Red Deer was a federal
electoral district
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in
Alberta
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1908 to 2015.
History
This riding was created in 1907 from
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
and
Strathcona ridings. At the time this was a vast riding taking in much of
Central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordere ...
between the two major cities of Calgary and Edmonton. The only major urban centre was
Red Deer
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, then a small town of only 1,500 people.
Once an overwhelmingly rural constituency, it has been consistently reduced in geographic size over the years due to Red Deer's continued growth. In 2003, about 20% of the district was transferred to the
Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word ''wītaskiwinihk'', meaning "the hills where peace was made".
Wetaskiwin is ...
riding.
The riding was represented by centre-right MPs from 1935 onward. Like most other Alberta ridings outside Calgary and Edmonton, the major right-wing party of the day usually won here by blowout margins. A centre-left candidate last cleared 20 percent of the vote in 1968, and from 1979 onward centre-left candidates were usually lucky to get 15 percent of the vote.
The riding was split almost in half for the
2015 election. The southern portion, including downtown, became
Red Deer-Mountain View, while the northern portion was merged with Wetaskiwin to form
Red Deer-Lacombe.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Current Member of Parliament
Its
Member of Parliament
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is
Earl Dreeshen
Earl Dreeshen (born July 9, 1953) is a Canadian politician, currently serving as a Member of Parliament with the Conservative Party.
Political career
Dreeshen was initially elected to represent the electoral district of Red Deer in the 2008 ...
, a farmer and a teacher. He was first elected in
2008
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. He is a member of the
Conservative Party of Canada
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.
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.''
''Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.''
''Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.''
''Note: Unionist vote is compared to Liberal-Conservative vote in 1911 election.''
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
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Notes
External links
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Parliament of Canada
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Former federal electoral districts of Alberta
Politics of Red Deer, Alberta
1908 establishments in Alberta