Wild Rose
Alberta electoral district
Wild Rose in relation to other Alberta ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1986
District abolished2013
First contested1988
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]138,617
Electors (2011)90,193
Area (km²)[2]28,054.46
Census division(s)Division No. 6, Division No. 9, Division No. 15
Census subdivision(s)Calgary, Rocky View County, Airdrie, Cochrane, Mountain View County, Canmore, Clearwater County, Olds, Banff, Didsbury

Wild Rose was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. It had been considered a safe seat for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Geography

The district was located in the southwest part of Alberta, stretching from the British Columbia border to the outer northern suburbs of Calgary. Within the large riding were: the City of Airdrie, the towns of Olds, Didsbury, Cochrane, Canmore, Sundre, and Banff, the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, Mountain View County, Improvement District No. 9, and parts of Clearwater County and Rocky View County. The Stoney First Nation was also located within the riding. The riding was bounded by British Columbia to the west, Calgary to the southeast and Red Deer to the northeast.

History

The electoral district was created in 1986 from Bow River, Red Deer and Macleod ridings.

In 2003, about 30% of this district was transferred to Crowfoot riding and about 4% of Red Deer riding was transferred to this district.

Since its creation Wild Rose was one of the safest ridings in the country for the Conservative Party and its predecessors, which had won every election since 1993 by lopsided margins. Neither the Liberals nor the New Democrats had ever secured more than 15 percent of the vote in Wild Rose. In the 2006 election, the Green Party finished a distant second with 10.84 percent of the popular vote, which was among the highest percentages received for the Green Party in that election. The Green Party candidate, Lisa Fox, was again the second-place finisher in the October 2008 election, finishing ahead of the Liberal, New Democratic and Libertarian candidates with 6,389 votes, but far behind the winner Richards, who won 72.9 percent of all votes cast (36,869 votes total).[3] In 2011 Richards defeated all of his opponents combined by a nearly three-to-one margin.

The riding was abolished in 2015. Most of the riding became Banff—Airdrie. A smaller part was transferred to Red Deer—Mountain View while a small portion went to Yellowhead.

List of Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Bow River, Red Deer and Macleod
34th  1988–1993     Louise Feltham Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Myron Thompson Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Blake Richards
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Yellowhead, Banff—Airdrie, Red Deer—Mountain View,
Calgary Rocky Ridge, Calgary Skyview and Calgary Nose Hill

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBlake Richards43,66974.7+1.8$49,673
New DemocraticJeff Horvath6,59511.3+3.1$3,784
GreenMichael MacDonald4,0717.0-5.6$5,270
LiberalJohn Reilly3,9086.7+1.0$43,616
Christian HeritageRandy VandenBroek1810.3––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,424 100.0
Total rejected ballots 128 0.2 0.0
Turnout 58,55261.7 +6
Eligible voters 94,970––
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBlake Richards36,86972.9+0.4$50,972
GreenLisa Fox6,39012.6+1.8$14,559
New DemocraticJeff Horvath4,1698.2+0.9$5,001
LiberalJenn Turcott2,8905.7-4.0$6,555
LibertarianKrista Zoobkoff2460.5–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,564100.0$101,401
Total rejected ballots 1070.2 0.0
Turnout 50,67156-9
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMyron Thompson39,48772.2+1.6$52,003
GreenSean Maw5,92910.8+2.6$8,652
LiberalJudy Stewart5,3319.7-2.9$8,736
New DemocraticShannon Nelles3,9727.3-1.2$2,057
Total valid votes 54,715100.0
Total rejected ballots 1270.20.0
Turnout 54,84266.7+5.2
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMyron Thompson33,33770.6-12.7$41,324
LiberalJudy Stewart5,97112.6+1.6$22,911
New DemocraticJeff Horvath4,0098.5+4.4$4,672
GreenChris Foote3,9048.3–$696
Total valid votes 47,221100.0
Total rejected ballots 1010.2-0.1
Turnout 47,32261.51-1.0
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceMyron Thompson40,19370.4+6.6$38,078
Progressive ConservativeTruper McBride7,37012.9-6.1$17,837
LiberalBryan Mahoney6,33411.1-1.0$8,304
New DemocraticAnne Wilson2,3204.1%+0.5$2,552
IndependentGarnet T. Hammer9081.6–$72
Total valid votes 57,125100.0
Total rejected ballots 1750.3
Turnout 57,30062.5+2.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformMyron Thompson28,56963.8+0.4$43,013
Progressive ConservativeBert Dyck8,50619.0+3.6$34,928
LiberalBryan Mahoney5,42812.1-2.0$9,259
New DemocraticAnne Wilson1,5943.6+1.3$2,614
GreenVanessa Violini6921.5+0.6$275
Total valid votes 44,789100.0
Total rejected ballots 880.2
Turnout 44,87760.5
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformMyron Thompson30,82063.4+30.0
Progressive ConservativeLouise Feltham7,50215.4-32.8
LiberalRoy Shellnutt6,86114.1+4.0
New DemocraticAnne Wilson1,0952.3-5.5
NationalStuart Hughes8071.7
IndependentMichael Leslie5811.2
GreenScott Chisholm Lamont4570.9
IndependentDave Strang2670.5
Natural LawDale Doram2010.4
Total valid votes 48,591100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLouise Feltham20,05448.2
ReformDal Brown13,89533.4
LiberalCathy Richards4,20910.1
New DemocraticRobin Slater3,2097.7
Confederation of RegionsDennis S. Combs2090.5
Total valid votes 41,576100.0

See also

References

  • "Wild Rose (electoral district) (Code 48027) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • Riding history for Wild Rose from the Library of Parliament
  • Expenditures - 2008
  • Expenditures - 2004
  • Expenditures - 2000
  • Expenditures - 1997

Notes

51°23′N 115°28′W / 51.39°N 115.47°W / 51.39; -115.47

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