Red Deer
Alberta electoral district
Red Deer in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts (2003 map)
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1907
District abolished2013
First contested1908
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]134,312
Electors (2011)91,201
Area (km²)[2]4,103.13
Census division(s)Division No. 8
Census subdivision(s)Red Deer, Red Deer County, Sylvan Lake, Innisfail

Red Deer was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 2015.

History

This riding was created in 1907 from Calgary and Strathcona ridings. At the time this was a vast riding taking in much of Central Alberta between the two major cities of Calgary and Edmonton. The only major urban centre was Red Deer, then a small town of only 1,500 people.

Once an overwhelmingly rural constituency, it has been consistently reduced in geographic size over the years due to Red Deer's continued growth. In 2003, about 20% of the district was transferred to the Wetaskiwin riding.

The riding was represented by centre-right MPs from 1935 onward. Like most other Alberta ridings outside Calgary and Edmonton, the major right-wing party of the day usually won here by blowout margins. A centre-left candidate last cleared 20 percent of the vote in 1968, and from 1979 onward centre-left candidates were usually lucky to get 15 percent of the vote.

The riding was split almost in half for the 2015 election. The southern portion, including downtown, became Red Deer—Mountain View, while the northern portion was merged with Wetaskiwin to form Red Deer—Lacombe.

Historical boundaries

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Red Deer
Riding created from Calgary and Strathcona
11th  1908–1911     Michael Clark Liberal
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1920     Government (Unionist)
 1920–1921     Progressive
14th  1921–1925     Alfred Speakman United Farmers
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Eric Joseph Poole Social Credit
19th  1940–1945 Frederick Davis Shaw
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Harris George Rogers Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Robert N. Thompson Social Credit
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972     Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974 Gordon Towers
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 Douglas Fee
35th  1993–1997     Bob Mills Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Earl Dreeshen
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Red Deer—Mountain View and Red Deer—Lacombe

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Earl Dreeshen, a farmer and a teacher. He was first elected in 2008. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeEarl Dreeshen37,95975.93+2.70$63,247
New DemocraticStuart Somerville7,56615.13+4.03$1
GreenMason Sisson2,5515.10-4.24
LiberalAndrew Lineker1,9183.84-2.47$3,784
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,994100.00
Total rejected ballots 119 0.24-0.02
Turnout 50,113 54.01+4.14
Eligible voters 92,792
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeEarl Dreeshen33,22673.23-2.51$53,804
New DemocraticStuart Somerville5,04011.10+1.17$1,774
GreenEvan Bedford4,2399.34+4.18
LiberalGarfield Marks2,8636.31-2.84$7,450
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,368100.00$92,848
Total rejected ballots 118 0.26+0.04
Turnout 45,486 49.87 -14.86
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBob Mills38,37575.74+0.9$58,967
New DemocraticKelly Bickford5,0349.93+2.1$3,014
LiberalLuke Kurata4,6369.15-2.6$11,215
GreenTanner Wade Waldo2,6185.16+0.4$116
Total valid votes 50,663100.00
Total rejected ballots 1130.22-0.1
Turnout 50,77658.73+1.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBob Mills33,51074.8-7.8$51,607
LiberalLuke Kurata5,29411.8-1.0$22,405
New DemocraticJeff Sloychuk3,5007.8+3.2$4,160
GreenGarfield John Marks2,1424.8$730
Canadian ActionTeena Cormack3530.8$6.75
Total valid votes 44,799100.0
Total rejected ballots 1170.3+0.1
Turnout 44,91657.7-2.7

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceBob Mills36,94072.6+4.2$59,079
LiberalWalter Kubanek6,52212.8+1.4$16,550
Progressive ConservativeDoug Wagstaff5,06410.0-5.7$5,125
New DemocraticLinda Roth2,3464.6+0.7$1,773
Total valid votes 50,872100.0
Total rejected ballots 1130.20.0
Turnout 50,98560.4+3.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformBob Mills28,62268.4+4.0$66,815
Progressive ConservativeMorris Flewwelling6,56615.7-0.6$44,412
LiberalDobie To4,78511.4-2.5$13,071
New DemocraticJanet Walter1,6604.0+1.5$3,066
Natural LawKenneth Arnold2270.6-0.0
Total valid votes 41,860100.0
Total rejected ballots 690.2
Turnout 41,92957.44
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformBob Mills31,65264.3+43.3
Progressive ConservativeDoug Fee8,01116.3-37.0
LiberalDobie To6,83813.9+3.8
New DemocraticKaren McLaren1,3342.7-9.9
NationalJoan Hepburn1,063+2.2
Natural LawKen Arnold297+0.6
Total valid votes 49,195100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Fee24,18753.3-22.2
ReformMichael Roth9,56021.1
New DemocraticGail Garbutt5,71712.6+3.2
LiberalEdna C. Allwright4,59310.1+0.7
Christian HeritageJim Swan1,2372.7
Confederation of RegionsWilfred M. Tricker1210.3-4.2
Total valid votes 45,415100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers41,69575.4+0.7
New DemocraticClarence Lacombe5,2019.4+1.5
LiberalDennis Moffat5,1959.4-5.1
Confederation of RegionsRoger Langrick2,4944.5
Social CreditJim Keegstra6911.3-1.6
Total valid votes 55,276100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers31,75874.7-0.1
LiberalDennis Moffat6,18014.5+0.3
New DemocraticEthel Taylor3,3457.9+1.4
Social CreditCecil J. Speirs1,2032.8-1.6
Total valid votes 42,486100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers33,22674.8+8.1
LiberalDennis Moffat6,33814.3-2.6
New DemocraticJohn Younie2,8566.4-1.9
Social CreditCec Speirs1,9744.4-3.6
Total valid votes 44,394100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers22,25166.7+5.4
LiberalDennis Moffat5,64516.9+0.1
New DemocraticEthel Taylor2,7918.4-2.9
Social CreditJim Keegstra2,6708.0-2.6
Total valid votes 33,357100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers20,94361.3-1.0
LiberalDennis Moffat5,76216.9-12.8
New DemocraticBill Finn3,85211.3+3.1
Social CreditJim Keegstra3,63110.6
Total valid votes 34,188100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert N. Thompson17,93062.2+22.4
LiberalDouglas M. Irwin8,54129.6
New DemocraticPeter G. Anderson2,3498.2+3.0
Total valid votes 28,820100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditRobert N. Thompson12,38347.1+2.2
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers10,44839.8-1.3
LiberalMax DeHamel2,0938.0-2.0
New DemocraticHazel Eva Braithwaite1,3405.1+1.1
Total valid votes 26,264100.0
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditRobert N. Thompson12,18244.9-6.1
Progressive ConservativeGordon Towers11,14941.1+3.4
LiberalMax DeHamel2,70210.0+3.5
New DemocraticPaul A. Jenson1,0824.0-0.8
Total valid votes 27,115100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditRobert N. Thompson12,64551.0+17.6
Progressive ConservativeHarris George Rogers9,34337.7-16.8
LiberalKnut E. Magnusson1,6086.5-0.8
New DemocraticPaul A. Jenson1,1814.8-0.1
Total valid votes 24,777100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarris George Rogers11,56954.5+24.9
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw7,08733.4-14.2
LiberalSadie A. Shrader1,5377.2-10.1
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert H. Carlyle1,0294.8-0.5
Total valid votes 21,222100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw9,51947.6-4.7
Progressive ConservativeHarris Rogers5,91829.6+20.8
LiberalWilfred James Edgar3,47117.4-12.9
Co-operative CommonwealthAlexander Sandy Manson1,0735.4-1.4
Total valid votes 19,981100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw8,79252.4-2.1
LiberalArchie Boyce5,07630.2+11.6
Progressive ConservativeJohn A.R. Choate1,4748.8-9.2
Co-operative CommonwealthHubert M. Smith1,1366.8-2.1
Labor–ProgressiveRose Sarman3061.8
Total valid votes 16,784100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw10,54954.5+8.0
LiberalAlbert Bliss McGorman3,60418.6+4.3
Progressive ConservativeHarry Lloyd Taggart3,48818.0-1.5
Co-operative CommonwealthCyril M. Ironside1,710
Total valid votes 19,351100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw8,65346.5+9.7
Progressive ConservativeHarry Lloyd Taggart3,63619.5+1.8
Co-operative CommonwealthAlban MacLellan2,98416.0-2.2
LiberalClaude J. Davidson2,66614.3-12.9
Labor–ProgressiveWilliam Lund6776773.6
Total valid votes 18,616100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFrederick Davis Shaw5,58336.8-22.8
LiberalAbsalom Clark Bury4,13427.2+13.2
Co-operative CommonwealthPeter Morrison2,77118.3+4.3
National GovernmentArthur A. Stonhouse2,69417.7+5.3
Total valid votes 15,182100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditEric Joseph Poole7,90159.6
LiberalGeorge Clark1,86114.0-28.2
Co-operative CommonwealthAlfred Speakman1,85514.0
ConservativeArthur Hiram Stewart1,64812.4
Total valid votes 13,265100.0
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaAlfred Speakman6,25657.8-14.5
LiberalWilliam John Botterill4,57142.2
Total valid votes 10,827100.0
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaAlfred Speakman5,60372.3+26.1
ConservativeJoseph George La France2,15127.7+3.4
Total valid votes 7,754100.0
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaAlfred Speakman3,85146.2-22.9
LiberalThomas McKercher2,46229.5+15.5
ConservativeJoseph George La France2,02924.3+7.5
Total valid votes 8,342100.0
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaAlfred Speakman10,84969.1
ConservativeJohn Frederick Day2,64416.8-41.1
LiberalWilliam Wallace Burns McInnes2,20714.1-21.4
Total valid votes 15,700100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Government (Unionist)Michael Clark6,21358.021.3
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)William Puffer3,80035.5-27.9
LabourJoseph Robert Knight7016.5
Total valid votes 10,714100.0

Note: Unionist vote is compared to Liberal-Conservative vote in 1911 election.

1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMichael Clark6,71163.4+11.4
ConservativeAlexander McGillivray3,88236.6-11.4
Total valid votes 10,593100.0
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMichael Clark3,48151.9
ConservativeGeorge F. Root3,22148.1
Total valid votes 6,702100.0

See also

References

  • "Red Deer (federal electoral district) (Code 48023) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.

Notes

52°17′N 113°48′W / 52.28°N 113.80°W / 52.28; -113.80

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