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Fort McMurray - Athabasca
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199/199 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Brian Jean | 22,546 | 72.10 |
Elected |
| NDP | Berend Wilting | 4,101 | 13.11 |
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| LIB | Karen Young | 3,230 | 10.33 |
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| GRN | Jule Asterisk | 1,394 | 4.46 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding covers the northeast quarter of Alberta, bounded by Saskatchewan on the east and the Northwest Territories on the north. The land is mostly rolling boreal woodland, cut through by such famous rivers as the Slave, Peace and Athabasca. Wood Buffalo National Park is in the north; in the south, some land is under cultivation.
This riding was established in 1924. The 2004 redistribution added 8,000 residents from the Lakeland riding, plus small portions of the Elk Island, Peace River and Yellowhead ridings.
Population: 100,805 (2006 census; an increase of 13.4% since 2001)
Political History
This riding has voted right-of-centre for most of the past half-century.
Conservative Brian Jean has held the riding for the past three terms. In the last election, Jean beat New Democrat Mark Voyageur by 13,893 votes. In the 2006 election, Jean beat Liberal Mel H. Buffalo by 15,737 votes. In 2004, Jean won with about 60 per cent of the vote.
Tory Paul Yewchuk held the riding from 1968 to 1979 and Jack Shield, also a PC, won the seat in the next three races.
In 1993, Dave Chatters took the riding, winning twice on the Reform ticket and again in 2000 under the banner of the Canadian Alliance. In each victory, Chatters outpolled his closest rival by nearly a two-to-one margin.
- 1925 - LIB
- 1926 - UFA
- 1930 - LIB
- 1932 byelection - CON
- 1935 - SC
- 1940-57 inclusive - LIB
- 1958-88 inclusive - PC
- 1993, 1997 - REF
- 2000 - CA
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 48.43% (47,470) |
| French | 13.08% (12,825) |
| Aboriginal | 5.35% (5,245) |
| American | 2.39% (2,340) |
| Canadian | 18.21% (17,850) |
| Caribbean | 0.66% (645) |
| Latin, Central, South | 1.04% (1,020) |
| Western European | 26.59% (26,065) |
| Northern European | 9.97% (9,770) |
| Eastern European | 22.23% (21,785) |
| S European | 5.72% (5,605) |
| Other European | 0.92% (900) |
| Scandinavian | 9.47% (9,280) |
| Baltic | 0.50% (490) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.41% (1,380) |
| African | 0.81% (790) |
| Arab | 0.92% (905) |
| Maghrebi | 0.07% (65) |
| West Asia | 0.62% (610) |
| South Asia | 2.28% (2,230) |
| East/SE Asia | 7.92% (7,760) |
| Oceania | 0.47% (465) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.10% (100) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 98,020 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 78% (75,955) |
| French | 3% (3,085) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (60) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (10) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (470) |
| Portuguese | 0% (50) |
| Romanian | 0% (155) |
| Spanish | 1% (950) |
| Danish | 0% (85) |
| Dutch | 0% (425) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (20) |
| German | 3% (2,945) |
| Norwegian | 0% (40) |
| Swedish | 0% (50) |
| Yiddish | 0% (15) |
| Bosnian | 0% (30) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (135) |
| Croatian | 0% (125) |
| Czech | 0% (95) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 1% (1,030) |
| Russian | 0% (225) |
| Serbian | 0% (75) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (40) |
| Slovak | 0% (70) |
| Slovenian | 0% (30) |
| Ukrainian | 2% (1,795) |
| Latvian | 0% (25) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (55) |
| Estonian | 0% (15) |
| Finnish | 0% (90) |
| Hungarian | 0% (120) |
| Greek | 0% (280) |
| Armenian | 0% (25) |
| Turkish | 0% (80) |
| Amharic | 0% (20) |
| Arabic | 0% (450) |
| Hebrew | 0% (15) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (10) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (35) |
| Bengali | 0% (180) |
| Gujarati | 0% (80) |
| Hindi | 0% (340) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (325) |
| Pashto | 0% (20) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (305) |
| Sindhi | 0% (30) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (35) |
| Urdu | 0% (205) |
| Malayalam | 0% (55) |
| Tamil | 0% (55) |
| Telugu | 0% (40) |
| Japanese | 0% (285) |
| Korean | 1% (650) |
| Cantonese | 1% (595) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 2% (2,410) |
| Mandarin | 1% (680) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (35) |
| Lao | 0% (40) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (150) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (100) |
| Ilocano | 0% (30) |
| Malay | 0% (15) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1% (630) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (20) |
| Swahili | 0% (30) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 96,890 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 9.79 |
| Mining | 12.19 |
| Utilities | 0.72 |
| Construction | 9.46 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.66 |
| Retail | 10.58 |
| Transport | 5.98 |
| Info Culture | 0.89 |
| Finance Insurance | 1.88 |
| Real Estate | 1.91 |
| ProSciTech | 4.35 |
| Management | 0.04 |
| Waste/Remediation | 2.49 |
| Education | 6.01 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 7.42 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 0.95 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.95 |
| Public Admin | 3.74 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 79,630 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.3%
4.3% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 15.52%
10.74%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 24.27%
27.90%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $87,259
$98,240 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 16%
16% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 39.68%
33.20% National
33.35%
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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