Edmonton-Leduc
 Alberta electoral district
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Edmonton–Leduc in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton
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| 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 divisions | Division No. 11 |
| Census subdivisions | 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.
The district included a southwestern portion of Edmonton, the Town of Devon and the City of Leduc and its vicinity.
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.
This riding has elected the following 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.
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