Edmonton—Wetaskiwin
Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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Edmonton—Wetaskiwin is a former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2025.
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 Alberta electoral district | |
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Edmonton—Wetaskiwin in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2013 |
| District abolished | 2023 |
| First contested | 2015 |
| Last contested | 2021 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2021)[1] | 158,749 |
| Electors (2019) | 133,853 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 4,947 |
| Census division | Division No. 11 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Beaumont, Devon, Edmonton, Leduc, Leduc County, Millet, Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin No. 10 |
Edmonton—Wetaskiwin was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3] It was created out of the bulk of Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, as well as parts of Edmonton—Leduc, Wetaskiwin, and Vegreville—Wainwright.[4]
According to the 2021 census, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin is the most populated riding in Canada, with almost 100,000 residents more than the national average of 109,444. Its population grew at a rate of 89.28% since the 2011 census (on which the 2013 representation order was based).[5][6]
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was replaced by Leduc—Wetaskiwin.[7]
Demographics
- According to the 2016 Canadian census
- Languages: (2016) 76.2% English, 3.0% Tagalog, 2.8% Punjabi, 2.0% French, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.5% German, 1.1% Spanish, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.0% Urdu, 0.9% Gujarati, 0.9% Korean, 0.8% Hindi, 0.6% Arabic[8]
| Panethnic group |
2021[9] | 2016[10] | 2011[11] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 120,025 | 57.9% | 106,890 | 68.16% | 86,640 | 79.1% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 30,570 | 14.75% | 15,440 | 9.85% | 5,395 | 4.93% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 16,080 | 7.76% | 9,205 | 5.87% | 4,345 | 3.97% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 11,170 | 5.39% | 8,395 | 5.35% | 6,135 | 5.6% | ||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 11,140 | 5.37% | 7,275 | 4.64% | 3,235 | 2.95% | ||||||||
| African | 9,165 | 4.42% | 4,645 | 2.96% | 1,485 | 1.36% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 3,330 | 1.61% | 1,690 | 1.08% | 870 | 0.79% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 3,160 | 1.52% | 1,860 | 1.19% | 755 | 0.69% | ||||||||
| Other/Multiracial[e] | 2,635 | 1.27% | 1,435 | 0.92% | 660 | 0.6% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 207,290 | 98.98% | 156,830 | 98.79% | 109,530 | 98.99% | ||||||||
| Total population | 209,431 | 100% | 158,749 | 100% | 110,644 | 100% | ||||||||
| 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:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton—Wetaskiwin Riding created from Edmonton—Leduc, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, Vegreville—Wainwright and Wetaskiwin |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Mike Lake | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Edmonton Gateway, Edmonton Riverbend, Edmonton Southeast, and Leduc—Wetaskiwin |
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Election results
Graph of election results in Edmonton—Wetawaskin (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 48,340 | 55.66 | –16.77 | $66,481.76 | |||
| New Democratic | Hugo Charles | 18,259 | 21.03 | +9.80 | $6,933.72 | |||
| Liberal | Ron Thiering | 12,229 | 14.08 | +1.73 | $5,253.34 | |||
| People's | Tyler Beauchamp | 7,670 | 8.83 | +6.98 | $7,473.41 | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Travis Calliou | 345 | 0.40 | +0.16 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 86,843 | 99.34 | – | $152,378.46 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 576 | 0.66 | +0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 87,419 | 65.34 | –4.91 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 133,800 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –13.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 63,346 | 72.43 | +6.66 | $64,939.94 | |||
| Liberal | Richard Wong | 10,802 | 12.35 | –9.10 | $7,055.34 | |||
| New Democratic | Noah Garver | 9,820 | 11.23 | +1.51 | $991.32 | |||
| Green | Emily Drzymala | 1,660 | 1.90 | –0.44 | none listed | |||
| People's | Neil Doell | 1,616 | 1.85 | – | $4,865.57 | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Travis Calliou | 211 | 0.24 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 87,455 | 99.55 | – | $141,135.37 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 392 | 0.45 | +0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 87,847 | 70.25 | +2.30 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 125,054 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 44,949 | 65.77 | –9.80 | $108,058.16 | |||
| Liberal | Jacqueline Biollo | 14,660 | 21.45 | +15.73 | $14,667.90 | |||
| New Democratic | Fritz K. Bitz | 6,645 | 9.72 | –4.55 | $12,140.06 | |||
| Green | Joy-Ann Hut | 1,595 | 2.33 | –1.76 | $1,420.42 | |||
| Libertarian | Brayden Whitlock | 495 | 0.72 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 68,344 | 99.71 | – | $243,641.10 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 197 | 0.29 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 68,541 | 67.95 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 100,871 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –12.76 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[18] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 31,194 | 75.57 | |
| New Democratic | 5,891 | 14.27 | |
| Liberal | 2,363 | 5.72 | |
| Green | 1,690 | 4.09 | |
| Others | 143 | 0.35 | |
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
