Elk Island (electoral District)
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Elk Island was a federal electoral district in the
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of
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004.


Demographics


Geography


History

The electoral district was created in 1987 from Pembina and
Vegreville Vegreville ( uk, Веґревіль) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 16A approximately east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the ''Vegre ...
ridings. It was abolished in 2003 with parts being transferred mostly to Edmonton—Sherwood Park,
Vegreville—Wainwright Vegreville—Wainwright was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. History This riding was created in 2003 from Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot ridings. It ...
and
Westlock—St. Paul Westlock—St. Paul (briefly known as Battle River) 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. It included Westlock County, Sturgeon C ...
ridings.


Members of Parliament

* 1988-1993: Brian O'Kurley - Progressive Conservative * 1993-2004:
Ken Epp Marvin Kenneth Epp (May 11, 1939 – February 20, 2022) was a Canadian politician. Epp was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Edmonton—Sherwood Park since its creation ...
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(1993–2000),
Canadian Alliance The Canadian Alliance (french: Alliance canadienne), formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (french: Alliance réformiste-conservatrice canadienne), was a centre-right to right-wing federal political party in Canada that existed ...
(2000–2003),
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(2003–2004)


Election results


See also

*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province. ...


External links

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Expenditures - 2000

Expenditures - 1997

Elections Canada
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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