# Vegreville—Wainwright

Vegreville—Wainwright was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.

## History

This riding was created in 2003 from Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot ridings. It now represents Lamont County, the County of Two Hills No. 21, the County of Minburn No. 27, Strathcona County, Beaver County, the County of Vermilion River, Flagstaff County, the Municipal District of Provost No. 52, and the Alberta portion of Lloydminster.

## Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Vegreville—Wainwright Riding created from Lakeland, Elk Island, Crowfoot and Wetaskiwin |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Leon Benoit | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Leon Benoit | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Leon Benoit | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Leon Benoit | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Battle River—Crowfoot, Lakeland, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan and Edmonton—Wetaskiwin |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Leon Benoit | 39,145 | 79.79 | +2.71 | $34,467 |
| | New Democratic | Ray Stone | 5,561 | 11.34 | +1.89 | $491 |
| | Green | William Munsey | 2,499 | 5.09 | -3.12 | $1,040 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Williams | 1,525 | 3.11 | -2.13 | $3,871 |
| | Christian Heritage | Matthew Sokalski | 327 | 0.67 | * | $0 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,057 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 101 | 0.21 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,158 | 59.49 | +5.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,627 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Leon Benoit | 34,493 | 77.08 | +2.91 | $38,483 |
| | New Democratic | Ray Stone | 4,230 | 9.45 | +0.22 | $2,949 |
| | Green | William Munsey | 3,676 | 8.21 | +0.75 | $34 |
| | Liberal | Adam Campbell | 2,345 | 5.24 | -2.32 | $3,949 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,744 | 100.00 | $98,502 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 120 | 0.27 | +0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,864 | 54.03 | -10.54 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leon Benoit | 37,954 | 74.17 | +0.6 |
| | New Democratic | Len Legault | 4,727 | 9.23 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Duff Stewart | 3,873 | 7.56 | -4.1 |
| | Green | Brian Rozmahel | 3,822 | 7.46 | +1.0 |
| | Western Block | Robert Peter Kratchmer | 431 | 0.84 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Blaine William Stephan | 364 | 0.71 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,171 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 95 | 0.19 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,266 | 64.57 | +5.0 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Leon Benoit | 33,800 | 73.5 | – | $50,675 |
| | Liberal | Duff Stewart | 5,390 | 11.7 | – | $16,450 |
| | New Democratic | Len Legault | 3,793 | 8.3 | – | $501 |
| | Green | James Kenney | 2,976 | 6.5 | – | $554 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,959 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 123 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,082 | 59.6 |