MACLEOD (ELECTORAL DISTRICT)

Profile
''Macleod'' in relation to the other Alberta ridings''
Population, 2001	97,578
Electors	72,008
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

'Macleod' is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1968 and since 1988. It is a rural riding in southwest Alberta, representing the municipal districts of Foothills, Willow Creek, Pincher Creek and Ranchland, as well as Vulcan County and Kananaskis Country.

Contents

History

Members of Parliament

Current Member of Parliament

Election results

1988 - present

1908 - 1968

See also

External links

History

This riding was originally created in 1907 from parts of District of Alberta and Calgary ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Rocky Mountain, Palliser Crowfoot, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat ridings.
It was re-created in 1987 from Bow River, Lethbridge—Foothills, Medicine Hat and Wild Rose ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

★ 1993-2004: Grant Hill - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Progressive Conservative (2003-2004), Conservative (2004)

★ 2004-present: Ted Menzies - Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Ted Menzies, a former farmer. He was first elected in 2004. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the 38th Parliament he was the Conservative critic for Internal Trade and Interprovincial Trade and the critic for International Cooperation. He also served as vice-chair on the 'Subcommittee on International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade' and a member on the 'Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade'. In the 39th Parliament, Menzies was appointed parliamentary secretary to Josée Verner, who is presently the Minister for International Cooperation, Minister responsible for Official Languages, and Minister responsible for La Francophonie.

Election results

1988 - present

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|Ted Menzies
|align="right"|37,534
|align="right"|75.45%
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|Bernie Kennedy
|align="right"|4,596
|align="right"|9.23%
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|Joyce Thomas
|align="right"|3,251
|align="right"|6.53%
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|Larry Ashmore
|align="right"|3,075
|align="right"|6.18%
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|Myron Wolf Child
|align="right"|1,055
|align="right"|2.12%
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|Catherine Whelan Costen
|align="right"|235
|align="right"|0.47%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|49,879
!align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|133
!align="right"|0.27%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|43,224
!align="right"|60.03%
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|Ted Menzies
|align="right"|32,232
|align="right"|74.76%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$45,277
|Chris Shade
|align="right"|5,214
|align="right"|12.09%
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|Laurel Denise Fadeeff
|align="right"|2,865
|align="right"|6.64%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,011
|Joyce Thomas
|align="right"|2,802
|align="right"|6.49%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,368
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|43,113
!align="right"|100.00%
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!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|111
!align="right"|0.26%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|43,224
!align="right"|60.03%
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|Canadian Alliance
|Grant Hill
|align="right"|30,783
|align="right"|70.05%
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|align="right"|$47,809
|Cyril R. Abbott
|align="right"|6,079
|align="right"|13.83%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$9,380
|Marlene LaMontagne
|align="right"|4,137
|align="right"|9.41%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$5,561
|Dwayne Good Striker
|align="right"|2,945
|align="right"|6.70%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$524
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|43,944
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|116
!align="right"|0.26%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|44,060
!align="right"|62.77%
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|Reform
|Grant Hill
|align="right"|24,225
|align="right"|68.02%
|
|align="right"|$40,614
|Tim Anderson
|align="right"|5,555
|align="right"|15.59%
|
|align="right"|$32,047
|style="width: 150px"|Christopher Paton-Gay
|align="right"|4,137
|align="right"|11.61%
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|align="right"|$41,335
|Stanley Carl Knowlton
|align="right"|1,444
|align="right"|4.05%
|
|align="right"|$2,140
|Diane Shapka
|align="right"|253
|align="right"|0.71%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|35,614
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|53
!align="right"|0.15%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|35,667
!align="right"|56.57%
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1908 - 1968

See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Alberta federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1907-1966)

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1987-present)

★ Expenditures - 2004

★ Expenditures - 2000

★ Expenditures - 1997

★ Elections Canada

★ Website of the Parliament of Canada