Edmonton West (provincial electoral district)

Edmonton West
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1917
District abolished1921
District re-created1963
District re-abolished1971
First contested1917
Last contested1967

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]

History

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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)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton West
Assembly Years Member Party
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

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1917

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1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Ewing 3,776 56.70% –
Liberal William Thomas Henry 2,884 43.30% –
Total 6,660 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout N/A N/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

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1963 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Stanley Geldart 3,733 41.90% –
Liberal Robert A. Doyle 2,572 28.87% –
Progressive Conservative Tony Nugent 2,019 22.66% –
New Democratic Neil R. Larsen 585 6.57% –
Total 8,909 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 16 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 15,780 56.56% –
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

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1967 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lou Hyndman 4,753 38.52% 15.86%
Social Credit William A. Johnson 4,016 32.55% -9.35%
Liberal J. Bernard Feeham 2,316 18.77% -10.10%
New Democratic Thomas C. Pocklington 1,254 10.16% 3.60%
Total 12,339 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 32 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 17,151 72.13% 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

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References

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  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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