Edmonton East

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Alberta

Edmonton federal electoral districts map|

caption = Edmonton East in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 48013
fed-created = 2003
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 2004
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Peter Goldring
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 128199
demo-electors = 90861
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 50
demo-cd = Division No. 11
demo-csd = Edmonton

Edmonton East (formerly known as Edmonton Centre-East) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.

The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.

Geography

The district is an urban riding in the City of Edmonton.

History

This riding was originally created in 1914 as "Edmonton East" from Edmonton and Victoria ridings.

In 2000, it was re-named "Edmonton Centre-East".

In 2003 it was abolished, and redistribtued into Edmonton Centre, a new Edmonton East riding, and Edmonton—Sherwood Park

The new "Edmonton East" riding was created from parts of Edmonton Centre-East and Edmonton North.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

* 1984-1988: William Lesick - Progressive Conservative
* 1988-1993: Ross Harvey - New Democratic Party
* 1993-1997: Judy Bethel - Liberal
* 1997-present: Peter Goldring - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

Current Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament for Edmonton East is Peter Goldring, a former business manager. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member of the 'Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament' and the 'Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade'.

Election results

Edmonton East, 2004-present

Edmonton Centre-East, 2000

Edmonton East, 1997

ee also

* Edmonton East provincial electoral district
* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Alberta federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1285 Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003 - present)] - [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1233 (2000 - 2003)] - [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=198 (1914 - 2000)]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures (2004)] - [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=48008 (2000)] - [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 (1997)]
* [http://www.elections.ca/ Elections Canada]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/InfovoteMain.aspx?ED=48013&EV=25&EV_TYPE=1 Elections Canada Edmonton East Riding Information]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/252/ CBC Edmonton East Riding Profile]
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]

Election 2006 campaign websites

* [http://ridings.greenparty.ca/index.php?module=article&view=254 Trey Capnerhurst] Green
* [http://www.ndp.ca/arlenechapman/welcome Arlene Chapman] New Democratic Party
* [http://www.petergoldring.ca/ Peter Goldring] Conservative
* [http://www.nicolemartel.ca/ Nicole Martel] Liberal