Edmonton—Spruce Grove was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 2004 to 2015. It was a suburban riding in

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. The electoral district was created in 2003 from St. Albert,

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and

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ridings. It was abolished in 2013. Most of the Edmonton portion became part of a recreated Edmonton West, with a small portion transferring to

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. The suburban portion became part of

Sturgeon River—Parkland Sturgeon River—Parkland is a federal electoral district in the Edmonton Capital Region of northern Alberta, Canada, and has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in 2012 from the electoral districts of ...

Member of Parliament

This riding elected the following

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: Its only Member of Parliament for the duration of the riding's existence was

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, a former columnist and communication consultant, who was first elected to Parliament in the 2004 election as a member of the

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. She served as the

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, Minister responsible for the Status of Women,

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, and

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most recently. In the 2004-2005 parliamentary session, she served as a member of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-38, Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the Subcommittee on Fiscal Imbalance of the Standing Committee on Finance. After the riding was dissolved in 2013, Ambrose went on to seek election in the new riding of Sturgeon River—Parkland in 2015, which she won.

Election results

''Note: Change based on redistributed results. Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.''

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Expenditures - 2008

Expenditures - 2004

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Election results

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