Fort McMurray—Cold Lake

Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
Alberta electoral district
Fort McMurray—Cold Lake in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Laila Goodridge
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]101,538
Electors (2019)78,157
Area (km²)[2]147,412
Pop. density (per km²)0.69
Census division(s)Division No. 12, Division No. 16, Division No. 17
Census subdivision(s)Bonnyville No. 87, Cold Lake, Lac La Biche, Opportunity No. 17, Wood Buffalo

Fort McMurray—Cold Lake is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in 2012, mostly from the more urbanized portion of Fort McMurray—Athabasca (78%) combined with a portion of Westlock—St. Paul (22%).[3]

The new riding consists of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the city of Cold Lake, and Lac La Biche County. It also contains CFB Cold Lake and most of the Athabasca oil sands.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 67,020 61.34% 69,860 63.9% 71,100 70.03%
Indigenous 19,855 18.17% 17,835 16.31% 16,845 16.59%
Southeast Asian[b] 7,565 6.92% 6,245 5.71% 3,120 3.07%
African 5,115 4.68% 4,550 4.16% 2,230 2.2%
South Asian 5,105 4.67% 5,245 4.8% 4,255 4.19%
East Asian[c] 1,105 1.01% 1,650 1.51% 930 0.92%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,960 1.79% 2,385 2.18% 1,485 1.46%
Latin American 780 0.71% 1,025 0.94% 1,140 1.12%
Other/Multiracial[e] 755 0.69% 540 0.49% 415 0.41%
Total responses 109,265 99.18% 109,320 99.17% 101,525 99.99%
Total population 110,163 100% 110,230 100% 101,538 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
Riding created from Fort McMurray—Athabasca and Westlock—St. Paul
42nd  2015–2019     David Yurdiga Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present Laila Goodridge

Election results

Graph of election results in Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 29,394 67.81
  People's 5,506 12.70
  New Democratic 4,385 10.12
  Liberal 3,066 7.07
  Green 424 0.98
  Others 570 1.32

2013 representation order

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Laila Goodridge 29,242 67.77 -12.08 $34,314.94
People's Shawn McDonald 5,481 12.70 +9.48 $28,587.96
New Democratic Garnett Robinson 4,377 10.14 +4.48 $0.00
Liberal Abdifatah Abdi 3,060 7.09 -2.42 $0.00
Maverick Jonathan Meyers 479 1.11 — $17,740.22
Green Brian Deheer 423 0.98 -0.72 $46.65
Veterans Coalition Hughie Shane Whitmore 88 0.20 — $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,150 – – $136,793.95
Total rejected ballots 327 0.75 +0.25
Turnout 43,477 56.5 -9.1
Eligible voters 76,916
Conservative hold Swing -7.6
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative David Yurdiga 40,706 79.85 $64,900.43
Liberal Maggie Farrington 4,848 9.51 $40,627.13
New Democratic Matt Gilks 2,883 5.66 none listed
People's Matthew Barrett 1,674 3.28 - none listed
Green Brian Deheer 865 1.70 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,976 100.0
Total rejected ballots 258
Turnout 51,234 65.6
Eligible voters 78,157
Conservative hold Swing +19.10
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative David Yurdiga 28,625 60.56 -11.95 $81,523.68
Liberal Kyle Harrietha 13,403 28.36 +17.57 $77,417.78
New Democratic Melody Lepine 3,663 7.75 -5.38 $18,491.32
Green Brian Deheer 743 1.57 -2.00 $7.50
Libertarian Scott Berry 552 1.17 – $715.09
Christian Heritage Roelof Janssen 280 0.59 – $9,136.23
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,266 100.00   $260,378.41
Total rejected ballots 158 0.33 –
Turnout 47,424 62.24 –
Eligible voters 76,190
Conservative hold Swing -14.76
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 18,601 72.51
  New Democratic 3,367 13.13
  Liberal 2,768 10.79
  Green 916 3.57

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Report – Alberta
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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