Edmonton—Spruce Grove
Former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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Edmonton—Spruce Grove was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It was a suburban riding in Edmonton.
 Alberta electoral district | |
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Edmonton–Spruce Grove in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011)[1] | 151,389 |
| Electors (2011) | 99,397 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 1,009.36 |
| Census division | Division No. 11 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Edmonton, Parkland County, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain |
The electoral district was created in 2003 from St. Albert, Edmonton Southwest, and Edmonton West ridings. It was abolished in 2013. Most of the Edmonton portion became part of a recreated Edmonton West, with a small portion transferring to Edmonton Centre. The suburban portion became part of Sturgeon River—Parkland.
Member of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from St. Albert, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton West |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Rona Ambrose | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Sturgeon River—Parkland, Edmonton West and Edmonton Centre |
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Its only Member of Parliament for the duration of the riding's existence was Rona Ambrose, a former columnist and communication consultant, who was first elected to Parliament in the 2004 election as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She served as the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Labour, Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Minister of Western Economic Diversification, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, and Minister of Health most recently. In the 2004-2005 parliamentary session, she served as a member of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-38, Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the Subcommittee on Fiscal Imbalance of the Standing Committee on Finance.
After the riding was dissolved in 2013, Ambrose went on to seek election in the new riding of Sturgeon River—Parkland in 2015, which she won.
Election results
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 41,782 | 71.10 | +2.55 | $86,571.03 | |||
| New Democratic | Catherine Chaulk-Stokes | 9,272 | 15.78 | +3.30 | $37.50 | |||
| Liberal | Chris Austin | 5,483 | 9.33 | –2.16 | $15,313.46 | |||
| Green | Joshua Lund | 2,232 | 3.80 | –3.69 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,769 | 99.75 | – | $103,619.53 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 146 | 0.25 | +0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 58,915 | 55.79 | +2.27 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 105,599 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.38 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 36,402 | 68.55 | +1.72 | $90,163.03 | |||
| New Democratic | Barb Phillips | 6,627 | 12.48 | +2.00 | $10,318.31 | |||
| Liberal | Chris Austin | 6,099 | 11.49 | –5.34 | $21,010.42 | |||
| Green | Wendy Walker | 3,975 | 7.49 | +1.63 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,103 | 99.83 | – | $97,140.69 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 91 | 0.17 | –0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,194 | 53.52 | –9.93 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 99,397 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.14 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 38,826 | 66.83 | +6.43 | $64,959.72 | |||
| Liberal | Brad Enge | 9,776 | 16.83 | –8.75 | $17,576.93 | |||
| New Democratic | Jason Rockwell | 6,091 | 10.48 | +1.56 | $5,315.48 | |||
| Green | John Lackey | 3,404 | 5.86 | +0.77 | $2,099.23 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,097 | 99.81 | – | $86,746.55 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 109 | 0.19 | –0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 58,206 | 63.45 | +3.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 91,735 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.59 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 30,497 | 60.40 | +1.33 | $68,293.40 | |||
| Liberal | Neil Mather | 12,912 | 25.57 | –12.21 | $64,775.96 | |||
| New Democratic | Hayley Phillips | 4,508 | 8.93 | +5.63 | $2,602.82 | |||
| Green | Jerry Paschen | 2,572 | 5.09 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,489 | 99.79 | – | $80,416.80 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 106 | 0.21 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,595 | 60.33 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,859 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | +6.77 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
Note: Change based on redistributed results. Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.
| 2000 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Canadian Alliance | 26,461 | 55.84 | |
| Liberal | 13,762 | 29.04 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 4,577 | 9.66 | |
| New Democratic | 2,298 | 4.85 | |
| Others | 289 | 0.61 | |