Leduc—Wetaskiwin

Leduc—Wetaskiwin
Alberta electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2023
First contestedNext federal election
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]114,237
Census division(s)Division No. 8, Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Beaumont, Leduc, Wetaskiwin, Calmar, Devon, Millet, Thorsby, Warburg, Argentia Beach, Crystal Springs, Golden Days, Grandview, Itaska Beach, Ma-Me-O Beach, Norris Beach, Poplar Bay, Silver Beach, Sundance Beach, Leduc County, Wetaskiwin County No. 10, Ponoka County, Ermineskin 138, Louis Bull 138B, Montana 139, Pigeon Lake 138A, Samson 137, Samson 137A

Leduc—Wetaskiwin is a future federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada.[2]

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created from the rural areas of Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, as well as the entirety of Leduc County (including Warburg and Thorsby), and all of the Indian Reserves between Wetaskiwin and Ponoka.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Languages: 88.9% English, 2.2% French, 1.7% Tagalog, 1.4% German, 1.1% Cree, 1.1% Punjabi

Religions: 48.5% Christian (17.4% Catholic, 4.2% United Church, 4.0% Lutheran, 2.3% Anglican, 1.9% Baptist, 1.7% Pentecostal, 17.1% Other), 43.9% No religion, 3.9% Traditional Indigenous spirituality, 1.3% Sikh

Median income: $44,400 (2020)

Average income: $57,500 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Leduc—Wetaskiwin (2021)
Panethnic group 2021
Pop. %
European[a] 85,850 76.08%
Indigenous 15,810 14.01%
Southeast Asian[b] 4,105 3.64%
South Asian 2,945 2.61%
African 1,490 1.32%
East Asian[c] 840 0.74%
Middle Eastern[d] 480 0.43%
Latin American 750 0.66%
Other/multiracial[e] 575 0.51%
Total responses 112,840 98.77%
Total population 114,240 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

Parliament Years Member Party
Leduc—Wetaskiwin
Riding created from Battle River—Crowfoot,
Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, Red Deer—Lacombe,
and Yellowhead

Electoral results

2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 34,770 63.37
  New Democratic 9,658 17.60
  People's 6,147 11.20
  Liberal 3,896 7.10
  Green 9 0.02
  Others 391 0.71

References

  1. ^ a b "Leduc—Wetaskiwin – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Leduc--Wetaskiwin [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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.
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