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 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 2004 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
Edmonton Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003.
History
[edit]This riding was created in 1987 from Edmonton South and Edmonton West ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Edmonton—Leduc, Edmonton—Spruce Grove and Edmonton Centre ridings.
Geography
[edit]It was located in the city of Edmonton in the province of Alberta.
1987 representation order
1996 representation order
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Demographics
[edit]| Population, 2000 | 102,210 |
| Electors | 83,890 |
| Area (km2) | |
| Population density (people per km2) |
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Edmonton Southwest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| District created from Edmonton South and Edmonton West | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Jim Edwards | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Ian McClelland | Reform | |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 2000–2000 | Alliance | |||
| 37th | 2000–2003 | James Rajotte | ||
| 2003–2004 | Conservative | |||
| District redistributed into Edmonton—Leduc, Edmonton—Spruce Grove and Edmonton Centre | ||||
Election results
[edit]| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | James Rajotte | 26,197 | 48.85 | –2.49 | $47,590 | |||
| Liberal | Chiu Lau | 18,223 | 33.98 | +0.43 | $63,679 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Fernando | 5,803 | 10.82 | +0.86 | $13,273 | |||
| New Democratic | Bernie Keeler | 2,746 | 5.12 | +0.44 | $13,321 | |||
| Green | Jerry Paschen | 462 | 0.86 | – | $478 | |||
| Natural Law | Wade McKinley | 195 | 0.36 | –0.10 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,626 | 99.77 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 126 | 0.23 | +0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,752 | 64.07 | +1.44 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,890 | |||||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | –1.46 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[1][2] | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Reform | Ian McClelland | 22,697 | 51.34 | +5.89 | $62,069 | |||
| Liberal | Esther Starkman | 14,833 | 33.55 | +0.09 | $58,880 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Ellie Shuster | 4,403 | 9.96 | –6.09 | $29,078 | |||
| New Democratic | Richard D. Vanderberg | 2,070 | 4.68 | +1.01 | $3,187 | |||
| Natural Law | Wade McKinley | 205 | 0.46 | –0.30 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,208 | 99.85 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.15 | –0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,275 | 62.63 | –4.87 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,689 | |||||||
| Reform hold | Swing | +2.99 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Reform | Ian McClelland | 26,582 | 45.45 | +34.99 | ||||
| Liberal | Betty Macfarlan | 19,570 | 33.46 | +14.24 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Edwards | 9,385 | 16.05 | –37.53 | ||||
| New Democratic | Colleen Glenn | 2,148 | 3.67 | –12.25 | ||||
| Natural Law | Pat Simpson | 447 | 0.76 | – | ||||
| Independent | Kevin Ashmore | 269 | 0.46 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 81 | 0.14 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 58,482 | 99.75 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 144 | 0.25 | +0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 58,626 | 67.50 | –8.73 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,851 | |||||||
| Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +24.62 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7] | ||||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Edwards | 28,931 | 53.58 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Barclay W. Johnson | 10,375 | 19.22 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Friedland | 8,598 | 15.92 | – | ||||
| Reform | Chuck Cripps | 5,646 | 10.46 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | R. John Hayes | 356 | 0.66 | – | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Curtis Long | 86 | 0.16 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 53,992 | 99.78 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 119 | 0.22 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 54,111 | 76.23 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,987 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | N/A | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10] | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton Southwest, Alberta (2000)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2000). Thirty-Seventh General Election, 2000: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-65518-4.
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton Southwest, Alberta (1997)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1997). Thirty-Sixth General Election, 1997: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada.
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton Southwest, Alberta (1993)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Thirty-Fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-60097-5.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Thirty-Fifth General Election, 1993: Contributions and Expenses of Registered Political Parties and Candidates (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-61265-5.
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton Southwest, Alberta (1988)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Thirty-Fourth General Election, 1988: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-56648-3.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Thirty-Fourth General Election, 1988: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-56925-3.