Candidates Running in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake

Jason Heistad

Jason Heistad is a four-term Innisfail town councillor. Jason co-founded the Innisfail Welcoming and Inclusive Community Committee, is a board member for the Public Service Pension Plan, and volunteers with his church.

Devin Dreeshen

Devin Dreeshen is the MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake. He is a fifth-generation local farm owner and Albertan. He was appointed as Alberta’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry on April 30, 2019.

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Innisfail-Sylvan Lake

THE CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE IS

Devin Dreeshen, United Conservative Party

Won with 74.5% (19,030) of the votes in this riding.

LAST ELECTION RESULTS

PARTY	VOTES
United Conservative Party	19,030
Alberta NDP	3,453
Alberta Party	2,337
Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta	359
Alberta Advantage Party	164

Population & Riding Demographics

POPULATION SIZE

46,690

MALE

23,735

FEMALE

22,960

AGE DISTRIBUTION

By age and gender

18-24	25-44	45-64	65+
3,690	13,135	12,915	6,070

EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, INCOME

POST SECONDARY EDUCATION	56.30%
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME	91,944
POPULATION IN LOW INCOME	8.80%

TOP EMPLOYER

Construction

Retail

Mining, Quarrying and Oil and Gas

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Indigenous	7.30%
European	80.50%
Caribbean	0.30%
Latin, Central, South American	0.60%
African	0.60%
Asian	2.50%