Fort McMurray—Cold Lake

Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
Alberta electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election. Points indicate the communities of Fort McMurray and Cold Lake.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Laila Goodridge
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]101,538
Electors (2019)78,157
Area (km²)[2]147,412
Pop. density (per km²)0.69
Census division(s)Division No. 12, Division No. 16, Division No. 17
Census subdivision(s)Wood Buffalo, Cold Lake, Bonnyville (part), Lac La Biche, Opportunity (part), Cold Lake, Wabasca, Fort McKay, Wabasca, Beaver Lake

Fort McMurray—Cold Lake is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in 2012, mostly from the more urbanized portion of Fort McMurray—Athabasca (78%) combined with a portion of Westlock—St. Paul (22%).[3]

The new riding consists of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the city of Cold Lake, and Lac La Biche County. It also contains CFB Cold Lake and most of the Athabasca oil sands.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 67,020 61.34% 69,860 63.9% 71,100 70.03%
Indigenous 19,855 18.17% 17,835 16.31% 16,845 16.59%
Southeast Asian[b] 7,565 6.92% 6,245 5.71% 3,120 3.07%
African 5,115 4.68% 4,550 4.16% 2,230 2.2%
South Asian 5,105 4.67% 5,245 4.8% 4,255 4.19%
East Asian[c] 1,105 1.01% 1,650 1.51% 930 0.92%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,960 1.79% 2,385 2.18% 1,485 1.46%
Latin American 780 0.71% 1,025 0.94% 1,140 1.12%
Other/Multiracial[e] 755 0.69% 540 0.49% 415 0.41%
Total responses 109,265 99.18% 109,320 99.17% 101,525 99.99%
Total population 110,163 100% 110,230 100% 101,538 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:[7]

Party Association name CEO HQ city
Conservative Fort McMurray--Cold Lake Conservative Association Ronald R. Young Cold Lake
Liberal Fort McMurray--Cold Lake Federal Liberal Association David G. Johnson Winnipeg, Manitoba
New Democratic Fort McMurray--Cold Lake Federal NDP Riding Association Tom Boyce Edmonton
People's Fort McMurray--Cold Lake - PPC Association Darren L. Katerynych Wood Buffalo

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
Riding created from Fort McMurray—Athabasca and Westlock—St. Paul
42nd  2015–2019     David Yurdiga Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025 Laila Goodridge
45th  2025–present

Election results

Vote shareYear00.20.40.60.82010201220142016201820202022LiberalConservativeNDPGreenPeople'sFort McMurray—Cold Lake election results
View source data.
Graph of election results in Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLaila Goodridge39,64980.15+12.34$12,464.97
LiberalKaitlyn Staines7,19314.54+7.47$3,488.06
New DemocraticYou-Ju Choi1,3372.70–7.42none listed
People'sAlan Clarke8961.81–10.89$8,200.24
GreenBrian Deheer2900.59–0.39none listed
IndependentKulbir Chawla1010.20–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,46699.35–$159,294.88
Total rejected ballots 3250.65–0.10
Turnout 49,79161.99+5.82
Eligible voters 80,326
Conservative hold Swing –
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2021 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Conservative29,39467.81
  People's5,50612.70
  New Democratic4,38510.12
  Liberal3,0667.07
  Green4240.98
  Others5701.32

2013 representation order

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLaila Goodridge29,24267.77–12.09$31,149.63
People'sShawn McDonald5,48112.70+9.42$18,993.62
New DemocraticGarnett Robinson4,37710.14+4.49none listed
LiberalAbdifatah Abdi3,0607.09–2.42$6,898.58
MaverickJonathan Meyers4791.11–$17,740.22
GreenBrian Deheer4230.98–0.72$45.65
Veterans CoalitionHughie Shane Whitmore880.20–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,15099.25–$136,793.95
Total rejected ballots 3270.75+0.25
Turnout 43,47756.17–8.50
Eligible voters 77,398
Conservative hold Swing –
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDavid Yurdiga40,70679.85+19.29$53,655.81
LiberalMaggie Farrington4,8489.51–18.85$40,627.13
New DemocraticMatthew Gilks2,8835.66–2.09$14.10
People'sMatthew Barrett1,6743.28–$8,678.57
GreenBrian Deheer8651.70+0.13none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,97699.50–$133,281.68
Total rejected ballots 2580.50+0.17
Turnout 51,23464.67+3.84
Eligible voters 79,222
Conservative hold Swing +19.07
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDavid Yurdiga28,62560.56–11.95$85,375.56
LiberalKyle Harrietha13,40328.36+17.57$77,417.78
New DemocraticMelody Lepine3,6637.75–5.38$18,491.32
GreenBrian Deheer7431.57–2.00$7.50
LibertarianScott Berry5521.17–$715.09
Christian HeritageRoelof Janssen2800.59–$9,136.23
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,26699.67–$260,378.41
Total rejected ballots 1580.33–
Turnout 47,42460.83–
Eligible voters 77,960
Conservative hold Swing –14.76
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]
2011 federal election redistributed results[17]
Party Vote %
  Conservative18,60172.51
  New Democratic3,36713.13
  Liberal2,76810.79
  Green9163.57

See also

Notes

  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.

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ↑ Report – Alberta, archived from the original on August 24, 2021, retrieved July 2, 2013
  4. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Registered Association Database : Search Electoral District Associations".
  8. ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Fort McMurray—Cold Lake". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
  9. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  10. ↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Fort McMurray—Cold Lake". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
  12. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  13. ↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Fort McMurray—Cold Lake". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
  14. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  15. ↑ "Forty-Second General Election 2015 — Poll-by-poll Results: Fort McMurray—Cold Lake". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2015.
  16. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2015). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2015 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  17. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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