Peace River (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peace River was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2015. It was a rural riding in northwest Alberta, representing Clear Hills County, Saddle Hills County, Birch Hills County, the County of Grande Prairie No. 1, the County of Northern Lights, Mackenzie County, most of Northern Sunrise County, the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, the Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133, the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 and the northern portion of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 the riding abolished into Grande Prairie-Mackenzie (72%) and Peace River—Westlock (28%).
Alberta electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1924 |
District abolished | 2013 |
First contested | 1925 |
Last contested | 2011 |
District webpage | profile, map |
Demographics | |
Population (2011)[1] | 150,925 |
Electors (2011) | 96,378 |
Area (km²)[2] | 168,289.57 |
Census division(s) | Division No. 10, Division No. 17, Division No. 19 |
Census subdivision(s) | Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie County No. 1, Mackenzie County, Peace River, Big Lakes, Greenview No. 16, High Level, County of Northern Lights, Fairview, Opportunity No. 17 |