Peace River—Westlock
Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peace River—Westlock is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
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Alberta electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative | ||
District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 108,095 | ||
Electors (2019) | 73,809 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 105,095 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1 | ||
Census division(s) | Division No. 13, Division No. 17, Division No. 18, Division No. 19 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Barrhead, Barrhead No. 11, Big Lakes, Greenview No. 16, Mackenzie, Peace River, Slave Lake, Westlock, Westlock County, Whitecourt |
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Peace River—Westlock was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order.[2] It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 19, 2015.[3] It was created out of parts of Peace River, Fort McMurray—Athabasca, Yellowhead, and Westlock—St. Paul.[4]
Conservative Arnold Viersen, a former mechanic, has been the riding's MP since 2015.