Edmonton-Sherwood Park (provincial electoral district)

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Edmonton-Sherwood Park
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1979
District abolished1986
First contested 1979
Last contested 1982

Edmonton-Sherwood Park 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 1979 to 1986. [1]

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History

The electoral district was split in 1986 between Edmonton-Gold Bar and Sherwood Park.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton North East
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Edmonton-Ottewell electoral district from 1971-1979
18th  1979–1982   Henry Woo Progressive Conservative
19th  1982–1986
See Edmonton-Gold Bar electoral district from 1986-Present
and Sherwood Park electoral district from 1986-Present

Election results

1979

1979 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Henry Woo 6,28560.69%
New Democratic Jim Denholm1,68216.24%
Social Credit Oran Johnson1,59415.39%
Liberal Stephen Lindop7957.68%
Total10,356
Rejected, spoiled and declined21
Eligible electors / turnout17,57259.05%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Sherwood Park Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982

1982 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Henry Woo 8,40154.76%-5.93%
New Democratic Ted Paszek3,46222.57%6.32%
Western Canada Concept Al Oeming 3,02919.74%
Reform Al Howell4502.93%
Total15,342
Rejected, spoiled and declined16
Eligible electors / turnout20,40075.28%16.23%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.13%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Sherwood Park Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

  1. "Election results for Edmonton-Sherwood Park". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

Further reading

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