Red Deer (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Red Deer
province = Alberta


caption = Red Deer in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 48023
fed-created = 1907
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1908
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Bob Mills
fed-rep-link = Bob Mills (politician)
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 124063
demo-electors = 86457
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 4139
demo-cd = Division No. 8
demo-csd = Red Deer, Red Deer County, Sylvan Lake, Innisfail

Red Deer is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908.

History

This riding was created in 1907 from Calgary and Strathcona ridings.

The constituency has been consistently reduced in geographic size over the years due to the continued growth of Red Deer, Alberta. About two thirds of the district's current population resides in the city of Red Deer. In 2003, about 20% of the district was transferred to the Wetaskiwin riding.

Members of Parliament

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

#1908-1921: Michael Clark - Liberal (1908-1917), Unionist (1917-1920), Progressive (1920-1921)
#1921-1935: Alfred Speakman - United Farmers of Alberta
#1935-1940: Eric Joseph Poole - Social Credit
#1940-1958: Frederick Davis Shaw - Social Credit
#1958-1962: Harris George Rogers - Progressive Conservative
#1962-1972: Robert N. Thompson - Social Credit (1962-1968), Progressive Conservative (1968-1972)
#1972-1988: Gordon Towers - Progressive Conservative
#1988-1993: Doug Fee - Progressive Conservative
#1993-present: Bob Mills - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Bob Mills, a former travel agent. He was first elected in 1993. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He chair of the House of Commons' environment committee. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development'.

Election results

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Alberta federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=593 Library of Parliament Riding Profile]
* [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=48022 Expenditures - 2000]
* [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures - 1997]
* [http://www.elections.ca/ Elections Canada]
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]