Elk Island (electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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Elk Island was a federal electoral district in the province of Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004.
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
History
The electoral district was created in 1987 from Pembina and Vegreville ridings. It was abolished in 2003 with parts being transferred mostly to Edmonton—Sherwood Park, Vegreville—Wainwright, and Westlock—St. Paul ridings.
Members of Parliament
| Elk Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| District created from Pembina and Vegreville | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Brian O'Kurley | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Ken Epp | Reform | |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 2000–2000 | Alliance | |||
| 36th | 2000–2003 | |||
| 2003–2004 | Conservative | |||
| District dissolved into Edmonton—Sherwood Park, Vegreville—Wainwright, and Westlock—St. Paul | ||||
Demographics
| Population, 2000 | 101,628 |
| Electors | 78,983 |
| Area (km2) | |
| Population density (people per km2) |
Election results
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | Ken Epp | 33,730 | 64.23 | +3.59 | $44,810 | |||
| Liberal | Paul Bokowski | 9,289 | 17.69 | –2.01 | $7,720 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rod Scarlett | 6,178 | 11.77 | –0.73 | $5,618 | |||
| New Democratic | Chris Harwood | 3,316 | 6.32 | +0.44 | $1,372 | |||
| Total valid votes | 52,513 | 99.78 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.22 | +0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,631 | 66.64 | +3.73 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,983 | |||||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | +2.80 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[1][2] | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Reform | Ken Epp | 26,276 | 60.64 | +4.60 | $43,022 | |||
| Liberal | Vic Bidzinski | 8,536 | 19.70 | –5.55 | $39,857 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Tadman | 5,416 | 12.50 | +0.05 | $24,995 | |||
| New Democratic | Mary Ellen Vandusen | 2,544 | 5.87 | +3.05 | $7,182 | |||
| Independent | Ace Cetinski | 559 | 1.29 | – | $8,143 | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,331 | 99.83 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 73 | 0.17 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,404 | 62.91 | –10.60 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 68,992 | |||||||
| Reform hold | Swing | +5.07 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Reform | Ken Epp | 25,726 | 56.04 | +35.90 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean Boisvert | 11,589 | 25.25 | +16.29 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian O'Kurley | 5,714 | 12.45 | –35.74 | ||||
| New Democratic | Steve Jacobs | 1,296 | 2.82 | –19.59 | ||||
| National | James Keith Steinhubl | 1,222 | 2.66 | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Lorne Hoff | 242 | 0.53 | – | ||||
| Canada Party | Gerry Averes | 117 | 0.26 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,906 | 99.87 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 59 | 0.13 | +0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,965 | 73.51 | –6.71 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 62,526 | |||||||
| Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +26.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7] | ||||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian O'Kurley | 19,447 | 48.18 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Rolf E. Nielsen | 9,046 | 22.41 | – | ||||
| Reform | Dennis Tindall | 8,131 | 20.15 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Patricia L. Hunter | 3,613 | 8.95 | – | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Warren Henrickson | 123 | 0.31 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,360 | 99.90 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | 0.10 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 40,401 | 80.22 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 50,363 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional gain | Swing | N/A | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10] | ||||||||