Ponoka—Didsbury Explained

Ponoka—Didsbury
Province:Alberta
Fed-Status:new
Fed-Created:2023
Fed-Election-First:Next federal election
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:114,521
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Cd:Division No. 6, Division No. 8
Demo-Csd:Lacombe, Bentley, Blackfalds, Bowden, Didsbury, Eckville, Innisfail, Olds, Ponoka, Rimbey, Sylvan Lake, Alix, Clive, Birchcliff, Gull Lake, Half Moon Bay, Jarvis Bay, Norglenwold, Parkland Beach, Sunbreaker Cove, Lacombe County, Mountain View County, Ponoka County, Red Deer County

Ponoka—Didsbury 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 Red Deer—Lacombe and Red Deer—Mountain View:[3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Languages: 92.6% English, 1.2% French, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.2% German, 1.0% Dutch

Religions: 51.2% Christian (12.5% Catholic, 6.3% United Church, 3.4% Lutheran, 2.3% Anglican, 1.8% Baptist, 1.3% Reformed, 1.1% Pentecostal, 1.1% Presbyterian, 21.5% Other), 47.1% No religion

Median income: $42,000 (2020)

Average income: $53,800 (2020)

Panethnic group! colspan="2"
2021
European98,570
Indigenous6,950
Southeast Asian2,890
South Asian885
African785
East Asian780
Latin American530
Middle Eastern125
Other/multiracial285
Total responses111,795
Total population114,535

Electoral results

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 41,740 67.87
 8,213 13.36
 6,735 10.95
 2,862 4.65
 Others 1,946 3.16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ponoka—Didsbury – Final boundaries. 2 May 2024. Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: 2023-08-09 . New Yellowhead federal riding includes Sundre, Carstairs, Cremona . 2024-04-23 . MountainviewToday.ca . en.
  4. Web site: Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Ponoka--Didsbury [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta]. 2 May 2024. Statistics Canada.
  5. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.