Strathcona (provincial electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name =Edmonton-Meadowlark
province =Alberta


caption =2004 boundaries
prov-rep =Dave Quest
prov-rep-link =
prov-rep-party =Progressive Conservative
prov-rep-party-link =Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
prov-status =active
prov-created =1905
prov-abolished =1913
prov-created2 =2004
prov-election-first =1905
prov-election-last =2008.

The riding of Strathcona has existed on two occasions in Alberta's history. The first time the riding was carried over from the original Strathcona district when Alberta became a province. The riding then disappeared in 1913 when it was split between Vegreville and Camrose. Strathcona was the home district of Alberta's first Premier Alexander Rutherford.

The riding was then re-created in roughly the same place as the 1909 version. It was carved out of the south portion of Redwater and a large chunk of north west Cloverbar-Fort Saskatchewan.

The riding is one of five that is surviving from the original twenty five 1905 riding's. The other four are St. Albert, Peace River, Stony Plain and Medicine Hat.

The riding borders the east of Edmonton, and is mostly rural, covering Strathcona County.

Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville borders the riding to the north and east. Leduc-Beaumont-Devon borders the riding to the south. Sherwood Park, Edmonton Ellerslie, Edmonton Mill Creek, Edmonton Beverly Clareview and Edmonton Manning border to the west.

Election results

1905 general election

2004 general election

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.

See also

*Strathcona Federal electoral district
*Strathcona Northwest Territories territorial electoral district

References

External links

* [http://www.canlii.org/ab/laws/sta/e-4.1/20050211/whole.html Electoral Divisions Act 2003]
* [http://www.finance.gov.ab.ca/aboutalberta/ped_profiles/2004_new_boundaries/Strathcona.pdf Demographics for Strathcona]
* [http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/maps%5Cnb%5C78.pdf Riding Map for Strathcona]
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]
* [http://www.studentvote.ca/alberta/electionresults.php Student Vote Alberta]
* [http://www.strathcona.ab.ca/ Strathcona County home page]