Peace River was a federal electoral district in

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, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2015. It was a rural riding in northwest Alberta, representing

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Saddle Hills County Saddle Hills County is a municipal district situated in the central portion of the Peace Country in northwest Alberta, Canada. Located approximately northwest of Edmonton and north of Grande Prairie, its municipal office is located approxima ...

Birch Hills County Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19, northeast of Grande Prairie. The district takes its name from a range of hills of the same name, which in turn were named by Cre ...

, the

County of Grande Prairie No. 1 The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 19. It is bounded on the south by the Wapiti River, on the east by the Smoky River and on the west by the province of British ...

, the

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, most of

Northern Sunrise County Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 688. History On July ...

, the

Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 The Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district (MD) in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Division No. 19, Alberta, Census Division 19. The district stretches along the ...

, the

Municipal District of Peace No. 135 The Municipal District of Peace No. 135 is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district (MD) in northwestern Alberta, Canada. Located in Division No. 19, Alberta, Census Division No. 19, its List of municipal districts in Albert ...

, the

Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 The Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district (MD) in Northern Alberta, northwest Alberta, Canada, north of Grande Prairie. Located in the Upper Peace Region, its List of municip ...

, the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 and the northern portion of the

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. Following the

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the riding abolished into

Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Grande Prairie—Mackenzie is a federal electoral district in northwestern Alberta, created in 2012 from the Peace River district. It contains the western half of Alberta's Peace region, including the city of Grande Prairie (where more than h ...

(72%) and

Peace River—Westlock Peace River—Westlock is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Peace River—Westlock was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and w ...

(28%).

History

This riding was created in 1924 from

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riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Current Member of Parliament

See

Chris Warkentin Chris Warkentin (born November 20, 1978) is a businessman and Conservative politician from Alberta, Canada. Personal life Warkentin was born in Grande Prairie and raised on the family farm east of Grande Prairie, near the Hamlet of DeBolt in ...

Election results

''Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.'' ''Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.'' ''Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.'' ''Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election.'' ''Note: New Democracy vote is compared to Social Credit vote in 1935 election.'' ''Note: UFA vote is compared to Progressive vote in 1925 election.''

References

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Elections Canada 2008 election results

Expenditures - 2008

Expenditures - 2004

Expenditures - 2000

Expenditures - 1997

Federal Electoral District Redistribution Report

Notes

External links

Elections Canada
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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History

Members of Parliament

Current Member of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

Notes

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