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Battle River—Crowfoot was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015. It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Crowfoot and Vegreville—Wainwright.

Even by the standards of rural Alberta, Battle River—Crowfoot is a strongly conservative riding. The riding and its predecessors have been represented by centre-right MPs for all but two years since 1935, and the major right-wing party of the day has usually won here in massive landslides. Since the 1990s, the major right-wing party of the day has won by some of the largest margins ever recorded in Canadian politics, with other parties lucky to get 30 percent of the vote between them. Its first member, Kevin Sorenson, was first elected for Crowfoot in 2000 with 70 percent of the vote–the only time that he garnered less than 80 percent of the vote. The current MP, Damien Kurek, won in 2019 with more than 85% of the vote.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Battle River—Crowfoot (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European	89,370	88.3%	94,130	91.22%	94,595	93.96%
Indigenous	5,485	5.42%	4,465	4.33%	3,340	3.32%
Southeast Asian	2,985	2.95%	2,200	2.13%	1,110	1.1%
East Asian	865	0.85%	575	0.56%	455	0.45%
South Asian	825	0.82%	665	0.64%	225	0.22%
African	755	0.75%	495	0.48%	330	0.33%
Latin American	430	0.42%	265	0.26%	295	0.29%
Middle Eastern	125	0.12%	185	0.18%	175	0.17%
Other/Multiracial	365	0.36%	210	0.2%	145	0.14%
Total responses	101,210	93.73%	103,185	93.61%	100,675	93.97%
Total population	107,979	100%	110,223	100%	107,140	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament	Years		Party
Battle River—Crowfoot Riding created from Crowfoot and Vegreville—Wainwright
42nd	2015–2019	Kevin Sorenson	Conservative
43rd	2019–2021	Damien Kurek
44th	2021–present	Damien Kurek

Election results

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Graph of election results in Battle River—Crowfoot (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	42,531	71.38
	New Democratic	5,782	9.70
	People's	5,556	9.33
	Liberal	2,536	4.26
	Green	545	0.91
	Others	2,631	4.42

2013 representation order

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Damien Kurek	41,819	71.3	-14.2	$82,245.43
	New Democratic	Tonya Ratushniak	5,761	9.8	+4.7	$1,764.29
	People's	Dennis Trepanier	5,440	9.3	+6.7	$1,916.25
	Liberal	Leah Diane McLeod	2,515	4.3	+0.2	$0.00
	Maverick	Jeff Golka	2,393	4.1	–	$28,982.24
	Green	Daniel Brisbin	554	0.9	-1.8	$234.04
	Veterans Coalition	John Irwin	178	0.3	—	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			58.660	–	–	$135,622.71
Total rejected ballots			260
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Conservative hold		Swing		-9.45
Source: Elections Canada

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Damien Kurek	53,309	85.5	+4.59	$61,063.42
	New Democratic	Natasha Fryzuk	3,185	5.1	-1.44	$0.00
	Liberal	Dianne Clarke	2,557	4.1	-5.26	none listed
	Green	Geordie Nelson	1,689	2.7	-0.48	$2,467.23
	People's	David A. Michaud	1,620	2.6	-	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			62,360	100.0
Total rejected ballots			352
Turnout			62,712	77.3
Eligible voters			81,123
	Conservative hold		Swing		+3.02
Source: Elections Canada

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kevin Sorenson	47,552	80.91	–2.18	$39,101.55
	Liberal	Andy Kowalski	5,505	9.37	+7.21	$1,133.54
	New Democratic	Katherine Swampy	3,844	6.54	–3.30	$9,738.25
	Green	Gary Kelly	1,868	3.18	–0.72	$419.14
Total valid votes/expense limit			58,769	100.00		$264,066.87
Total rejected ballots			160	0.27	–
Turnout			58,929	73.02	–
Eligible voters			80,698
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		–4.69
This riding was created from parts of Crowfoot and Vegreville—Wainwright, both of which elected Conservative candidates in the 2011 election. Kevin Sorenson was the incumbent from Crowfoot. Changes are based on redistributed results.
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	39,645	83.09
	New Democratic	4,694	9.84
	Green	1,859	3.90
	Liberal	1,028	2.15
	Others	487	1.02

Towns / villages / cities in Battle River—Crowfoot

Acadia Valley
Alliance
Amisk
Bashaw
Bawlf
Big Valley
Bittern Lake
Botha
Camrose
Castor
Cereal
Chauvin
Consort
Coronation
Czar
Daysland
Delia
Drumheller
Edberg
Edgerton
Empress
Ferintosh
Forestburg
Gadsby
Galahad
Halkirk
Hanna
Hardisty
Hay Lakes
Heisler
Holden
Hughenden
Irma
Killam
Lougheed
Morrin
Munson
New Norway
Oyen
Provost
Rosalind
Round Hill
Rumsey
Ryley
Sedgewick
Stettler
Strome
Three Hills
Tofield
Trochu
Veteran
Viking
Wainwright
Youngstown

Notes

Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

Statistics Canada: 2017
Statistics Canada: 2017
Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
Report – Alberta
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
"Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
"List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
"List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
"Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
"Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
"October 19, 2015 Election Results — Battle River—Crowfoot (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

v t e Federal ridings in rural Alberta
Conservative	Banff—Airdrie Battle River—Crowfoot Bow River Edmonton—Wetaskiwin Foothills Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Lakeland Lethbridge Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Peace River—Westlock Red Deer—Lacombe Red Deer—Mountain View Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan Sturgeon River—Parkland Yellowhead

v t e Federal ridings in the Canadian Prairies
Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Portage—Lisgar Provencher Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman
Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley Elmwood—Transcona Kildonan—St. Paul Saint Boniface—Saint Vital Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg North Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Centre
Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek Cypress Hills—Grasslands Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Prince Albert Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Regina—Lewvan Regina—Qu'Appelle Regina—Wascana Saskatoon—Grasswood Saskatoon—University Saskatoon West Souris—Moose Mountain Yorkton—Melville
Rural Alberta	Banff—Airdrie Battle River—Crowfoot Bow River Foothills Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Lakeland Lethbridge Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Peace River—Westlock Red Deer—Lacombe Red Deer—Mountain View Sturgeon River—Parkland Yellowhead
Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre Edmonton Griesbach Edmonton Manning Edmonton Mill Woods Edmonton Riverbend Edmonton Strathcona Edmonton West Edmonton—Wetaskiwin St. Albert—Edmonton Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Calgary	Calgary Centre Calgary Confederation Calgary Forest Lawn Calgary Heritage Calgary Midnapore Calgary Nose Hill Calgary Rocky Ridge Calgary Shepard Calgary Signal Hill Calgary Skyview

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