Results, Ridings and Candidates
Vegreville - Wainwright
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 245/245 polls | |||
| CON | Leon Benoit | 34,493 | 76.75 |
Elected |
| NDP | Ray Stone | 4,230 | 9.41 |
|
| GRN | William Munsey | 3,876 | 8.62 |
|
| LIB | Adam Campbell | 2,345 | 5.22 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Leon Benoit (Incumbent)
- Will Munsey
- Adam Campbell
- Raymond Stone
Leon Benoit
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: July 7, 1950
Age: 57
Birthplace: Lloydminster, Alta.
Education: B.Sc. in agriculture from the University of Alberta.
Profession: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Linda
Children: Five - Suzanne, Daniel, Gabriel, Paul and Jennifer
Career Background: Since 1974, has been owner, manager and operator of a farm with crops including wheat, canola, barley, oats and peas. Worked as a farm economist with Alberta Agriculture, as a farm management instructor and financial consultant, as an owner and operator of a farm-based machinery sales business, and as a farm management consultant with individual farm businesses.
Community Activities: Is a member of the Elks of Canada, the Alberta Institute of Agrologists, the Canada Institute of Agrologists, and was a member of the Alberta Wheat Pool advisory committee, as well as a former executive member of the Mannville and District Agriculture Society.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Vegreville in 1993; in Lakeland in 1997 and 2000. Elected in Vegreville-Wainwright in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Party: Member since January 1988. Was a policy director from 1988 to 1992. Was a member of the agriculture task force in 1990.
Committee: Chair of the Standing Committee on International Trade and the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on International Trade. Chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources. Former vice-chair of Citizenship and Immigration; National Defence and Veterans Affairs. Former member of Citizenship and Immigration; National Defence and Veterans Affairs; Joint Committee on Official Languages; Government Operations and Estimates.
Caucus: Former deputy critic for agriculture and national defence. Former critic for national defence; public works and government services; intergovernmental affairs; citizenship and immigration; inter-provincial trade. Was the Conservative party's Canadian Wheat Board critic in 2004, and was the party's public works and government services critic.
Contact information:
Will Munsey
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Alberta
Profession: Educator, railroader, farmer, businessman
Marital Status: Married
Children: Yes
Career Background: Worked in East Asia for 15 years before returning to Canada.
Contact information:
Adam Campbell
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Scotland
Education: National certificate in agriculture in arable production from the Clinterty Agricultural College in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Profession: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two sons
Career Background: Owns and operates a 600-acre grain farm. Board member and subsequently vice-president of the Wildrose Agricultural Producers. Former owner/operator of a motel.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in 2004 and 2006.
Contact information:
Telephone : 780-375-2133
Raymond Stone
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: Dec. 5, 1933
Age: 73
Birthplace: Innisfree, Alta.
Profession: Farmer
Marital Status: Single
Career Background: Has run a farm just outside Innisfree, Alta. since 1999.
Community Activities: Was involved in the local curling club.
Electoral History
Municipal: Was elected councillor for the county of Minburn in 1977 and served until 1983. During that time sat on the Innisfree seed cleaning plant board.
Provincial: Defeated as an NDP candidate in Vermilion-Lloydminster in 2001.
Federal: Defeated as an NDP candidate in Lakeland in 2000.
Mailing address:
Box 206
Innisfree, Alta.
T0B 2G0
Contact information:
Telephone: 780-853-1152
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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