Red Deer (electoral district)

Red Deer
Alberta electoral district

Red Deer in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts (2003 map)
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1907
District abolished 2013
First contested 1908
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 134,312
Electors (2011) 91,201
Area (km²)[2] 4,103.13
Census divisions Division No. 8
Census subdivisions Red Deer, Red Deer County, Sylvan Lake, Innisfail

Red Deer was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 2015.

History

This riding was created in 1907 from Calgary and Strathcona ridings. At the time this was an overwhelmingly rural riding taking in much of Central Alberta between the two major cities of Calgary and Edmonton. The only major urban centre was Red Deer, then a small town.

The constituency has been consistently reduced in geographic size over the years due to Red Deer's continued growth. In 2003, about 20% of the district was transferred to the Wetaskiwin riding.

The riding was represented by centre-right MPs from 1935 onward. Like most other Alberta ridings outside Calgary and Edmonton, the major right-wing party of the day usually wins by blowout margins. From 1972 to 2011, a non-conservative party has only won 20 percent of the vote once.

The riding was split almost in half for the 2015 election. The southern portion became Red Deer-Mountain View, while the northern portion was merged with Wetaskiwin to form Red Deer-Lacombe.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Red Deer
Riding created from Calgary and Strathcona
11th  1908–1911     Michael Clark Liberal
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1920     Government (Unionist)
 1920–1921     Progressive
14th  1921–1925     Alfred Speakman United Farmers
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Eric Joseph Poole Social Credit
19th  1940–1945 Frederick Davis Shaw
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Harris George Rogers Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Robert N. Thompson Social Credit
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972     Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974 Gordon Towers
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 Douglas Fee
35th  1993–1997     Bob Mills Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Earl Dreeshen
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Red Deer—Mountain View and Red Deer—Lacombe

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Earl Dreeshen, a farmer and a teacher. He was first elected in 2008. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeEarl Dreeshen 37,959 75.93 +2.70 $63,247
New DemocraticStuart Somerville 7,566 15.13 +4.03 $1
GreenMason Sisson 2,551 5.10 -4.24
LiberalAndrew Lineker 1,918 3.84 -2.47 $3,784
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,994100.00
Total rejected ballots 119 0.24-0.02
Turnout 50,113 54.01+4.14
Eligible voters 92,792
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeEarl Dreeshen 33,226 73.23 -2.51 $53,804
New DemocraticStuart Somerville 5,040 11.10 +1.17 $1,774
GreenEvan Bedford 4,239 9.34 +4.18
LiberalGarfield Marks 2,863 6.31 -2.84 $7,450
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,368100.00$92,848
Total rejected ballots 118 0.26+0.04
Turnout 45,486 49.87 -14.86
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeBob Mills 38,375 75.74 +0.9 $58,967
New DemocraticKelly Bickford 5,034 9.93 +2.1 $3,014
LiberalLuke Kurata 4,636 9.15 -2.6 $11,215
GreenTanner Wade Waldo 2,618 5.16 +0.4 $116
Total valid votes 50,663100.00
Total rejected ballots 1130.22-0.1
Turnout 50,77658.73+1.0
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeBob Mills 33,510 74.8 -7.8 $51,607
LiberalLuke Kurata 5,294 11.8 -1.0 $22,405
New DemocraticJeff Sloychuk 3,500 7.8 +3.2 $4,160
GreenGarfield John Marks 2,142 4.8 $730
Canadian ActionTeena Cormack 353 0.8 $6.75
Total valid votes 44,799100.0
Total rejected ballots 1170.3+0.1
Turnout 44,91657.7-2.7

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
AllianceBob Mills 36,940 72.6 +4.2 $59,079
LiberalWalter Kubanek 6,522 12.8 +1.4 $16,550
Progressive ConservativeDoug Wagstaff 5,064 10.0 -5.7 $5,125
New DemocraticLinda Roth 2,346 4.6 +0.7 $1,773
Total valid votes 50,872100.0
Total rejected ballots 1130.20.0
Turnout 50,98560.4+3.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ReformBob Mills 28,622 68.4 +4.0 $66,815
Progressive ConservativeMorris Flewwelling 6,566 15.7 -0.6 $44,412
LiberalDobie To 4,785 11.4 -2.5 $13,071
New DemocraticJanet Walter 1,660 4.0 +1.5 $3,066
Natural LawKenneth Arnold 227 0.6 -0.0
Total valid votes 41,860100.0
Total rejected ballots 690.2
Turnout 41,92957.44
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ReformBob Mills 31,652 64.3 +43.3
Progressive ConservativeDoug Fee 8,011 16.3 -37.0
LiberalDobie To 6,838 13.9 +3.8
New DemocraticKaren McLaren 1,334 2.7 -9.9
NationalJoan Hepburn 1,063 +2.2
Natural LawKen Arnold 297 +0.6
Total valid votes 49,195100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Fee 24,187 53.3 -22.2
ReformMichael Roth 9,560 21.1
New DemocraticGail Garbutt 5,717 12.6 +3.2
LiberalEdna C. Allwright 4,593 10.1 +0.7
Christian HeritageJim Swan 1,237 2.7
Confederation of RegionsWilfred M. Tricker 121 0.3 -4.2
Total valid votes 45,415100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers 41,695 75.4 +0.7
New DemocraticClarence Lacombe 5,201 9.4 +1.5
LiberalDennis Moffat 5,195 9.4 -5.1
Confederation of RegionsRoger Langrick 2,494 4.5
Social CreditJim Keegstra 691 1.3 -1.6
Total valid votes 55,276100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers 31,758 74.7 -0.1
LiberalDennis Moffat 6,180 14.5 +0.3
New DemocraticEthel Taylor 3,345 7.9 +1.4
Social CreditCecil J. Speirs 1,203 2.8 -1.6
Total valid votes 42,486100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers 33,226 74.8 +8.1
LiberalDennis Moffat 6,338 14.3 -2.6
New DemocraticJohn Younie 2,856 6.4 -1.9
Social CreditCec Speirs 1,974 4.4 -3.6
Total valid votes 44,394100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers 22,251 66.7 +5.4
LiberalDennis Moffat 5,645 16.9 +0.1
New DemocraticEthel Taylor 2,791 8.4 -2.9
Social CreditJim Keegstra 2,670 8.0 -2.6
Total valid votes 33,357100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers 20,943 61.3 -1.0
LiberalDennis Moffat 5,762 16.9 -12.8
New DemocraticBill Finn 3,852 11.3 +3.1
Social CreditJim Keegstra 3,631 10.6
Total valid votes 34,188100.0
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRobert N. Thompson 17,930 62.2 +22.4
LiberalDouglas M. Irwin 8,541 29.6 -37.6
New DemocraticPeter G. Anderson 2,349 8.2 +3.0
Total valid votes 28,820100.0
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditRobert N. Thompson 12,383 47.1 +2.2
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers 10,448 39.8 -1.3
LiberalMax DeHamel 2,093 8.0 -2.0
New DemocraticHazel Eva Braithwaite 1,340 5.1 +1.1
Total valid votes 26,264100.0
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditRobert N. Thompson 12,182 44.9 -6.1
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers 11,149 41.1 +3.4
LiberalMax DeHamel 2,702 10.0 +3.5
New DemocraticPaul A. Jenson 1,082 4.0 -0.8
Total valid votes 27,115100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditRobert N. Thompson 12,645 51.0 +17.6
Progressive ConservativeHarris George Rogers 9,343 37.7 -16.8
LiberalKnut E. Magnusson 1,608 6.5 -0.8
New DemocraticPaul A. Jenson 1,181 4.8 -0.1
Total valid votes 24,777100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeHarris George Rogers 11,569 54.5 +24.9
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw 7,087 33.4 -14.2
LiberalSadie A. Shrader 1,537 7.2 -10.1
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert H. Carlyle 1,029 4.8 -0.5
Total valid votes 21,222100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw 9,519 47.6 -4.7
Progressive ConservativeHarris Rogers 5,918 29.6 +20.8
LiberalWilfred James Edgar 3,471 17.4 -12.9
Co-operative CommonwealthAlexander Sandy Manson 1,073 5.4 -1.4
Total valid votes 19,981100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw 8,792 52.4 -2.1
LiberalArchie Boyce 5,076 30.2 +11.6
Progressive ConservativeJohn A.R. Choate 1,474 8.8 -9.2
Co-operative CommonwealthHubert M. Smith 1,136 6.8 -2.1
Labor–ProgressiveRose Sarman 306 1.8
Total valid votes 16,784100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw 10,549 54.5 +8.0
LiberalAlbert Bliss McGorman 3,604 18.6 +4.3
Progressive ConservativeHarry Lloyd Taggart 3,488 18.0 -1.5
Co-operative CommonwealthCyril M. Ironside 1,710
Total valid votes 19,351100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw 8,653 46.5 +9.7
Progressive ConservativeHarry Lloyd Taggart 3,636 19.5 +1.8
Co-operative CommonwealthAlban MacLellan 2,984 16.0 -2.2
LiberalClaude J. Davidson 2,666 14.3 -12.9
Labor–ProgressiveWilliam Lund 677 677 3.6
Total valid votes 18,616100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw 5,583 36.8 -22.8
LiberalAbsalom Clark Bury 4,134 27.2 +13.2
Co-operative CommonwealthPeter Morrison 2,771 18.3 +4.3
National GovernmentArthur A. Stonhouse 2,694 17.7 +5.3
Total valid votes 15,182100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditEric Joseph Poole 7,901 59.6
LiberalGeorge Clark 1,861 14.0 -28.2
Co-operative CommonwealthAlfred Speakman 1,855 14.0
ConservativeArthur Hiram Stewart 1,648 12.4
Total valid votes 13,265100.0
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
United Farmers of AlbertaAlfred Speakman 6,256 57.8 -14.5
LiberalWilliam John Botterill 4,571 42.2
Total valid votes 10,827100.0
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
United Farmers of AlbertaAlfred Speakman 5,603 72.3 +26.1
ConservativeJoseph George La France 2,151 27.7 +3.4
Total valid votes 7,754100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
United Farmers of AlbertaAlfred Speakman 3,851 46.2 -22.9
LiberalThomas McKercher 2,462 29.5 +15.5
ConservativeJoseph George La France 2,029 24.3 +7.5
Total valid votes 8,342100.0
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
United Farmers of AlbertaAlfred Speakman 10,849 69.1
ConservativeJohn Frederick Day 2,644 16.8 -41.1
LiberalWilliam Wallace Burns McInnes 2,207 14.1 -21.4
Total valid votes 15,700100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Government (Unionist)Michael Clark 6,213 58.0 21.3
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)William Puffer 3,800 35.5 -27.9
LabourJoseph Robert Knight 701 6.5
Total valid votes 10,714100.0

Note: Unionist vote is compared to Liberal-Conservative vote in 1911 election.

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMichael Clark 6,711 63.4 +11.4
ConservativeAlexander McGillivray 3,882 36.6 -11.4
Total valid votes 10,593100.0
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMichael Clark 3,481 51.9
ConservativeGeorge F. Root 3,221 48.1
Total valid votes 6,702100.0

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