Grande Prairie—Mackenzie

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the past provincial electoral district, see Grande Prairie (provincial electoral district).
Grande Prairie—Mackenzie
Alberta electoral district

Grande Prairie—Mackenzie in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Chris Warkentin
Conservative

District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 106,738
Electors (2015) 80,511
Area (km²)[2] 109,194
Pop. density (per km²) 0.98
Census divisions Division No. 17, Division No. 18, Division No. 19
Census subdivisions Beaverlodge, Clear Hills, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie No. 1, Greenview No. 16, High Level, Mackenzie, Northern Lights, Peace River, Sexsmith

Grande Prairie—Mackenzie is a federal electoral district in northwestern Alberta, created in 2012 from the Peace River district.[3] It contains the western half of Alberta's Peace region, including the city of Grande Prairie (where more than half its residents live) and stretching to the border with the Northwest Territories. It is impossible to traverse the district without leaving it, as the section of the Peace River contained within has no bridges or ferries.

The riding was named Grande Prairie in the commission's initial report,[4] but original plans for a much smaller riding were abandoned in the interest of keeping Peace River—Westlock more compact.[5] The new name thus reflects the inclusion of Mackenzie County.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Grande Prairie—Mackenzie
Riding created from Peace River
42nd  2015–Present     Chris Warkentin Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Warkentin 38,895 72.91 -3.21
LiberalReagan Johnston 7,819 14.66 +11.48
New DemocraticSaba Mossagizi 4,343 8.14 -7.26
GreenJames David Friesen 1,673 3.14 -0.62
LibertarianDylan Thompson 613 1.15
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,343100.00 $267,949.83
Total rejected ballots 1580.30
Turnout 53,50166.45
Eligible voters 80,511
Conservative hold Swing -7.34
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 25,917 76.13
  New Democratic 5,245 15.41
  Green 1,271 3.73
  Liberal 1,084 3.18

References

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