Vegreville—Wainwright

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Vegreville—Wainwright in relation to the other Alberta ridings
Population, 2001	107,771
Electors	77,374
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

Vegreville—Wainwright is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

1 History
2 Member of Parliament
- 2.1 Current Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

This riding was created in 2003 from Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot ridings. It now represents the counties of Lamont, Two Hills, Minburn, Strathcona, Beaver, Vermilion River, Flagstaff, the municipal districts of Vermilion River and Provost.

[edit] Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

2004-present: Leon Benoit - Conservative - He previously represented Lakeland and Vegreville ridings.

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Leon Benoit, a former economist and farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session, he served as chair on the 'Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates'.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Leon Benoit	37,954
	New Democrat	Len Legault	4,727
	Liberal	Duff Stewart	3,873
	Green	Brian Rozmahel	3,822
	Western Block Party	Robert Peter Kratchmer	431
	Christian Heritage	Blaine William Stephan	364

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Leon Benoit	33,800	73.54%		$50,675
	Liberal	Duff Stewart	5,390	11.72%		$16,450
	New Democratic Party	Len Legault	3,793	8.25%		$501
	Green	James Kenney	2,976	6.47%		$554
Total valid votes			45,959	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			123	0.27%
Turnout			46,082	59.56%

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in rural Alberta
Conservative	Crowfoot \| Fort McMurray—Athabasca \| Lethbridge \| Macleod \| Medicine Hat \| Peace River \| Red Deer \| Vegreville—Wainwright \| Westlock—St. Paul \| Wetaskiwin \| Wild Rose \| Yellowhead

v • d • e Federal Ridings in the Prairies
Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris • Churchill • Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette • Portage—Lisgar • Provencher • Selkirk—Interlake
Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia • Elmwood—Transcona • Kildonan—St. Paul • Saint Boniface
Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster • Blackstrap • Cypress Hills—Grasslands • Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River • Palliser • Prince Albert • Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre • Regina—Qu'Appelle • Saskatoon—Humboldt • Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar • Saskatoon—Wanuskewin • Souris—Moose Mountain • Wascana • Yorkton—Melville
Rural Alberta	Crowfoot • Fort McMurray—Athabasca • Lethbridge • Macleod • Medicine Hat • Peace River • Red Deer • Vegreville—Wainwright • Westlock—St. Paul • Wetaskiwin • Wild Rose • Yellowhead
Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre • Edmonton East • Edmonton—Leduc • Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont • Edmonton—St. Albert • Edmonton—Sherwood Park • Edmonton—Spruce Grove • Edmonton—Strathcona
Calgary	Calgary Centre • Calgary Centre-North • Calgary East • Calgary Northeast • Calgary—Nose Hill • Calgary Southeast • Calgary Southwest • Calgary West