Province: | Alberta |
Fed-Status: | defunct |
Fed-District-Number: | 48024 |
Fed-Created: | 2003 |
Fed-Abolished: | 2013 |
Fed-Election-First: | 2004 |
Fed-Election-Last: | 2011 |
Demo-Pop-Ref: | [1] |
Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
Demo-Census-Date: | 2011 |
Demo-Pop: | 117230 |
Demo-Electors: | 83038 |
Demo-Electors-Date: | 2011 |
Demo-Area: | 29882.24 |
Demo-Cd: | Division No. 7, Division No. 10, Division No. 11, Division No. 12 |
Demo-Csd: | Strathcona County, Lloydminster, Two Hills, Leduc County, County of Vermilion River, County of St. Paul No. 19, County of Two Hills No. 21, Beaver County, Vegreville, Wainwright, Vermilion, Lamont County |
Vegreville—Wainwright was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
This riding was created in 2003 from Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot ridings. It now represents Lamont County, the County of Two Hills No. 21, the County of Minburn No. 27, Strathcona County, Beaver County, the County of Vermilion River, Flagstaff County, the Municipal District of Provost No. 52, and the Alberta portion of Lloydminster.
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Its member of Parliament is Leon Benoit, a former economist and farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session, he served as chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.