The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Peace River—Westlock
Federal riding · AB · No. 48032 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- Arnold Viersen Conservative
- 2025 result
- Conservative hold by 34,852 votes
- Turnout
- 65.0% of 82,772 electors
- Population
- 113,905 2021 census
- Area
- 158,122 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Widest margin in CanadaWon by 65.3 points (34,852 votes) · 8th of 343
- Fewest university degrees12.7% of 25–64s hold a bachelor's or higher, 5th lowest of 343 (Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2021 census)
- Largest by area in Alberta158,122 km² · 1st of 37 in Alberta · 14th of 343 in Canada
In brief
- Arnold Viersen held the seat for the Conservatives by 34,852 votes (+65.3 points).
- 35% of today's riding was drawn from other ridings in 2023.
- Election-day and advance voters agreed on the winner; 58.6% of votes were cast on the day.
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is the 5th lowest of 343 ridings.
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Arnold Viersen
- Member: Veterans Affairs
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 35% of today's Peace River—Westlock came from ridings other than the old Peace River—Westlock.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
64.9%Peace River—Westlock
35.1%Grande Prairie—Mackenzie 50% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Conservative hold
Elected
Arnold Viersen
Conservative
41,130
77.1% of valid votes
Margin
34,852
votes · +65.3 pts
Runner-up
Luke Markowski
Liberal
6,278
11.8% of valid votes
Conservative 77.1% · Liberal 11.8% · Independent 5.7% · New Democratic 5.5%
Turnout65.0% of 82,772 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Viersen | Conservative | 41,130 | 77.1% | 62.4% | +14.7 |
| Luke Markowski | Liberal | 6,278 | 11.8% | 5.5% | +6.3 |
| Darrell Teske | Independent | 3,048 | 5.7% | — | +5.7 |
| Landen Tischer | New Democratic | 2,913 | 5.5% | 13.1% | −7.6 |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
32.6 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
3,048 votes
Independent took fewer than the 34,852-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
15 of 208
1 poll ended in an exact tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 17,427 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 32.7% of the 53,369 valid votes, 32.6 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Conservative41,130
Liberal6,278
Still Conservative by 34,852 votes. Actual margin: 34,852.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 58.6% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Conservative75.3%79.5%+4.2
Liberal13.0%10.1%−2.9
Independent6.3%4.9%−1.4
New Democratic5.4%5.5%+0.1
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $87,000 — a little higher than the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest138th highest of 343
- Median age is 36.4 — a little lower than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest37th lowest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.7% — about 45 percent of the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest5th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 7.4% — about 43 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest84th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 70.4% — about the same as the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest162nd lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 2.7% — about 1.7 times the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest125th highest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 48032AB · 2025
Peace River—Westlock
Arnold Viersen
- Result
- Conservative hold by 34,852
- Turnout
- 65.0%
- Population
- 113,905
- Area
- 158,122 km²
Widest margin in CanadaFewest university degreesLargest by area in Alberta
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