Leduc—Wetaskiwin Explained

Leduc—Wetaskiwin
Province:	Alberta
Fed-Status:	new
Fed-Created:	2023
Fed-Election-First:	Next federal election
Demo-Census-Date:	2021
Demo-Pop:	114,237
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Demo-Cd:	Division No. 8, Division No. 11
Demo-Csd:	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

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.

Demographics

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! colspan="2"

2021
European	85,850
Indigenous	15,810
Southeast Asian	4,105
South Asian	2,945
African	1,490
East Asian	840
Middle Eastern	480
Latin American	750
Other/multiracial	575
Total responses	112,840
Total population	114,240

Electoral results

2021 federal election redistributed results^[4]
Party	Vote	%
		34,770	63.37
		9,658	17.60
		6,147	11.20
		3,896	7.10
		9	0.02
	Others	391	0.71

Notes and References

Web site: Leduc—Wetaskiwin – Final boundaries. 2 May 2024. Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution.
Web site: 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.
Web site: Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Leduc--Wetaskiwin [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta]. 2 May 2024. Statistics Canada.
Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.