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Foothills MP John Barlow
(C. Davis file photo) |
Chris Davis
Returning Conservative MP John Barlow secured the new Foothills electoral district with 75.7% of the vote in the 2015 federal election held yesterday, October 19, but will be sitting as an opposition member of the House of Parliament after the Liberals romped to a majority government. With 97.35% of the polls reported nationally the Liberals won 54.7%, 185 of 338 seats in the House.
Foothills election 2015 snapshot:
Conservative John Barlow - 75.7%
Liberal Tanya MacPherson - 13.4%
NDP Alison Thompson - 6.4%
Green Party Romy S. Tittel - 3.3%
Libertarian Cory Morgan - 0.7%
Christian Heritage Marc Slingerland - 0.6%
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| (John Barlow on Facebook post-election) |
60,927 of 82,380 registered electors turned out in Foothills (not including electors who registered on election day), a turnout of 73.96%. That compares to a countrywide average 61.1% turnout in the 2011 federal election, and a similar countrywide turnout of 66.1% in this election. Foothills is a new electoral district this election, so there are no directly comparable turnout statistics for it. The turnout for the 2011 federal election was 61.52% in the former Macleod electoral district, which included Pincher Creek and Crowsnest Pass, among other communities. A byelection for Macleod was held in 2014, with a turnout of 19.92%, won by John Barlow in his first attempt at federal office. Turnout in Alberta for the 2015 election was 66.73 % with 96.56% of the polls reported.
Barlow was formerly the Associate Publisher and Editor of the Okotoks Western Wheel.
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| (From Elections Canada website - click images to enlarge) |
This story will be updated as more information comes in and has been verified, and after the final outstanding polls are counted.
Related links/sources:
Macleod electoral district
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