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Established May 22, 1979
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedCampari_007 November 20, 2020 12:03am
DescriptionThis large rural riding is in west-central Alberta, reaching from B.C. almost to Edmonton, and bordered on the southwest by the Brazeau River. Jasper National Park is in the southwest corner, and communities include Jasper, Hinton, Edson, Whitecourt, Drayton Valley and Barrhead.

The 2001 census counted 97,988 residents, of whom at least five per cent are aboriginal and six per cent are immigrants.

The riding is rich in natural resources, and has extensive forestry reserves. National and provincial parks fuel an extensive tourism industry. Education levels are low: just 4.7 per cent of residents have a university degree. Average family income is $63,043 and unemployment is 5.9 per cent.

Created in 1976, the Yellowhead riding was only slightly altered in this year's redistribution. About one per cent of the residents found themselves removed from the riding, while 1,789 were added from St. Albert, 1,145 from Red Deer, and 135 from Athabaska.

Population: 97,988

RACES [Show Primaries]
Redistricting: Light Green=Added Territory, Red=Removed Territory,
Dark Green=Kept Territory
Date Type Results
Sep 20, 2021 General Election
 Gerald Soroka(I)
33,603
66.16%
 Michael Manchen
6,475
12.75%
 Guillaume Roy
5,977
11.77%
 Sheila Schumacher
2,829
5.57%
 Todd Muir
1,761
3.47%
 Gordon Francey
147
0.29%
Oct 21, 2019 General Election
 Gerald Soroka
45,964
82.13%
 Kristine Bowman
3,898
6.96%
 Jeremy Hoefsloot
2,912
5.20%
 Douglas Galavan
1,592
2.84%
 Angelena Satdeo
1,272
2.27%
 Cory Lystang
222
0.40%
 Gordon Francey
108
0.19%
Oct 19, 2015 General Election
 Jim Eglinski(I)
37,950
72.25%
 Ryan Heinz Maguhn
7,467
14.22%
 Ken Kuzminski
4,753
9.05%
 Sandra Wolf Lange
1,538
2.93%
 Cory Lystang
817
1.56%
Date Type Results
Nov 17, 2014 By-election
 Jim Eglinski
7,884
62.57%
 Ryan Heinz Maguhn
2,518
19.98%
 Eric Rosendahl
1,203
9.55%
 Dean Williams
622
4.94%
 Cory Lystang
374
2.97%
May 02, 2011 General Election
 Rob Merrifield(I)
31,780
77.06%
 Mark Wells
5,383
13.05%
 Monika Schaefer
2,123
5.15%
 Zach Siezmagraff
1,180
2.86%
 Jacob Strydhorst
402
0.97%
 Melissa Brade
371
0.90%
Oct 14, 2008 General Election
 Rob Merrifield(I)
26,863
71.85%
 Ken Kuzminski
4,587
12.27%
 Monika Schaefer
3,437
9.19%
 Mohemed El-Rafih
1,489
3.98%
 John Marvin Wierenga
606
1.62%
 Melissa Brade
408
1.09%
Jan 23, 2006 General Election
 Rob Merrifield(I)
30,640
71.19%
 J. Noel LaPierre
4,712
10.95%
 Nancy Love
4,066
9.45%
 Monika Schaefer
2,856
6.64%
 John Marvin Wierenga
765
1.78%
Jun 28, 2004 General Election
 Rob Merrifield(I)
26,503
68.61%
 Peter Crossley
4,441
11.50%
 J. Noel LaPierre
4,429
11.47%
 Eric Stieglitz
2,534
6.56%
 Jacob Strydhorst
721
1.87%
No Map In System
Date Type Results
Dec 23, 2003 Party Switch
 Rob Merrifield(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 27, 2000 General Election
 Rob Merrifield
26,824
66.08%
 John Higgerty
6,348
15.64%
 Dale F. Galbraith
5,141
12.66%
 J. Noel LaPierre
1,910
4.71%
 Jacob Strydhorst
371
0.91%
Mar 27, 2000 Party Switch
 Cliff Breitkreuz(I)
1
100.00%
Jun 02, 1997 General Election
 Cliff Breitkreuz(I)
22,960
64.62%
 Nancy Love Crawford
6,318
17.78%
 Ross Douglas Pugh
4,383
12.34%
 Dennis Atkinson
1,759
4.95%
  Rejected Votes
112
0.32%
Oct 25, 1993 General Election
 Cliff Breitkreuz
22,790
55.04%
 John Higgerty
8,964
21.65%
 Marilyn Stecyk
5,799
14.01%
 Joe Woytowich
1,811
4.37%
 Alex Mann
1,147
2.77%
 Peter Piers
441
1.07%
 Dennis Michaelchuk
251
0.61%
  Douglas Pederson
202
0.49%
Nov 21, 1988 General Election
 Joe Clark(I)
17,847
44.51%
 Preston Manning
11,207
27.95%
 Muriel Stanley Venne
6,172
15.39%
 John Higgerty
3,987
9.94%
 John M. Torringa
708
1.77%
 Peter E. Hope
90
0.22%
 Pat Geo. A. O'Hara
86
0.21%
Sep 04, 1984 General Election
 Joe Clark(I)
37,462
74.01%
 Rick Hardy
6,906
13.64%
 Louis Joy
4,097
8.09%
 G.R. Snow
829
1.64%
 Douglas Bush
773
1.53%
 Audrey Sweigard
553
1.09%
Feb 18, 1980 General Election
 Joe Clark(I)
27,953
69.47%
 Laurie Switzer
7,302
18.15%
 Laird Mitchell
4,562
11.34%
 Robert Brower
249
0.62%
 Brian Fallis
170
0.42%
May 22, 1979 General Election
 Joe Clark(I)
28,849
70.00%
 Laurie Switzer
7,083
17.19%
 Bob Ritchie
3,600
8.74%
 Lex Miller
1,535
3.72%
 Ronnie Plaunt
143
0.35%

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