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Peace River (electoral district)

Peace River
Alberta electoral district
Alberta federal ridings (rural) - Peace River.svg
Peace River in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1924
District abolished 2013
First contested 1925
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) 150,925
Electors (2011) 96,378
Area (km²) 168,289.57
Census divisions Division No. 10, Division No. 17, Division No. 19
Census subdivisions Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie County No. 1, Mackenzie County, Peace River, Big Lakes, Greenview No. 16, High Level, County of Northern Lights, Fairview, Opportunity No. 17

Peace River was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2015. It was a rural riding in northwest Alberta, representing Clear Hills County, Saddle Hills County, Birch Hills County, the County of Grande Prairie No. 1, the County of Northern Lights, Mackenzie County, most of Northern Sunrise County, the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, the Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133, the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 and the northern portion of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 the riding abolished into Grande Prairie—Mackenzie (72%) and Peace River—Westlock (28%).

This riding was created in 1924 from Edmonton West riding.

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


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