# Peace River (federal electoral district)

Peace River was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2015. It was a rural riding in northwest Alberta, representing Clear Hills County, Saddle Hills County, Birch Hills County, the County of Grande Prairie No. 1, the County of Northern Lights, Mackenzie County, most of Northern Sunrise County, the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, the Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133, the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 and the northern portion of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 the riding abolished into Grande Prairie-Mackenzie (72%) and Peace River—Westlock (28%).

## History

This riding was created in 1924 from Edmonton West riding.

### Historical boundaries

* 1924 representation order
* 1933 representation order
* 1952 representation order
* 1966 representation order
* 1976 representation order
* 1987 representation order
* 1996 representation order
* 2003 representation order

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Peace River Riding created from Edmonton West |||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Donald MacBeth Kennedy | Progressive |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Donald MacBeth Kennedy | United Farmers |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Donald MacBeth Kennedy | United Farmers |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | René-Antoine Pelletier | Social Credit |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | John Sissons | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Solon Earl Low | Social Credit |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Solon Earl Low | Social Credit |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Solon Earl Low | Social Credit |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Solon Earl Low | Social Credit |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Ged Baldwin | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Ged Baldwin | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Ged Baldwin | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Ged Baldwin | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Ged Baldwin | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Ged Baldwin | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Ged Baldwin | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Ged Baldwin | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Albert Cooper | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Albert Cooper | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Albert Cooper | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Charlie Penson | Reform |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Charlie Penson | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Charlie Penson | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Charlie Penson | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Charlie Penson | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Charlie Penson | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Chris Warkentin | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Chris Warkentin | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Chris Warkentin | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Grande Prairie-Mackenzie and Peace River—Westlock |||||

### Current member of Parliament

See Chris Warkentin

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Chris Warkentin | 36,334 | 75.76 | +6.25 | $103,279 |
| | New Democratic | Jennifer Villebrun | 7,740 | 16.14 | +1.73 | $23,470 |
| | Green | Wayne John Kamieniecki | 1,702 | 3.55 | -3.14 | $1,379 |
| | Liberal | Corina Ganton | 1,481 | 3.09 | -4.68 | $5,605 |
| | Independent | Russ Toews | 359 | 0.75 | – | $204 |
| | Rhinoceros | Donovan Eckstrom | 345 | 0.72 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,961 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 128 | 0.27 | -0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,089 | 49.70 | +4.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 96,759 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Chris Warkentin | 29,550 | 69.51 | +12.54 | $48,906 |
| | New Democratic | Adele Boucher Rymhs | 6,124 | 14.41 | +3.28 | $19,142 |
| | Liberal | Liliane Coutu-Maisonneuve | 3,303 | 7.77 | +5.51 | $8,462 |
| | Green | Jennifer Villebrun | 2,843 | 6.69 | +4.43 | $1,612 |
| | Canadian Action | Edwin Siggelkow | 373 | 0.88 | – | $4,711 |
| | Libertarian | Mélanie Simard | 316 | 0.74 | – | $1,312 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 42,509 | 100.00 | $118,949 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 129 | 0.30 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,638 | 44.71 | -10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.63 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Chris Warkentin | 27,785 | 56.97 | -8.15 | $61,636 |
| | Independent | Bill Given | 9,882 | 20.26 | – | $101,905 |
| | New Democratic | Susan Thompson | 5,427 | 11.13 | +0.02 | $20,836 |
| | Liberal | Tanya Kappo | 4,573 | 9.38 | -9.58 | $4,298 |
| | Green | Zane Lewis | 1,102 | 2.26 | -2.53 | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,769 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 113 | 0.23 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,882 | 54.7 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -14.2 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Charlie Penson | 28,158 | 65.12 | -12.44 | $64,760 |
| | Liberal | Lyle Carlstrom | 8,200 | 18.96 | +3.48 | $93,798 |
| | New Democratic | Susan Thompson | 4,804 | 11.11 | +4.17 | $11,013 |
| | Green | Benjamin Morrison Pettit | 2,073 | 4.79 | – | $1,300 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,235 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.29 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,360 | 53.73 | -1.33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -7.96 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Charlie Penson | 27,508 | 65.59 | +6.66 | $45,093 |
| | Liberal | Kim Ksenia Fenton | 6,495 | 15.48 | -3.61 | $5,773 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Milton Hommy | 5,021 | 11.97 | -4.12 | $10,973 |
| | New Democratic | Patricia Lawrence | 2,914 | 6.94 | +1.08 | $6,931 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,938 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 111 | 0.26 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,049 | 55.06 | +1.42 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Charlie Penson | 22,351 | 58.93 | -1.28 | $55,260 |
| | Liberal | David A. Biltek | 7,241 | 19.09 | +3.57 | $60,269 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Simpson | 6,104 | 16.09 | +1.73 | $39,665 |
| | New Democratic | Ray A. Domeij | 2,226 | 5.86 | +0.38 | $7,223 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,922 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 77 | 0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,999 | 53.64 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Charlie Penson | 25,761 | 60.21 | +45.05 |
| | Liberal | Joshua Phillpotts | 6,639 | 15.52 | +2.14 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alan Y. Tanaka | 6,144 | 14.36 | -39.93 |
| | New Democratic | Jacquie Gaboury | 2,344 | 5.48 | -11.69 |
| | National | David Ridgeway | 1,656 | 3.87 | |
| | Natural Law | Roni Shapka | 241 | 0.56 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,785 | 100.00 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Cooper | 23,363 | 54.29 | -7.95 |
| | New Democratic | Norman Dyck | 7,389 | 17.17 | +1.80 |
| | Reform | Daniel H. Fletcher | 6,525 | 15.16 | |
| | Liberal | Helen A. Rice | 5,758 | 13.38 | +0.23 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,035 | 100.00 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Cooper | 25,648 | 62.24 | +2.88 |
| | New Democratic | Elroy Deimert | 6,333 | 15.37 | -1.66 |
| | Liberal | Richard Marceau | 5,419 | 13.15 | -6.40 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Ted Krause | 2,877 | 6.98 | |
| | Green | Marion Loring | 578 | 1.40 | |
| | Social Credit | Rob Sweigard | 354 | 0.86 | -0.59 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,209 | 100.00 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Cooper | 18,953 | 59.35 | -3.78 |
| | Liberal | Linus H. Becher | 6,243 | 19.55 | +0.34 |
| | New Democratic | Earle Joseph Guertin | 5,436 | 17.02 | -0.63 |
| | Rhinoceros | Allan G.W. Cavanagh | 547 | 1.71 | |
| | Social Credit | Ken Sweigard | 462 | 1.45 | |
| | Independent | A. Wallace Robertson | 291 | 0.91 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,932 | 100.00 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ged Baldwin | 20,748 | 63.14 | +2.55 |
| | Liberal | Linus H. Becher | 6,312 | 19.21 | -2.49 |
| | New Democratic | Earle J. Guertin | 5,801 | 17.65 | +0.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,861 | 100.00 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ged Baldwin | 14,153 | 60.59 | +4.52 |
| | Liberal | Ed Kimpe | 5,068 | 21.70 | +8.62 |
| | New Democratic | Anne Hemmingway | 3,941 | 16.87 | -5.46 |
| | Independent | Michael Zuk | 196 | 0.84 | +0.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,358 | 100.00 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ged Baldwin | 14,255 | 56.08 | +0.49 |
| | New Democratic | Jake Van Voorst | 5,678 | 22.34 | -0.37 |
| | Liberal | Ed Kimpe | 3,324 | 13.08 | -8.64 |
| | Social Credit | J. Donovan Ross | 1,904 | 7.49 | |
| | Independent | Gertrude Bryan | 119 | 0.47 | |
| | Independent | Michael Zuk | 74 | 0.29 | |
| | Independent | Wayne Lovely | 67 | 0.26 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,421 | 100.00 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ged Baldwin | 11,825 | 55.58 | 1.47 |
| | New Democratic | Phil Thompson | 4,830 | 22.70 | +6.75 |
| | Liberal | Don Branigan | 4,620 | 21.72 | +8.77 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,275 | 100.00 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ged Baldwin | 14,960 | 54.11 | -4.49 |
| | Social Credit | James A. Smith | 4,700 | 17.00 | -6.88 |
| | New Democratic | Allan Frederick Bush | 4,411 | 15.95 | +9.55 |
| | Liberal | Charlie MacDonell | 3,578 | 12.94 | +1.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,649 | 100.00 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ged Baldwin | 16,111 | 58.60 | +10.43 |
| | Social Credit | James A. Smith | 6,564 | 23.87 | -4.52 |
| | Liberal | Fred Noble | 3,059 | 11.13 | -2.58 |
| | New Democratic | I.V. Macklin | 1,760 | 6.40 | -3.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,494 | 100.00 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ged Baldwin | 12,897 | 48.17 | -10.64 |
| | Social Credit | Budd M. Dennis | 7,603 | 28.39 | +3.08 |
| | Liberal | S.P. Tachit | 3,671 | 13.71 | +2.52 |
| | New Democratic | Richard F. Brown | 2,605 | 9.73 | +5.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,776 | 100.00 |
Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ged Baldwin | 13,328 | 58.81 | +34.03 |
| | Social Credit | Solon Earl Low | 5,737 | 25.31 | -18.36 |
| | Liberal | John Howard McRae | 2,535 | 11.19 | -11.99 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Emil Trygve Sather | 1,064 | 4.69 | -2.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,664 | 100.00 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Solon Earl Low | 10,393 | 43.67 | -5.38 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ged Baldwin | 5,896 | 24.77 | |
| | Liberal | John Howard McRae | 5,515 | 23.17 | -13.54 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Clarence John Lampert | 1,783 | 7.49 | -2.55 |
| | Independent | Harry Wigiluk | 212 | 0.89 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,799 | 100.00 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Solon Earl Low | 10,151 | 49.05 | +10.21 |
| | Liberal | Clifford Bernard Carignan | 7,599 | 36.72 | -0.50 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Samuel David Simpson | 2,079 | 10.05 | -6.05 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Bernhard Rudolf Swankey | 867 | 4.19 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,696 | 100.00 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Solon Earl Low | 7,727 | 38.84 | -2.22 |
| | Liberal | Clifford Bernard Carignan | 7,404 | 37.22 | +14.16 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Irvin Victor Macklin | 3,202 | 16.09 | -4.47 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Thomson Williamson | 1,562 | 7.85 | -7.47 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,895 | 100.00 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Solon Earl Low | 7,319 | 41.06 | +6.71 |
| | Liberal | John Sissons | 4,109 | 23.05 | -18.23 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Irvin Victor Macklin | 3,666 | 20.57 | -0.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Herbert Gordon Bessent | 2,732 | 15.33 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,826 | 100.00 |
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election.
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Sissons | 6,426 | 41.28 | +10.71 |
| | New Democracy | René-Antoine Pelletier | 5,347 | 34.35 | -13.18 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Irwin Victor Macklin | 3,307 | 21.24 | +7.05 |
| | Independent | Louis-Napoléon Brulotte | 488 | 3.13 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,568 | 100.00 |
Note: New Democracy vote is compared to Social Credit vote in 1935 election.
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | René-Antoine Pelletier | 5,513 | 47.52 | |
| | Liberal | Joseph Patrick McIsaac | 3,546 | 30.57 | -14.56 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald MacBeth Kennedy | 1,646 | 14.19 | -40.69 |
| | Conservative | Ernest Vincent Bergin | 896 | 7.72 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,601 | 100.00 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers of Alberta | Donald MacBeth Kennedy | 10,204 | 54.88 | +11.82 |
| | Liberal | John Ewing Thomson | 8,390 | 45.12 | +23.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,594 | 100.00 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers of Alberta | Donald MacBeth Kennedy | 5,323 | 43.06 | +9.56 |
| | Conservative | James Arthur Collins | 4,398 | 35.57 | +2.22 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Clarke | 2,642 | 21.37 | -11.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,363 | 100.00 |
Note: UFA vote is compared to Progressive vote in 1925 election.
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Donald MacBeth Kennedy | 3,986 | 33.50 |
| | Conservative | James Arthur Collins | 3,969 | 33.36 |
| | Liberal | William Archibald Rae | 3,944 | 33.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,899 | 100.00 |