Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
 Alberta electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 111,541 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 95,317 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 1,271 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 87.8 | ||
| Census division | Division No. 11 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Strathcona, Fort Saskatchewan | ||
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Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan 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.[2] It was created out of parts of Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Vegreville—Wainwright.[3]
Demographics
- According to the 2011 Canadian census[4][5]
Languages: 90.2% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German, 1.1% Ukrainian
Religions: 67.3% Christian (26.8% Catholic, 10.0% United Church, 5.5% Lutheran, 4.2% Anglican, 2.3% Baptist, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 15.4% Other), 30.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $44,302
Average income (2010): $60,210
| Panethnic group | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 106,145 | 85.4% | 106,785 | 88.41% | 99,920 | 90.6% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 6,515 | 5.24% | 5,305 | 4.39% | 4,590 | 4.16% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 3,810 | 3.07% | 2,680 | 2.22% | 1,420 | 1.29% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 3,155 | 2.54% | 2,165 | 1.79% | 1,515 | 1.37% | ||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 1,460 | 1.17% | 1,495 | 1.24% | 1,100 | 1% | ||||||||
| African | 1,395 | 1.12% | 955 | 0.79% | 670 | 0.61% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 740 | 0.6% | 525 | 0.43% | 570 | 0.52% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 435 | 0.35% | 420 | 0.35% | 190 | 0.17% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 635 | 0.51% | 460 | 0.38% | 325 | 0.29% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 124,295 | 98.4% | 120,790 | 98.85% | 110,290 | 98.88% | ||||||||
| Total population | 126,313 | 100% | 122,193 | 100% | 111,541 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan Riding created from Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Vegreville—Wainwright |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Garnett Genuis | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | |||
Election results
Graph of election results in Sherwood Park - Fort Saskatchewan (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted; *Most of the "Other" vote belonged to James Ford)
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 54,131 | 66.32 | +8.77 | $67,911.50 | |||
| Liberal | Tanya Holm | 22,178 | 27.17 | +14.94 | $27,327.98 | |||
| New Democratic | Chris Jones | 4,136 | 5.07 | –15.57 | $12,811.92 | |||
| People's | Jay Sobel | 497 | 0.61 | –6.40 | none listed | |||
| Green | Randall Emmons | 448 | 0.55 | –0.43 | none listed | |||
| Canadian Future | Mark Horseman | 237 | 0.29 | – | $295.37 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 81,627 | 99.63 | – | $148,372.54 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 301 | 0.37 | –0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 81,928 | 77.98 | +4.52 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 105,059 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | +12.17 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 41,092 | 57.55 | |
| New Democratic | 14,740 | 20.64 | |
| Liberal | 8,730 | 12.23 | |
| People's | 5,004 | 7.01 | |
| Green | 700 | 0.98 | |
| Others | 1,132 | 1.59 | |
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 41,092 | 57.55 | –15.82 | $54,552.91 | |||
| New Democratic | Aidan Bradley Theroux | 14,740 | 20.65 | +8.51 | $7,370.63 | |||
| Liberal | Tanya Holm | 8,730 | 12.23 | +2.16 | $23,831.90 | |||
| People's | John Wetterstrand | 5,004 | 7.01 | +5.18 | $8,937.40 | |||
| Maverick | Todd Newberry | 849 | 1.19 | – | $5,182.19 | |||
| Green | Sheldon Jonah Perris | 700 | 0.98 | –1.20 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Charles Simpson | 283 | 0.40 | – | $7,678.37 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 71,398 | 99.58 | – | $124,070.52 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 298 | 0.42 | –0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 71,696 | 73.46 | –2.83 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 97,600 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –12.16 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 53,600 | 73.37 | +9.43 | $56,462.67 | |||
| New Democratic | Aidan Bradley Theroux | 8,867 | 12.14 | +2.33 | $8,662.98 | |||
| Liberal | Ron Thiering | 7,357 | 10.07 | –10.35 | $9,484.96 | |||
| Green | Laura Elizabeth Sanderson | 1,592 | 2.18 | –0.29 | none listed | |||
| People's | Darren Villetard | 1,334 | 1.83 | – | $1,638.00 | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Patrick McElrea | 300 | 0.41 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 73,050 | 99.56 | – | $119,505.94 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 321 | 0.44 | +0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 73,371 | 76.29 | +2.23 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 96,171 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.55 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 42,642 | 63.94 | +14.48 | $137,300.11 | |||
| Liberal | Rod Frank | 13,615 | 20.42 | +13.95 | $23,559.35 | |||
| New Democratic | Joanne Cave | 6,540 | 9.81 | –1.42 | $15,414.43 | |||
| Green | Brandie Harrop | 1,648 | 2.47 | –1.59 | $3,796.57 | |||
| Independent | James Ford | 1,563 | 2.34 | –26.44 | $5,420.41 | |||
| Libertarian | Stephen C. Burry | 678 | 1.02 | – | $2,387.73 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,686 | 99.73 | – | $228,934.10 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.27 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 66,866 | 74.06 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,289 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[18] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 24,890 | 49.46 | |
| Others | 14,485 | 28.78 | |
| New Democratic | 5,649 | 11.23 | |
| Liberal | 3,254 | 6.47 | |
| Green | 2,046 | 4.07 | |
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.
