The Political RecordFederal electoral districtsNo. 48032Alberta

Peace River—Westlock

Peace River—Westlock is a federal riding in Alberta. Arnold Viersen (Conservative, first elected to the House in 2015) represents Peace River—Westlock. Arnold Viersen (Conservative) held Peace River—Westlock for the Conservatives in the 2025 election by 34,852 votes (65.3 points), with 77.1% of the vote. Luke Markowski (Liberal) was second with 11.8%, on a turnout of 65.0% of 82,772 electors. Member as of 2026-11-01.

Fig. 1 — Peace River—Westlock on the board, 2023 boundaries; the ridings next door as the House holds them on 2026-11-01. Open it on the board →

Who represents Peace River—Westlock

Arnold Viersen's piece from the board. Illustration after the official portrait © House of Commons.

Arnold Viersen

Member of Parliament for Peace River—Westlock

Conservative

MP since 2015-10-19 · 4 terms

Veterans Affairs committee

202 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1.

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The 2025 result: Conservative hold

Share of the valid votes by candidate, Peace River—Westlock, April 28, 2025

Shares of the 53,369 valid votes; a candidate under 1% is counted with the others. Source: Elections Canada, official voting results, the 2025 general election.

The figures

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Arnold Viersen	Conservative	41,130	77.1%
Luke Markowski	Liberal	6,278	11.8%
Darrell Teske	Independent	3,048	5.7%
Landen Tischer	New Democratic	2,913	5.5%

Arnold Viersen (Conservative) won Peace River—Westlock on April 28, 2025 with 41,130 votes, 77.1% of the 53,369 valid votes. Luke Markowski (Liberal) was second with 6,278 (11.8%), 34,852 votes and 65.3 points behind.

Of the 53,369 valid votes, Arnold Viersen (Conservative) took 77.1%, Luke Markowski (Liberal) 11.8%, Darrell Teske (Independent) 5.7% and Landen Tischer (New Democratic) 5.5%. Turnout was 65.0% of 82,772 electors: 53,767 ballots cast, 53,369 of them valid, for 4 candidates.

Since 2021

Against the 2021 result on these boundaries, the Conservatives are up 14.7 (62.4% to 77.1%), the Liberals up 6.3 (5.5% to 11.8%) and the New Democrats down 7.6 (13.1% to 5.5%), in points of the valid votes.

2021 is Elections Canada's transposition of that election onto the 2023 boundaries, not an election held on these lines.

Since 2004: a Conservative stronghold

The party first in Peace River—Westlock at each general election, 2004 to 2025, on today's boundaries

2004Conservative65.3%by 47.3 points over the Liberals
2006Conservative63.5%by 51.9 points over the New Democrats
2008Conservative70.0%by 57.0 points over the New Democrats
2011Conservative75.6%by 61.3 points over the New Democrats
2015Conservative69.6%by 55.5 points over the New Democrats
2019Conservative80.9%by 73.4 points over the New Democrats
2021Conservative62.4%by 49.3 points over the New Democrats
2025Conservative77.1%by 65.3 points over the Liberals

Each election carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate to 2019, Elections Canada's transposition for 2021, the official result for 2025. Parties are counted as they ran.

The figures

Year	First	Share	Second	Margin (pts)	Basis
2004	Conservative	65.3%	Liberal	47.3	carried, our estimate
2006	Conservative	63.5%	New Democratic	51.9	carried, our estimate
2008	Conservative	70.0%	New Democratic	57.0	carried, our estimate
2011	Conservative	75.6%	New Democratic	61.3	carried, our estimate
2015	Conservative	69.6%	New Democratic	55.5	carried, our estimate
2019	Conservative	80.9%	New Democratic	73.4	carried, our estimate
2021	Conservative	62.4%	New Democratic	49.3	transposed by Elections Canada
2025	Conservative	77.1%	Liberal	65.3	official result

The Conservatives were first here at all eight general elections from 2004 to 2025, by an average of 57.6 points over the next party. In 2025 the Conservatives took 77.1% of the vote here, 7.5 points above their average of 69.6% at the seven general elections from 2004 to 2021.

On today's boundaries the Conservatives were first here in 2004 (65.3%), 2006 (63.5%), 2008 (70.0%), 2011 (75.6%), 2015 (69.6%), 2019 (80.9%), 2021 (62.4%) and 2025 (77.1%), each with the share of the valid votes shown.

A stronghold is a party first at every general election since 2004, by an average of 20 points or more over the next party; held, first at every one; usually, first at all but one. By-elections are not counted. By this rule 77 of the 343 ridings are strongholds. The results before 2021 are carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate, from the older boundaries of Taylor, Lucas, Kirby and Hewitt and the results in Sevi's "Who Runs?". 2021 is Elections Canada's transposition, and 2025 the official result.

Before 2025

2021 Conservative · Arnold Viersen, by 23,467 votes (50.1 pts)
2019 Conservative · Arnold Viersen, by 37,773 votes (73.2 pts)
2015 Conservative · Arnold Viersen, by 27,215 votes (55.0 pts)

In the old Peace River—Westlock on the 2013 boundaries, the riding most of the 2025 electors in today's Peace River—Westlock lived in; Elections Canada's official results.

What kind of place Peace River—Westlock is

Population: 113,9052021 census
Area: 158,122km²
Density: 0.72people per km²
Electors: 82,772on the 2025 lists

Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings

8th-widest margin in Canada
Won by 65.3 points (34,852 votes) · 8th of 343
5th-fewest university degrees
12.7% 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 Alberta
158,122 km² · 1st of 37 in Alberta · 14th of 343 in Canada

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
Median age is 36.4 — a little lower than the median riding's 41.6.
highestlowest37th 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 with French as a mother tongue is 2.7% — about 1.7 times the median riding's 1.6%.
highestlowest125th highest of 343
Median total household income is $87,000 — a little higher than the median riding's $84,000.
highestlowest138th highest 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

2021 Census on the 2023 boundaries; each rule places this riding among all 343. Density is the census population over the riding's area.

IDid this riding change?

Yes. 95% of the 2025 electors in today's Peace River—Westlock lived in the old Peace River—Westlock; by area, 35% of the riding came from other ridings.

Share of today's electorsFormer riding

94.9%Peace River—Westlock 64.9% of the area

5.1%Grande Prairie—Mackenzie 35.1% of the area · 50% of it kept

How this is measured. Electors: the share of the current riding's 2025 ordinary-list electors who lived in each former riding, each 2025 polling division placed in the 2013 riding a point inside it falls in. Area: the share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files, and how much of the former riding that part was. Area is land, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.

IIThe 2025 result

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

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.

Fig. 2 — Each square is one election-day poll: ■ won by the Conservatives (192) · ■ won by another party (15) · ▨ tied (1).

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.

Voters who switch: 0034,854

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.

On election day the Conservatives took 75.3%, the Liberals 13.0%, the New Democrats 5.4% and the independents 6.3%; in advance and special ballots, 79.5%, 10.1%, 5.5% and 4.9%, in that order.

Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, Peace River—Westlock, April 28, 2025

Shares of the valid votes cast at election-day polls, and of those cast at advance polls, at mobile polls and by special ballot; the gap is the second less the first, in points. Source: Elections Canada, poll-by-poll results, the 2025 general election.

The figures

Party	Election day	Advance and special	Gap
Conservative	75.3%	79.5%	+4.2
Liberal	13.0%	10.1%	−2.9
New Democratic	5.4%	5.5%	+0.1
Independent	6.3%	4.9%	−1.4

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.

VWhere it is

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Fig. 3 — Peace River—Westlock and its 8 neighbouring ridings.

Sources and citation

"Peace River—Westlock — federal riding profile and 2025 results."
The Political Record. https://politicalrecord.ca/riding/peace-river-westlock/
Accessed 2026-11-10.

Results and transposition: Elections Canada. Boundaries: Elections Canada / Statistics Canada, Open Government Licence – Canada. Census: Statistics Canada 2021 Census. Member: House of Commons.

Figures reconcile to the certified national total of 19,641,663 votes. The member is as the House of Commons listed them on 2026-11-01. Page built 2026-11-10.