Edmonton West (provincial electoral district)

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Edmonton West
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1917
District abolished1921
District re-created1963
District re-abolished1971
First contested 1917
Last contested 1967

Edmonton West stylized as Edmonton (West) from 1917 to 1921, was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 and again from 1963 to 1971. [1]

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History

The riding has existed twice, the first incarnation was created in 1917 when the Edmonton electoral district broke up into Edmonton East and Edmonton West electoral districts. The two districts were merged along with Edmonton South in 1921 to reform the Edmonton electoral district.

The second incarnation was carved out of the south portion of Edmonton North West in 1963. In 1971 the riding was renamed Edmonton-Glenora.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton West
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Edmonton electoral district from 1905-1917
4th  1917–1921   Albert Ewing Conservative
See Edmonton electoral district from 1921-1959
and Edmonton North West electoral district from 1959-1963
15th  1963–1967   Stanley Geldart Social Credit
16th  1967–1971   Lou Hyndman Progressive Conservative
See Edmonton-Glenora electoral district from 1971-Present

Election results

1917

1917 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Ewing 3,77656.70%
Liberal William Thomas Henry 2,88443.30%
Total6,660
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / turnoutN/AN/A
Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-West Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1963

1963 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Stanley Geldart 3,73341.90%
Liberal Robert A. Doyle2,57228.87%
Progressive Conservative Tony Nugent2,01922.66%
New Democratic Neil R. Larsen5856.57%
Total8,909
Rejected, spoiled and declined16
Eligible electors / turnout15,78056.56%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-West Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967

1967 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Lou Hyndman 4,75338.52%15.86%
Social Credit William A. Johnson4,01632.55%-9.35%
Liberal J. Bernard Feeham2,31618.77%-10.10%
New Democratic Thomas C. Pocklington1,25410.16%3.60%
Total12,339
Rejected, spoiled and declined32
Eligible electors / turnout17,15172.13%15.57%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing -3.53%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-West Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

  1. "Election results for Edmonton West". 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)

Further reading

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