Sturgeon River—Parkland

Sturgeon River—Parkland is a federal electoral district in the Edmonton Capital Region of northern Alberta, Canada, and has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in 2012 from the electoral districts of Edmonton—Spruce Grove (61%), Westlock—St. Paul (33%) and Yellowhead (6%).[2]

Sturgeon River—Parkland
Alberta electoral district
Sturgeon River—Parkland in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Dane Lloyd
Conservative
District created2013
District abolished2023
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]120,784
Electors (2019)92,965
Area (km²)[1]3,982.274
Pop. density (per km²)30.3
Census division(s)Division No. 11, Division No. 13
Census subdivision(s)Alexander 134, Birch Cove, Bon Accord, Enoch Cree Nation 135, Gibbons, Lac Ste. Anne, Legal, Morinville, Nakamun Park, Onoway, Parkland, Redwater, Sandy Beach, Spring Lake, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Sturgeon, Sunrise Beach

It was essentially the suburban portion of Edmonton—Spruce Grove. That riding's MP, Rona Ambrose of the Conservative Party of Canada, opted to transfer there, and won easily. She was interim leader of the Tories, and hence Leader of the Opposition, until her resignation in May 2017. She retired from politics two months later, and Dane Lloyd easily retained it for the Conservatives in the by-election.

History

The riding was originally intended to be named Sturgeon River.[3]

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will be replaced by St. Albert—Sturgeon River and Parkland.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2016 Canadian census[5] or 2011 Canadian census[6][7]

Languages: 91.0% English, 3.1% French, 1.3% German (2016)
Religions: 65.8% Christian, 0.6% Traditional (Aboriginal) spirituality, 0.6% Muslim, 0.7% other, 32.3% none (2011)
Median income: $47,406 (2015)

Panethnic groups in Sturgeon River—Parkland (2011−2021)
Panethnic group2021[8]2016[9]2011[10]
Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European[a]103,01583.87%102,37086.17%92,63588.68%
Indigenous12,74010.37%11,6009.76%8,3558%
Southeast Asian[b]2,4852.02%1,7951.51%9150.88%
South Asian1,3001.06%5850.49%6550.63%
African1,2851.05%7300.61%6100.58%
East Asian[c]9150.74%5950.5%5800.56%
Latin American5050.41%5300.45%2700.26%
Middle Eastern[d]2300.19%3400.29%3150.3%
Other/multiracial[e]3700.3%2500.21%1350.13%
Total responses122,82098.37%118,79598.36%104,45598.79%
Total population124,849100%120,779100%105,733100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Sturgeon River—Parkland
Riding created from Edmonton—Spruce Grove,
Westlock—St. Paul and Yellowhead
42nd  2015–2017     Rona Ambrose Conservative
 2017–2019 Dane Lloyd
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present
Riding dissolved into Parkland
and St. Albert—Sturgeon River

Election results

Graph of election results in Sturgeon River—Parkland (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDane Lloyd40,95761.6-15.9$57,089.49
New DemocraticKendra Mills12,53218.9+8.8$954.45
People'sMurray MacKinnon6,67110.0+7.6$0.00
LiberalIrene Walker4,5796.9+0.1$0.00
MaverickJeff Dunham1,2401.9N/A$8,119.77
Christian HeritageJeffrey Willerton4970.7+0.1$11,257.72
Total valid votes/expense limit66,47699.5$122,026.85
Total rejected ballots3310.5
Turnout66,80770.6
Eligible voters94,598
Conservative holdSwing-12.4
Source: Elections Canada[11]


2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDane Lloyd53,23577.5+0.14$58,200.08
New DemocraticGuy Desforges6,94010.1+2.40$1,087.50
LiberalRonald Brochu4,6966.8-5.23none listed
GreenCass Romyn1,7452.5-$3,311.72
People'sTyler Beauchamp1,6252.4-none listed
Christian HeritageErnest Chauvet4160.6-2.30$4,500.34
Total valid votes/expense limit68,657100.0
Total rejected ballots314
Turnout68,97174.2
Eligible voters92,965
Conservative holdSwing-1.13
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

2017 Sturgeon River—Parkland federal by-election

Canadian federal by-election, October 23, 2017
Resignation of Rona Ambrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDane Lloyd16,12577.36+7.13
LiberalBrian Gold2,50812.03-3.55
New DemocraticShawna Gawreluck1,6067.70-2.32
Christian HeritageErnest Chauvet6052.90+1.78
Total valid votes/expense limit20,844 
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Conservative holdSwing+5.34
Source: Elections Canada
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRona Ambrose43,22070.23-7.26$98,166.59
LiberalTravis Dueck9,58615.58+10.11$258.78
New DemocraticGuy Desforges6,16610.02-2.95$7,730.56
GreenBrendon Greene1,8753.05-0.95$3,593.60
Christian HeritageErnest Chauvet6901.12$10,477.93
Total valid votes/expense limit61,537100.00 $222,470.71
Total rejected ballots1570.25
Turnout61,69470.91
Eligible voters86,994
Conservative holdSwing-8.68
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
2011 federal election redistributed results[16]
PartyVote%
 Conservative33,79177.49
 New Democratic5,65512.97
 Liberal2,3845.47
 Green1,7423.99
 Libertarian350.08

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