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Edmonton—Wetaskiwin
Alberta electoral district

Edmonton—Wetaskiwin in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.

Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2013
District abolished2023
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]158,749
Electors (2019)133,853
Area (km²)[2]4,947
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Beaumont, Devon, Edmonton, Leduc, Leduc County, Millet, Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin No. 10

Edmonton—Wetaskiwin is a former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2025.

Edmonton—Wetaskiwin was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3] It was created out of the bulk of Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, as well as parts of Edmonton—Leduc, Wetaskiwin, and Vegreville—Wainwright.[4]

According to the 2021 census, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin is the most populated riding in Canada, with almost 100,000 residents more than the national average of 109,444. Its population grew at a rate of 89.28% since the 2011 census (on which the 2013 representation order was based).[5][6]

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was replaced by Leduc—Wetaskiwin.[7]

According to the 2016 Canadian census
  • Languages: (2016) 76.2% English, 3.0% Tagalog, 2.8% Punjabi, 2.0% French, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.5% German, 1.1% Spanish, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.0% Urdu, 0.9% Gujarati, 0.9% Korean, 0.8% Hindi, 0.6% Arabic[8]
Panethnic groups in Edmonton—Wetaskiwin (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[9] 2016[10] 2011[11]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 120,025 57.9% 106,890 68.16% 86,640 79.1%
South Asian 30,570 14.75% 15,440 9.85% 5,395 4.93%
Southeast Asian[b] 16,080 7.76% 9,205 5.87% 4,345 3.97%
Indigenous 11,170 5.39% 8,395 5.35% 6,135 5.6%
East Asian[c] 11,140 5.37% 7,275 4.64% 3,235 2.95%
African 9,165 4.42% 4,645 2.96% 1,485 1.36%
Middle Eastern[d] 3,330 1.61% 1,690 1.08% 870 0.79%
Latin American 3,160 1.52% 1,860 1.19% 755 0.69%
Other/Multiracial[e] 2,635 1.27% 1,435 0.92% 660 0.6%
Total responses 207,290 98.98% 156,830 98.79% 109,530 98.99%
Total population 209,431 100% 158,749 100% 110,644 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Edmonton—Wetaskiwin
Riding created from Edmonton—Leduc,
Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont,
Vegreville—Wainwright and Wetaskiwin
42nd  2015–2019     Mike Lake Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present
Riding dissolved into Edmonton Gateway,
Edmonton Riverbend, Edmonton Southeast,
and Leduc—Wetaskiwin

Graph of election results in Edmonton—Wetawaskin (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mike Lake 48,340 55.7 -16.7 $62,059.26
New Democratic Hugo Charles 18,259 21.0 +10.2 $6,933.72
Liberal Ron Thiering 12,229 14.1 +1.7 $5,253.34
People's Tyler Beauchamp 7,670 8.8 +7.0 $7,473.41
Veterans Coalition Travis Caillou 345 0.4 +0.2 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 86,843 100.0 – $152.378.46
Total rejected ballots 576 0.7 +0.3
Turnout 87,419 66.5 -4.9
Eligible voters 131,407
Conservative hold Swing -13.5
Source: Elections Canada[12]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mike Lake 63,346 72.4 +6.63 $66,466.27
Liberal Richard Wong 10,802 12.4 -9.05 $7,055.34
New Democratic Noah Garver 9,820 11.2 +1.48 $1,000.00
Green Emily Drzymala 1,660 1.9 -0.43 $0.00
People's Neil Doell 1,616 1.8 - $4,865.57
Veterans Coalition Travis Calliou 211 0.2 - $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 87,455 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 392 0.4 +0.1
Turnout 87,847 71.4 +2.8
Eligible voters 122,984
Conservative hold Swing +7.84
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mike Lake 44,949 65.77 -9.80 $108,058.16
Liberal Jacqueline Biollo 14,660 21.45 +15.73 $10,463.94
New Democratic Fritz Bitz 6,645 9.72 -4.55 $12,140.06
Green Joy-Ann Hut 1,595 2.33 -1.76 $1,420.42
Libertarian Brayden Whitlock 495 0.72 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 68,344 100.00   $243,641.10
Total rejected ballots 197 0.29 –
Turnout 68,541 69.58 –
Eligible voters 98,502
Conservative hold Swing -12.76
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]
2011 federal election redistributed results[17]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 31,194 75.57
  New Democratic 5,891 14.27
  Liberal 2,363 5.72
  Green 1,690 4.09
  Others 143 0.35
  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2021
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Report – Alberta
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and federal electoral districts (2013 Representation Order)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Proposed Boundaries – Alberta". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved July 31, 2022. The hybrid electoral district of Edmonton—Wetaskiwin had a 2021 decennial census population of 209,431, an increase of 89.28% from the 2011 census.
  7. ^ "Leduc—Wetaskiwin–Final boundaries". FEDERAL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS REDISTRIBUTION 2022.
  8. ^ "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". August 2, 2017.
  9. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  15. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton—Wetaskiwin (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 21, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  16. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections