Lakeland (electoral district)

Lakeland is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and again since 2015. Its name is derived from the area's topography (and the former Lakeland County). The district's largest communities are Bonnyville, St. Paul, and the Alberta part of Lloydminster.

History

The district was created in 1996 from the Beaver River and Vegreville ridings. It was abolished in 2003, with parts transferred to Vegreville—Wainwright and Westlock—St. Paul. A small part was transferred to Athabasca.

The riding was re-created in 2013 from these same districts (Athabasca having been renamed to Fort McMurray—Athabasca) with a new set of boundaries, no longer including the northerly communities of Lac La Biche and Cold Lake, but extending further west to the towns of Athabasca and Waskatenau. It is largely a successor to Vegreville—Wainwright.

Demographics

Its 2016 population was 108,451, a 3.7% increase from 2011.

Panethnic groups in Lakeland (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European	79,805	77.8%	84,920	80.49%	85,625	84.4%
Indigenous	16,165	15.76%	14,840	14.07%	13,105	12.92%
Southeast Asian	3,080	3%	2,165	2.05%	1,000	0.99%
South Asian	1,340	1.31%	1,055	1%	420	0.41%
African	750	0.73%	970	0.92%	330	0.33%
East Asian	515	0.5%	625	0.59%	400	0.39%
Latin American	370	0.36%	325	0.31%	200	0.2%
Middle Eastern	330	0.32%	390	0.37%	190	0.19%
Other/multiracial	235	0.23%	215	0.2%	180	0.18%
Total responses	102,580	96.78%	105,505	97.08%	101,450	96.97%
Total population	105,993	100%	108,677	100%	104,616	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
Lakeland Riding created from Beaver River and Vegreville
36th	1997–2000	Leon Benoit	Reform
36th	2000–2000		Alliance
37th	2000–2003		Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
Riding dissolved into Athabasca, Vegreville—Wainwright, and Westlock—St. Paul
Riding re-created from Fort McMurray—Athabasca, Vegreville—Wainwright, and Westlock—St. Paul
42nd	2015–2019	Shannon Stubbs	Conservative
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

In addition, Senator Martha Bielish designated "Lakeland" as her Senate division, representing the area as a Progressive Conservative from 1979 to 1990. She was Alberta's first female Senator.

Election results

2015–present

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Graph of election results in Lakeland (since 2013, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Shannon Stubbs	36,557	69.4	-14.5	$35,954.03
	People's	Ann McCormack	5,827	11.1	+8.5	$15,179.04
	New Democratic	Des Bissonnette	5,519	10.5	+4.0	$1,217.51
	Liberal	John Turvey	2,610	5.0	+0.5	$0.00
	Maverick	Fred Sirett	1,674	3.2	N/A	$8,694.07
	Green	Kira Brunner	464	0.9	-1.0	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			52,651	99.6	–	$124,350.72
Total rejected ballots			229	0.4
Turnout			52,880	68.1
Eligible voters			77,712
	Conservative hold		Swing		-11.5
Source: Elections Canada

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	36,405	69.40
	People's	5,802	11.06
	New Democratic	5,511	10.51
	Liberal	2,604	4.96
	Green	463	0.88
	Others	1,671	3.19

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Shannon Stubbs	48,314	83.91	+11.11	$54,504.49
	New Democratic	Jeffrey Swanson	3,728	6.47	-3.59	none listed
	Liberal	Mark Watson	2,565	4.45	-9.24	none listed
	People's	Alain Houle	1,468	2.55	-	$7,186.92
	Green	Kira Brunner	1,105	1.92	-0.42	$0.00
	Libertarian	Robert McFadzean	251	0.44	-0.66	$0.00
	Veterans Coalition	Roberta Marie Graham	147	0.26	-	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			57,578	99.66
Total rejected ballots			198	0.34	+0.06
Turnout			57,776	71.70	+2.79
Eligible voters			80,578
	Conservative hold		Swing		+7.35
Source: Elections Canada

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Shannon Stubbs	39,882	72.81	-6.19	$96,950.81
	Liberal	Garry Parenteau	7,500	13.69	+8.59	$5,761.06
	New Democratic	Duane Zaraska	5,513	10.06	-1.16	$8,006.40
	Green	Danielle Montgomery	1,283	2.34	-1.88	–
	Libertarian	Robert George McFadzean	601	1.10		$1,653.97
Total valid votes/expense limit			54,779	99.72		$242,495.35
Total rejected ballots			155	0.28	–
Turnout			54,934	68.91	–
Eligible voters			79,721
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		-7.39
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	32,529	78.99
	New Democratic	4,621	11.22
	Liberal	2,100	5.10
	Green	1,740	4.23
	Others	191	0.46

1997–2004

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Graph of election results in Lakeland (1996-2003, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Alliance	Leon Benoit	29,348	65.45	+6.17	$46,423
	Liberal	Wayne Kowalski	9,050	20.18	+2.54	$40,607
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Pelletier	4,373	9.75	–8.06	$4,991
	New Democratic	Raymond Stone	2,069	4.61	+0.18	$3,570
Total valid votes			44,840	100.0
Total rejected ballots			132	0.29
Turnout			44,972	63.65
	Alliance hold		Swing		+1.82

1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Reform	Leon Benoit	23,214	59.28	$46,821
	Progressive Conservative	Les Parsons	6,976	17.81	$29,332
	Liberal	Hansa Thaleshvar	6,911	17.64	$27,199
	New Democratic	John Williams	1,737	4.43	$992
	Independent	Valerie Doreen Morrow	321	0.81	$5,106
Total valid votes			39,159	100.0
Total rejected ballots			97	0.25
Turnout			39,256	56.61

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.

The Reform Party merged with the Canadian Alliance on 27 March 2000.
The Canadian Alliance merged with the Progressive Conservatives to form the Conservative Party on 8 December 2003.

References

Statistics Canada: 2016
Statistics Canada: 2011
Statistics Canada (July 1, 2016). "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Lakeland".
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
"200 Remarkable Alberta Women".
"List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
"Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
"List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
"Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
"Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. February 29, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

External links

Riding history for Lakeland from the Library of Parliament
Expenditures - 2000
Expenditures - 1997
Elections Canada
Website of the Parliament of Canada

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