Alberta electoral district | |||
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Sturgeon River—Parkland in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative |
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District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 105,733 | ||
Electors (2015) | 84,952 | ||
Area (km²) | 4,000 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 26.4 | ||
Census divisions | Division No. 11, Division No. 13 | ||
Census subdivisions | Gibbons, Lac Ste. Anne, Morinville, Parkland, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Sturgeon |
Sturgeon River—Parkland is an electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in 2012 from the electoral districts of Edmonton—Spruce Grove (61%), Westlock—St. Paul (33%) and Yellowhead (6%).
The riding was originally intended to be named Sturgeon River.
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Sturgeon River—Parkland's current MP is Interim leader of the Conservative Party and Interim Leader of the Opposition Rona Ambrose. Ambrose formerly sat in the riding of Edmonton—Spruce Grove. Previously, Ambrose had held several ministerial positions in the government of Stephen Harper, most recently Minister of Health.