Edmonton_Norwood
Edmonton-Norwood
Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada
Edmonton-Norwood 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 2004.[1]
Quick Facts Alberta electoral district, Defunct provincial electoral district ...
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1959 |
| District abolished | 2004 |
| First contested | 1959 |
| Last contested | 2001 |
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The Edmonton-Norwood electoral district was created from the Edmonton district in 1959 and was abolished in 2004 when it merged with Edmonton-Highlands to form Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. The district was a swing riding and was held by every major party in Alberta. The district has seen a couple of floor crossings and was the only urban seat held by the Alberta Alliance Party.
In 2004, Gary Masyk ran a vigorous campaign to save the district from being abolished, and to reduce the effect of Edmonton losing seats to Calgary.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
More information Assembly, Years ...
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Edmonton 1921-1959 | ||||
| 14th | 1959-1963 | William Tomyn | Social Credit | |
| 15th | 1963-1967 | |||
| 16th | 1967-1971 | |||
| 17th | 1971-1975 | Catherine Chichak | Progressive Conservative | |
| 18th | 1975-1979 | |||
| 19th | 1979-1982 | |||
| 20th | 1982-1986 | Ray Martin | NDP | |
| 21st | 1986-1989 | |||
| 22nd | 1989-1993 | |||
| 23rd | 1993-1995 | Andrew Beniuk | Liberal | |
| 1995-1996 | Independent | |||
| 1996-1997 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 24th | 1997-2000 | Sue Olsen | Liberal | |
| 2000-2001 | Vacant | |||
| 25th | 2001-2004 | Gary Masyk | Progressive Conservative | |
| 2004 | Alberta Alliance | |||
| See Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 2004-present | ||||
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1959
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| 1959 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | William Tomyn | 5,071 | 54.77% | – | ||||
| Liberal | P. W. Bill Jones | 1,522 | 16.44% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Nestor Marchyshyn | 1,482 | 16.01% | – | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frank G. McCoy | 932 | 10.07% | – | ||||
| Labor–Progressive | W. A. Tuomi | 251 | 2.71% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,258 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 48 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 16,659 | 55.86% | – | |||||
| Social Credit pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1963
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| 1963 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | William Tomyn | 3,905 | 47.94% | -6.84% | ||||
| Liberal | J. Laurier Picard | 1,628 | 19.99% | 3.55% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ronald W. Downey | 1,330 | 16.33% | 6.26% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | J. Gordon Ozarko | 1,190 | 14.61% | -1.40% | ||||
| Communist | Walter Makowecki | 93 | 1.14% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,146 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 14 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 16,027 | 50.91% | -4.95% | |||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | -5.19% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1967
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| 1967 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | William Tomyn | 3,450 | 43.64% | -4.30% | ||||
| New Democratic | Grant Notley | 2,433 | 30.77% | 14.44% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald W. Downey | 2,023 | 25.59% | 10.98% | ||||
| Total | 7,906 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 116 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 15,082 | 53.19% | 2.28% | |||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | -7.54% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1971
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| 1971 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 4,334 | 43.75% | 18.16% | ||||
| Social Credit | Irene Domecki | 3,618 | 36.52% | -7.11% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sam Lee | 1,954 | 19.73% | -11.05% | ||||
| Total | 9,906 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 199 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 15,953 | 63.34% | 10.15% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | -2.82% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1975
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| 1975 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 4,298 | 59.36% | 15.61% | ||||
| New Democratic | Howard Rubin | 1,849 | 25.54% | 5.81% | ||||
| Social Credit | Alfred Hooke | 1,045 | 14.43% | -22.09% | ||||
| Communist | Gary Hansen | 48 | 0.66% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,240 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 70 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 15,619 | 46.80% | -16.54% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 13.30% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1979
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| 1979 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 3,950 | 47.15% | -12.22% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 3,194 | 38.12% | 12.58% | ||||
| Social Credit | Mike Ekelund | 703 | 8.39% | -6.04% | ||||
| Liberal | Walter G. Coombs | 486 | 5.80% | – | ||||
| Communist | Kimball Cariou | 45 | 0.54% | -0.13% | ||||
| Total | 8,378 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 97 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 16,231 | 52.21% | 5.41% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -12.40% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1982
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| 1982 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 4,857 | 46.22% | 8.10% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Falcone | 4,782 | 45.51% | -1.64% | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | John Hudson | 569 | 5.41% | – | ||||
| Independent | Georg J.P. Wowk | 263 | 2.50% | – | ||||
| Communist | David Wallis | 37 | 0.35% | -0.19% | ||||
| Total | 10,508 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 59 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 17,050 | 61.98% | 9.85% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -4.15% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1986
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| 1986 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 5,272 | 69.62% | 23.39% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 1,942 | 25.64% | -19.86% | ||||
| Liberal | David R. Long | 359 | 4.74% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,573 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 15,632 | 48.61% | -13.36% | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | 21.63% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1989
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| 1989 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 4,229 | 57.60% | -12.02% | ||||
| Liberal | Luis C. Baptista | 1,594 | 21.71% | 16.97% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dan Papirnik | 1,519 | 20.69% | -4.95% | ||||
| Total | 7,342 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 15,068 | 48.83% | 0.22% | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -4.04% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1993
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| 1993 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Andrew Beniuk | 4,944 | 42.76% | 21.05% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 3,749 | 32.43% | -25.17% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Fay Orr | 2,517 | 21.77% | 1.08% | ||||
| Social Credit | Alan Cruikshank | 264 | 2.28% | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Maury Shapka | 88 | 0.76% | – | ||||
| Total | 11,562 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 49 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 22,844 | 50.83% | 2.00% | |||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | -12.78% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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1997
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| 1997 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sue Olsen | 3,357 | 36.52% | -6.24% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sherry McKibben | 2,767 | 30.10% | -2.32% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andrew Beniuk | 2,583 | 28.10% | 6.33% | ||||
| Social Credit | Ray Loyer | 485 | 5.28% | 2.99% | ||||
| Total | 9,192 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 41 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 18,068 | 51.10% | 0.27% | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.96% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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2001
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| 2001 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Masyk | 3,304 | 38.13% | 10.03% | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Bechtel | 3,164 | 36.52% | 0.00% | ||||
| New Democratic | Harvey Voogd | 2,196 | 25.35% | -4.76% | ||||
| Total | 8,664 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 19,343 | 44.87% | -6.23% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | -2.40% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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- Andrew Beniuk removed from the Liberal Caucus and sits as an Independent June 23, 1995.
- Andrew Beniuk joins the Progressive Conservative Caucus 1996
- Gary Masyk crosses the floor to the Alberta Alliance Party June 29, 2004.
- "Election results for Edmonton-Norwood". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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- Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.