Wetaskiwin
Alberta electoral district
Wetaskiwin in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries)
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished2013
First contested1925
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]113,780
Electors (2011)79,862
Area (km²)[2]14,996.45
Census division(s)Division No. 8, Division No. 9, Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Leduc County, Clearwater County, Wetaskiwin, Lacombe, County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Brazeau County, Rocky Mountain House, Ponoka

Wetaskiwin was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2015.

Geography

In its final configuration, the riding was located south of Edmonton and was legally described as commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of the Town of Devon with the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; thence generally southeasterly along the westerly limit of said town to the southwesterly corner of said town (at Highway 60); thence southerly along said highway to Township Road 494; thence easterly along said road to the westerly limit of the City of Leduc; thence easterly, southerly, easterly, northerly and easterly along the southerly limit of said city to Highway No. 623; thence easterly along said highway to the easterly limit of Leduc County; thence generally southwesterly along said limit to the northerly limit of the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10; thence easterly and generally southerly along the northerly and easterly limits of said county to the easterly limit of Ponoka County; thence generally southerly along said limit to the northerly limit of Lacombe County; thence generally southeasterly, generally southerly and generally westerly along the northerly, easterly and southerly limits of said county to the east boundary of R 4 W 5; thence south along the east boundary of R 4 W 5 to the south boundary of Tp 38; thence west along the south boundary of Tp 38 to the west boundary of R 8 W 5; thence north along the west boundary of R 8 W 5 to the north boundary of Tp 41; thence east along the north boundary of Tp 41 to the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; thence generally northerly and generally easterly along said bank to the point of commencement.

This federal electoral riding represents the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Ponoka County, Lacombe County, Leduc County, part of Clearwater County and the cities of Wetaskiwin and Lacombe.

History

This riding was created in 1924 from Strathcona and Victoria ridings.

Like most federal ridings in Alberta, it elected a United Farmers of Alberta MP, former Calgary labour reformer William Irvine, in 1926 and 1930. Then, in 1935 and 1940, it elected Norman Jaques of the radical monetary reform party Social Credit.[3]

Like most other ridings in rural Alberta, Wetaskiwin veered sharply to the right after World War II. It was represented by a centre-right MP without interruption from 1935 onward: Social Credit from 1935 to 1958, the Progressive Conservatives from 1958 to 1993, Reform from 1993 to 2000, the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2003, and the Conservatives after 2003. Individual centrist, centre-left or left-wing candidates were usually lucky to approach 20 percent of the vote; the last time a single candidate from a non-right-wing party cleared that hurdle was the 1968 federal election.

That aside, in this riding in every election from 1925 to 1957 (excepting 1935) and in 1962, the successful candidate did not win a majority of the riding's votes. More votes went to the unsuccessful candidates than went to the successful one.[4]

In 2003, a portion of Red Deer riding was transferred to this electoral district. These boundaries took effect at the 2004 Canadian federal election.

The riding was abolished ahead of the 2015 election. The bulk of the riding, including Lacombe, was merged with the northern portion of Red Deer to form Red Deer—Lacombe. Much of the northern portion, including the city of Wetaskiwin, was merged with Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont to form Edmonton—Wetaskiwin. Smaller portions were transferred to Yellowhead and Battle River—Crowfoot.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Wetaskiwin
Riding created from Calgary and Strathcona
15th  1925–1926     Stanley Tobin Liberal
16th  1926–1930     William Irvine United Farmers
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Norman Jaques Social Credit
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953 Ray Thomas
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     James Stanley Speakman Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963 Harry Andrew Moore
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974 Stanley K. Schellenberger
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 Willie Littlechild
35th  1993–1997     Dale Johnston Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008 Blaine Calkins
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Red Deer—Lacombe, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin,
Yellowhead and Battle River—Crowfoot

Last Member of Parliament

Its most recent Member of Parliament before it ceased to exist was Blaine Calkins, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Candidates for the 2006 election

In the spring of 2005, Dale Johnston announced that he would not be a candidate in the next federal election. A nomination meeting held in May 2005 selected Blaine Calkins as the Conservative Party candidate. Calkins was born and raised in the Lacombe area. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta, and a tenured faculty member at Red Deer College. He began his career in politics as a member of the Lacombe Town Council, and as such has been involved with the Board of Directors of the Lacombe Municipal Ambulance Society, The Board of Directors for Family and Community Support Services, The Municipal Planning Commission, David Thompson Tourist Council and the Disaster Services Committee. Calkins has been involved in the Reform/Canadian Alliance/Conservative Party since becoming a member in 1996. He served on the Candidate Nomination Committee for the Canadian Alliance Wetaskiwin Riding in 1999, and joined the Board of Directors in 2000. Since then, he has held various Board positions, including President, Vice President and Director of Communications.

Peter Crossley was the Liberal Party candidate for the 2006 election. Mr Crossley is a graduate from the University of Alberta and has an honours law degree from the University of Wales at Cardiff. He has operated his own law practice in Rocky Mountain House for the past 12 years, and has served on the Red Deer Kidney Foundation, the Rocky Kinsmen, and the Rotary Club.

Jim Graves was the candidate for the New Democratic Party in the 2006 election . Graves has 27 years of experience as a Professional Engineer, and has been a farmer-rancher since 1989.

Tom Lampman was the Green Party's candidate for Wetaskiwin in the 2006 election . Lampman was the only candidate who also ran in the 2004 federal election, where he outperformed his party's nationwide results by capturing 6.2% of the vote. Like the other candidates, he has experience with the farming industry, as he runs an agricultural consulting business specializing in dairy. One of his specific environmental concerns is thermal pollution from electric power generation. Lampman resides outside of Calmar.

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBlaine Calkins37,75681.44+4.31$23,700
New DemocraticTim Robson5,28111.39+2.77$1,718
GreenRobert Johnston1,9784.27-3.78
LiberalChristopher Anderson1,3482.91-2.69$5,920
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,363100.00
Total rejected ballots 122 0.26+0.01
Turnout 46,485 57.92+4.98
Eligible voters 80,262
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBlaine Calkins32,52877.13+1.98$32,626
New DemocraticTim Robson3,6368.62-0.70$6,371
GreenLes Parsons3,3958.05+1.72$388
LiberalRita Katherine Dillon2,3625.60-3.58$8,762
Canadian ActionShawn Mann2490.59
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,170100.00$90,704
Total rejected ballots 105
Turnout 42,27552.94
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBlaine Calkins35,77675.15+1.6$38,612
New DemocraticJim Graves4,4419.32+2.1
LiberalPeter Crossley4,3719.18-2.7$9,976
GreenTom Lampman3,0166.33+0.1$500
Total valid votes 47,604100.00
Total rejected ballots 1050.22
Turnout 47,70962.86
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDale Johnston31,40473.7-4.9$30,845
LiberalRick Bonnett5,08811.9-5.2$20,307
New DemocraticTim Robson3,0907.2+3.0$4,471
GreenTom Lampman2,6426.2$302
Canadian ActionBrent McKelvie4101.0$308
Total valid votes 42,634100.0
Total rejected ballots 1020.2
Turnout 42,73660.8-3.2
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceDale Johnston33,67569.5+3.6$29,250
LiberalJohn Jackie8,31817.2+3.0$30,902
Progressive ConservativeKenneth R. Sockett4,4139.1-4.1$2,406
New DemocraticCliff Reid2,0454.2-0.6$501
Total valid votes 48,451100.0
Total rejected ballots 1060.2
Turnout 48,55764.0+2.9
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformDale Johnston26,44366.0+2.6$30,470
LiberalGlenn McLean5,69214.2-2.5$10,198
Progressive ConservativeGraham T. McNamee5,28213.2-1.7$9,180
New DemocraticCliff Reid1,9404.8+1.2$3,111
Christian HeritageGordon Allan Liddle7341.4$3,185
Total valid votes 40,091100.0
Total rejected ballots 780.2
Turnout 40,16961.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformDale Johnston26,15963.4+44.9
LiberalDoug Sirrs6,88416.7+8.3
Progressive ConservativeBrian Rhiness6,12314.8-35.4
New DemocraticClifford Reid1,4943.6-10.7
Canada PartyDavid M. Greene3360.8
Natural LawRandy Fritz2740.7
Total valid votes 41,270100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWillie Littlechild20,09050.2-20.7
ReformJim Henderson7,41818.5
New DemocraticTerry Atkinson5,74114.3+1.2
LiberalRoy Barrett3,3518.4+0.8
Christian HeritageDavid J. Reimer3,0877.7
Confederation of RegionsHayward Dow2230.6-6.7
IndependentMike Hermansen1130.3
Total valid votes 40,023100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKenneth Schellenberger30,12870.9-4.1
New DemocraticJudy Mjolsness5,59613.2+2.8
LiberalMel Harrison Buffalo3,2317.6-7.1
Confederation of RegionsBob Matheson3,0637.2
Social CreditJim Green4561.1
Total valid votes 42,474100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKenneth Schellenberger26,62075.0-1.3
LiberalPatricia O'Halloran5,20814.7+0.8
New DemocraticLyle B. Bleich3,67310.30.5
Total valid votes 35,501 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKenneth Schellenberger27,78576.3+9.4
LiberalMark Toth5,04413.9-3.8
New DemocraticAlfred O. Arnston3,5879.9+0.7
Total valid votes 36,416100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKenneth Schellenberger21,34166.9+4.8
LiberalRoger Movold5,64517.7+0.7
New DemocraticAlfred Arnston2,9069.1-3.6
Social CreditAlvin Goetz2,0196.3-1.9
Total valid votes 31,911100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKenneth Schellenberger19,35362.0-2.8
LiberalAl Barnhill5,29617.0-4.2
New DemocraticLionel Udenberg3,97512.7-1.3
Social CreditAlvin Goetz2,5768.3
Total valid votes 31,200100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarry Andrew Moore15,17864.8+14.8
LiberalRené Béguin4,97021.211.5
New DemocraticEd Nelson3,28114.0+1.9
Total valid votes 23,429100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarry Andrew Moore10,75450.0-3.1
Social CreditIvan Paul Stonehocker6,06528.2-1.5
New DemocraticEd Nelson2,60712.1+6.4
LiberalAlbert Butch Dyberg2,0819.7-1.9
Total valid votes 21,507 100.0
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarry Andrew Moore11,60153.1+7.7
Social CreditIvan Paul Stonehocker6,48329.7-2.1
LiberalRonald Alexander Gordon2,52711.6-2.9
New DemocraticWilliam Stroschein1,2525.7-2.7
Total valid votes 21,863100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarry Andrew Moore9,20445.4-12.7
Social CreditFloyd Hawley6,42631.7+8.0
LiberalRonald Alexander Gordon2,92314.4+5.0
New DemocraticWilliam Stroschein1,7158.5-0.3
Total valid votes 20,268100.0
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJames Stanley Speakman10,55758.1+38.4
Social CreditRay Thomas4,31423.7-21.9
LiberalErnest Oscar Larson1,7049.4-12.0
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Irvine1,5918.8-4.4
Total valid votes 18,166100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditRay Thomas7,96845.7-1.0
LiberalFrederick Johns3,72721.4-3.8
Progressive ConservativeJames Stanley Speakman3,44719.8+6.8
Co-operative CommonwealthAndrew Borys2,30113.2-2.0
Total valid votes 17,443 100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditRay Thomas6,92046.7+11.7
LiberalClinton Carruthers Reed3,73125.2-6.3
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest John Ingram2,24515.2-1.1
Progressive ConservativeJack Bowie-Reed1,91812.9-4.3
Total valid votes 14,814100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditRay Thomas6,77435.0-4.8
LiberalPaul Moseson6,09131.5+14.8
Progressive ConservativeAlfred B. Haarstad3,34017.3-1.5
Co-operative CommonwealthWilbert A. Stevens3,15416.3-5.5
Total valid votes 19,359100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditNorman Jaques7,25539.80−0.15
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Albert Stevens3,96921.77+5.53
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Berger Haarstad3,41918.76+3.05
LiberalRobert Henry C. Harrison3,04016.68−11.42
Labor–ProgressiveHenry Lundgren5463.00
Total valid votes 18,229 100.00
Total rejected ballots 159
Turnout 18,388 71.99 +13.37
Electors on the lists 25,543
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditNorman Jaques6,24539.95−17.75
LiberalWalter Stephen Campbell4,39228.10+6.84
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert Henry Haskins2,53916.24−4.80
National GovernmentCharles Homer Russell2,45615.71
Total valid votes 15,632
Total rejected ballots 132
Turnout 15,764 58.62 −0.44
Electors on the lists 26,890
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Social CreditNorman Jaques7,60157.70
LiberalWalter Stephen Campbell2,80121.26
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Irvine2,77221.04
Total valid votes 13,174
Total rejected ballots 128
Turnout 13,302 59.06
Electors on the lists 22,524
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaWilliam Irvine4,75039.7-2.2
ConservativeCharles Homer Russell4,32636.2+12.1
LiberalWilliam Hayhurst2,87624.1-9.8
Total valid votes 11,952100.0
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaWilliam Irvine3,89741.9+5.4
LiberalStanley Tobin3,15033.9-5.3
ConservativeCharles Homer Russell2,24324.1-0.1
Total valid votes 9,290 100.0
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalStanley Tobin3,42939.2
ProgressiveDaniel Webster Warner3,20136.6
ConservativeCharles Homer Russell2,12124.2
Total valid votes 8,751100.0

See also

References

  • "Wetaskiwin (federal electoral district) (Code 48026) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • Atlas of Canada
  • Riding history for Wetaskiwin from the Library of Parliament
  • Expenditures - 2008
  • Expenditures - 2004
  • Expenditures - 2000
  • Expenditures - 1997
  • Elections Canada
  • Website of the Parliament of Canada

Notes

  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. E.G. Mardon, Who's Who in Federal Politics from Alberta, p. 48
  4. Ernest Mardon and Austin Mardon, Alberta Election Results, 1882–1992

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