Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
 Alberta electoral district | |||
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.svg.png.webp) Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 111,541 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 95,317 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 1,271 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 87.8 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 11 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Fort Saskatchewan, Strathcona County | ||
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan 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.[2] It was created out of parts of Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Vegreville—Wainwright.[3]
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[4][5]
Languages: 90.2% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German, 1.1% Ukrainian
Religions: 67.3% Christian (26.8% Catholic, 10.0% United Church, 5.5% Lutheran, 4.2% Anglican, 2.3% Baptist, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 15.4% Other), 30.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $44,302
Average income (2010): $60,210
| Panethnic group | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[lower-alpha 1] | 106,145 | 85.4% | 106,785 | 88.41% | 99,920 | 90.6% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 6,515 | 5.24% | 5,305 | 4.39% | 4,590 | 4.16% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] | 3,810 | 3.07% | 2,680 | 2.22% | 1,420 | 1.29% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 3,155 | 2.54% | 2,165 | 1.79% | 1,515 | 1.37% | ||||||||
| East Asian[lower-alpha 3] | 1,460 | 1.17% | 1,495 | 1.24% | 1,100 | 1% | ||||||||
| African | 1,395 | 1.12% | 955 | 0.79% | 670 | 0.61% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 740 | 0.6% | 525 | 0.43% | 570 | 0.52% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] | 435 | 0.35% | 420 | 0.35% | 190 | 0.17% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[lower-alpha 5] | 635 | 0.51% | 460 | 0.38% | 325 | 0.29% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 124,295 | 98.4% | 120,790 | 98.85% | 110,290 | 98.88% | ||||||||
| Total population | 126,313 | 100% | 122,193 | 100% | 111,541 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan Riding created from Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Vegreville—Wainwright |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Garnett Genuis | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
Election results
Graph of election results in Sherwood Park - Fort Saskatchewan (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted; *Most of the "Other" vote belonged to James Ford)
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 41,092 | 57.6 | -15.8 | $56,903.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Aidan Theroux | 14,740 | 20.6 | +8.5 | $7,370.63 | |||
| Liberal | Tanya Holm | 8,730 | 12.2 | +2.1 | $23,831.90 | |||
| People's | John Wetterstrand | 5,004 | 7.0 | +5.2 | $8,937.40 | |||
| Maverick | Todd Newberry | 849 | 1.2 | N/A | $5,182.19 | |||
| Green | Sheldon Perris | 700 | 1.0 | -1.2 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Charles Simpson | 283 | 0.4 | N/A | $7,678.37 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 71,398 | 99.6 | – | $124,070.52 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 298 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Turnout | 71,696 | 73.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 96,964 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -12.2 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 53,600 | 73.37 | +9.43 | $59,435.26 | |||
| New Democratic | Aidan Theroux | 8,867 | 12.14 | +2.33 | $8,662.98 | |||
| Liberal | Ron Thiering | 7,357 | 10.07 | -10.35 | $9,038.34 | |||
| Green | Laura Sanderson | 1,592 | 2.18 | -0.29 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Darren Villetard | 1,334 | 1.83 | - | $1,638.00 | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Patrick McElrea | 300 | 0.41 | - | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 73,050 | 99.56 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 321 | 0.44 | +0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 73,371 | 76.29 | +2.23 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 96,171 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.55 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 42,642 | 63.94 | +14.48 | $114,842.36 | |||
| Liberal | Rod Frank | 13,615 | 20.42 | +13.95 | $23,559.35 | |||
| New Democratic | Joanne Cave | 6,540 | 9.81 | -1.42 | $15,416.14 | |||
| Green | Brandie Harrop | 1,648 | 2.47 | -1.59 | $3,796.57 | |||
| Independent | James Ford | 1,563 | 2.34 | -26.44 | $5,420.41 | |||
| Libertarian | Stephen C. Burry | 678 | 1.02 | * | $3,387.73 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,686 | 99.73 | $228,934.10 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.27 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 66,866 | 74.06 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,289 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 24,890 | 49.46 | |
| Others | 14,485 | 28.78 | |
| New Democratic | 5,649 | 11.23 | |
| Liberal | 3,254 | 6.47 | |
| Green | 2,046 | 4.07 | |
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
- Statistics Canada: 2011
- Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- Report – Alberta
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 8, 2012). "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (May 8, 2013). "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
- Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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