Legislature House of Commons First contested 1988 District webpage profile, map Elector 82,225 | District created 1987 Last contested 2015 Province Alberta | |
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MP Rachael Harder
Conservative Census divisions Division No. 2, Alberta, Division No. 3, Alberta, Lethbridge, Lethbridge County, Coaldale | ||
Lethbridge (formerly known as Lethbridge—Foothills) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It represents Lethbridge County.
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History
This riding was originally created in 1914 from parts of Macleod riding.
In 1977, it was renamed "Lethbridge—Foothills".
In 1987, Lethbridge—Foothills was abolished and replaced by a new "Lethbridge" riding. The new riding was created from most of Lethbridge—Foothills, along with parts of Macleod and Medicine Hat ridings.
It has been represented by centre-right MPs without interruption since 1930. As in most other federal Alberta ridings outside of Calgary and Edmonton, it usually supports the major right-wing party of the day by landslide margins. Since 1945, a non-conservative party has only won 30 percent of the vote three times. Lethbridge itself is somewhat friendlier to centre-left candidates, at least at the provincial level. The Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) won both seats in the provincial legislature from the city in the 2015 provincial election, and the city has occasionally elected provincial Liberals in the past as well. At the federal level, however, they are no match for the heavy conservative bent of the more rural areas.
As such, Lethbridge is represented by a Conservative federally, while the two provincial ridings are represented by the provincial NDP.
This riding lost territory to Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner and Foothills during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Rachael Harder. She was first elected in 2015. She is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Lethbridge, 1988–present
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.
Lethbridge, 1917–1979
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.
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election. New Democracy vote is compared to Social Credit vote in 1935 election.
Note: Progressive vote is compared to UFA vote in 1926 election.
Note: UFA vote is compared to Progressive vote in 1925 election.