Edmonton—Spruce Grove
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| Population, 2001 | 111,638 |
| Electors | 83,859 |
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Edmonton—Spruce Grove is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It is a suburban riding in Edmonton.
The electoral district was created in 2003 from St. Albert, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton West ridings.
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[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
- 2004-present: Rona Ambrose - Conservative
[edit] Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Rona Ambrose, a former columnist and communication consultant, who was first elected to Parliament in the 2004 election and represents the Conservative Party of Canada as the Minister of Environment. 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'.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 38,826 | |||
| Liberal | Brad Enge | 9,776 | |||
| New Democrat | Jason Rockwell | 6,091 | |||
| Green | John Lackey | 3,404 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 30,497 | 60.40% | $73,732 | ||
| Liberal | Neil Mather | 12,912 | 25.57% | $63,512 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Hayley Phillips | 4,508 | 8.92% | $2,802 | ||
| Green | Jerry Paschen | 2,572 | 5.09% | $154 | ||
| Total valid votes | 50,489 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 106 | 0.21% | ||||
| Turnout | 50,595 | 60.33% | ||||
[edit] See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Alberta federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
