ross Douglas Pugh |
4,383 |
13.2% |
-0.8% |
$9,515 |
| |
New Democrat |
Dennis Atkinson |
1,759 |
4.8% |
+0.5% |
|
| Total valid votes |
35,420 |
100.0% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
112 |
0.3% |
|
|
| Turnout |
35,532 |
57.0% |
|
|
See also
External links
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