Peace River (federal electoral district)

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Peace River
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Alberta federal ridings (rural) - Peace River.svg
Peace River in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1924
District abolished2013
First contested 1925
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) [1] 150,925
Electors (2011)96,378
Area (km²) [2] 168,289.57
Census division(s) Division No. 10, Division No. 17, Division No. 19
Census subdivision(s) Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie County No. 1, Mackenzie County, Peace River, Big Lakes, Greenview No. 16, High Level, County of Northern Lights, Fairview, Opportunity No. 17

Peace River was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2015. It was a rural riding in northwest Alberta, representing Clear Hills County, Saddle Hills County, Birch Hills County, the County of Grande Prairie No. 1, the County of Northern Lights, Mackenzie County, most of Northern Sunrise County, the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, the Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133, the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 and the northern portion of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 the riding abolished into Grande Prairie-Mackenzie (72%) and Peace River—Westlock (28%).

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History

This riding was created in 1924 from Edmonton West riding.

Historical boundaries

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Peace River
Riding created from Edmonton West
15th  1925–1926   Donald MacBeth Kennedy Progressive
16th  1926–1930   United Farmers
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940   René-Antoine Pelletier Social Credit
19th  1940–1945   John Sissons Liberal
20th  1945–1949   Solon Earl Low Social Credit
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962   Ged Baldwin Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984 Albert Cooper
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997   Charlie Penson Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000   Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004   Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008 Chris Warkentin
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Grande Prairie-Mackenzie and Peace River—Westlock

Current member of Parliament

See Chris Warkentin.

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Chris Warkentin 36,33475.76+6.25$103,279
New Democratic Jennifer Villebrun7,74016.14+1.73$23,470
Green Wayne John Kamieniecki1,7023.55-3.14$1,379
Liberal Corina Ganton1,4813.09-4.68$5,605
Independent Russ Toews3590.75$204
Rhinoceros Donovan Eckstrom3450.72$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit47,961 100.00
Total rejected ballots 128 0.27-0.03
Turnout 48,089 49.70+4.99
Eligible voters96,759
2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Chris Warkentin 29,55069.51+12.54$48,906
New Democratic Adele Boucher Rymhs6,12414.41+3.28$19,142
Liberal Liliane Coutu-Maisonneuve3,3037.77+5.51$8,462
Green Jennifer Villebrun2,8436.69+4.43$1,612
Canadian Action Edwin Siggelkow3730.88$4,711
Libertarian Mélanie Simard3160.74$1,312
Total valid votes/Expense limit42,509100.00$118,949
Total rejected ballots1290.30 +0.07
Turnout42,638 44.71 -10.0
Conservative hold Swing +4.63
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Chris Warkentin 27,78556.97-8.15$61,636
Independent Bill Given9,88220.26$101,905
New Democratic Susan Thompson5,42711.13+0.02$20,836
Liberal Tanya Kappo 4,5739.38-9.58$4,298
Green Zane Lewis1,1022.26-2.53$0
Total valid votes48,769100.00
Total rejected ballots1130.23-0.06
Turnout48,88254.7+1.0
Conservative hold Swing -14.2
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Charlie Penson 28,15865.12-12.44$64,760
Liberal Lyle Carlstrom8,20018.96+3.48$93,798
New Democratic Susan Thompson4,80411.11+4.17$11,013
Green Benjamin Morrison Pettit2,0734.79$1,300
Total valid votes43,235100.00
Total rejected ballots1250.29+0.03
Turnout43,36053.73-1.33
Conservative hold Swing -7.96

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.

2000 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Alliance Charlie Penson 27,50865.59+6.66$45,093
Liberal Kim Ksenia Fenton6,49515.48-3.61$5,773
Progressive Conservative Milton Hommy5,02111.97-4.12$10,973
New Democratic Patricia Lawrence2,9146.94+1.08$6,931
Total valid votes41,938100.00
Total rejected ballots1110.26+0.05
Turnout42,04955.06+1.42

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.

1997 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Reform Charlie Penson 22,35158.93-1.28$55,260
Liberal David A. Biltek7,24119.09+3.57$60,269
Progressive Conservative John Simpson6,10416.09+1.73$39,665
New Democratic Ray A. Domeij2,2265.86+0.38$7,223
Total valid votes37,922100.00
Total rejected ballots770.21
Turnout37,99953.64
1993 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Charlie Penson 25,76160.21+45.05
Liberal Joshua Phillpotts6,63915.52+2.14
Progressive Conservative Alan Y. Tanaka6,14414.36-39.93
New Democratic Jacquie Gaboury2,3445.48-11.69
National David Ridgeway1,6563.87
Natural Law Roni Shapka2410.56
Total valid votes42,785 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Albert Cooper 23,36354.29-7.95
New Democratic Norman Dyck7,38917.17+1.80
Reform Daniel H. Fletcher6,52515.16
Liberal Helen A. Rice5,75813.38+0.23
Total valid votes 43,035 100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Albert Cooper 25,64862.24+2.88
New Democratic Elroy Deimert6,33315.37-1.66
Liberal Richard Marceau5,41913.15-6.40
Confederation of Regions Ted Krause2,8776.98
Green Marion Loring5781.40
Social Credit Rob Sweigard3540.86-0.59
Total valid votes41,209 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Albert Cooper 18,95359.35-3.78
Liberal Linus H. Becher6,24319.55+0.34
New Democratic Earle Joseph Guertin5,43617.02-0.63
Rhinoceros Allan G.W. Cavanagh5471.71
Social Credit Ken Sweigard 4621.45
Independent A. Wallace Robertson2910.91
Total valid votes 31,932 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ged Baldwin 20,74863.14+2.55
Liberal Linus H. Becher6,31219.21-2.49
New Democratic Earle J. Guertin5,80117.65+0.78
Total valid votes32,861 100.00
1974 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ged Baldwin 14,15360.59+4.52
Liberal Ed Kimpe5,06821.70+8.62
New Democratic Anne Hemmingway3,94116.87-5.46
Independent Michael Zuk1960.84+0.55
Total valid votes 23,358 100.00
1972 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ged Baldwin 14,25556.08+0.49
New Democratic Jake Van Voorst5,67822.34-0.37
Liberal Ed Kimpe3,32413.08-8.64
Social Credit J. Donovan Ross1,9047.49
Independent Gertrude Bryan1190.47
Independent Michael Zuk740.29
Independent Wayne Lovely670.26
Total valid votes 25,421 100.00
1968 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ged Baldwin 11,82555.581.47
New Democratic Phil Thompson4,83022.70+6.75
Liberal Don Branigan 4,62021.72+8.77
Total valid votes 21,275 100.00
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ged Baldwin 14,96054.11-4.49
Social Credit James A. Smith 4,70017.00-6.88
New Democratic Allan Frederick Bush4,41115.95+9.55
Liberal Charlie MacDonell3,57812.94+1.81
Total valid votes27,649 100.00
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ged Baldwin 16,11158.60+10.43
Social Credit James A. Smith 6,56423.87-4.52
Liberal Fred Noble3,05911.13-2.58
New Democratic I.V. Macklin1,7606.40-3.33
Total valid votes 27,494 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ged Baldwin 12,89748.17-10.64
Social Credit Budd M. Dennis7,60328.39+3.08
Liberal S.P. Tachit3,67113.71+2.52
New Democratic Richard F. Brown2,6059.73+5.03
Total valid votes 26,776 100.00

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ged Baldwin 13,32858.81+34.03
Social Credit Solon Earl Low 5,73725.31-18.36
Liberal John Howard McRae2,53511.19-11.99
Co-operative Commonwealth Emil Trygve Sather1,0644.69-2.80
Total valid votes22,664 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Solon Earl Low 10,39343.67-5.38
Progressive Conservative Ged Baldwin 5,89624.77
Liberal John Howard McRae5,51523.17-13.54
Co-operative Commonwealth Clarence John Lampert1,7837.49-2.55
Independent Harry Wigiluk2120.89
Total valid votes23,799 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Solon Earl Low 10,15149.05+10.21
Liberal Clifford Bernard Carignan7,59936.72-0.50
Co-operative Commonwealth Samuel David Simpson2,07910.05-6.05
Labor–Progressive Bernhard Rudolf Swankey8674.19
Total valid votes20,696 100.00
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Solon Earl Low 7,72738.84-2.22
Liberal Clifford Bernard Carignan7,40437.22+14.16
Co-operative Commonwealth Irvin Victor Macklin3,20216.09-4.47
Progressive Conservative David Thomson Williamson1,5627.85-7.47
Total valid votes19,895 100.00
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Solon Earl Low 7,31941.06+6.71
Liberal John Sissons 4,10923.05-18.23
Co-operative Commonwealth Irvin Victor Macklin3,66620.57-0.68
Progressive Conservative Herbert Gordon Bessent2,73215.33
Total valid votes17,826 100.00

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Sissons 6,42641.28+10.71
New Democracy René-Antoine Pelletier 5,34734.35-13.18
Co-operative Commonwealth Irwin Victor Macklin3,30721.24+7.05
Independent Louis-Napoléon Brulotte4883.13
Total valid votes15,568 100.00

Note: New Democracy vote is compared to Social Credit vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit René-Antoine Pelletier 5,51347.52
Liberal Joseph Patrick McIsaac3,54630.57-14.56
Co-operative Commonwealth Donald MacBeth Kennedy 1,64614.19-40.69
Conservative Ernest Vincent Bergin8967.72
Total valid votes 11,601 100.00
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers of Alberta Donald MacBeth Kennedy 10,20454.88+11.82
Liberal John Ewing Thomson8,39045.12+23.75
Total valid votes18,594 100.00
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers of Alberta Donald MacBeth Kennedy 5,32343.06+9.56
Conservative James Arthur Collins4,39835.57+2.22
Liberal Joseph Clarke 2,64221.37-11.78
Total valid votes12,363 100.00

Note: UFA vote is compared to Progressive vote in 1925 election.

1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Donald MacBeth Kennedy 3,98633.50
Conservative James Arthur Collins3,96933.36
Liberal William Archibald Rae 3,94433.15
Total valid votes 11,899 100.00

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