Yellowhead (electoral district)


Yellowhead is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. The district is in west-central Alberta and represents: parts of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 including Grande Cache, Improvement District No. 25, the Improvement District No. 12, the Municipality of Jasper, Yellowhead County including Hinton and Edson, Brazeau County including Drayton Valley, Lac Ste. Anne County including Alexis 133, Parkland County, Leduc County, Clearwater County including Big Horn 144A, Sunchild 202, and O'Chiese 203, and Rocky Mountain House.

History

The electoral district was created in 1976 from Rocky Mountain, Athabasca, Edmonton West, Pembina, and Wetaskiwin ridings.
Its most high-profile MP has been Joe Clark, who was Prime Minister in late 1979 and early 1980 and a prominent cabinet and opposition figure.
This riding lost territory to Peace River—Westlock and Sturgeon River—Parkland, and gained territory from Wetaskiwin and Wild Rose during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2013 redistribution, portions of this electoral district joined the newly formed riding of Peace River—Westlock while the regions of Leduc County and Rocky Mountain House were added to Yellowhead.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: 85.3% White, 11.7% Aboriginal, 1.0% Filipino

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

Religions: 58.5% Christian, 1.0% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 39.7% No religion

Median income : $34,679

Riding Associations

s are the local branches of political parties:

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results