Westlock—St. Paul Alberta electoral district Westlock–St. Paul in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
Legislature House of Commons District created 2003 District abolished 2013 First contested 2004 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile , map Population (2011 )[1] 108,518 Electors (2011)73,791 Area (km²)[2] 22,155.73 Census division(s) Division No. 10 , Division No. 11 , Division No. 12 , Division No. 13 Census subdivision(s) Sturgeon County , Cold Lake , Bonnyville No. 87 , County of Vermilion River , Westlock County , Morinville , Lac La Biche County , County of St. Paul No. 19 , Bonnyville , St. Paul
Westlock—St. Paul (briefly known as Battle River ) was a federal electoral district in Alberta , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It included Westlock County , Sturgeon County , Thorhild County , Smoky Lake County , the County of St. Paul No. 19 and the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 . Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 this riding was abolished into Lakeland (35%), Sturgeon River—Parkland (32%), Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (20%), Peace River—Westlock (13%) and a small section outside of St. Albert being transferred to St. Albert—Edmonton .
History [ ]
This riding was created in 2003 as "Westlock—St. Paul" from parts of Lakeland , Elk Island , St. Albert , Yellowhead and Athabasca ridings. The riding was known as "Battle River" from 2004 to 2005, despite the Battle River not actually running through the riding.
Members of Parliament [ ]
Election results [ ]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Brian Storseth
32,652
77.8
+5.1
$35,498
New Democratic
Lyndsay Henderson
5,103
12.2
+2.1
$11
Liberal
Rob Fox
2,569
6.1
-3.0%
$17,113
Green
Lisa Grant
1,634
3.9
-2.8
$837
Total valid votes/Expense limit
41,958
100.0
Total rejected ballots
166
0.4
+0.1
Turnout
42,124
56.5
+5.0
Eligible voters
74,575
–
–
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Brian Storseth
27,338
72.7
4.5
$64,754
New Democratic
Della Drury
3,809
10.1
+0.1
$107
Liberal
Leila Houle
3,418
9.1
-5.9
$19,436
Green
Aden Murphy
2,522
6.7
+1.8
Christian Heritage
Sip Hofstede
510
1.4
--
$5,698
Total valid votes/Expense limit
37,597
100.0
$90,419
Total rejected ballots
131
0.3
0.0
Turnout
37,728
51
-11
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Brian Storseth
29,698
68.2
+1.5
$40,610
Liberal
Cory Ollikka
6,531
15.0
-4.4
$26,436
New Democratic
Peter Opryshko
4,368
10.0
+1.2
$2,393
Green
Richard De Smet
2,136
4.9
-0.2
$963
Independent
Werner Gisler
416
1.0
–
$2,212
Independent
Clarence Schultz
381
0.9
–
$3,437
Total valid votes
43,530
100.0
Total rejected ballots
125
0.29
-0.09
Turnout
43,655
61.53
+4.97
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Coordinates : 53°56′02″N 111°53′17″W / 53.934°N 111.888°W / 53.934; -111.888