Crowfoot Alberta electoral district |
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Crowfoot in relation to the other Alberta ridings (2003 boundaries) |
| Defunct federal electoral district |
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| Legislature |
House of Commons |
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| District created |
1966 |
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| District abolished |
2013 |
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| First contested |
1968 |
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| Last contested |
2011 |
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| District webpage |
profile, map |
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| Demographics |
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| Population (2011)[1] |
125,481 |
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| Electors (2011) |
87,897 |
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| Area (km²)[2] |
42,810.46 |
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| Census divisions |
Division No. 5, Division No. 6, Division No. 7, Division No. 10 |
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| Census subdivisions |
Rocky View County, Camrose, Mountain View County, Strathmore, Chestermere, Wheatland County, Drumheller, Camrose County, Stettler, Kneehill County |
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Crowfoot was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2015.
It was located in the central part of the province, and is named in honour of Chief Crowfoot, leader of the Blackfoot First Nations in the 19th century.
Even by the standards of rural Alberta, Crowfoot was a strongly conservative riding. The major right-wing party of the day--Progressive Conservative (1968-1993), Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) and Conservative (after 2003)-- won every election in this riding, usually by astronomical margins. As a measure of how conservative this riding is, Jack Horner, the riding's original member, crossed the floor to the Liberals in 1977, only to tumble to only 18 percent of the vote in 1979.
This electoral district was also home to the largest margin of victory in any federal riding in the 2004 and 2006 federal elections. Conservative candidate Kevin Sorenson won 37,649 votes, or 80.2% of the riding's total in 2004. This represented a difference of 34,034 votes, or 72.5%, from the candidate with the riding's second most votes, Liberal Adam Campbell who only received 3,615 votes, or 7.7% of the riding's votes. It was the riding with the highest Conservative vote in the 2004 and 2006 elections. In 2006, Sorenson increased his vote even further, to 43,009 votes, 82.5% of the total.
Geography
The district included the City of Camrose; the Town of Drumheller; the Municipal District of Acadia No. 34; Wheatland County; Kneehill County; Starland County; the County of Stettler No. 6; the County of Paintearth No. 18; Camrose County; and all of Alberta's three special areas (Nos. 2, 3 and 4).
History
This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Medicine Hat, Acadia, Bow River and Macleod ridings.
In 2003, parts of Wild Rose riding were added.
Members of Parliament
Current Member of Parliament
Its current Member of Parliament (MP) is Kevin Sorenson, a former businessman and farmer. He was first elected in 2000. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In the 39th parliamentary session he served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development Trade. In the 40th and thus far in the 41st Parliament he is Chair of the Public Safety and National Security Standing Committee.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2011 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Kevin Sorenson | 44,115 | 83.99 | +1.95 | $33,424 |
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New Democratic | Ellen Parker | 4,805 | 9.15 | +1.25 | $10,007 |
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Green | Konrad Schellenberg | 1,711 | 3.26 | -2.71 | $0 |
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Liberal | Omar Harb | 1,224 | 2.33 | -1.76 | $4,589 |
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Independent | John C. Turner | 463 | 0.88 | – | $2,667 |
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Christian Heritage | Gerard Groenedijk | 204 | 0.39 | – | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
52,522 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
131 | 0.25 | -0.02 |
| Turnout |
52,653 | 59.73 | +5 |
| Eligible voters |
88,152 | – | – |
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Kevin Sorenson | 39,342 | 82.04 | -0.52 | $63,199 |
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New Democratic | Ellen Parker | 3,783 | 7.90 | +0.50 | $5,585 |
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Green | Kaitlin Kettenbach | 2,875 | 5.97 | +1.49 | |
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Liberal | Sharon Howe | 1,958 | 4.09 | -1.47 | $1,397 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
47,958 | 100.00 | $106,273 |
| Total rejected ballots |
127 | 0.26 | -0.01 |
| Turnout |
48,085 | 55 | -10 |
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Conservative hold |
Swing |
-0.51
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| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Kevin Sorenson | 37,649 | 80.20 | -4.51 | $43,903 |
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Liberal | Adam Campbell | 3,615 | 7.70 | +1.51 | $3,455 |
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New Democratic | Ellen Parker | 3,241 | 6.90 | +3.86 | $2,514 |
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Green | Arnold Baker | 1,795 | 3.82 | – | |
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Marijuana | Max Leonard Cornelssen | 639 | 1.36 | – | |
| Total valid votes |
46,939 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
89 | 0.19 | -0.01 |
| Turnout |
47,028 | 62.36 | -3.82 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.
| Canadian federal election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Alliance | Kevin Sorenson | 33,767 | 70.55 | -0.44 | $44,001 |
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Progressive Conservative | Verlyn Olson | 6,778 | 14.16 | -1.34 | $18,591 |
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Liberal | Orest Werezak | 2,964 | 6.19 | -3.52 | $2,938 |
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Independent | Jack Ramsay | 2,668 | 5.57 | – | $18,085 |
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New Democratic | Jay Russell | 1,457 | 3.04 | -0.75 | $788 |
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Independent | Valerie Morrow | 223 | 0.46 | – | $7,959 |
| Total valid votes |
47,857 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
117 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| Turnout |
47,974 | 66.18 | +2.12 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.
| Canadian federal election, 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Reform | Jack Ramsay | 30,589 | 70.99 | +4.95 | $48,007 |
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Progressive Conservative | Paul Marshall | 6,679 | 15.50 | -2.48 | $18,052 |
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Liberal | Redford W. Peeples | 4,185 | 9.71 | -2.82 | $5,178 |
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New Democratic | Bill Scotten | 1,635 | 3.79 | +1.39 | $859 |
| Total valid votes |
43,088 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
79 | 0.2 |
| Turnout |
43,167 | 64.06 |
See also
References
Notes
External links
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