Edmonton—Leduc was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 2004 to 2015. As a result of changes to the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, based on the 2011 census, the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada increased from 308 to 338. Alberta's seat count increased from 28 to 34. The riding was redistributed into the new ridings of

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and

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Geography

The district includes a southwestern portion of

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, the town of

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and the city of Leduc and its vicinity.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 as a result of the creation of two extra Alberta seats. It is composed from the following previous ridings: 55.5% from

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, 20.9% from Edmonton—Strathcona, and 23.6% from

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Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Most recent member of Parliament

Its last sitting member of Parliament was

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, a former executive assistant. He was first elected to Parliament in the 2000 election. He is a member of the

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Elections results

References

External links

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Expenditures - 2008

Expenditures - 2004
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Parliament of Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonton-Leduc Former federal electoral districts of Alberta Leduc, Alberta Politics of Edmonton