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Riding Profile:
Red Deer-South comprises the half of the city of Red Deer south of 55th Street, Ross Street and the Red Deer River. The boundary of this riding was almost untouched by the 2004 redistribution.

With an average household income of $64,264, this riding is wealthier than Red Deer-North, and slightly wealthier than the provincial norm. Fewer than eight per cent of residents are low income. Health and social services provide the most jobs, followed closely by retail. About 59 per cent of residents were born in Alberta, while about nine per cent are immigrants. Aboriginal peoples make up three per cent of the population.

Political History:
Red Deer-South and the old riding of Red Deer have elected PC politicians since 1971. The incumbent, Science Minister Victor Doerksen, was elected in 1993 over Liberal Don Sinclair. The margin of victory - 784 votes - was just one vote less than Doerksen's margin in 1997, when he fended off Liberal Larry Pimm. In 2001, Doerksen's win was more comfortable, with 7,684 votes to Liberal Garfield Marks' 3,927. Doerksen was preceded in office by Jim Foster (1971-79), Norman Magee (1979-82), Jim McPherson (1982-86) and former cabinet minister John Oldring (1986-93).

In 2001, voter turnout was 50.7 per cent.