Legislature House of Commons First contested 2004 District webpage profile, map Province Alberta Elector 83,038 | District created 2003 Last contested 2011 Population (2011) 117,230 District abolished 2013 | |
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Census divisions Division No. 7, Alberta, Division No. 10, Alberta | ||
Vegreville—Wainwright was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
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History
This riding was created in 2003 from Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot ridings. It now represents Lamont County, the County of Two Hills No. 21, the County of Minburn No. 27, Strathcona County, Beaver County, the County of Vermilion River, Flagstaff County, the Municipal District of Provost No. 52, and the Alberta portion of Lloydminster.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Leon Benoit, a former economist and farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session, he served as chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.