Edmonton—Leduc
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| Image:Edmonton Leduc.png Edmonton—Leduc in relation to the other Edmonton ridings | |
| Population, 2001 | 95,700 |
| Electors | 74,959 |
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Edmonton—Leduc is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
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Geography
The district includes the southwestern portion of Edmonton, the Town of Devon and the City of Leduc and its vicinity.
History
The electoral district was created in 2003 as a result of the creation of two extra Alberta seats. It is composed from the following previous ridings: 55.5% from Edmonton Southwest, 20.9% from Edmonton-Strathcona and 23.6% from Wetaskiwin.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
- 2004-present: James Rajotte - Conservative - He previously represented Edmonton Southwest.
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is James Rajotte, a former executive assistant. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Conservative critic of Industry.
Elections results
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |James Rajotte |align="right"|26,791 |align="right"|55.04% |align="right"| |align="right"|$54,847 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Bruce King |align="right"|14,269 |align="right"|29.31% |align="right"| |align="right"|$46,445 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Doug McLachlan |align="right"|4,581 |align="right"|9.41% |align="right"| |align="right"|$7,563 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Bruce Sinclair |align="right"|3,029 |align="right"|6.22% |align="right"| |align="right"|$107 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|48,670 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|111 !align="right"|0.23% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|48,781 !align="right"|65.08% !align="right"| !align="right"| Template:End