Legislature House of Commons District webpage profile, map Electors (2015) 75,362 Elector 75,362 | First contested 2015 Population (2011) 108,095 | |
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MP Arnold ViersenConservative District created Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 Census divisions Division No. 13, Alberta | ||
Peace River—Westlock is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
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Peace River—Westlock 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 19, 2015. It was created out of parts of Peace River, Fort McMurray—Athabasca, Yellowhead, and Westlock—St. Paul.
There is no incumbent candidate for this new riding, and all parties will have to hold nomination contests to select their candidates for MP.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
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This riding is a typical conservative stronghold riding. There are several ridings in Alberta that the Conservative Party of Canada realistically expects to win, and this is one of them. However, the northern portion of the riding is less strongly conservative than the rest, with pockets of support for the NDP. Historically, this riding has been always right-leaning, with support beginning toward the old Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, shifting toward the right-wing Reform Alliance Party after the time of prime minister Brian Mulroney, and then held by the new Conservative Party of Canada since the unification of the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance in 2003.
2015 nomination contests
NDP
Announced Candidates:Conservative Party of Canada (Votes took place July 6th - 8th 2015)
Announced Candidates:Liberal Party: Christopher Brown, Communications Coordinator for the Town of Slave Lake.
Green Party (none announced) Christian Heritage Party of Canada (none announced)