Wild Rose (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Wild Rose
province = Alberta


caption = Wild Rose in relation to other Alberta ridings
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 48027
fed-created = 1986
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1988
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Myron Thompson
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 115872
demo-electors = 82230
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 27778
demo-cd = Division No. 6, Division No. 9, Division No. 15
demo-csd = Calgary, Rocky View No. 44, Airdrie, Cochrane, Mountain View County, Canmore, Clearwater County, Olds, Banff, Didsbury

Wild Rose is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. It had been called a safe seat for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Geography

The district is in the southwest part of Alberta. Within the large riding are the cities and towns of Airdrie, Olds, Didsbury, Cochrane, Canmore, and Banff, as well as the municipal district of Bighorn, the county of Mountain View, Improvement district No.9 (Banff), parts of Clearwater and Rocky View. The Stoney First Nation is also located within the riding. The riding is bounded by British Columbia to the west, Calgary to the southeast and Red Deer to the northeast.

History

The electoral district was created in 1986 from Bow River, Red Deer and Macleod ridings.

In 2003, about 30% of this district was transferred to Crowfoot riding and about 4% of Red Deer riding was transferred to this district.

Members of Parliament

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

#1988-1993: Louise Feltham - Progressive Conservative
#1993-present: Myron Thompson - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Myron Thompson, a former life insurance agent and school principal and teacher. He was first elected in 1993. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness'.

Election results

In the 2006 election, Wild Rose was notable for the Green Party finishing a distant second where the result of 10.84% was among the highest percentages received for the Green Party in that election.

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=975 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=48025 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]