Yellowhead is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. The district is in west-central Alberta, and represents the counties of Yellowhead, Woodlands, Lac Ste. Anne, Barrhead, the improvement districts No. 9 (Willmore) and No. 12 (Jasper), the special municipality of Jasper and parts of Greenview, Brazeau, Parkland and Clearwater.
 Alberta electoral district | |||
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 Yellowhead in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 1976 | ||
| First contested | 1979 | ||
| Last contested | 2008 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 103,111 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 75,036 | ||
| Area (km²) | 76,946 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 9, Division No. 11, Division No. 13, Division No. 14 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Parkland County, Clearwater County, Yellowhead County, Hinton, Lac Ste. Anne County, Whitecourt, Edson, Brazeau County, Drayton Valley, Barrhead County No. 11 | ||
History
The electoral district was created in 1976 from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca, Edmonton West, Pembina, and Wetaskiwin ridings.
Its most high-profile MP has been Joe Clark, who was Prime Minister 1979-80.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 31st | 1979–1980 | rowspan="4" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives | | Joseph Clark | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | rowspan="2" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Reform | | Cliff Breitkreuz | Reform |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 2000 | rowspan="1" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance | | Canadian Alliance | ||
| 37th | 2000–2003 | rowspan="1" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance | | Robert Merrifield | Canadian Alliance |
| 2003–2004 | rowspan="4" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative | | Conservative | ||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–present | |||
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Rob Merrifield, a former farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in the 2000 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session, he served as vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Health.
Election results
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See also
Sources
External links
- Elections Canada
- Website of the Parliament of Canada