# Sturgeon River—Parkland

Sturgeon River—Parkland is a federal electoral district in the Edmonton Capital Region of northern Alberta, Canada, and has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in 2012 from the electoral districts of Edmonton—Spruce Grove (61%), Westlock—St. Paul (33%) and Yellowhead (6%).
It was essentially the suburban portion of Edmonton—Spruce Grove. That riding's MP, Rona Ambrose of the Conservative Party of Canada, opted to transfer there, and won easily. She was interim leader of the Tories, and hence Leader of the Opposition, until her resignation in May 2017. She retired from politics two months later, and Dane Lloyd easily retained it for the Conservatives in the by-election.

## History

The riding was originally intended to be named Sturgeon River.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will be replaced by St. Albert—Sturgeon River and Parkland.

## Demographics

    According to the 2016 Canadian census or 2011 Canadian census
Languages: 91.0% English, 3.1% French, 1.3% German (2016)
Religions: 65.8% Christian, 0.6% Traditional (Aboriginal) spirituality, 0.6% Muslim, 0.7% other, 32.3% none (2011)
Median income: $47,406 (2015)
Panethnic groups in Sturgeon River—Parkland (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 103,015 | 83.87% | 102,370 | 86.17% | 92,635 | 88.68% |
| Indigenous | 12,740 | 10.37% | 11,600 | 9.76% | 8,355 | 8% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,485 | 2.02% | 1,795 | 1.51% | 915 | 0.88% |
| South Asian | 1,300 | 1.06% | 585 | 0.49% | 655 | 0.63% |
| African | 1,285 | 1.05% | 730 | 0.61% | 610 | 0.58% |
| East Asian | 915 | 0.74% | 595 | 0.5% | 580 | 0.56% |
| Latin American | 505 | 0.41% | 530 | 0.45% | 270 | 0.26% |
| Middle Eastern | 230 | 0.19% | 340 | 0.29% | 315 | 0.3% |
| Other/multiracial | 370 | 0.3% | 250 | 0.21% | 135 | 0.13% |
| Total responses | 122,820 | 98.37% | 118,795 | 98.36% | 104,455 | 98.79% |
| Total population | 124,849 | 100% | 120,779 | 100% | 105,733 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Sturgeon River—Parkland Riding created from Edmonton—Spruce Grove, Westlock—St. Paul and Yellowhead |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2017 | Rona Ambrose | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2017–2019 | Dane Lloyd | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Dane Lloyd | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Dane Lloyd | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Parkland and St. Albert—Sturgeon River |||||

## Election results

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dane Lloyd | 40,957 | 61.6 | -15.9 | $57,089.49 |
| | New Democratic | Kendra Mills | 12,532 | 18.9 | +8.8 | $954.45 |
| | People's | Murray MacKinnon | 6,671 | 10.0 | +7.6 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Irene Walker | 4,579 | 6.9 | +0.1 | $0.00 |
| | Maverick | Jeff Dunham | 1,240 | 1.9 | N/A | $8,119.77 |
| | Christian Heritage | Jeffrey Willerton | 497 | 0.7 | +0.1 | $11,257.72 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,476 | 99.5 | – | $122,026.85 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 331 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,807 | 70.6 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,598 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -12.4 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dane Lloyd | 53,235 | 77.5 | +0.14 | $58,200.08 |
| | New Democratic | Guy Desforges | 6,940 | 10.1 | +2.40 | $1,087.50 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Brochu | 4,696 | 6.8 | -5.23 | none listed |
| | Green | Cass Romyn | 1,745 | 2.5 | - | $3,311.72 |
| | People's | Tyler Beauchamp | 1,625 | 2.4 | - | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Ernest Chauvet | 416 | 0.6 | -2.30 | $4,500.34 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 68,657 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 314 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,971 | 74.2 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,965 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.13 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2017 Sturgeon River—Parkland federal by-election
Canadian federal by-election, October 23, 2017 Resignation of Rona Ambrose :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dane Lloyd | 16,125 | 77.36 | +7.13 |
| | Liberal | Brian Gold | 2,508 | 12.03 | -3.55 |
| | New Democratic | Shawna Gawreluck | 1,606 | 7.70 | -2.32 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ernest Chauvet | 605 | 2.90 | +1.78 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 20,844 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.34 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Rona Ambrose | 43,220 | 70.23 | -7.26 | $98,166.59 |
| | Liberal | Travis Dueck | 9,586 | 15.58 | +10.11 | $258.78 |
| | New Democratic | Guy Desforges | 6,166 | 10.02 | -2.95 | $7,730.56 |
| | Green | Brendon Greene | 1,875 | 3.05 | -0.95 | $3,593.60 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ernest Chauvet | 690 | 1.12 | – | $10,477.93 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,537 | 100.00 | | $222,470.71 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.25 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,694 | 70.91 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,994 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.68 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 33,791 | 77.49 |
| New Democratic | 5,655 | 12.97 |
| Liberal | 2,384 | 5.47 |
| Green | 1,742 | 3.99 |
| Libertarian | 35 | 0.08 |