# Westlock—St. Paul

Westlock—St. Paul (briefly known as Battle River) was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It included Westlock County, Sturgeon County, Thorhild County, Smoky Lake County, the County of St. Paul No. 19, and the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 this riding was abolished into Lakeland (35%), Sturgeon River—Parkland (32%), Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (20%), Peace River—Westlock (13%), and a small section outside of St. Albert being transferred to St. Albert—Edmonton.

## History

This riding was created in 2003 as "Westlock—St. Paul" from parts of Lakeland, Elk Island, St. Albert, Yellowhead, and Athabasca ridings. The riding was known as "Battle River" from 2004 to 2005, despite the Battle River not actually running through the riding.

### Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Lakeland, Elk Island, St. Albert, Yellowhead, and Athabasca |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | David Chatters | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Brian Storseth | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Brian Storseth | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Brian Storseth | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Lakeland, Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, Peace River—Westlock, Sturgeon River—Parkland and St. Albert—Edmonton |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Brian Storseth | 32,652 | 77.8 | +5.1 | $35,498 |
| | New Democratic | Lyndsay Henderson | 5,103 | 12.2 | +2.1 | $11 |
| | Liberal | Rob Fox | 2,569 | 6.1 | -3.0% | $17,113 |
| | Green | Lisa Grant | 1,634 | 3.9 | -2.8 | $837 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,958 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 166 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,124 | 56.5 | +5.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,575 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Brian Storseth | 27,338 | 72.7 | 4.5 | $64,754 |
| | New Democratic | Della Drury | 3,809 | 10.1 | +0.1 | $107 |
| | Liberal | Leila Houle | 3,418 | 9.1 | -5.9 | $19,436 |
| | Green | Aden Murphy | 2,522 | 6.7 | +1.8 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Sip Hofstede | 510 | 1.4 | -- | $5,698 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 37,597 | 100.0 | $90,419 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,728 | 51 | -11 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Brian Storseth | 29,698 | 68.2 | +1.5 | $40,610 |
| | Liberal | Cory Ollikka | 6,531 | 15.0 | -4.4 | $26,436 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Opryshko | 4,368 | 10.0 | +1.2 | $2,393 |
| | Green | Richard De Smet | 2,136 | 4.9 | -0.2 | $963 |
| | Independent | Werner Gisler | 416 | 1.0 | – | $2,212 |
| | Independent | Clarence Schultz | 381 | 0.9 | – | $3,437 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,530 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.29 | -0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,655 | 61.53 | +4.97 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | David Chatters | 26,435 | 66.7 | – | $25,254 |
| | Liberal | Joe Dion | 7,694 | 19.4 | – | $79,419 |
| | New Democratic | Peggy Kirkeby | 3,482 | 8.8 | – | $2,112 |
| | Green | John A. McDonald | 2,037 | 5.1 | – | $486 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,568 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,719 | 56.56 |