Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Explained

Province:Alberta
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:48024
Fed-Created:2013
Fed-Election-First:2015
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Chris Warkentin
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:106738
Demo-Electors:84,688
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:109194
Demo-Cd:Division No. 17, Division No. 18, Division No. 19
Demo-Csd:Beaverlodge, Clear Hills, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie No. 1, Greenview No. 16, High Level, Mackenzie, Northern Lights, Peace River, Sexsmith

Grande Prairie—Mackenzie is a federal electoral district in northwestern Alberta, created in 2012 from the Peace River district. It contains the western half of Alberta's Peace region, including the city of Grande Prairie (where more than half its residents live) and stretching to the border with the Northwest Territories. It is impossible to traverse the district by road without leaving it, as the section of the Peace River contained within has no bridges or ferries.

The riding was named Grande Prairie in the commission's initial report,[3] but original plans for a much smaller riding were abandoned in the interest of keeping Peace River—Westlock more compact.[4] The new name thus reflects the inclusion of Mackenzie County.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Grande Prairie at the first election held after approximately April 2024.[5] It will lose the remainder of Mackenzie County including the communities of Rainbow Lake, Hay Lake 209, Upper Hay River 212, High Level and Bushe River 207 to Peace River—Westlock.

Demographics

Panethnic group! colspan="2"
2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
European88,36591,32587,215
Indigenous16,82515,16513,725
Southeast Asian5,4804,0051,885
South Asian2,0201,335685
African1,8851,525530
East Asian965945785
Latin American630485300
Middle Eastern515405190
Other/multiracial480285230
Total responses117,160115,480105,545
Total population119,586117,327106,738

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

Grande Prairie, 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results[9]
PartyVote%
 35,401 68.96
 6,085 11.85
 5,238 10.20
 2,164 4.22
 Others 2,447 4.77

Grande Prairie—Mackenzie, 2013 representation order

2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
PartyVote%
 25,917 76.13
 5,245 15.41
 1,271 3.73
 1,084 3.18

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: Government Bill (House of Commons) C-37 (41-2) - Third Reading - Riding Name Change Act, 2014 - Parliament of Canada.
  4. Web site: Part II – Amendments to the Initial Report (April 6, 2013) – Alberta – Objections - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts.
  5. Web site: New Federal Electoral Map for Alberta.
  6. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-07-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-07-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  8. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-07-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  9. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  10. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2119 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections