Battle River—Crowfoot

Battle River—Crowfoot is a federal electoral district in Alberta.

Battle River—Crowfoot
Alberta electoral district
Battle River–Crowfoot in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Damien Kurek
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]107,979
Electors (2019)81,123
Area (km²)[2]51,977.75
Pop. density (per km²)2.1
Census division(s)Division No. 5, Division No. 7, Division No. 10, Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Beaver, Camrose, Camrose County, Drumheller, Kneehill, Leduc, Stettler, Stettler No. 6, Wainwright, Wainwright No. 61

Battle River—Crowfoot 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 October 2015.[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Crowfoot and Vegreville—Wainwright.[4]

Even by the standards of rural Alberta, Battle River—Crowfoot is a strongly conservative riding. The riding and its predecessors have been represented by centre-right MPs for all but two years since 1935, and the major right-wing party of the day has usually won here in massive landslides. Since the 1990s, the major right-wing party of the day has won by some of the largest margins ever recorded in Canadian politics, with other parties lucky to get 30 percent of the vote between them. Its first member, Kevin Sorenson, was first elected for Crowfoot in 2000 with 70 percent of the vote–the only time that he garnered less than 80 percent of the vote. The current MP, Damien Kurek, won in 2019 with more than 85% of the vote.

Demographics
Panethnic groups in Battle River—Crowfoot (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 89,370 88.3% 94,130 91.22% 94,595 93.96%
Indigenous 5,485 5.42% 4,465 4.33% 3,340 3.32%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] 2,985 2.95% 2,200 2.13% 1,110 1.1%
East Asian[lower-alpha 3] 865 0.85% 575 0.56% 455 0.45%
South Asian 825 0.82% 665 0.64% 225 0.22%
African 755 0.75% 495 0.48% 330 0.33%
Latin American 430 0.42% 265 0.26% 295 0.29%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 125 0.12% 185 0.18% 175 0.17%
Other/Multiracial[lower-alpha 5] 365 0.36% 210 0.2% 145 0.14%
Total responses 101,210 93.73% 103,185 93.61% 100,675 93.97%
Total population 107,979 100% 110,223 100% 107,140 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Battle River—Crowfoot
Riding created from Crowfoot and Vegreville—Wainwright
42nd  2015–2019     Kevin Sorenson Conservative
43rd  2019–2021 Damien Kurek
44th  2021–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Battle River—Crowfoot (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDamien Kurek41,81971.3-14.2$82,245.43
New DemocraticTonya Ratushniak5,7619.8+4.7$1,764.29
People'sDennis Trepanier5,4409.3+6.7$1,916.25
LiberalLeah Diane McLeod2,5154.3+0.2$0.00
MaverickJeff Golka2,3934.1–$28,982.24
GreenDaniel Brisbin5540.9-1.8$234.04
Veterans CoalitionJohn Irwin1780.3—none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58.660––$135,622.71
Total rejected ballots 260
Turnout
Eligible voters
Conservative hold Swing -9.45
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDamien Kurek53,30985.5+4.59$61,063.42
New DemocraticNatasha Fryzuk3,1855.1-1.44$0.00
LiberalDianne Clarke2,5574.1-5.26none listed
GreenGeordie Nelson1,6892.7-0.48$2,467.23
People'sDavid A. Michaud1,6202.6-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,360100.0
Total rejected ballots 352
Turnout 62,71277.3
Eligible voters 81,123
Conservative hold Swing +3.02
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeKevin Sorenson47,55280.91–2.18$39,101.55
LiberalAndy Kowalski5,5059.37+7.21$1,133.54
New DemocraticKatherine Swampy3,8446.54–3.30$9,738.25
GreenGary Kelly1,8683.18–0.72$419.14
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,769100.00 $264,066.87
Total rejected ballots 1600.27–
Turnout 58,92973.02–
Eligible voters 80,698
Conservative notional hold Swing –4.69
This riding was created from parts of Crowfoot and Vegreville—Wainwright, both of which elected Conservative candidates in the 2011 election. Kevin Sorenson was the incumbent from Crowfoot. Changes are based on redistributed results.
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative39,64583.09
  New Democratic4,6949.84
  Green1,8593.90
  Liberal1,0282.15
  Others4871.02

Towns/Villages/Cities in Battle River—Crowfoot
  • Acadia Valley
  • Alliance
  • Amisk
  • Bashaw
  • Bawlf
  • Big Valley
  • Bittern Lake
  • Botha
  • Camrose
  • Castor
  • Cereal
  • Chauvin
  • Consort
  • Coronation
  • Czar
  • Daysland
  • Delia
  • Drumheller
  • Edberg
  • Edgerton
  • Empress
  • Ferintosh
  • Forestburg
  • Gadsby
  • Galahad
  • Halkirk
  • Hanna
  • Hardisty
  • Hay Lakes
  • Heisler
  • Holden
  • Hughenden
  • Irma
  • Killam
  • Lougheed
  • Morrin
  • Munson
  • New Norway
  • Oyen
  • Provost
  • Rosalind
  • Round Hill
  • Rumsey
  • Ryley
  • Sedgewick
  • Stettler
  • Strome
  • Three Hills
  • Tofield
  • Trochu
  • Veteran
  • Viking
  • Wainwright
  • Youngstown

Notes
  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. Report – Alberta
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  11. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  12. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Battle River—Crowfoot (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  13. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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