Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan

Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada

Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Alberta electoral district
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Garnett Genuis
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]111,541
Electors (2019)95,317
Area (km²)[1]1,271
Pop. density (per km²)87.8
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Fort Saskatchewan, Strathcona County

Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan 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.[2] It was created out of parts of Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Vegreville—Wainwright.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Canadian census[4][5]

Languages: 90.2% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German, 1.1% Ukrainian
Religions: 67.3% Christian (26.8% Catholic, 10.0% United Church, 5.5% Lutheran, 4.2% Anglican, 2.3% Baptist, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 15.4% Other), 30.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $44,302
Average income (2010): $60,210

Panethnic groups in Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 106,145 85.4% 106,785 88.41% 99,920 90.6%
Indigenous 6,515 5.24% 5,305 4.39% 4,590 4.16%
Southeast Asian[b] 3,810 3.07% 2,680 2.22% 1,420 1.29%
South Asian 3,155 2.54% 2,165 1.79% 1,515 1.37%
East Asian[c] 1,460 1.17% 1,495 1.24% 1,100 1%
African 1,395 1.12% 955 0.79% 670 0.61%
Latin American 740 0.6% 525 0.43% 570 0.52%
Middle Eastern[d] 435 0.35% 420 0.35% 190 0.17%
Other/multiracial[e] 635 0.51% 460 0.38% 325 0.29%
Total responses 124,295 98.4% 120,790 98.85% 110,290 98.88%
Total population 126,313 100% 122,193 100% 111,541 100%
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 Member Party
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Riding created from Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Vegreville—Wainwright
42nd  2015–2019     Garnett Genuis Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Graph of election results in Sherwood Park - Fort Saskatchewan (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted; *Most of the "Other" vote belonged to James Ford)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Garnett Genuis 41,092 57.6 -15.8 $56,903.38
New Democratic Aidan Theroux 14,740 20.6 +8.5 $7,370.63
Liberal Tanya Holm 8,730 12.2 +2.1 $23,831.90
People's John Wetterstrand 5,004 7.0 +5.2 $8,937.40
Maverick Todd Newberry 849 1.2 N/A $5,182.19
Green Sheldon Perris 700 1.0 -1.2 $0.00
Independent Charles Simpson 283 0.4 N/A $7,678.37
Total valid votes/Expense limit 71,398 99.6 – $124,070.52
Total rejected ballots 298 0.4
Turnout 71,696 73.9
Eligible voters 96,964
Conservative hold Swing -12.2
Source: Elections Canada[9]


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2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Garnett Genuis 53,600 73.37 +9.43 $59,435.26
New Democratic Aidan Theroux 8,867 12.14 +2.33 $8,662.98
Liberal Ron Thiering 7,357 10.07 -10.35 $9,038.34
Green Laura Sanderson 1,592 2.18 -0.29 $0.00
People's Darren Villetard 1,334 1.83 - $1,638.00
Veterans Coalition Patrick McElrea 300 0.41 - $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 73,050 99.56
Total rejected ballots 321 0.44 +0.17
Turnout 73,371 76.29 +2.23
Eligible voters 96,171
Conservative hold Swing +3.55
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
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2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Garnett Genuis 42,642 63.94 +14.48 $114,842.36
Liberal Rod Frank 13,615 20.42 +13.95 $23,559.35
New Democratic Joanne Cave 6,540 9.81 -1.42 $15,416.14
Green Brandie Harrop 1,648 2.47 -1.59 $3,796.57
Independent James Ford 1,563 2.34 -26.44 $5,420.41
Libertarian Stephen C. Burry 678 1.02 * $3,387.73
Total valid votes/expense limit 66,686 99.73   $228,934.10
Total rejected ballots 180 0.27 –
Turnout 66,866 74.06 –
Eligible voters 90,289
Conservative hold Swing +0.27
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]


2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 24,890 49.46
  Others 14,485 28.78
  New Democratic 5,649 11.23
  Liberal 3,254 6.47
  Green 2,046 4.07

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. ^ Report – Alberta
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 8, 2012). "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (May 8, 2013). "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  14. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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