Parkland (electoral district)
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 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2023 |
| First contested | Next federal election |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2021)[1] | 114,679 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 11, Division No. 13, Division No. 14 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Spruce Grove, Drayton Valley, Mayerthorpe, Stony Plain, Breton, Spring Lake, Betula Beach, Kapasiwin, Lakeview, Point Alison, Seba Beach, Brazeau County, Parkland County, Lac Ste. Anne County, Yellowhead County, Enoch Cree Nation 135, Wabamun 133A, Wabamun 133B |
Parkland is a future federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada.[2]
Geography
[edit]Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be based in the western exurbs of Edmonton. It will include all of Parkland County including Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Spring Lake; Brazeau County including Drayton Valley and Breton; the eastern part of Yellowhead County around Chip Lake and the part of Lac Ste. Anne County around Mayerthorpe.[1]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]
Languages: 92.4% English, 1.9% French, 1.0% Tagalog
Religions: 49.0% Christian (17.8% Catholic, 4.7% United Church, 4.1% Lutheran, 2.7% Anglican, 1.3% Baptist, 1.1% Pentecostal, 17.2% Other), 48.1% No religion
Median income: $46,000 (2020)
Average income: $59,500 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 94,820 | 83.78% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 11,585 | 10.24% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 2,625 | 2.32% | ||||||||||||
| African | 1,230 | 1.09% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 1,195 | 1.06% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 810 | 0.72% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 450 | 0.4% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 180 | 0.16% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 280 | 0.25% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 113,175 | 98.68% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 114,685 | 100% | ||||||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
[edit]| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland Riding created from Yellowhead | ||||
Electoral results
[edit]| 2021 federal election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 38,359 | 63.09 | |
| New Democratic | 9,901 | 16.28 | |
| People's | 6,858 | 11.28 | |
| Liberal | 3,795 | 6.24 | |
| Others | 1,888 | 3.11 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Parkland – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Cummings, Madeleine (28 October 2022). "Some Alberta communities push back on proposed changes to federal riding boundaries - Draft map splits up Edmonton-Wetaskiwin, the most populous riding in Canada". CBC News.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Parkland [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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