Yellowhead
Alberta electoral district
Yellowhead in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Gerald Soroka
Conservative
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]98,855
Electors (2019)74,005
Area (km²)[2]76,127
Pop. density (per km²)1.3
Census division(s)Division No. 9, Division No. 11, Division No. 13, Division No. 14
Census subdivision(s)Brazeau County, Clearwater County, Drayton Valley, Edson, Grande Cache, Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Hinton, Jasper National Park & Municipality of Jasper, Lac Ste. Anne County, Leduc County, Parkland County, Rocky Mountain House, Willmore Wilderness Park, Yellowhead County

Yellowhead is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. The district is in west-central Alberta and represents: parts of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 including Grande Cache, Improvement District No. 25 (Willmore), the Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper), the Municipality of Jasper, Yellowhead County including Hinton and Edson, Brazeau County including Drayton Valley, Lac Ste. Anne County including Alexis 133, Parkland County, Leduc County, Clearwater County including Big Horn 144A, Sunchild 202, and O'Chiese 203, and Rocky Mountain House.

History

The electoral district was created in 1976 from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca, Edmonton West, Pembina, and Wetaskiwin ridings.

Its most high-profile MP has been Joe Clark, who was Prime Minister in late 1979 and early 1980 and a prominent cabinet and opposition figure.

This riding lost territory to Peace River—Westlock and Sturgeon River—Parkland, and gained territory from Wetaskiwin and Wild Rose during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2013 redistribution,[3] portions of this electoral district (notably the town of Whitecourt) joined the newly formed riding of Peace River—Westlock while the regions of Leduc County and Rocky Mountain House were added to Yellowhead.[4][5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Canadian census

Languages: 90.5% English, 2.6% French, 1.7% German
Religions: 58.5% Christian (20.6% Catholic, 10.3% United Church, 4.3% Anglican, 4.2% Lutheran, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 15.3% Other Christian), 1.0% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 39.7% No religion
Median income (2010): $34,679

Panethnic groups in Yellowhead (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 79,195 82% 82,715 83.49% 84,470 86.85%
Indigenous 12,100 12.53% 12,060 12.17% 10,130 10.42%
Southeast Asian[b] 2,625 2.72% 1,820 1.84% 1,170 1.2%
South Asian 745 0.77% 520 0.52% 265 0.27%
East Asian[c] 720 0.75% 615 0.62% 390 0.4%
African 595 0.62% 540 0.55% 315 0.32%
Latin American 215 0.22% 310 0.31% 150 0.15%
Middle Eastern[d] 200 0.21% 185 0.19% 170 0.17%
Other/multiracial[e] 175 0.18% 305 0.31% 200 0.21%
Total responses 96,575 97.34% 99,070 97.14% 97,255 98.38%
Total population 99,218 100% 101,984 100% 98,855 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:[9]

Party Association name CEO HQ city
Conservative Yellowhead Conservative Association Michael F. McCrae Drayton Valley
Liberal Yellowhead Federal Liberal Association Zachary E.D. Trynacity-Popowich Edmonton
Libertarian Yellowhead Libertarian Association Cory A. Lystang Mayerthorpe
Maverick Yellowhead EDA Robert W. Landers Hinton
New Democratic Yellowhead Federal NDP Riding Association Tom Boyce Edmonton
People's Yellowhead - PPC Association James Cuthill Rocky Mountain House

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Yellowhead
Riding created from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca,
Edmonton West, Pembina and Wetaskiwin
31st  1979–1980     Joe Clark Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Cliff Breitkreuz Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003 Rob Merrifield
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2014
 2014–2015 Jim Eglinski
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021 Gerald Soroka
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Graph of election results in Yellowhead (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 Gerald Soroka 33,603 66.2 -15.9 $18,788.06
People's Michael Manchen 6,475 12.7 +9.9 $3,063.64
New Democratic Guillaume Roy 5,977 11.8 +4.8 $0.00
Liberal Sheila Schumacher 2,829 5.6 +0.4 $0.00
Maverick Todd Muir 1,761 3.5 – $9,914.16
Veterans Coalition Gordon Francey 147 0.3 +0.1 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,792 99.42 -0.04 $134,881.08
Total rejected ballots 294 0.58 +0.04
Turnout 51,086 69.2 -6.8
Eligible voters 73,799
Conservative hold Swing -10.8
Source: Elections Canada[10]


2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gerald Soroka 45,964 82.1 +9.85 $16,739.58
New Democratic Kristine Bowman 3,898 7.0 -2.05 none listed
Liberal Jeremy Hoefsloot 2,912 5.2 -9.02 none listed
People's Douglas Galavan 1,592 2.8 - $4,988.84
Green Angelena Satdeo 1,272 2.3 -0.63 $0.00
Libertarian Cory Lystang 222 0.4 -1.16 none listed
Veterans Coalition Gordon Francey 108 0.2 - $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,968 100.0
Total rejected ballots 303
Turnout 56,271 76.0
Eligible voters 74,005
Conservative hold Swing +5.95
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jim Eglinski 37,950 72.25 -5.81 $39,133.01
Liberal Ryan Maguhn 7,467 14.22 +11.32 $4,198.93
New Democratic Ken Kuzminski 4,753 9.05 -3.83 $1,285.08
Green Sandra Wolf Lange 1,538 2.93 -2.41 $19.05
Libertarian Cory Lystang 817 1.56 $3,093.70
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,525 100.00   $258,177.16
Total rejected ballots 161 0.31 –
Turnout 52,686 71.20 –
Eligible voters 73,996
Conservative hold Swing -8.57
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 31,238 78.07
  New Democratic 5,155 12.88
  Green 2,136 5.34
  Liberal 1,158 2.89
  Others 328 0.82
Canadian federal by-election, November 17, 2014
By-election due to the resignation of Rob Merrifield
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jim Eglinski 7,884 62.57 −14.46 –  
Liberal Ryan Heinz Maguhn 2,518 19.98 +17.11 –  
New Democratic Eric Rosendahl 1,203 9.55 −3.51 –  
Independent Dean Williams 622 4.94   –  
Libertarian Cory Lystang 374 2.97   –  
Total valid votes/expense limit   100.0     –  
Total rejected ballots      
Turnout 12,601 16.06 −40.10
Eligible voters 78,481   +6.00
Conservative hold Swing −15.79
Source(s)
"By-election Results". Elections Canada. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rob Merrifield 31,925 77.03 +5.18 $ 44,010.72
New Democratic Mark Wells 5,411 13.06 +0.79 18.01
Green Monika Shaeffer 2,132 5.14 −4.05 4,290.85
Liberal Zack Siezmagraff 1,190 2.87 −1.11 4,013.79
Christian Heritage Jacob Strydhorst 404 0.97 −0.65 4,318.68
Canadian Action Melissa Brade 384 0.93 −0.16 753.39
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,446 100.00 +10.85 $106,445.21
Total rejected ballots 129 0.31 +0.04
Turnout 41,575 56.16 +6.19
Eligible voters 74,036    
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results — Forty-First General Election 2011". Retrieved November 18, 2014.
"Candidates' Details - Campaign Financial Summary (Part 4)". Elections Canada. May 2, 2011.
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rob Merrifield 26,863 71.85 +0.66 $ 56,963.15
New Democratic Ken Kuzminski 4,587 12.27 +1.32 5,958.90
Green Monika Schaefer 3,437 9.19 +2.56 2,250.26
Liberal Mohamed El-Rafih 1,489 3.98 −5.46 Not reported  
Christian Heritage John M. Wierenga 606 1.62 −0.16 12,235.84
Canadian Action Melissa Brade 408 1.09 – 1,477.48
Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,390 100.00 −13.13 $103,154.58
Total rejected ballots 103 0.27 +0.05
Turnout 37,493 49.97 −10.22
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results — Fortieth General Election 2008". Retrieved November 18, 2014.
"Candidates' Details - Campaign Financial Summary (Part 4)". Elections Canada. October 14, 2008.
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rob Merrifield 30,640 71.19 +2.58 $57,683
New Democratic Noel Lapierre 4,712 10.95 −0.52 $6,110
Liberal Nancy Love 4,066 9.45 −2.05 $4,448
Green Monika Schaefer 2,856 6.64 +0.08 $499
Christian Heritage John Marvin Wierenga 765 1.78 −0.09 $15,607
Total valid votes 43,039 100.0   +11.42
Total rejected ballots 94 0.22 −0.03
Turnout 43,133 60.19 +3.6
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rob Merrifield 26,503 68.61 −10.1 $54,539
Liberal Peter Crossley 4,441 11.50 −4.1 $10,183
New Democratic Noel Lapierre 4,429 11.47 +6.8 $8,611
Green Eric Stieglitz 2,534 6.56   $2,297
Christian Heritage Jacob Strydhorst 721 1.87 +1.0 $13,333
Total valid votes 38,628 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 96 0.25 −0.1
Turnout 38,724 56.6 −3.8
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance Rob Merrifield 26,824 66.1 +0.1 $40,389
Liberal John Higgerty 6,348 15.6 +1.4 $20,093
Progressive Conservative Dale F. Galbraith 5,141 12.7 -0.5 $5,162
New Democratic J. Noel Lapierre 1,910 4.7 -0.1 $1,369
Independent Jacob Strydhorst 371 0.9 – $8,158
Total valid votes 40,594 100.0
Total rejected ballots 151 0.4 +0.1
Turnout 40,745 60.4 3.5
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Reform Cliff Breitkreuz 22,960 66.0 +10.9 $49,326
Liberal Nancy Love Crawford 6,318 14.2 -7.5 $46,729
Progressive Conservative Ross Douglas Pugh 4,383 13.2 -0.8 $9,515
New Democratic Dennis Atkinson 1,759 4.8 +0.5
Total valid votes 35,420 100.0
Total rejected ballots 112 0.3
Turnout 35,532 57.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Cliff Breitkreuz 22,790 55.0 +27.1
Liberal John Higgerty 8,964 21.6 +11.7
Progressive Conservative Marilyn Stecyk 5,766 13.9 -30.6
New Democratic Joe Woytowich 1,804 4.4 -11.0
National Alex S. Mann 1,147 2.8
Christian Heritage Peter Piers 441 1.1 -0.7
Natural Law Dennis Ronald Michaelchuk 284 0.7
Independent Douglas Bruce Pederson 209 0.5
Total valid votes 41,405 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joe Clark 17,847 44.5 -29.5
Reform Preston Manning 11,207 27.9
New Democratic Muriel Stanley Venne 6,172 15.4 +1.7
Liberal John Higgerty 3,987 9.9 +1.8
Christian Heritage John M. Torringa 708 1.8
Confederation of Regions Peter E. Hope 90 0.2 -1.4
Independent Pat Geo. A. O'Hara 86 0.2
Total valid votes 40,097 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joe Clark 37,462 74.0 +4.5
New Democratic Rick Hardy 6,906 13.6 +2.3
Liberal Louis H. Joy 4,097 8.1 -10.1
Confederation of Regions G.R. Snow 829 1.6
Rhinoceros Douglas Alan Bush 773 1.5
Social Credit Audrey Sweigard 553 1.1
Total valid votes 50,620 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joe Clark 27,953 69.5 -0.5
Liberal Laurie Switzer 7,302 18.1 +1.0
New Democratic Laird Mitchell 4,562 11.3 +2.6
Independent Robert L.T. Brower 249 0.6
Independent Brian K. Fallis 170 0.4
Total valid votes 40,236 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Joe Clark 28,849 70.0
Liberal Laurie Switzer 7,083 17.2
New Democratic Bob Ritchie 3,600 8.7
Independent Lex Miller 1,535 3.7
Independent Ronnie B. Plaunt 143 0.3
Total valid votes 41,210 100.0

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta 2012 (PDF). April 6, 2013. ISBN 978-1-100-22175-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Yellowhead – Maps Corner/Boundaries description". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts (effective after May 1, 2014)". Elections Canada. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Registered Association Database : Search Electoral District Associations".
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  13. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Yellowhead (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  15. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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