FORT MCMURRAY—ATHABASCA

Profile
''Fort McMurray—Athabasca'' in relation to the other Alberta ridings''
Population, 2001	88,882
Electors	62,427
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

'Fort McMurray—Athabasca' (formerly 'Athabasca') is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. It is a rural riding in notheast Alberta, representing the municipal districts of Wood Buffalo, Opportunity, Lesser Slave River, Big Lakes and the counties of Lakeland, Athabasca and the south-eastern part of Northern Sunrise.

Contents

History

Members of Parliament

Current Member of Parliament

Election results

Fort McMurray—Athabasca, 2004 - present

Athabasca, 1968 - 2004

See also

External links

History

It was created as "Athabasca" riding in 1966 from Athabaska and Peace River ridings.
In 2004, it was re-named "Fort McMurray-Athabasca".

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

★ 1993-2004: Dave Chatters - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance(2000-2003), Conservative (2003-2004) - He represented Westlock—St. Paul until retiring in 2006.

★ 2004-present: Brian Jean - Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Brian Jean, a former barrister and solicitor. He was first elected in 2004. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Legislative Committee on Bill C-38' and the 'Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development'.

Election results

Fort McMurray—Athabasca, 2004 - present

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|Brian Jean
|align="right"|20,342
|align="right"|64.45%
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|Mel H. Buffalo
|align="right"|4,663
|align="right"|14.77%
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|Roland Lefort
|align="right"|4,573
|align="right"|14.49%
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|Ian Hopfe
|align="right"|1,547
|align="right"|4.90%
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|style="width: 160px"|First Peoples
|John Malcolm
|align=right|437
|align=right|1.38%
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Athabasca, 1968 - 2004

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|Conservative
|Brian Jean
|align="right"|17,942
|align="right"|60.29%
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|align="right"|$83,718
|Liberal
|Doug Faulkner
|align="right"|7,158
|align="right"|24.05%
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|align="right"|$52,713
|New Democratic Party
|Robert Cree
|align="right"|3,115
|align="right"|10.46%
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|align="right"|$4,942
|Green
|Ian Hopfe
|align="right"|1,542
|align="right"|5.18%
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|align="right"|$112
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|29,757
!align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|112
!align="right"|0.37%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|29,869
!align="right"|47.85%
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|Canadian Alliance
|Dave Chatters
|align="right"|18,775
|align="right"|54.45%
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|align="right"|$34,623
|Liberal
|Harold Cardinal
|align="right"|9,793
|align="right"|28.40%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$66,236
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|Progressive Conservative
|Doug Faulkner
|align="right"|4,224
|align="right"|12.25%
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|align="right"|$26,660
|New Democratic Party
|Alysia Erickson
|align="right"|872
|align="right"|2.52%
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|Marijuana
|Reginald Normore
|align="right"|469
|align="right"|1.36%
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|Green
|Harvey Alex Scott
|align="right"|345
|align="right"|1.00%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$194
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|34,478
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|104
!align="right"|0.30%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|34,582
!align="right"|56.28%
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|Reform
|Dave Chatters
|align="right"|14,673
|align="right"|54.61%
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|align="right"|$48,747
|Liberal
|Adam Germain
|align="right"|8,066
|align="right"|30.02%
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|align="right"|$59,100
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|Progressive Conservative
|Don McGladdery
|align="right"|2,459
|align="right"|9.15%
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|align="right"|$17,026
|New Democratic Party
|Bryan Nelson
|align="right"|1,262
|align="right"|4.69%
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|Green
|Dave Gregory
|align="right"|405
|align="right"|1.50%
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|align="right"|$1,206
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|26,865
!align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|72
!align="right"|0.27%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|26,937
!align="right"|49.42%
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See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Alberta federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1966-2004)

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2004-present)

★ Expenditures - 2004

★ Expenditures - 2000

★ Expenditures - 1997

★ Website of the Parliament of Canada