Vegreville—Wainwright was a federal electoral district in

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, 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 Crowfoot (1830 – 25 April 1890) or Isapo-Muxika ( bla, Issapóómahksika, italics=yes; syllabics: ) was a chief of the Siksika First Nation. His parents, (Packs a Knife) and (Attacked Towards Home), were Kainai. He was five years old when ...

ridings. It now represents

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, the County of Two Hills No. 21, the

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Strathcona County Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Census Division No. 11. Strathcona County is both urban and rural in ...

, Beaver County, the

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, the

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, and the Alberta portion of

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Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is

Leon Benoit Leon Earl Benoit (born July 7, 1950) is a Canadian politician. Career Benoit was a Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Vegreville—Wainwright from 2004 to 2015, Lake ...

, a former economist and farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session, he served as chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

Election results

References

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Expenditures - 2008

Expenditures - 2004

Notes

External links

* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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