Edmonton—Wetaskiwin Explained

Province:Alberta
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:48021
Fed-Created:2013
Fed-Abolished:2023
Fed-Election-First:2015
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Mike Lake
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:158749
Demo-Electors:133,853
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:4947
Demo-Cd:Division No. 11
Demo-Csd:Beaumont, Devon, Edmonton, Leduc, Leduc County, Millet, Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin No. 10

Edmonton—Wetaskiwin is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

Edmonton—Wetaskiwin was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. It was created out of the bulk of Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, as well as parts of Edmonton—Leduc, Wetaskiwin, and Vegreville—Wainwright.

According to the 2021 census, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin is the most populated riding in Canada, with almost 100,000 residents more than the national average of 109,444. Its population grew at a rate of 89.28% since the 2011 census (on which the 2013 representation order was based).[3] [4]

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be replaced by Leduc—Wetaskiwin.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2016 Canadian census

Panethnic
group! colspan="2"
2021[7] 2016[8] 2011[9]
European120,025106,89086,640
South Asian30,57015,4405,395
Southeast Asian16,0809,2054,345
Indigenous11,1708,3956,135
East Asian11,1407,2753,235
African9,1654,6451,485
Middle Eastern3,3301,690870
Latin American3,1601,860755
Other/Multiracial2,6351,435660
Total responses207,290156,830109,530
Total population209,431158,749110,644

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
PartyVote%
 31,194 75.57
 5,891 14.27
 2,363 5.72
 1,690 4.09
 Others 143 0.35

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: February 9, 2022 . Population and dwelling counts: Canada and federal electoral districts (2013 Representation Order) . 2022-07-31 . Statistics Canada.
  4. Web site: Proposed Boundaries – Alberta . 2022-07-31 . Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution . The hybrid electoral district of Edmonton—Wetaskiwin had a 2021 decennial census population of 209,431, an increase of 89.28% from the 2011 census..
  5. Web site: Leduc—Wetaskiwin–Final boundaries . FEDERAL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS REDISTRIBUTION 2022.
  6. Web site: Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data. August 2, 2017.
  7. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-04-01 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  8. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-04-01 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  9. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-04-01 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  10. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2116 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections