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Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
Edmonton?Spruce Grove
was a federal
electoral district
in
Alberta
, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
from 2004 to 2015. It was a suburban riding in
Edmonton
.
The electoral district was created in 2003 from
St. Albert
,
Edmonton Southwest
and
Edmonton West
ridings. It was abolished in 2013. Most of the Edmonton portion became part of a recreated Edmonton West, with a small portion transferring to
Edmonton Centre
. The suburban portion became part of
Sturgeon River?Parkland
.
Member of Parliament
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This riding elected the following
members of Parliament
:
Its only Member of Parliament for the duration of the riding's existence was
Rona Ambrose
, a former columnist and communication consultant, who was first elected to Parliament in the
2004 election
as a member of the
Conservative Party of Canada
. She served as the
Minister of Public Works and Government Services
,
Minister of the Environment
,
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
,
Minister of Labour
,
Minister responsible for the Status of Women
,
Minister of Western Economic Diversification
,
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
, and
Minister of Health
most recently. In the 2004-2005 parliamentary session, she served as a member of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-38, Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the Subcommittee on Fiscal Imbalance of the Standing Committee on Finance.
After the riding was dissolved in 2013, Ambrose went on to seek election in the new riding of Sturgeon River?Parkland in 2015, which she won.
Election results
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2008 Canadian federal election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Expenditures
|
|
Conservative
|
Rona Ambrose
|
36,402
|
68.55
|
+1.72
|
$94,219
|
|
New Democratic
|
Barbara Phillips
|
6,627
|
12.48
|
+2.00
|
$10,939
|
|
Liberal
|
Chris Austin
|
6,099
|
11.49
|
-5.34
|
$20,611
|
|
Green
|
Wendy Walker
|
3,975
|
7.49
|
+1.63
|
|
Total valid votes/Expense limit
|
53,103
|
99.83
|
$97,141
|
Total rejected ballots
|
91
|
0.17
|
-0.02
|
Turnout
|
53,194
|
53.52
|
-9.93
|
|
Conservative
hold
|
Swing
|
-0.14
|
2006 Canadian federal election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Expenditures
|
|
Conservative
|
Rona Ambrose
|
38,826
|
66.83
|
+6.43
|
$67,100
|
|
Liberal
|
Brad Enge
|
9,776
|
16.83
|
-8.75
|
$17,620
|
|
New Democratic
|
Jason Rockwell
|
6,091
|
10.48
|
+1.56
|
$5,315
|
|
Green
|
John Lackey
|
3,404
|
5.86
|
+0.76
|
$2,097
|
Total valid votes
|
58,097
|
99.81
|
Total rejected ballots
|
109
|
0.19
|
-0.02
|
Turnout
|
58,206
|
63.45
|
+3.12
|
|
Conservative
hold
|
Swing
|
+7.59
|
Note: Change based on redistributed results. Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.
See also
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References
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Notes
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53°28′55″N
113°42′54″W
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53.482°N 113.715°W
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53.482; -113.715