Canadian federal election results in rural Alberta
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This is page shows results of Canadian federal elections in the province of Alberta outside the Calgary and Edmonton areas.
Regional profile
Rural Alberta is far and away the most conservative region in Canada. For most of the last 80 years, the major right-wing party of the day has won all or most of the ridings here, often by astronomical margins. The Conservative Party of Canada kept this tradition going, often winning every riding in this region by some of the largest margins in the nation, making rural Alberta easily the least competitive region in the country. This was always the power base for the former Reform and Canadian Alliance parties from 1993 to 2000, and before then the former Progressive Conservative Party swept every riding here from 1972 to 1993. Social Credit was birthed in rural Alberta, and for many years was either the first or second party in much of the region. Some ridings in this area were previously friendly to Red Tories , but since the 1990s the entire region has turned in a more fiscal and social conservative direction. For example, former prime minister Joe Clark represented the riding of Yellowhead and its predecessor, Rocky Mountain , from 1972 to 1993 during his first tenure in parliament, but ran in (and won) the comparatively less conservative seat of Calgary Centre during his comeback to politics in 2000.
Much of this area has not been represented by a centre-left MP in recent memory; for instance, Lethbridge has been represented solely by right-wing MPs since 1930. The Liberals have been completely shut out in rural Alberta since 1972, and have been barely on the radar screen here for most of the time since then. As evidence of the antipathy much of the region has for the Liberals, Jack Horner crossed the floor in 1977 to join the Liberals, only to be soundly defeated when he ran for reelection in Crowfoot as a Liberal in 1979, losing almost three-fourths of his vote from 1974. He was also resoundingly defeated when he tried to regain the riding in 1980. In recent elections the Liberals have drawn their lowest percentage of votes ever; they are usually lucky to draw more than 20 percent of the vote, and in some ridings (Crowfoot and Yellowhead) they have attracted less than three percent.
The New Democratic Party has also had poor results. In fact, the Green Party finished second ahead of the NDP in the Wild Rose riding in 2006. The NDP surged in 2011 across Alberta, including Wilrose. In 2011 the NDP finished second in all of the rural Alberta ridings.
As a measure of how deeply conservative rural Alberta is, the Conservatives held their own in 2015 even as they were heavily defeated nationally. They took every riding with 60 percent or more of the vote, with centre-left parties only managing to crack the 20 percent mark in three ridings. However, support for the Conservatives was not universal; in all but three ridings, the NDP and Liberals together did crack the 20 percent mark, sometimes reaching past 30 percent.
2015
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Conservative
NDP
Liberal
Green
Libertarian
Other
Banff—Airdrie
Blake Richards 42,22863.37%
Joanne Boissonneault 4,5216.78%
Marlo Raynolds 17,38026.08%
Mike MacDonald 2,5093.77%
Blake RichardsWild Rose
Battle River—Crowfoot
Kevin Sorenson 47,55280.91%
Katherine Swampy 3,8446.54%
Andy Kowalski 5,5059.37%
Gary Kelly 1,8683.18%
Kevin SorensonCrowfoot
Bow River
Martin Shields 38,70177.42%
Lynn MacWilliam 2,6225.25%
William MacDonald Alexander 6,84013.68%
Rita Ann Fromholt 9191.84%
Fahed Khalid (DAPC) 83 0.17%
New District
Andrew Kucy (Ind.) 543 1.09%
Frans VandeStroet (CHP) 280 0.56%
Foothills
John Barlow 46,16675.70%
Alison Thompson 3,9196.43%
Tanya MacPherson 8,14913.36%
Romy S. Tittel 1,9833.25%
Cory Morgan 4240.70%
Marc Slingerland (CHP) 3450.57%
John BarlowMacleod
Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
David Yurdiga 28,62560.56%
Melody Lepine 3,6637.75%
Kyle Harrietha 13,40328.36%
Brian Deheer 7431.57%
Scott Berry 5521.17%
Roelof Janssen (CHP) 2800.59%
David YurdigaFort McMurray—Athabasca
Grande Prairie-Mackenzie
Chris Warkentin 38,89572.91%
Saba Mossagizi 4,3438.14%
Reagan Johnston 7,81914.66%
James David Friesen 1,6733.14%
Dylan Thompson 6131.15%
Chris WarkentinPeace River
Lakeland
Shannon Stubbs 39,88272.81%
Duane Zaraska 5,51310.06%
Garry Parenteau 7,50013.69%
Danielle Montgomery 1,2832.34%
Robert George McFadzean 6011.10%
Leon Benoit †Vegreville—Wainwright
Merged District
Brian Storseth †Westlock—St. Paul
Lethbridge
Rachael Harder 32,32156.76%
Cheryl Meheden 11,67420.50%
Mike Pyne 10,53218.50%
Kas MacMillan 1,4612.57%
Geoffrey Capp (CHP) 746 1.31%
Jim Hillyer ‡
Solly Krygier-Paine (Rhino.) 209 0.37%
Medicine Hat— Cardston—Warner
Jim Hillyer 34,84968.80%
Erin Weir 4,8979.67%
Glen Allan 9,08517.94%
Brent Smith 1,3192.60%
John Clayton Turner (Ind.) 5000.99%
LaVar Payne †Medicine Hat
Peace River—Westlock
Arnold Viersen 34,34269.35%
Cameron Alexis 7,12714.39%
Chris Brown 6,36012.84%
Sabrina Lee Levac 1,2472.52%
Jeremy Sergeew 4430.89%
New District
Red Deer—Lacombe
Blaine Calkins 43,59970.71%
Doug Hart 7,05511.44%
Jeff Rock 9,23514.98%
Les Kuzyk 1,7732.88%
Blaine CalkinsWetaskiwin
Red Deer—Mountain View
Earl Dreeshen 46,24574.33%
Paul Harris 5,2338.41%
Chandra Lescia Kastern 8,35613.43%
Simon Oleny 1,6212.61%
James Walper 4450.72%
Scott Milne (Pirate) 3120.50%
Earl DreeshenRed Deer
Yellowhead
Jim Eglinski 37,95072.25%
Ken Kuzminski 4,7539.05%
Ryan Maguhn 7,46714.22%
Sandra Wolf Lange 1,5382.93%
Cory Lystang 8171.56%
Jim Eglinski
2011
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Conservative
Liberal
NDP
Green
Other
Crowfoot
Kevin A Sorenson 44,11583.99%
Omar Harb 1,2242.33%
Ellen Parker 4,8059.15%
Konrad Schellenberg 1,7113.26%
Gerard Groenendijk (CHP ) 204 0.39%
Kevin Sorenson
John C. Turner (Ind.) 463 0.88%
Fort McMurray—Athabasca
Brian Jean 21,98871.84%
Karen Young 3,19010.42%
Berend Wilting 4,05313.24%
Jule Asterisk 1,3744.49%
Brian Jean
Lethbridge
Jim Hillyer 27,17356.51%
Michael Cormican 4,0308.38%
Mark Sandilands 13,07227.18%
Cailin Bartlett 2,0954.36%
Geoffrey Capp (CHP ) 1,7163.57%
Rick Casson †
Macleod
Ted Menzies 40,00777.48%
Nicole Hankel 1,8983.68
Janine Giles 5,33510.33%
Attila Nagy 2,3894.63%
Brad Carrigan (PC ) 1,754 3.40%
Ted Menzies
Marc Slingerland (CHP ) 252 0.49%
Medicine Hat
LaVar Payne 30,71971.55%
Norm Boucher 4,41610.29%
Dennis Perrier 5,61613.08%
Graham Murray 1,8684.35%
Frans VandeStroet (CHP ) 3170.74%
LaVar Payne
Peace River
Chris Warkentin 36,33475.76%
Corina Ganton 1,4813.09%
Jennifer Villeburn 7,74016.14%
Wayne John Kamieniecki 1,7023.55%
Donovan Eckstrom (Rhino ) 345 0.72%
Chris Warkentin
Russ Toews (Ind.) 359 0.75%
Red Deer
Earl Dreeshen 37,95975.93%
Andrew Lineker 1,9183.84%
Stuart Somerville 7,56615.13%
Mason Connor Woodruff Sisson 2,5515.10%
Earl Dreeshen
Vegreville—Wainwright
Leon Benoit 39,14579.79%
Ron Williams 1,5253.11%
Ray A Stone 5,56111.34%
William Munsey 2,4995.09%
Matthew Sokalski (CHP ) 3270.67%
Leon Benoit
Westlock—St. Paul
Brian Storseth 32,65277.82%
Rob Fox 2,5696.12%
Lyndsey Ellen Henderson 5,10312.16%
Lisa Grant 1,6343.89%
Brian Storseth
Wetaskiwin
Blaine Calkins 37,75681.44%
Christopher Anderson 1,3482.91%
Tim Robson 5,28111.39%
Robert Johnston 1,9784.27%
Blaine Calkins
Wild Rose
Blake Richards 43,66974.74%
John Douglas Reilly 3,9086.69%
Jeff Horvath 6,59511.29%
Mike MacDonald 4,0716.97%
Randy Vanden Broek (CHP ) 1810.31%
Blake Richards
Yellowhead
Rob Merrifield 31,92577.03%
Zack Siezmagraff 1,1902.87%
Mark Wells 5,41113.06%
Monika Schaefer 2,1225.14%
Melissa Brade (CAP ) 384 0.93%
Rob Merrifield
Jacob Strydhorst (CHP ) 404 0.97%
2008
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Conservative
Liberal
NDP
Green
Christian Heritage
Other
Crowfoot
Kevin Sorenson 39,34282.03%
Sharon L. Howe 1,9584.08%
Ellen Parker 3,7837.89%
Kaitlin Kettenbach 2,8755.99%
Kevin Sorenson
Fort McMurray—Athabasca
Brian Jean 17,16067.12%
John Webb 2,71010.60%
Mark Voyageur 3,30012.91%
Dylan Richards 1,6286.37%
Jacob Strydhorst 1860.73%
John Malcolm (FPNP) 233 0.91%
Brian Jean
Shawn Reimer (Ind.) 350 1.37%
Lethbridge
Rick Casson 31,71466.96%
Michael Joseph Cormican 4,4049.30%
Mark Sandilands 6,73314.22%
Amanda Swager 3,4207.22%
Geoffrey Capp 1,0942.31%
Rick Casson
Macleod
Ted Menzies 35,32877.36%
Isabel Paynter 2,7035.92%
Stan Knowlton 3,0536.69%
Jared McCollum 4,1619.11%
Marc Slingerland 4220.92%
Ted Menzies
Medicine Hat
LaVar Payne 26,95070.87%
Bev Botter 2,6396.94%
Wally Regehr 4,18711.01%
Kevin Dodd 2,3386.15%
Frans Vandestroet 3630.95%
David S. Patrick (Ind.) 580 1.53%
Monte Solberg †
Dean Shock (Ind.) 971 2.55%
Peace River
Chris Warkentin 29,55069.51%
Liliane Maisonneuve 2,8436.69%
Adele Boucher Rymhs 6,12414.41%
Jennifer Villebrun 3,3037.77%
Edwin Siggelkow (CAP) 373 0.88%
Chris Warkentin
Mélanie Simard (Libert. ) 316 0.74%
Red Deer
Earl Dreeshen 33,22673.24%
Garfield Marks 2,8636.31%
Stuart Somerville 5,04011.11%
Evan Bedford 4,2399.34%
Bob Mills †
Vegreville—Wainwright
Leon Benoit 34,49377.09%
Adam Campbell 2,3455.24%
Ray Stone 4,2309.45%
William Munsey 3,6768.22%
Leon Benoit
Westlock—St. Paul
Brian Storseth 27,33872.71%
Leila Houle 3,4189.09%
Della Drury 3,80910.13%
Aden Murphy 2,5226.71%
Sip Hofstede 5101.36%
Brian Storseth
Wetaskiwin
Blaine Calkins 32,52877.14%
Rita Katherine Dillon 2,3625.60%
Tim Robson 3,6368.62%
Les Parsons 3,3958.05%
Shawn Mann (CAP ) 2490.59%
Blaine Calkins
Wild Rose
Blake Richards 36,86972.92%
Jenn Turcott 2,8905.72%
Jeff Horvath 4,1698.24%
Lisa Fox 6,39012.64%
Krista Zoobkoff (Libert. ) 2460.49%
Myron Thompson †
Yellowhead
Rob Merrifield 26,86371.85%
Mohamed El-Rafih 1,4893.98%
Ken Kuzminski 4,58712.27%
Monika Schaefer 3,4379.19%
John M. Wierenga 6061.62%
Melissa Brade (CAP) 4081.09%
Rob Merrifield
2006
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
Conservative
NDP
Green
Other
Crowfoot
Adam Campbell 2,9085.56%
Kevin A. Sorenson 43,21082.56%
Ellen Parker 3,8757.40%
Cameron Wigmore 2,3474.48%
Kevin Sorenson
Fort McMurray—Athabasca
Mel H. Buffalo 4,66314.78%
Brian Jean 20,40064.66%
Roland Lefort 4,60214.59%
Ian Hopfe 1,5474.90%
John Malcolm (FPNP ) 3371.07%
Brian Jean
Lethbridge
Michael Cormican 5,85911.25%
Rick Casson 35,06167.30%
Melanee Thomas 7,13513.70%
Andrea Sheridan 1,8463.54%
Howard Fosyth (Ind.) 735 1.41%
Rick Casson
Marc Slingerland (CHP ) 1,458 2.80%
Macleod
Bernie Kennedy 4,5969.24%
Ted Menzies 37,53475.45%
Joyce Thomas 3,2516.54%
Larry Ashmore 3,0756.18%
Catherine Whelan Costen (CAP) 235 0.47%
Ted Menzies
Myron Wolf Child (Ind.) 1,055 2.12%
Medicine Hat
Bev Botter 3,7378.35%
Monte Solberg 35,67079.71%
Wally Regehr 3,5988.04%
Kevin Dodd 1,7463.90%
Monte Solberg
Peace River
Tanya Mary Kappo 4,5739.38%
Chris Warkentin 27,78556.97%
Susan Thompson 5,42711.13%
Zane Lewis 1,1022.26%
Bill Given (Ind.) 9,88220.26%
Charlie Penson †
Red Deer
Luke Kurata 4,6369.15%
Bob Mills 38,37575.75%
Kelly Bickford 5,0349.94%
Tanner Wade Waldo 2,6185.17%
Bob Mills
Vegreville—Wainwright
Duff Stewart 3,8737.57%
Leon Benoit 37,95474.17%
Len Legault 4,7279.24%
Brian Rozmahel 3,8227.47%
Robert Peter Kratchmer (WBP ) 431 0.84%
Leon Benoit
Blaine William Stephan (CHP ) 364 0.71%
Westlock—St. Paul
Cory Ollikka 6,53115.00%
Brian Storseth 29,69868.22%
Peter Opryshko 4,36810.03%
Richard De Smet 2,1364.91%
Werner Gisler (Ind.) 416 0.96%
David Chatters †
Clarence Shultz (Ind.) 381 0.88%
Wetaskiwin
Peter Crossley 4,3719.18%
Blaine Calkins 35,77675.15%
Jim Graves 4,4419.33%
Tom Lampman 3,0166.34%
Dale Johnston †
Wild Rose
Judy Stewart 5,3319.74%
Myron Thompson 39,48772.17%
Shannon Nelles 3,9687.25%
Sean Maw 5,92910.84%
Myron Thompson
Yellowhead
Nancy Love 4,0669.45%
Rob Merrifield 30,64071.19%
Noel Lapierre 4,71210.95%
Monika Schaefer 2,8566.64%
John Marvin Wierenga (CHP ) 7651.78%
Rob Merrifield
2004
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Fort McMurray-Athabasca
Crowfoot
Lethbridge
Macleod
Medicine Hat
Peace River
Red Deer
Vegreville-Wainwright
Westlock-St. Paul
Wetaskiwin
Wild Rose
Yellowhead
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