Ponoka—Didsbury is a future federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada.[2]

Ponoka—Didsbury
Alberta electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2023
First contestedNext federal election
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]114,521
Census division(s)Division No. 6, Division No. 8
Census subdivision(s)Lacombe, Bentley, Blackfalds, Bowden, Didsbury, Eckville, Innisfail, Olds, Ponoka, Rimbey, Sylvan Lake, Alix, Clive, Birchcliff, Gull Lake, Half Moon Bay, Jarvis Bay, Norglenwold, Parkland Beach, Sunbreaker Cove, Lacombe County, Mountain View County, Ponoka County, Red Deer County

Geography edit

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created from the rural areas of Red Deer—Lacombe and Red Deer—Mountain View:[3]

Demographics edit

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Languages: 92.6% English, 1.2% French, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.2% German, 1.0% Dutch

Religions: 51.2% Christian (12.5% Catholic, 6.3% United Church, 3.4% Lutheran, 2.3% Anglican, 1.8% Baptist, 1.3% Reformed, 1.1% Pentecostal, 1.1% Presbyterian, 21.5% Other), 47.1% No religion

Median income: $42,000 (2020)

Average income: $53,800 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Ponoka—Didsbury (2021)
Panethnic group 2021
Pop. %
European[a] 98,570 88.17%
Indigenous 6,950 6.22%
Southeast Asian[b] 2,890 2.59%
South Asian 885 0.79%
African 785 0.7%
East Asian[c] 780 0.7%
Latin American 530 0.47%
Middle Eastern[d] 125 0.11%
Other/multiracial[e] 285 0.25%
Total responses 111,795 97.61%
Total population 114,535 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History edit

Parliament Years Member Party
Ponoka—Didsbury
Riding created from Red Deer—Lacombe
and Red Deer—Mountain View

Electoral results edit

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 41,740 67.87
  People's 8,213 13.36
  New Democratic 6,735 10.95
  Liberal 2,862 4.65
  Others 1,946 3.16

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ponoka—Didsbury – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ Cummings, Madeleine (28 October 2022). "Some Alberta communities push back on proposed changes to federal riding boundaries - Draft map splits up Edmonton-Wetaskiwin, the most populous riding in Canada". CBC News.
  3. ^ "New Yellowhead federal riding includes Sundre, Carstairs, Cremona". MountainviewToday.ca. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Ponoka--Didsbury [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.