Fort McMurray—Athabasca (formerly Athabasca) was a federal electoral district in

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, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2015. It was a predominantly rural riding in northeastern Alberta, representing the

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, the

Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 The Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 is a municipal district (MD) occupying a remote area in central northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17 north of the Town of Athabasca, its municipal office is located in the Hamle ...

, the

Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 The Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 is a municipal district (MD) in north-central Alberta, Canada. Its municipal office is located in the Town of Slave Lake. Located in Census Division 17, the MD takes its name from Lesser S ...

Big Lakes County Big Lakes County, formerly the Municipal District of Big Lakes, is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, around the Lesser Slave Lake. Utikuma Lake and Winagami Lake are also located in ...

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, Athabasca County and the southeastern part 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 ...

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2011 Census'' Ethnic groups: 65.8% White, 22.1% Aboriginal, 3.8% South Asian, 2.5% Filipino, 1.9% Black, 1.2% Arab
Languages: 80.7% English, 4.9% Cree, 3.1% French, 1.6% Tagalog
Religions: 67.3% Christian (33.4% Catholic, 7.3% Anglican, 5.0% United Church, 3.8% Pentecostal, 1.5% Lutheran, 1.4% Baptist, 1.3% Christian Orthodox, 13.6% Other Christian), 3.4% Muslim, 1.5% Hindu, 26.2% No religion
Median income (2010): $47,348

History

It was created as "Athabasca" riding in 1966 from Athabaska and

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ridings. In 2004, it was renamed "Fort McMurray—Athabasca". Following the

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, this riding was abolished. 69% was redistributed into the new riding of Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, 19% to

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 ...

(notably the towns of Slave Lake and High Prairie among others) and 11% to Lakeland.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

Fort McMurray—Athabasca, 2004–2015

Athabasca, 1968–2004

References

Notes

External links

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Expenditures - 2008

Expenditures - 2004

Expenditures - 2000

Expenditures - 1997
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Parliament of Canada

Report on Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution
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