- Edmonton McClung
Infobox Canada electoral district
name =Edmonton-McClung
province =Alberta
caption =2004 boundaries
prov-rep =David Xiao
prov-rep-link =
prov-rep-party =Progressive Conservative
prov-rep-party-link =Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
prov-status =active
prov-created =1993
prov-abolished =
prov-created2 =
prov-election-first =1993
prov-election-last =2008Edmonton-McClung is a provincial
electoral district for the Legislative Assembly ofAlberta ,Canada .Edmonton-McClung was created in 1993, and was represented by Grant Mitchell from 1993 to 1998. Mitchell served as leader of the
Alberta Liberal Party from 1994 to 1998.In 1998, following Mitchell’s retirement from politics, a
by-election was held. Newly electedAlberta Liberal Party leaderNancy MacBeth subsequently won the by-election by over 1,000 votes, defeating PC candidate Michael Mooney.During the 2001 election, MacBeth was soundly defeated by PC candidate Mark Norris. Norris served as Alberta’s Economic Development Minister from 2001 to 2004.
In 2004,
Alberta Liberal Party candidateMo Elsalhy defeated Norris in a closely fought campaign.Election results
"Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot"
2004 Student Vote
On
November 19 ,2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.References
External links
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]
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