Leduc—Wetaskiwin
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2023 |
| First contested | Next federal election |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2021)[1] | 114,237 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 8, Division No. 11 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Beaumont, Leduc, Wetaskiwin, Calmar, Devon, Millet, Thorsby, Warburg, Argentia Beach, Crystal Springs, Golden Days, Grandview, Itaska Beach, Ma-Me-O Beach, Norris Beach, Poplar Bay, Silver Beach, Sundance Beach, Leduc County, Wetaskiwin County No. 10, Ponoka County, Ermineskin 138, Louis Bull 138B, Montana 139, Pigeon Lake 138A, Samson 137, Samson 137A |
Leduc—Wetaskiwin is a future federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada.[2]
Geography
[edit]Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created from the rural areas of Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, as well as the entirety of Leduc County (including Warburg and Thorsby), and all of the Indian Reserves between Wetaskiwin and Ponoka.[1]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]
Languages: 88.9% English, 2.2% French, 1.7% Tagalog, 1.4% German, 1.1% Cree, 1.1% Punjabi
Religions: 48.5% Christian (17.4% Catholic, 4.2% United Church, 4.0% Lutheran, 2.3% Anglican, 1.9% Baptist, 1.7% Pentecostal, 17.1% Other), 43.9% No religion, 3.9% Traditional Indigenous spirituality, 1.3% Sikh
Median income: $44,400 (2020)
Average income: $57,500 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 85,850 | 76.08% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 15,810 | 14.01% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 4,105 | 3.64% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 2,945 | 2.61% | ||||||||||||
| African | 1,490 | 1.32% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 840 | 0.74% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 480 | 0.43% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 750 | 0.66% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 575 | 0.51% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 112,840 | 98.77% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 114,240 | 100% | ||||||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
[edit]| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leduc—Wetaskiwin Riding created from Battle River—Crowfoot, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, Red Deer—Lacombe, and Yellowhead |
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Electoral results
[edit]| 2021 federal election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 34,770 | 63.37 | |
| New Democratic | 9,658 | 17.60 | |
| People's | 6,147 | 11.20 | |
| Liberal | 3,896 | 7.10 | |
| Green | 9 | 0.02 | |
| Others | 391 | 0.71 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Leduc—Wetaskiwin – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Cummings, Madeleine (28 October 2022). "Some Alberta communities push back on proposed changes to federal riding boundaries - Draft map splits up Edmonton-Wetaskiwin, the most populous riding in Canada". CBC News.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Leduc--Wetaskiwin [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
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