Lakeland is a federal

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

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 The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

from 1997 to 2004, and again since 2015. Its name is derived from the area's topography (and the former

Lakeland County Lakeland County was a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. It existed for just over nine years from 1998 to 2007. History Lakeland County was originally formed as a municipal district on July 1, 1998 through the separation of lands ...

). The district's largest communities are Bonnyville, St. Paul, and the Alberta part of Lloydminster.

History

The district was created in 1996 from the Beaver River 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 ''Vegrev ...

ridings. It was abolished in 2003, with parts transferred to

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 ...

. A small part was transferred to

Athabasca Athabasca (also Athabaska) is an anglicized version of the Cree name for Lake Athabasca in Canada, āthap-āsk-ā-w (pronounced ), meaning "grass or reeds here and there". Most places named Athabasca are found in Alberta, Canada. Athabasca may a ...

. The riding was re-created in 2013 from these same districts (Athabasca having been renamed to Fort McMurray—Athabasca) with a new set of boundaries, no longer including the northerly communities of Lac La Biche and Cold Lake, but extending further west to the towns of

and Waskatenau. It is largely a successor to Vegreville—Wainwright.

Demographics

Its 2016 population was 108,451, a 3.7% increase from 2011.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the

: In addition, Senator

Martha Bielish Martha Palamarek Bielish (October 20, 1915 – May 18, 2010) was a politician, farmer, feminist, and teacher from Alberta, Canada. She served in the Senate of Canada as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus from 1979 to 1990. Earl ...

designated "Lakeland" as her Senate division, representing the area as a Progressive Conservative from 1979 to 1990. She was Alberta's first female Senator.

Election results

2015–present

1997–2004

Notes

References

External links

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Expenditures - 2000

Expenditures - 1997

Elections Canada
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Parliament of Canada
{{Ridings in the Prairies Alberta federal electoral districts Athabasca, Alberta Lloydminster Two Hills, Alberta