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 (Willmore), the Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper), 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 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, 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.
Demographics 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
+ Panethnic groups in Yellowhead (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 European 79,195 82,715 84,470 Indigenous 12,100 12,060 10,130 Southeast Asian 2,625 1,820 1,170 South Asian 745 520 265 East Asian 720 615 390 African 595 540 315 Latin American 215 310 150 Middle Eastern 200 185 170 Other/multiracial 175 305 200 Total responses 96,575 99,070 97,255 Total population 99,218 101,984 98,855
Riding associations Riding associations are the local branches of political parties: PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityYellowhead Conservative AssociationGerald IngeveldRocky ViewYellowhead Federal Liberal AssociationJoseph Kyle PynchCanmoreYellowhead Federal NDP Riding AssociationAvni SomaCanmore
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Conservative 35,998 60.23 New Democratic 8,765 14.67 Liberal 6,344 10.62 People's 5,529 9.25 Green 747 1.25 Others 2,381 3.98
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 31,238 78.07 New Democratic 5,155 12.88 Green 2,136 5.34 Liberal 1,158 2.89 Others 328 0.82
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Expenditures - 2000 Expenditures - 1997
Notes
External links
Elections Canada Website of the Parliament of Canada Federal Electoral District Redistribution report