Canadian federal election results in rural Alberta

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This is page shows results of Canadian federal elections in the province of Alberta outside the Calgary and Edmonton areas.

Regional profile

Rural Alberta is far and away the most conservative region in Canada. For most of the last 80 years, the major right-wing party of the day has won all or most of the ridings here, often by astronomical margins. The Conservative Party of Canada has kept this tradition going, winning every riding in this region by some of the largest margins in the nation, making rural Alberta easily the least competitive region in the country. This was always the power base for the former Reform and Canadian Alliance parties from 1993 to 2000, and before then the former Progressive Conservative Party swept every riding here from 1972 to 1993. Social Credit was birthed in rural Alberta, and for many years was either the first or second party in much of the region. Some ridings in this area were previously friendly to Red Tories, but since the 1990s the entire region has turned in a more fiscal and social conservative direction. For example, former prime minister Joe Clark represented the riding of Yellowhead and its predecessor, Rocky Mountain, from 1972 to 1993 during his first tenure in parliament, but ran in (and won) the comparatively less conservative seat of Calgary Centre during his comeback to politics in 2000.

Much of this area has not been represented by a centre-left MP in recent memory; for instance, Lethbridge has been represented solely by right-wing MPs since 1930. The Liberals have been completely shut out in rural Alberta since 1972, and have been barely on the radar screen here for most of the time since then. As evidence of the antipathy much of the region has for the Liberals, Jack Horner crossed the floor in 1977 to join the Liberals, only to be soundly defeated when he ran for reelection in Crowfoot as a Liberal in 1979. He was also resoundingly defeated when he tried to regain the riding in 1980. In recent elections the Liberals have drawn their lowest percentage of votes ever; they are usually lucky to draw more than 20 percent of the vote, and in some ridings (Crowfoot and Yellowhead) they have attracted less than three percent. The New Democratic Party has also had poor results. In fact, the Green Party finished second in Wild Rose in 2006. The NDP surge in 2011 affected this region--in 2011 the NDP finished second in all of the ridings.

2015 - 42nd General Election

Electoral district Candidates   Incumbent
  Conservative   NDP   Liberal   Green   Libertarian   Other
Banff—Airdrie Blake Richards
42,228
63.37%
Joanne Boissonneault
4,521
6.78%
Marlo Raynolds
17,380
26.08%
Mike MacDonald
2,509
3.77%
Blake Richards
Wild Rose
Battle River—Crowfoot Kevin Sorenson
47,552
80.91%
Katherine Swampy
3,844
6.54%
Andy Kowalski
5,505
9.37%
Gary Kelly
1,868
3.18%
Kevin Sorenson
Crowfoot
Bow River Martin Shields
38,701
77.42%
Lynn MacWilliam
2,622
5.25%
William MacDonald Alexander
6,840
13.68%
Rita Ann Fromholt
919
1.84%
Fahed Khalid
(DAPC)
83
0.17%
Andrew Kucy
(Ind.)
543
1.09%
Frans VandeStroet
(CHP)
280
0.56%
New District
Foothills John Barlow
46,166
75.70%
Alison Thompson
3,919
6.43%
Tanya MacPherson
8,149
13.36%
Romy S. Tittel
1,983
3.25%
Cory Morgan
424
0.70%
Marc Slingerland
(CHP)
345
0.57%
John Barlow
Macleod
Fort McMurray—Cold Lake David Yurdiga
28,625
60.56%
Melody Lepine
3,663
7.75%
Kyle Harrietha
13,403
28.36%
Brian Deheer
743
1.57%
Scott Berry
552
1.17%
Roelof Janssen
(CHP)
280
0.59%
David Yurdiga
Fort McMurray—Athabasca
Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Chris Warkentin
38,895
72.91%
Saba Mossagizi
4,343
8.14%
Reagan Johnston
7,819
14.66%
James David Friesen
1,673
3.14%
Dylan Thompson
613
1.15%
Chris Warkentin
Peace River
Lakeland Shannon Stubbs
39,882
72.81%
Duane Zaraska
5,513
10.06%
Garry Parenteau
7,500
13.69%
Danielle Montgomery
1,283
2.34%
Robert George McFadzean
601
1.10%
Leon Benoit
Vegreville—Wainwright
Merged District
Brian Storseth
Westlock—St. Paul
Lethbridge Rachael Harder
32,321
56.76%
Cheryl Meheden
11,674
20.50%
Mike Pyne
10,532
18.50%
Kas MacMillan
1,461
2.57%
Geoffrey Capp
(CHP)
746
1.31%
Solly Krygier-Paine
(Rhino.)
209
0.37%
Jim Hillyer
Medicine Hat—
Cardston—Warner
Jim Hillyer
34,849
68.80%
Erin Weir
4,897
9.67%
Glen Allan
9,085
17.94%
Brent Smith
1,319
2.60%
John Clayton Turner
(Ind.)
500
0.99%
LaVar Payne
Medicine Hat
Peace River—Westlock Arnold Viersen
34,342
69.35%
Cameron Alexis
7,127
14.39%
Chris Brown
6,360
12.84%
Sabrina Lee Levac
1,247
2.52%
Jeremy Sergeew
443
0.89%
New District
Red Deer—Lacombe Blaine Calkins
43,599
70.71%
Doug Hart
7,055
11.44%
Jeff Rock
9,235
14.98%
Les Kuzyk
1,773
2.88%
Blaine Calkins
Wetaskiwin
Red Deer—Mountain View Earl Dreeshen
46,245
74.33%
Paul Harris
5,233
8.41%
Chandra Lescia Kastern
8,356
13.43%
Simon Oleny
1,621
2.61%
James Walper
445
0.72%
Scott Milne (Pirate) 312 0.50% Earl Dreeshen
Red Deer
Yellowhead Jim Eglinski
37,950
72.25%
Ken Kuzminski
4,753
9.05%
Ryan Maguhn
7,467
14.22%
Sandra Wolf Lange
1,538
2.93%
Cory Lystang
817
1.56%
Jim Eglinski

2011 - 41st General Election

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Conservative   Liberal   NDP   Green   Other
Crowfoot Kevin Sorenson
44,114
83.94%
Omar Harb
1,224
2.33%
Ellen Parker
4,805
9.14%
Konrad Schellenberg
1,711
3.26%
John C. Turner (Ind.)
499 0.95%
Kevin Sorenson
Gerard Groenendijk (CHP)
204 0.39%
Fort McMurray—Athabasca Brian Jean
22,546
72.10%
Karen Young
3,230
10.33%
Berend Wilting
4,101
13.11%
Jule Asterisk
1,394
4.46%
Brian Jean
Lethbridge Jim Hillyer
27,179
56.41%
Michael Cormican
3,992
8.29%
Mark Sandilands
13,097
27.18%
Cailin Bartlett
2,195
4.56%
Geoffrey Capp (CHP)
1,716 3.56%
Rick Casson
Macleod Ted Menzies
40,008
77.47%
Nicole Hankel
1,898
3.68
Janine Giles
5,334
10.33%
Attila Nagy
2,394
4.64%
Brad Carrigan (PC)
1,754 3.40%
Ted Menzies
Marc Slingerland (CHP)
252 0.49%
Medicine Hat LaVar Payne
30,720
71.55%
Norm Boucher
4,420
10.29%
Dennis Perrier
5,616
13.08%
Graham Murray
1,859
4.33%
Frans VandStroet (CHP)
320 0.75%
LaVar Payne
Peace River Chris Warkentin
36,374
75.77%
Corina Ganton
1,481
3.09%
Jennifer Villeburn
7,740
16.12%
Wayne John Kamieniecki
1,699
3.54%
Russ Toews (Ind.)
360 0.75%
Chris Warkentin
Donovan Eckstrom (Rhino)
350 0.73%
Red Deer Earl Dreeshen
38,106
75.89%
Andrew Lineker
2,015
4.01%
Stuart Somerville
7,478
14.89%
Mason Connor Sisson
2,610
5.20%
Earl Dreeshen
Vegreville—Wainwright Leon Benoit
39,155
79.69%
Ron Williams
1,592
3.24%
Ray A Stone
5,561
11.32%
William Munsey
2,498
5.08%
Matthew Sokalski (CHP)
327 0.67%
Leon Benoit
Westlock—St. Paul Brian Storseth
32,597
77.84%
Rob Fox
2,559
6.11%
Lyndsey Ellen Henderson
5,096
12.17%
Lisa Grant
1,623
3.88%
Brian Storseth
Wetaskiwin Blaine Calkins
37,725
81.45%
Christopher Anderson
1,346
2.91%
Tim Robson
5,267
11.37%
Robert Johnston
1,976
4.27%
Blaine Calkins
Wild Rose Blake Richards
43,488
74.64%
John Douglas Reilly
3,909
6.71%
Jeff Horvath
6,603
11.33%
Mike MacDonald
4,081
7.00%
Randy Vanden Broek (CHP)
181 0.31%
Blake Richards
Yellowhead Rob Merrifield
31,780
77.06%
Zack Siezmagraff
1,180
2.86%
Mark Wells
5,383
13.05%
Monika Schaefer
2,123
5.15%
Jacob Strydhorst (CHP)
402 0.97%
Rob Merrifield
Melissa Brade (CAP)
371 0.90%

2008 - 40th General Election

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Conservative   Liberal   NDP   Green   Other
Crowfoot Kevin Sorenson

39,396

Sharon Howe

1,962

Ellen Parker

3,796

Kaity Kettenbach

2,869

  Kevin Sorenson
Fort McMurray—Athabasca Brian Jean

17,160

John Webb

2,689

Mark Voyageur

3,267

Dylan Richards

1,619

Shawn Reimer (IND) 382
John Malcolm (FPNP) 244
Jacob Strydhorst (CHP) 186
Brian Jean
Lethbridge Rick Casson

32,212

Michael Cormican

4,405

Mark Sandilands

6,713

Amanda Swager

3,420

Geoffrey Capp (CHP)

1,091

Rick Casson
Macleod Ted Menzies

35,333

Isabel Paynter

2,701

Stan Knowlton

3,055

Jared McCollum

4,160

Marc Slingerland (CHP) 422 Ted Menzies
Medicine Hat LaVar Payne

26,949

Beverley Botter

2,640

Wally Regehr

4,187

Kevin Dodd

2,338

Dean Shock (IND) 970
David Patrick (IND) 580
Frans Vandestroet (CHP) 363
Monte Solberg
Peace River Chris Warkentin

29,288

Liliane Maisonneuve

2,833

Adele Boucher Rymhs

6,105

Jennifer Villebrun

3,295

Edwin Siggelkow (CAP) 374
Melanie Simard (Libert.) 315
Chris Warkentin
Red Deer Earl Dreeshen

33,226

Garfield Marks

2,863

Stuart Somerville

5,040

Evan Bedford

4,332

  Bob Mills
Vegreville—Wainwright Leon Benoit

34,493

Adam Campbell

2,345

Raymond Stone

4,230

Will Munsey

3,876

  Leon Benoit
Westlock—St. Paul Brian Storseth

27,338

Leila Houle

3,416

Della Drury

3,808

Aden Murphy

2,522

Sip Hofstede (CHP) 510 Brian Storseth
Wetaskiwin Blaine Calkins

32,528

Rita Dillon

2,362

Tim Robson

3,636

Les Parsons

3,375

Shawn Mann (CAP) 269 Blaine Calkins
Wild Rose Blake Richards

36,681

Jenn Turcott

2,882

Jeff Horvath

4,352

Lisa Fox

6,390

Krista Zoobkoff (Libert.) 248 Myron Thompson
Yellowhead Rob Merrifield

26,863

Mohamed El-Rafih

1,489

Ken Kuzminski

4,567

Monika Schaefer

3,437

John Wierenga (CHP) 606
Melissa Brade (CAP) 408
Rob Merrifield

2006 - 39th General Election

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   Conservative   NDP   Green   Other
Crowfoot Adam Campbell

2,908

Kevin Sorenson

43,210

Ellen Parker

3,875

Cameron Wigmore

2,347

  Kevin Sorenson
Fort McMurray—Athabasca Mel Buffalo

4,663

Brian Jean

20,400

Roland Lefort

4,602

Ian Hopfe

1,547

John Malcolm
(FPNP) 337
Brian Jean
Lethbridge Michael Cormican

5,859

Rick Casson

35,061

Melanee Thomas

7,135

Andrea Sheridan

1,846

Marc Slingerland
(CHP) 1,458

Howard Fosyth
(Ind.) 735

Rick Casson
Macleod Bernie Kennedy

4,596

Ted Menzies

37,534

Joyce Thomas

3,251

Larry Ashmore

3,075

Myron Wolf Child
(Ind.) 1,055

Catherine Whelan Costen
(CAP) 235

Ted Menzies
Medicine Hat Bev Botter

3,737

Monte Solberg

35,670

Wally Regehr

3,598

Kevin Dodd

1,746

  Monte Solberg
Peace River Tanya Kappo

4,573

Chris Warkentin

27,785

Susan Thompson

5,427

Zane Lewis

1,102

Bill Given
(Ind.) 9,882
Charlie Penson
Red Deer Luke Kurata

4,636

Bob Mills

38,375

Kelly Bickford

5,034

Tanner Wade Waldo

2,618

  Bob Mills
Vegreville—Wainwright Duff Stewart

3,873

Leon Benoit

37,954

Len Legault

4,727

Brian Rozmahel

3,822

Robert Kratchmer
(WBP) 431

Blaine William Stephan
(CHP) 364

Leon Benoit
Westlock—St. Paul Cory Ollikka

6,531

Brian Storseth

29,698

Peter Opryshko

4,368

Richard De Smet

2,136

Werner Gisler
(Ind.) 416

Clarence Shultz
(Ind.) 381

David Chatters
Wetaskiwin Peter Crossley

4,371

Blaine Calkins

35,776

Jim Graves

4,441

Tom Lampman

3,016

  Dale Johnston
Wild Rose Judy Stewart

5,331

Myron Thompson

39,487

Shannon Nelles

3,968

Sean Maw

5,929

  Myron Thompson
Yellowhead Nancy Love

4,066

Rob Merrifield

30,640

Noel Lapierre

4,712

Monika Schaefer

2,856

John Wierenga
(CHP) 765
Rob Merrifield

2004 - 38th General Election

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Key map
  1. Fort McMurray-Athabasca
  2. Crowfoot
  3. Lethbridge
  4. Macleod
  5. Medicine Hat
  6. Peace River
  7. Red Deer
  8. Vegreville-Wainwright
  9. Westlock-St. Paul
  10. Wetaskiwin
  11. Wild Rose
  12. Yellowhead
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New Democratic Party

2000 - 37th General Election

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