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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260/260 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Blake Richards | 43,588 | 74.69 |
Elected |
| NDP | Jeff Horvath | 6,603 | 11.31 |
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| GRN | Mike MacDonald | 4,081 | 6.99 |
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| LIB | John Douglas Reilly | 3,909 | 6.70 |
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| CHP | Randy Vanden Broek | 181 | 0.31 |
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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 is a diverse rural riding in southwest Alberta, abutting B.C. in the west and Calgary's city limits in the south. The riding contains prairies, foothills and spectacular mountains, and runs from Airdrie to Olds in the east and from Cochrane to Canmore and Banff in the west. Banff National Park runs along the western border. The Stoney reserve is in the southern part of the riding.
Wild Rose was formed in 1986 and was largely unaltered until 2004, when a quarter of its population was carved away. Added were 4,518 former residents of the Red Deer riding and five people from Macleod.
Population: 115,872 (2006 census; an increase of 14.0% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Conservative Blake Richards won this seat for the first time, beating Green Party candidate Lisa Fox by more than 30,000 votes. Conservative Myron Thompson had dominated this riding in the previous five elections before retiring in 2008. In 2006, Thompson won the top spot by more than 33,000 votes over the Green Party's Sean Maw. Thompson's 2004 victory was by 27,366 votes over the runner-up, Liberal Judy Stewart. He ran as a Reformer in 1993 and 1997 and under the Canadian Alliance banner in 2000.
Before Thompson came to office, this had been Tory territory for many years.
- 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997 - REF
- 2000 - CA
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 57.08% (65,680) |
| French | 11.48% (13,210) |
| Aboriginal | 6.60% (7,595) |
| American | 2.93% (3,375) |
| Canadian | 25.82% (29,705) |
| Caribbean | 0.27% (315) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.28% (320) |
| Western European | 29.30% (33,715) |
| Northern European | 10.64% (12,245) |
| Eastern European | 16.34% (18,800) |
| S European | 4.28% (4,925) |
| Other European | 0.48% (550) |
| Scandinavian | 10.11% (11,630) |
| Baltic | 0.43% (500) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.40% (1,610) |
| African | 0.41% (475) |
| Arab | 0.32% (370) |
| Maghrebi | 0.06% (70) |
| West Asia | 0.23% (260) |
| South Asia | 0.79% (905) |
| East/SE Asia | 2.60% (2,995) |
| Oceania | 0.46% (530) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.07% (80) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 115,065 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 88% (101,225) |
| French | 2% (2,120) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (10) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (75) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 2% (2,130) |
| 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% (10) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (340) |
| Portuguese | 0% (95) |
| Romanian | 0% (95) |
| Spanish | 0% (260) |
| Danish | 0% (200) |
| Dutch | 1% (905) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 2% (2,670) |
| Norwegian | 0% (75) |
| Swedish | 0% (25) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (35) |
| Czech | 0% (150) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (355) |
| Russian | 0% (115) |
| Serbian | 0% (15) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (65) |
| Slovenian | 0% (30) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (330) |
| Latvian | 0% (35) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (15) |
| Estonian | 0% (25) |
| Finnish | 0% (70) |
| Hungarian | 0% (115) |
| Greek | 0% (95) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (30) |
| Arabic | 0% (130) |
| Hebrew | 0% (10) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (50) |
| Hindi | 0% (90) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (245) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (75) |
| Sindhi | 0% (15) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (10) |
| Urdu | 0% (25) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (30) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 1% (815) |
| Korean | 0% (190) |
| Cantonese | 0% (185) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (135) |
| Mandarin | 0% (15) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (10) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (55) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (15) |
| Malay | 0% (10) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (255) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 114,410 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.50 |
| Mining | 0.25 |
| Utilities | 0.40 |
| Construction | 5.61 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 5.71 |
| Retail | 10.83 |
| Transport | 4.48 |
| Info Culture | 4.76 |
| Finance Insurance | 5.80 |
| Real Estate | 2.43 |
| ProSciTech | 9.75 |
| Management | 0.12 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.79 |
| Education | 7.72 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 8.30 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.04 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.00 |
| Public Admin | 3.96 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 61,170 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 3.6%
4.3% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 9.44%
10.74%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 28.98%
27.90%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $102,505
$98,240 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 9%
16% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 34.90%
33.20% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Randy Vanden Broek | |
| Party: Christian Heritage Party Contact Information: 403-795-7131 | |
Mike MacDonald | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: Website403-200-1290 | |
John Reilly | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 403-675-0202 901 - 8th Ave. Canmore, Alta. | |
| Profession: | Judge |
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