Edmonton Riverbend is a federal
electoral district
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in
Alberta
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.
Edmonton Riverbend was created by the
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the
42nd Canadian federal election
The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister.
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, scheduled for October 2015.
It was created out of part of the electoral district of
Edmonton—Leduc
Edmonton—Leduc was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. As a result of changes to the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2 ...
.
On October 19, 2015
Matt Jeneroux
Matthew James Arthur Jeneroux is a Canadian politician who has been elected to the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 federal election. He is the Founder of Hi Dad Foundation, a mental health foundation focused on raising awareness about ...
was the first elected Member of Parliament for the Electoral District receiving 50% of the vote.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the
House of Commons of Canada
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:
Election results
References
Alberta federal electoral districts
Politics of Edmonton
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