Fort McMurray—Athabasca (formerly Athabasca) was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1968 to 2015. It was a predominantly rural riding in northeastern Alberta, representing the

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, the

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, 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 ...

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and the southeastern part of

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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 Fort McMurray—Cold Lake is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in 2012, mostly from the more urbanized portion of Fort McMurray—Athabasca (7 ...

, 19% to

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(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

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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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