Lakeland (electoral district)

Lakeland

Alberta electoral district
Lakeland in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Shannon Stubbs Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	108,451
Electors (2015)	79,334
Area (km²)	31,877
Pop. density (per km²)	3.4
Census divisions	Division No. 10, Division No. 12, Division No. 13
Census subdivisions	Athabasca, Bonnyville, Bonnyville No. 87, Lloydminster, St. Paul, St. Paul No. 19, Smoky Lake, Vegreville, Vermilion, Vermilion River

Lakeland is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and again since 2015. Its name is derived from the area's topography (and the former Lakeland County). The district's largest communities are Bonnyville, St. Paul, and the Alberta part of Lloydminster.

The district was created in 1996 from the Beaver River and Vegreville ridings. It was abolished in 2003, with parts transferred to Vegreville—Wainwright and Westlock—St. Paul. A small part was transferred to Athabasca.

The riding was re-created in 2013 from these same districts (Athabasca having been renamed to Fort McMurray—Athabasca) with a new set of boundaries, no longer including the northerly communities of Lac La Biche and Cold Lake, but extending further west to the towns of Athabasca and Waskatenau. It is largely a successor to Vegreville—Wainwright.

Its 2016 population was 108,451, a 3.7% increase from 2011.

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

In addition, Senator Martha Bielish designated "Lakeland" as her Senate division, representing the area as a Progressive Conservative from 1979 to 1990. She was Alberta's first female Senator.