Edmonton-Kingsway

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Edmonton-Kingsway
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1993
First contested 1971
Last contested 1989

Edmonton-Kingsway was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993. [1]

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History

The Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district was formed in the 1970 boundary redistribution from Edmonton North.

The Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district was abolished in the 1993 boundary redistribution and formed Edmonton-Mayfield.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Kingsway
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Edmonton North electoral district from 1959-1971
17th  1971–1975   Kenneth Paproski Progressive Conservative
18th  1975–1979
19th  1979–1982
20th  1982–1986 Carl Paproski
21st  1986–1989   Alex McEachern New Democratic
22nd  1989–1993
See Edmonton-Mayfield electoral district from 1993-1997

Election results

1971

1971 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Paproski 6,31655.70%
Social Credit Ethel Sylvia Wilson 3,53531.17%
New Democratic Paulette Atterbury1,29011.38%
Liberal Roderick Woodcock1991.75%
Total11,340
Rejected, spoiled and declined92
Eligible electors / turnout16,59768.88%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975

1975 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Paproski 4,89766.23%10.53%
New Democratic Jane Weaver1,40619.02%7.64%
Social Credit Jake Johnson6198.37%-22.80%
Liberal Roy Landreth4726.38%4.63%
Total7394
Rejected, spoiled and declined30
Eligible electors / turnout1585146.84%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 11.35%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979

1979 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Paproski 4,38750.66%-15.57%
New Democratic Alex McEachern 2,56329.60%10.58%
Social Credit Martin Hattersley 97511.26%2.89%
Liberal Dorothy A. Richardson6847.90%1.51%
Independent Eddie Keehn510.59%
Total8,660
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / turnout16,84751.40%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -13.08%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982

1982 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Carl Paproski 4,29441.68%-8.98%
New Democratic Alex McEachern 3,87937.65%8.06%
Independent Mark Byington9509.22%8.63%
Western Canada Concept Curtis Long6696.49%
Liberal Bill Broad3183.09%-4.81%
Social Credit George Klimiuk1921.86%-9.39%
Total10,302
Rejected, spoiled and declined16
Eligible electors / turnout16,37563.01%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.52%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986

1986 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Alex McEachern 4,66951.12%13.46%
Progressive Conservative Allen Wasnea3,49138.22%-3.46%
Liberal Patrick Reid8969.81%6.72%
Heritage Party Bowden John Zachara780.85%
Total9,134
Rejected, spoiled and declined17
Eligible electors / turnout17,59152.02%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 4.43%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989

1989 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Alex McEachern 4,31444.40%-6.72%
Progressive Conservative Allen Wasnea2,81829.00%-9.22%
Liberal Joan Cowling2,58526.60%16.79%
Total9,717
Rejected, spoiled and declined26
Eligible electors / turnout17,23856.52%
New Democratic hold Swing 1.25%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

  1. "Election results for Edmonton-Kingsway". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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