Yellowhead (electoral district)

The electoral district was created in 1976 from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca, Edmonton West, Pembina, and Wetaskiwin ridings.

Its first and most high-profile MP was Joe Clark. Clark was Prime Minister of Canada in late 1979 and early 1980. He remained a prominent figure on the Progressive Conservative front bench after losing the premiership, in opposition and as a cabinet minister under Brian Mulroney.

This riding lost territory to Peace River—Westlock and Sturgeon River—Parkland, while gaining territory from Wetaskiwin and Wild Rose, during the 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution.

Following the 2012 redistribution,{{cite book |title=Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta 2012 |url=http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/ab/now/reports/ab_report_e.pdf |date=April 6, 2013 |publisher=Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta |isbn=978-1-100-22175-5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117142447/http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/ab/now/reports/ab_report_e.pdf |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |access-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=live}} portions of this electoral district (notably the town of Whitecourt) joined the newly formed riding of Peace River—Westlock while the regions of Leduc County and Rocky Mountain House were added to Yellowhead.{{cite web |title=Yellowhead – Maps Corner/Boundaries description |url=http://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/mapprov.asp?map=48034&lang=e |publisher=Elections Canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117145125/http://elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/mapprov.asp?map=48034&lang=e |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |access-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts {{resize|(effective after May 1, 2014)}} |date=October 14, 2015 |url=http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir/red&document=index&lang=e |publisher=Elections Canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117134542/http://elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir/red&document=index&lang=e |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |access-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=live}}

:According to the 2011 Canadian census

Languages: 90.5% English, 2.6% French, 1.7% German

Religions: 58.5% Christian (20.6% Catholic, 10.3% United Church, 4.3% Anglican, 4.2% Lutheran, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 15.3% Other Christian), 1.0% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 39.7% No religion

Median income (2010): $34,679

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:{{cite web | url=https://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPR/EN/EDA/DetailedReport?selectedId=5943&queryId=b503c3b0123c41f681304d633f472186&pageNo=5&recordCount=6 | title=Registered Association Database : Search Electoral District Associations }}

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

{{CanMP}}

{{CanMP nodata|Yellowhead
Riding created from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca,
Edmonton West, Pembina and Wetaskiwin}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1979

| ToYr = 1980

| Assembly# = 31

| CanParty = PC

| RepName = Joe Clark

| RepTerms# = 4

| PartyTerms# = 4

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1980

| ToYr = 1984

| Assembly# = 32

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1984

| ToYr = 1988

| Assembly# = 33

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1988

| ToYr = 1993

| Assembly# = 34

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1993

| ToYr = 1997

| Assembly# = 35

| CanParty = Reform

| RepName = Cliff Breitkreuz

| RepTerms# = 3

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1997

| ToYr = 2000

| Assembly# = 36

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2000

| ToYr = 2000

| CanParty = Canadian Alliance

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2000

| ToYr = 2003

| Assembly# = 37

| RepName = Rob Merrifield

| RepTerms# = 6

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2003

| ToYr = 2004

| CanParty = Conservative

| PartyTerms# = 9

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2004

| ToYr = 2006

| Assembly# = 38

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2006

| ToYr = 2008

| Assembly# = 39

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2008

| ToYr = 2011

| Assembly# = 40

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2011

| ToYr = 2014

| Assembly# = 41

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2014

| ToYr = 2015

| RepName = Jim Eglinski

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2015

| ToYr = 2019

| Assembly# = 42

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2019

| ToYr = 2021

| Assembly# = 43

| RepName = Gerald Soroka

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2021

| ToYr =

| Assembly# = 44

}}

{{CanMP end}}

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| yAxisTitle=Vote share

| xAxisMin=1976

| xAxisMax=2021

| yAxisMin=0

| yAxisMax=0.9

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| y2Title=Conservative

| y3Title=NDP

| y4Title=Libertarian

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| y6Title=People's

| y7Title=Maverick

| y8Title=PC

| y9Title=Reform/Alliance

| y10Title=SC

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| x=1979,1980,1984,1988,1993,1997,2000,2004,2006,2008,2011,2011,2014,2015,2019,2021

| y1=0.172,0.181,0.081,0.099,0.216,0.142,0.156,0.1150,0.0945,0.0398,0.0287,0.0289,0.1998,0.1422,0.052,0.056

| y2=,,,,,,,0.6861,0.7119,0.7185,0.7703,0.7807,0.6257,0.7225,0.821,0.662

| y3=0.087,0.113,0.136,0.154,0.044,0.048,0.047,0.1147,0.1095,0.1227,0.1306,0.1288,0.0955,0.0905,0.070,0.118

| y4=,,,,,,,,,,,,0.0297,0.0156,0.004,

| y5=,,,,,,,0.0656,0.0664,0.0919,0.0514,0.0534,,0.0293,0.023,

| y6=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.028,0.127

| y7=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.035

| y8=0.700,0.695,0.740,0.445,0.139,0.132,0.127

| y9=,,,0.279,0.550,0.660,0.661

| y10=,,0.011

| y11=,,,,0.028

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| caption=Graph of election results in Yellowhead (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

| align=center

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{{2025 Canadian federal election/Yellowhead}}

{{2021 Canadian federal election/Yellowhead}}

{{2019 Canadian federal election/Yellowhead}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Jim Eglinski|37,950|72.25|-5.81|$39,133.01}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ryan Maguhn|7,467|14.22|+11.32|$4,198.93}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ken Kuzminski|4,753|9.05|-3.83|$1,285.08}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Sandra Wolf Lange|1,538|2.93|-2.41|$19.05}}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Cory Lystang|817|1.56| |$3,093.70}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|52,525|100.00| |$258,177.16}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|161|0.31|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|52,686|71.20|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|73,996}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Conservative|-8.57}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada{{cite web|url=http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e|title=October 19, 2015 Election Results — Yellowhead (Validated results)|publisher=Elections Canada|date=23 October 2015|access-date=4 November 2015}}[http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates]}}

{{end}}

{{2014 Canadian federal by-elections/Yellowhead}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Rob Merrifield|31,925 |77.03 |+5.18 |$ 44,010.72 }}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Mark Wells|5,411 |13.06 |+0.79 | 18.01 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Monika Shaeffer|2,132 |5.14 |−4.05 | 4,290.85 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Zack Siezmagraff|1,190 |2.87 |−1.11 | 4,013.79 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Jacob Strydhorst|404 |0.97 |−0.65 | 4,318.68 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Action|Melissa Brade|384 |0.93 |−0.16 | 753.39 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit| 41,446|100.00|+10.85 | $106,445.21 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots| 129| 0.31|+0.04 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 41,575|56.16 | +6.19 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|74,036| |  }}

{{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web |title=Official Voting Results — Forty-First General Election 2011 |url=http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/34/table12.html |access-date=November 18, 2014 }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Rob Merrifield|26,863|71.85|+0.66|$ 56,963.15 }}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ken Kuzminski |4,587|12.27|+1.32| 5,958.90 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Monika Schaefer |3,437|9.19|+2.56| 2,250.26 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Mohamed El-Rafih |1,489|3.98|−5.46| {{resize|Not reported}}  }}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|John M. Wierenga |606|1.62|−0.16| 12,235.84}}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Action|Melissa Brade |408|1.09|–| 1,477.48}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|37,390|100.00| −13.13 | $103,154.58 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|103|0.27|+0.05}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|37,493| 49.97|−10.22}}

{{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web |title=Official Voting Results — Fortieth General Election 2008 |url=http://www.elections.ca/scripts/OVR2008/31/table12.html |access-date=November 18, 2014}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Rob Merrifield|30,640|71.19|+2.58|$57,683}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Noel Lapierre|4,712|10.95|−0.52|$6,110}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Nancy Love|4,066|9.45|−2.05|$4,448}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Monika Schaefer|2,856|6.64 |+0.08|$499}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|John Marvin Wierenga|765|1.78|−0.09|$15,607}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|43,039|100.0  |+11.42}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|94|0.22|−0.03}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|43,133|60.19|+3.6}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Rob Merrifield|26,503|68.61|−10.1|$54,539}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Peter Crossley|4,441|11.50|−4.1|$10,183}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Noel Lapierre|4,429|11.47| +6.8|$8,611}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Eric Stieglitz|2,534|6.56| |$2,297}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Jacob Strydhorst|721|1.87|+1.0|$13,333}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|38,628|100.0  |}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|96|0.25|−0.1}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|38,724|56.6|−3.8}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Rob Merrifield|26,824|66.1|+0.1|$40,389}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Higgerty|6,348|15.6|+1.4|$20,093}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Dale F. Galbraith|5,141|12.7|-0.5|$5,162}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|J. Noel Lapierre|1,910|4.7|-0.1|$1,369}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Jacob Strydhorst|371|0.9|–|$8,158}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|40,594|100.0|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|151|0.4|+0.1}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|40,745|60.4|3.5}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Cliff Breitkreuz|22,960|66.0|+10.9|$49,326}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Nancy Love Crawford|6,318|14.2|-7.5 |$46,729}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Ross Douglas Pugh|4,383|13.2 |-0.8 |$9,515}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Dennis Atkinson|1,759|4.8|+0.5| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|35,420|100.0|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|112|0.3}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|35,532|57.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Cliff Breitkreuz |22,790|55.0 |+27.1}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Higgerty|8,964|21.6|+11.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Marilyn Stecyk|5,766|13.9|-30.6}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Joe Woytowich|1,804|4.4|-11.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|National|Alex S. Mann|1,147|2.8|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Peter Piers|441|1.1|-0.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Dennis Ronald Michaelchuk|284|0.7|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Douglas Bruce Pederson|209|0.5|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|41,405|100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joe Clark |17,847|44.5 |-29.5}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Preston Manning|11,207|27.9|}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Muriel Stanley Venne|6,172|15.4 |+1.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Higgerty|3,987|9.9|+1.8}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|John M. Torringa|708|1.8|}}

{{CANelec|CA|CoR|Peter E. Hope|90|0.2|-1.4}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Pat Geo. A. O'Hara |86|0.2|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|40,097|100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joe Clark|37,462|74.0|+4.5}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Rick Hardy|6,906|13.6|+2.3}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Louis H. Joy|4,097|8.1 |-10.1}}

{{CANelec|CA|CoR|G.R. Snow|829|1.6| }}

{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros (historical)|Douglas Alan Bush|773|1.5|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Audrey Sweigard|553|1.1|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|50,620|100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1980|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joe Clark |27,953|69.5 |-0.5}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Laurie Switzer|7,302|18.1|+1.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Laird Mitchell|4,562|11.3 |+2.6}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Robert L.T. Brower|249|0.6|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Brian K. Fallis|170|0.4|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|40,236|100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1979|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joe Clark |28,849|70.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Laurie Switzer|7,083|17.2}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bob Ritchie|3,600|8.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Lex Miller|1,535|3.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Ronnie B. Plaunt|143|0.3}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|41,210|100.0}}

{{end}}

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• {{CanRiding|ID=10112|name=Yellowhead}}
• [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin2/summary_report.aspx Expenditures - 2008]
• [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
• [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=48026 Expenditures - 2000]
• [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures - 1997]

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• [http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=ab&dir=now/reports&document=index&lang=e Federal Electoral District Redistribution report]

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