Edmonton West

Edmonton West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988 and from 1997 to 2004.

Demographics

Geography

It was located in the city of Edmonton in the province of Alberta.

History

This riding was first created in 1914 from Edmonton riding.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Edmonton Northwest and Edmonton Southwest ridings.

It was re-created in 1996 from Edmonton Northwest, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton East ridings.

It was abolished again in 2003 and transferred mostly into Edmonton Centre, with a smaller portion going into Edmonton—Spruce Grove.

Member of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1917 to 1988
#

1997 to 2004

# 1997-2004: Anne McLellan - Liberal - She subsequently represented Edmonton Centre.

Election results

1997 to 2004

-
Liberal
Anne McLellan
align="right"|21,978
align="right"|44.24%
align="right"
align="right"|$65,989
Canadian Alliance
Betty Unger
align="right"|21,245
align="right"|42.76%
align="right"
align="right"|$66,378
Progressive Conservative
Rory J. Koopmans
align="right"|3,009
align="right"|6.05%
align="right"
align="right"|$5,622
New Democratic Party
style="width: 135px"|Richard D. Vanderberg
align="right"|2,895
align="right"|5.82%
align="right"
align="right"|$10,850
Canadian Action
Dan Parker
align="right"|354
align="right"|0.71%
align="right"
align="right"|$1,157
Marxist-Leninist
Peggy Morton
align="right"|194
align="right"|0.39%
align="right"
align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|49,675!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|169!align="right"|0.34%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|49,844!align="right"|56.29%!align="right"

-
Liberal
Anne McLellan
align="right"|17,802
align="right"|43.44%|
align="right"|$56,082
Reform
style="width: 145px"|Dean Charles Kurpjuweit
align="right"|16,392
align="right"|40.00%|
align="right"|$52,778
New Democratic Party
Duane Good Striker
align="right"|3,386
align="right"|8.26%|
align="right"|$15,860
Progressive Conservative
Helen Stephenson
align="right"|2,919
align="right"|7.12%|
align="right"|$10,441
Green
Roger Swan
align="right"|210
align="right"|0.51%
align="right"
align="right"|$354
Natural Law
Sam Thomas
align="right"|143
align="right"|0.34%
align="right"
align="right"
Marxist-Leninist
Peggy Morton
align="right"|122
align="right"|0.29%
align="right"
align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|40,974!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|130!align="right"|0.32%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|41,104!align="right"|54.43%!!

1917 to 1988

CanElec1-by|2 November 1926|Acceptance by the Honourable Charles Stewart of an office of emoulment under the Crown, 5 October 1926

ee also

* Edmonton West Provincial electoral district
* List of Canadian 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=201 Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1914 - 1987)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1005 Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996 - 2003)]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=48015 Expenditures - 2000]
* [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures - 1997]
* [http://www.elections.ca/ Elections Canada]
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]