Yellowhead (electoral district)

Yellowhead is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. The district is in west-central Alberta and represents: parts of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 including Grande Cache, Improvement District No. 25 (Willmore), the Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper), the Municipality of Jasper, Yellowhead County including Hinton and Edson, Brazeau County including Drayton Valley, Lac Ste. Anne County including Alexis 133, Parkland County, Leduc County, Clearwater County including Big Horn 144A, Sunchild 202, and O'Chiese 203, and Rocky Mountain House.

For the provincial electoral district, see West Yellowhead.
Yellowhead
Alberta electoral district
Yellowhead in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Gerald Soroka
Conservative
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]98,855
Electors (2019)74,005
Area (km²)[2]76,127
Pop. density (per km²)1.3
Census division(s)Division No. 9, Division No. 11, Division No. 13, Division No. 14
Census subdivision(s)Brazeau County, Clearwater County, Drayton Valley, Edson, Grande Cache, Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Hinton, Jasper National Park & Municipality of Jasper, Lac Ste. Anne County, Leduc County, Parkland County, Rocky Mountain House, Willmore Wilderness Park, Yellowhead County

History

The electoral district was created in 1976 from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca, Edmonton West, Pembina, and Wetaskiwin ridings.

Its most high-profile MP has been Joe Clark, who was Prime Minister in late 1979 and early 1980 and a prominent cabinet and opposition figure.

This riding lost territory to Peace River—Westlock and Sturgeon River—Parkland, and gained territory from Wetaskiwin and Wild Rose during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2013 redistribution,[3] portions of this electoral district (notably the town of Whitecourt) joined the newly formed riding of Peace River—Westlock while the regions of Leduc County and Rocky Mountain House were added to Yellowhead.[4][5]

Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 Census

Languages: 90.5% English, 2.6% French, 1.7% German
Religions: 58.5% Christian (20.6% Catholic, 10.3% United Church, 4.3% Anglican, 4.2% Lutheran, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 15.3% Other Christian), 1.0% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 39.7% No religion
Median income (2010): $34,679

Panethnic groups in Yellowhead (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 79,195 82% 82,715 83.49% 84,470 86.85%
Indigenous 12,100 12.53% 12,060 12.17% 10,130 10.42%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] 2,625 2.72% 1,820 1.84% 1,170 1.2%
South Asian 745 0.77% 520 0.52% 265 0.27%
East Asian[lower-alpha 3] 720 0.75% 615 0.62% 390 0.4%
African 595 0.62% 540 0.55% 315 0.32%
Latin American 215 0.22% 310 0.31% 150 0.15%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 200 0.21% 185 0.19% 170 0.17%
Other/multiracial[lower-alpha 5] 175 0.18% 305 0.31% 200 0.21%
Total responses 96,575 97.34% 99,070 97.14% 97,255 98.38%
Total population 99,218 100% 101,984 100% 98,855 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:[9]

Party Association name CEO HQ city
Conservative Yellowhead Conservative Association Michael F. McCrae Drayton Valley
Liberal Yellowhead Federal Liberal Association Zachary E.D. Trynacity-Popowich Edmonton
Libertarian Yellowhead Libertarian Association Cory A. Lystang Mayerthorpe
Maverick Yellowhead EDA Robert W. Landers Hinton
New Democratic Yellowhead Federal NDP Riding Association Tom Boyce Edmonton
People's Yellowhead - PPC Association James Cuthill Rocky Mountain House

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Yellowhead
Riding created from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca,
Edmonton West, Pembina and Wetaskiwin
31st  1979–1980     Joe Clark Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Cliff Breitkreuz Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003 Rob Merrifield
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2014
 2014–2015 Jim Eglinski
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021 Gerald Soroka
44th  2021–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Yellowhead (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGerald Soroka33,60366.2-15.9$18,788.06
People'sMichael Manchen6,47512.7+9.9$3,063.64
New DemocraticGuillaume Roy5,97711.8+4.8$0.00
LiberalSheila Schumacher2,8295.6+0.4$0.00
MaverickTodd Muir1,7613.5–$9,914.16
Veterans CoalitionGordon Francey1470.3+0.1$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,79299.42-0.04$134,881.08
Total rejected ballots 2940.58+0.04
Turnout 51,08669.2-6.8
Eligible voters 73,799
Conservative hold Swing -10.8
Source: Elections Canada[10]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGerald Soroka45,96482.1+9.85$16,739.58
New DemocraticKristine Bowman3,8987.0-2.05none listed
LiberalJeremy Hoefsloot2,9125.2-9.02none listed
People'sDouglas Galavan1,5922.8-$4,988.84
GreenAngelena Satdeo1,2722.3-0.63$0.00
LibertarianCory Lystang2220.4-1.16none listed
Veterans CoalitionGordon Francey1080.2-$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,968100.0
Total rejected ballots 303
Turnout 56,27176.0
Eligible voters 74,005
Conservative hold Swing +5.95
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Eglinski37,95072.25-5.81$39,133.01
LiberalRyan Maguhn7,46714.22+11.32$4,198.93
New DemocraticKen Kuzminski4,7539.05-3.83$1,285.08
GreenSandra Wolf Lange1,5382.93-2.41$19.05
LibertarianCory Lystang8171.56$3,093.70
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,525100.00 $258,177.16
Total rejected ballots 1610.31–
Turnout 52,68671.20–
Eligible voters 73,996
Conservative hold Swing -8.57
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative31,23878.07
  New Democratic5,15512.88
  Green2,1365.34
  Liberal1,1582.89
  Others3280.82
Canadian federal by-election, November 17, 2014
By-election due to the resignation of Rob Merrifield
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Eglinski7,88462.57−14.46–  
LiberalRyan Heinz Maguhn2,51819.98+17.11–  
New DemocraticEric Rosendahl1,2039.55−3.51–  
IndependentDean Williams6224.94 –  
LibertarianCory Lystang3742.97 –  
Total valid votes/expense limit   100.0     –  
Total rejected ballots      
Turnout 12,601 16.06 −40.10
Eligible voters 78,481   +6.00
Conservative hold Swing −15.79
Source(s)
"By-election Results". Elections Canada. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Merrifield31,92577.03+5.18$ 44,010.72
New DemocraticMark Wells5,41113.06+0.7918.01
GreenMonika Shaeffer2,1325.14−4.054,290.85
LiberalZack Siezmagraff1,1902.87−1.114,013.79
Christian HeritageJacob Strydhorst4040.97−0.654,318.68
Canadian ActionMelissa Brade3840.93−0.16753.39
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,446100.00+10.85 $106,445.21
Total rejected ballots 129 0.31+0.04
Turnout 41,57556.16 +6.19
Eligible voters 74,036  
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results — Forty-First General Election 2011". Retrieved November 18, 2014.
"Candidates' Details - Campaign Financial Summary (Part 4)". Elections Canada. May 2, 2011.
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Merrifield26,86371.85+0.66$ 56,963.15
New DemocraticKen Kuzminski4,58712.27+1.325,958.90
GreenMonika Schaefer3,4379.19+2.562,250.26
LiberalMohamed El-Rafih1,4893.98−5.46Not reported  
Christian HeritageJohn M. Wierenga6061.62−0.1612,235.84
Canadian ActionMelissa Brade4081.09–1,477.48
Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,390100.00 −13.13 $103,154.58
Total rejected ballots 1030.27+0.05
Turnout 37,493 49.97−10.22
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results — Fortieth General Election 2008". Retrieved November 18, 2014.
"Candidates' Details - Campaign Financial Summary (Part 4)". Elections Canada. October 14, 2008.
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Merrifield30,64071.19+2.58$57,683
New DemocraticNoel Lapierre4,71210.95−0.52$6,110
LiberalNancy Love4,0669.45−2.05$4,448
GreenMonika Schaefer2,8566.64+0.08$499
Christian HeritageJohn Marvin Wierenga7651.78−0.09$15,607
Total valid votes 43,039100.0  +11.42
Total rejected ballots 940.22−0.03
Turnout 43,13360.19+3.6
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Merrifield26,50368.61−10.1$54,539
LiberalPeter Crossley4,44111.50−4.1$10,183
New DemocraticNoel Lapierre4,42911.47+6.8$8,611
GreenEric Stieglitz2,5346.56 $2,297
Christian HeritageJacob Strydhorst7211.87+1.0$13,333
Total valid votes 38,628100.0  
Total rejected ballots 960.25−0.1
Turnout 38,72456.6−3.8
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceRob Merrifield26,82466.1+0.1$40,389
LiberalJohn Higgerty6,34815.6+1.4$20,093
Progressive ConservativeDale F. Galbraith5,14112.7-0.5$5,162
New DemocraticJ. Noel Lapierre1,9104.7-0.1$1,369
IndependentJacob Strydhorst3710.9–$8,158
Total valid votes 40,594100.0
Total rejected ballots 1510.4+0.1
Turnout 40,74560.43.5
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformCliff Breitkreuz22,96066.0+10.9$49,326
LiberalNancy Love Crawford6,31814.2-7.5$46,729
Progressive ConservativeRoss Douglas Pugh4,38313.2-0.8$9,515
New DemocraticDennis Atkinson1,7594.8+0.5
Total valid votes 35,420100.0
Total rejected ballots 1120.3
Turnout 35,53257.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformCliff Breitkreuz22,79055.0+27.1
LiberalJohn Higgerty8,96421.6+11.7
Progressive ConservativeMarilyn Stecyk5,76613.9-30.6
New DemocraticJoe Woytowich1,8044.4-11.0
NationalAlex S. Mann1,1472.8
Christian HeritagePeter Piers4411.1-0.7
Natural LawDennis Ronald Michaelchuk2840.7
IndependentDouglas Bruce Pederson2090.5
Total valid votes 41,405100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJoe Clark17,84744.5-29.5
ReformPreston Manning11,20727.9
New DemocraticMuriel Stanley Venne6,17215.4+1.7
LiberalJohn Higgerty3,9879.9+1.8
Christian HeritageJohn M. Torringa7081.8
Confederation of RegionsPeter E. Hope900.2-1.4
IndependentPat Geo. A. O'Hara860.2
Total valid votes 40,097100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJoe Clark37,46274.0+4.5
New DemocraticRick Hardy6,90613.6+2.3
LiberalLouis H. Joy4,0978.1-10.1
Confederation of RegionsG.R. Snow8291.6
RhinocerosDouglas Alan Bush7731.5
Social CreditAudrey Sweigard5531.1
Total valid votes 50,620100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJoe Clark27,95369.5-0.5
LiberalLaurie Switzer7,30218.1+1.0
New DemocraticLaird Mitchell4,56211.3+2.6
IndependentRobert L.T. Brower2490.6
IndependentBrian K. Fallis1700.4
Total valid votes 40,236100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJoe Clark28,84970.0
LiberalLaurie Switzer7,08317.2
New DemocraticBob Ritchie3,6008.7
IndependentLex Miller1,5353.7
IndependentRonnie B. Plaunt1430.3
Total valid votes 41,210100.0

See also

References

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.
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta 2012 (PDF). April 6, 2013. ISBN 978-1-100-22175-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  4. "Yellowhead – Maps Corner/Boundaries description". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  5. "Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts (effective after May 1, 2014)". Elections Canada. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  9. "Registered Association Database : Search Electoral District Associations".
  10. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  11. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  13. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Yellowhead (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  14. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  15. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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