Sturgeon River—Parkland is a federal electoral district in the

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of northern

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, Canada, and has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in

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from the electoral districts of

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(61%), Westlock—St. Paul (33%) and Yellowhead (6%). It was essentially the suburban portion of Edmonton—Spruce Grove. That riding's MP,

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of the Conservative Party of Canada, opted to transfer there, and won easily. She served as interim leader of the Tories, and hence Leader of the Opposition, until her resignation in May 2017. She retired from politics two months later, and

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. The riding was originally intended to be named Sturgeon River.

Demographics

:''According to the

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or Canada 2011 Census'' Ethnic groups: 86.9% White, 9.8% Indigenous, 0.8% Filipino, 0.6% South Asian, 0.6% Black, 1.3% Other (2011)
Languages: 91.0% English, 3.1% French, 1.3% German (2016)
Religions: 65.8% Christian, 0.6% Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality, 0.6% Muslim, 0.7% Other, 32.3% None (2011)
Median income: $47,406 (2015)

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

2017 Sturgeon River—Parkland federal by-election A by-election was held in the Electoral district (Canada), federal riding of Sturgeon River—Parkland in Alberta on 23 October 2017 following the resignation of Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Member of Parliament (Canada), MP Rona Ambr ...

References

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