Edmonton North (provincial electoral district)

Edmonton North 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 1959 to 1971.[1]

Edmonton North
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1959
District abolished1971
First contested1959
Last contested1967

History

The Edmonton North electoral district was in the 1959 redistribution which broke up the mega-ridings of Edmonton and Calgary, creating a number of single-member districts in their place. The district was redistributed into Edmonton-Calder and Edmonton-Kingsway electoral districts in 1971.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton North
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton electoral district from 1921-1959
14th  1959–1963     Ethel Sylvia Wilson Social Credit
15th  1963–1967
16th  1967–1971
See Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district from 1971-1993
and Edmonton-Calder electoral district from 1971-1993

Election results

1959 general election

1959 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditEthel Sylvia Wilson4,83153.28%
Progressive ConservativeDr. John Verchomin3,35637.01%
Co-operative CommonwealthPeter Gomuwka8819.72%
Total 9,068
Rejected, spoiled and declined 61
Eligible electors / turnout 16,25656.16%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton North Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditEthel Sylvia Wilson4,65552.38%-0.90%
LiberalThomas O'Dwyer2,48928.01%
New DemocraticWilliam H. Nash1,74319.61%9.89%
Total 8,887
Rejected, spoiled and declined 35
Eligible electors / turnout 19,02246.90%
Social Credit hold Swing 4.05%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton North Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967 general election

1967 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditEthel Sylvia Wilson4,69838.43%-13.95%
Progressive ConservativeTony Thibaudeau3,46128.31%
New DemocraticGordon Wright2,76322.60%2.99%
LiberalL. John Corbiere1,30310.66%-17.35%
Total 12,225
Rejected, spoiled and declined 69
Eligible electors / turnout 21,38157.50%
Social Credit hold Swing -7.13%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton North Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

  1. "Election results for Edmonton North". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

Further reading

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