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Edmonton—Leduc
Alberta electoral district
	Edmonton St. Albert Sherwood; Park East Centre Spruce; Grove Strathcona Leduc Mill Woods; Beaumont Edmonton–Leduc in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	2003
District abolished	2013
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	150,234
Electors (2011)	92,861
Area (km²)	421.23
Census division	Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)	Edmonton, Leduc, Leduc County, Devon

Edmonton—Leduc was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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 Edmonton Riverbend and Edmonton—Wetaskiwin.^[3]

Geography

The district includes a southwestern portion of Edmonton, the town of Devon 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 Edmonton Southwest, 20.9% from Edmonton—Strathcona, and 23.6% from Wetaskiwin.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Edmonton—Leduc Riding created from Edmonton Southwest, Edmonton—Strathcona and Wetaskiwin
38th	2004–2006	James Rajotte	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Edmonton Riverbend and Edmonton—Wetaskiwin

Most recent member of Parliament

Its last sitting member of Parliament was James Rajotte, a former executive assistant. He was first elected to Parliament in the 2000 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Elections results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Rajotte	37,778	63.57	+0.36	$74,192.13
	New Democratic	Artem Medvedev	11,488	19.33	+7.91	$14,958.39
	Liberal	Richard Fahlman	7,270	12.23	–5.36	$22,040.94
	Green	Valerie Kennedy	2,896	4.87	–2.90	$7,980.89
Total valid votes/expense limit			59,432	99.75	–	$100,857.07
Total rejected ballots			149	0.25	+0.03
Turnout			59,581	58.68	+2.04
Eligible voters			101,532
	Conservative hold		Swing		+2.86
Source: Elections Canada^[4]^[5]

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Rajotte	33,174	63.21	+2.68	$79,550.75
	Liberal	Donna Lynn Smith	9,234	17.59	–1.87	$28,284.05
	New Democratic	Hana Razga	5,994	11.42	–2.36	$15,380.32
	Green	Valerie Kennedy	4,081	7.78	+1.54	$1,104.43
Total valid votes/expense limit			52,483	99.78	–	$92,972.20
Total rejected ballots			118	0.22	+0.02
Turnout			52,601	56.64	–10.16
Eligible voters			92,861
	Conservative hold		Swing		+2.28
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Rajotte	33,764	60.53	+5.48	$73,388.12
	Liberal	Jim Jacuta	10,856	19.46	–9.86	$27,463.82
	New Democratic	Martin Rybiak	7,685	13.78	+4.36	$11,835.76
	Green	Benjamin Morrison Pettit	3,479	6.24	+0.01	$2,496.41
Total valid votes/expense limit			55,784	99.80	–	$81,893.92
Total rejected ballots			111	0.20	–0.03
Turnout			55,895	66.80	+1.72
Eligible voters			83,677
	Conservative hold		Swing		+7.67
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]

2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Rajotte	26,791	55.05	–	$49,993.80
	Liberal	Bruce King	14,269	29.32	–	$42,485.44
	New Democratic	Doug McLachlan	4,581	9.41	–	$7,763.69
	Green	Bruce Sinclair	3,029	6.22	–	$608.86
Total valid votes/expense limit			48,670	99.77	–	$75,614.37
Total rejected ballots			111	0.23	–
Turnout			48,781	65.08	–
Eligible voters			74,959
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		N/A
Source: Elections Canada^[10]^[11]

References

↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
↑ "Edmonton – Leduc, AB (2003 Rep. Order) ›› Pundits' Guide". Archived from the original on 26 August 2015.
↑ "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton—Leduc". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ "Fortieth General Election 2008 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton—Leduc". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2008.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2008). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2008 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton—Leduc". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton—Leduc". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

"Edmonton—Leduc (Code 48014) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

External links

Riding history for Edmonton—Leduc from the Library of Parliament
Expenditures - 2008
Expenditures - 2004
Website of the Parliament of Canada

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[1] Statistics Canada: 2012

[2] Statistics Canada: 2012

[3] "Edmonton – Leduc, AB (2003 Rep. Order) ›› Pundits' Guide". Archived from the original on 26 August 2015.

[4] "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton—Leduc". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.

[5] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[6] "Fortieth General Election 2008 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton—Leduc". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2008.

[7] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2008). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2008 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[8] "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton—Leduc". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.

[9] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[10] "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton—Leduc". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.

[11] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

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