# Edmonton—Wetaskiwin

Edmonton—Wetaskiwin is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
Edmonton—Wetaskiwin was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. It was created out of the bulk of Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, as well as parts of Edmonton—Leduc, Wetaskiwin, and Vegreville—Wainwright.
According to the 2021 census, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin is the most populated riding in Canada, with almost 100,000 residents more than the national average of 109,444. Its population grew at a rate of 89.28% since the 2011 census (on which the 2013 representation order was based).
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be replaced by Leduc—Wetaskiwin.

## Demographics

    According to the 2016 Canadian census
* Languages: (2016) 76.2% English, 3.0% Tagalog, 2.8% Punjabi, 2.0% French, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.5% German, 1.1% Spanish, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.0% Urdu, 0.9% Gujarati, 0.9% Korean, 0.8% Hindi, 0.6% Arabic
Panethnic groups in Edmonton—Wetaskiwin (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 120,025 | 57.9% | 106,890 | 68.16% | 86,640 | 79.1% |
| South Asian | 30,570 | 14.75% | 15,440 | 9.85% | 5,395 | 4.93% |
| Southeast Asian | 16,080 | 7.76% | 9,205 | 5.87% | 4,345 | 3.97% |
| Indigenous | 11,170 | 5.39% | 8,395 | 5.35% | 6,135 | 5.6% |
| East Asian | 11,140 | 5.37% | 7,275 | 4.64% | 3,235 | 2.95% |
| African | 9,165 | 4.42% | 4,645 | 2.96% | 1,485 | 1.36% |
| Middle Eastern | 3,330 | 1.61% | 1,690 | 1.08% | 870 | 0.79% |
| Latin American | 3,160 | 1.52% | 1,860 | 1.19% | 755 | 0.69% |
| Other/Multiracial | 2,635 | 1.27% | 1,435 | 0.92% | 660 | 0.6% |
| Total responses | 207,290 | 98.98% | 156,830 | 98.79% | 109,530 | 98.99% |
| Total population | 209,431 | 100% | 158,749 | 100% | 110,644 | 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 |
| Edmonton—Wetaskiwin Riding created from Edmonton—Leduc, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, Vegreville—Wainwright and Wetaskiwin |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Mike Lake | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Mike Lake | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Mike Lake | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Edmonton Gateway, Edmonton Riverbend, Edmonton Southeast, and Leduc—Wetaskiwin |||||

## Election results

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Mike Lake | 48,340 | 55.7 | -16.7 | $62,059.26 |
| | New Democratic | Hugo Charles | 18,259 | 21.0 | +10.2 | $6,933.72 |
| | Liberal | Ron Thiering | 12,229 | 14.1 | +1.7 | $5,253.34 |
| | People's | Tyler Beauchamp | 7,670 | 8.8 | +7.0 | $7,473.41 |
| | Veterans Coalition | Travis Caillou | 345 | 0.4 | +0.2 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 86,843 | 100.0 | – | $152.378.46 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 576 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,419 | 66.5 | -4.9 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 131,407 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -13.5 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Mike Lake | 63,346 | 72.4 | +6.63 | $66,466.27 |
| | Liberal | Richard Wong | 10,802 | 12.4 | -9.05 | $7,055.34 |
| | New Democratic | Noah Garver | 9,820 | 11.2 | +1.48 | $1,000.00 |
| | Green | Emily Drzymala | 1,660 | 1.9 | -0.43 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Neil Doell | 1,616 | 1.8 | - | $4,865.57 |
| | Veterans Coalition | Travis Calliou | 211 | 0.2 | - | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 87,455 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 392 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,847 | 71.4 | +2.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 122,984 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.84 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Mike Lake | 44,949 | 65.77 | -9.80 | $108,058.16 |
| | Liberal | Jacqueline Biollo | 14,660 | 21.45 | +15.73 | $10,463.94 |
| | New Democratic | Fritz Bitz | 6,645 | 9.72 | -4.55 | $12,140.06 |
| | Green | Joy-Ann Hut | 1,595 | 2.33 | -1.76 | $1,420.42 |
| | Libertarian | Brayden Whitlock | 495 | 0.72 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 68,344 | 100.00 | | $243,641.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 197 | 0.29 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,541 | 69.58 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 98,502 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -12.76 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 31,194 | 75.57 |
| New Democratic | 5,891 | 14.27 |
| Liberal | 2,363 | 5.72 |
| Green | 1,690 | 4.09 |
| Others | 143 | 0.35 |