Peace River (federal electoral district)

Peace River was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2015. It was a rural riding in northwest Alberta, representing Clear Hills County, Saddle Hills County, Birch Hills County, the County of Grande Prairie No. 1, the County of Northern Lights, Mackenzie County, most of Northern Sunrise County, the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, the Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133, the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 and the northern portion of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 the riding abolished into Grande Prairie—Mackenzie (72%) and Peace River—Westlock (28%).

Peace River
Alberta electoral district
Peace River in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished2013
First contested1925
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]150,925
Electors (2011)96,378
Area (km²)[2]168,289.57
Census division(s)Division No. 10, Division No. 17, Division No. 19
Census subdivision(s)Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie County No. 1, Mackenzie County, Peace River, Big Lakes, Greenview No. 16, High Level, County of Northern Lights, Fairview, Opportunity No. 17

History

This riding was created in 1924 from Edmonton West riding.

Historical boundaries

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Peace River
Riding created from Edmonton West
15th  1925–1926     Donald MacBeth Kennedy Progressive
16th  1926–1930     United Farmers
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     René-Antoine Pelletier Social Credit
19th  1940–1945     John Sissons Liberal
20th  1945–1949     Solon Earl Low Social Credit
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Ged Baldwin Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984 Albert Cooper
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Charlie Penson Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008 Chris Warkentin
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Grande Prairie—Mackenzie and Peace River—Westlock

Current Member of Parliament

See Chris Warkentin.

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Warkentin36,33475.76+6.25$103,279
New DemocraticJennifer Villebrun7,74016.14+1.73$23,470
GreenWayne John Kamieniecki1,7023.55-3.14$1,379
LiberalCorina Ganton1,4813.09-4.68$5,605
IndependentRuss Toews3590.75$204
RhinocerosDonovan Eckstrom3450.72$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,961 100.00
Total rejected ballots 128 0.27-0.03
Turnout 48,089 49.70+4.99
Eligible voters 96,759
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Warkentin29,55069.51+12.54$48,906
New DemocraticAdele Boucher Rymhs6,12414.41+3.28$19,142
LiberalLiliane Coutu-Maisonneuve3,3037.77+5.51$8,462
GreenJennifer Villebrun2,8436.69+4.43$1,612
Canadian ActionEdwin Siggelkow3730.88$4,711
LibertarianMélanie Simard3160.74$1,312
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,509100.00$118,949
Total rejected ballots 1290.30 +0.07
Turnout 42,638 44.71 -10.0
Conservative hold Swing +4.63
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Warkentin27,78556.97-8.15$61,636
IndependentBill Given9,88220.26$101,905
New DemocraticSusan Thompson5,42711.13+0.02$20,836
LiberalTanya Kappo4,5739.38-9.58$4,298
GreenZane Lewis1,1022.26-2.53$0
Total valid votes 48,769100.00
Total rejected ballots 1130.23-0.06
Turnout 48,88254.7+1.0
Conservative hold Swing -14.2
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeCharlie Penson28,15865.12-12.44$64,760
LiberalLyle Carlstrom8,20018.96+3.48$93,798
New DemocraticSusan Thompson4,80411.11+4.17$11,013
GreenBenjamin Morrison Pettit2,0734.79$1,300
Total valid votes 43,235100.00
Total rejected ballots 1250.29+0.03
Turnout 43,36053.73-1.33
Conservative hold Swing -7.96

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceCharlie Penson27,50865.59+6.66$45,093
LiberalKim Ksenia Fenton6,49515.48-3.61$5,773
Progressive ConservativeMilton Hommy5,02111.97-4.12$10,973
New DemocraticPatricia Lawrence2,9146.94+1.08$6,931
Total valid votes 41,938100.00
Total rejected ballots 1110.26+0.05
Turnout 42,04955.06+1.42

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformCharlie Penson22,35158.93-1.28$55,260
LiberalDavid A. Biltek7,24119.09+3.57$60,269
Progressive ConservativeJohn Simpson6,10416.09+1.73$39,665
New DemocraticRay A. Domeij2,2265.86+0.38$7,223
Total valid votes 37,922100.00
Total rejected ballots 770.21
Turnout 37,99953.64
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformCharlie Penson25,76160.21+45.05
LiberalJoshua Phillpotts6,63915.52+2.14
Progressive ConservativeAlan Y. Tanaka6,14414.36-39.93
New DemocraticJacquie Gaboury2,3445.48-11.69
NationalDavid Ridgeway1,6563.87
Natural LawRoni Shapka2410.56
Total valid votes 42,785 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Cooper23,36354.29-7.95
New DemocraticNorman Dyck7,38917.17+1.80
ReformDaniel H. Fletcher6,52515.16
LiberalHelen A. Rice5,75813.38+0.23
Total valid votes 43,035 100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Cooper25,64862.24+2.88
New DemocraticElroy Deimert6,33315.37-1.66
LiberalRichard Marceau5,41913.15-6.40
Confederation of RegionsTed Krause2,8776.98
GreenMarion Loring5781.40
Social CreditRob Sweigard3540.86-0.59
Total valid votes 41,209 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Cooper18,95359.35-3.78
LiberalLinus H. Becher6,24319.55+0.34
New DemocraticEarle Joseph Guertin5,43617.02-0.63
RhinocerosAllan G.W. Cavanagh5471.71
Social CreditKen Sweigard4621.45
IndependentA. Wallace Robertson2910.91
Total valid votes 31,932 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGed Baldwin20,74863.14+2.55
LiberalLinus H. Becher6,31219.21-2.49
New DemocraticEarle J. Guertin5,80117.65+0.78
Total valid votes 32,861 100.00
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGed Baldwin14,15360.59+4.52
LiberalEd Kimpe5,06821.70+8.62
New DemocraticAnne Hemmingway3,94116.87-5.46
IndependentMichael Zuk1960.84+0.55
Total valid votes 23,358 100.00
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGed Baldwin14,25556.08+0.49
New DemocraticJake Van Voorst5,67822.34-0.37
LiberalEd Kimpe3,32413.08-8.64
Social CreditJ. Donovan Ross1,9047.49
IndependentGertrude Bryan1190.47
IndependentMichael Zuk740.29
IndependentWayne Lovely670.26
Total valid votes 25,421 100.00
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGed Baldwin11,82555.581.47
New DemocraticPhil Thompson4,83022.70+6.75
LiberalDon Branigan4,62021.72+8.77
Total valid votes 21,275 100.00
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGed Baldwin14,96054.11-4.49
Social CreditJames A. Smith4,70017.00-6.88
New DemocraticAllan Frederick Bush4,41115.95+9.55
LiberalCharlie MacDonell3,57812.94+1.81
Total valid votes 27,649 100.00
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGed Baldwin16,11158.60+10.43
Social CreditJames A. Smith6,56423.87-4.52
LiberalFred Noble3,05911.13-2.58
New DemocraticI.V. Macklin1,7606.40-3.33
Total valid votes 27,494 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGed Baldwin12,89748.17-10.64
Social CreditBudd M. Dennis7,60328.39+3.08
LiberalS.P. Tachit3,67113.71+2.52
New DemocraticRichard F. Brown2,6059.73+5.03
Total valid votes 26,776 100.00

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGed Baldwin13,32858.81+34.03
Social CreditSolon Earl Low5,73725.31-18.36
LiberalJohn Howard McRae2,53511.19-11.99
Co-operative CommonwealthEmil Trygve Sather1,0644.69-2.80
Total valid votes 22,664 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditSolon Earl Low10,39343.67-5.38
Progressive ConservativeGed Baldwin5,89624.77
LiberalJohn Howard McRae5,51523.17-13.54
Co-operative CommonwealthClarence John Lampert1,7837.49-2.55
IndependentHarry Wigiluk2120.89
Total valid votes 23,799 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditSolon Earl Low10,15149.05+10.21
LiberalClifford Bernard Carignan7,59936.72-0.50
Co-operative CommonwealthSamuel David Simpson2,07910.05-6.05
Labor–ProgressiveBernhard Rudolf Swankey8674.19
Total valid votes 20,696 100.00
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditSolon Earl Low7,72738.84-2.22
LiberalClifford Bernard Carignan7,40437.22+14.16
Co-operative CommonwealthIrvin Victor Macklin3,20216.09-4.47
Progressive ConservativeDavid Thomson Williamson1,5627.85-7.47
Total valid votes 19,895 100.00
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditSolon Earl Low7,31941.06+6.71
LiberalJohn Sissons4,10923.05-18.23
Co-operative CommonwealthIrvin Victor Macklin3,66620.57-0.68
Progressive ConservativeHerbert Gordon Bessent2,73215.33
Total valid votes 17,826 100.00

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Sissons6,42641.28+10.71
New DemocracyRené-Antoine Pelletier5,34734.35-13.18
Co-operative CommonwealthIrwin Victor Macklin3,30721.24+7.05
IndependentLouis-Napoléon Brulotte4883.13
Total valid votes 15,568 100.00

Note: New Democracy vote is compared to Social Credit vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditRené-Antoine Pelletier5,51347.52
LiberalJoseph Patrick McIsaac3,54630.57-14.56
Co-operative CommonwealthDonald MacBeth Kennedy1,64614.19-40.69
ConservativeErnest Vincent Bergin8967.72
Total valid votes 11,601 100.00
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaDonald MacBeth Kennedy10,20454.88+11.82
LiberalJohn Ewing Thomson8,39045.12+23.75
Total valid votes 18,594 100.00
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaDonald MacBeth Kennedy5,32343.06+9.56
ConservativeJames Arthur Collins4,39835.57+2.22
LiberalJoseph Clarke2,64221.37-11.78
Total valid votes 12,363 100.00

Note: UFA vote is compared to Progressive vote in 1925 election.

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ProgressiveDonald MacBeth Kennedy3,98633.50
ConservativeJames Arthur Collins3,96933.36
LiberalWilliam Archibald Rae3,94433.15
Total valid votes 11,899 100.00

See also

References

  • "Peace River (federal electoral district) (Code 48022) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  • Riding history for Peace River from the Library of Parliament
  • Elections Canada 2008 election results
  • Expenditures - 2008
  • Expenditures - 2004
  • Expenditures - 2000
  • Expenditures - 1997
  • Federal Electoral District Redistribution Report

Notes

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