Ponoka—Didsbury
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2023 |
| First contested | Next federal election |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2021)[1] | 114,521 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 6, Division No. 8 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Lacombe, Bentley, Blackfalds, Bowden, Didsbury, Eckville, Innisfail, Olds, Ponoka, Rimbey, Sylvan Lake, Alix, Clive, Birchcliff, Gull Lake, Half Moon Bay, Jarvis Bay, Norglenwold, Parkland Beach, Sunbreaker Cove, Lacombe County, Mountain View County, Ponoka County, Red Deer County |
Ponoka—Didsbury is a future federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada.[2]
Geography
[edit]Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created from the rural areas of Red Deer—Lacombe and Red Deer—Mountain View:[3]
- Contains Ponoka County, Lacombe County, and the municipalities they surround, the western half of Red Deer County including Innisfail and Bowden and the north-eastern half of Mountain View County including Olds and Didsbury.[1]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
Languages: 92.6% English, 1.2% French, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.2% German, 1.0% Dutch
Religions: 51.2% Christian (12.5% Catholic, 6.3% United Church, 3.4% Lutheran, 2.3% Anglican, 1.8% Baptist, 1.3% Reformed, 1.1% Pentecostal, 1.1% Presbyterian, 21.5% Other), 47.1% No religion
Median income: $42,000 (2020)
Average income: $53,800 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 98,570 | 88.17% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 6,950 | 6.22% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 2,890 | 2.59% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 885 | 0.79% | ||||||||||||
| African | 785 | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 780 | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 530 | 0.47% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 125 | 0.11% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 285 | 0.25% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 111,795 | 97.61% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 114,535 | 100% | ||||||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
[edit]| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponoka—Didsbury Riding created from Red Deer—Lacombe and Red Deer—Mountain View |
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Electoral results
[edit]| 2021 federal election redistributed results[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 41,740 | 67.87 | |
| People's | 8,213 | 13.36 | |
| New Democratic | 6,735 | 10.95 | |
| Liberal | 2,862 | 4.65 | |
| Others | 1,946 | 3.16 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ponoka—Didsbury – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Cummings, Madeleine (28 October 2022). "Some Alberta communities push back on proposed changes to federal riding boundaries - Draft map splits up Edmonton-Wetaskiwin, the most populous riding in Canada". CBC News.
- ^ "New Yellowhead federal riding includes Sundre, Carstairs, Cremona". MountainviewToday.ca. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Ponoka--Didsbury [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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