Parkland (electoral district)

Parkland
Alberta electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2023
First contestedNext 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

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

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 groups in Parkland (2021)
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

Parliament Years Member Party
Parkland
Riding created from Sturgeon River—Parkland and Yellowhead

Electoral results

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

  1. ^ a b "Parkland – 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 - Parkland [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. 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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