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Westlock—St. Paul (briefly known as Battle River) was a federal
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in
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, Canada, that was represented in the
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from 2004 to 2015. It included
Westlock County Westlock County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada that is north of Edmonton. The county was formerly known as the Municipal District of Westlock No. 92, and was created in 1943 from the merger of five smaller municipal district ...
,
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,
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,
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, the
County of St. Paul No. 19 The County of St. Paul No. 19 is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district in eastern Central Alberta, central Alberta, Canada. Located in Division No. 12, Alberta, Census Division No. 12, its List of municipal districts in A ...
, and the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. Following the
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this riding was abolished into Lakeland (35%), Sturgeon River—Parkland (32%),
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(20%),
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 ...
(13%), and a small section outside of St. Albert being transferred to St. Albert—Edmonton.


History

This riding was created in 2003 as "Westlock—St. Paul" from parts of Lakeland, Elk Island, St. Albert, Yellowhead, and Athabasca ridings. The riding was known as "Battle River" from 2004 to 2005, despite the
Battle River Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. The Battle River flows for and drains a total area of . Its mean discharge at the mouth is 10 m³/s. ...
not actually running through the riding.


Members of Parliament


Election results


See also

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Westlock-St. Paul Former federal electoral districts of Alberta Cold Lake, Alberta County of St. Paul No. 19 Westlock County