Edmonton_Riverview

Edmonton-Riverview

Edmonton-Riverview

Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada


Edmonton Riverview is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

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Created in the 1997 boundary redistribution, the district includes re-distributed areas of the Edmonton-Glenora, Edmonton-Strathcona, and Edmonton-Whitemud.

Neighborhoods in this riding include: Windsor Park, Belgravia, Parkallen, Crestwood, Laurier Heights & Parkview.

Edmonton-Riverview remains one of the more affluent ridings in Edmonton, featuring some of the city's most expensive real estate.

The riding is currently represented by New Democrat Lori Sigurdson.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1996 boundary redistribution out of parts of Edmonton-Glenora and Edmonton-Strathcona.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the riding change on its western boundary with the boundary between Whitemud Drive and 87 Avenue moving west to run along 170 Street, in land that was part of Edmonton-Meadowlark. The northeast corner of the riding was also revised to have the boundary move along the right bank instead of the left bank of the North Saskatchewan River.

Boundary history

More information 39 Edmonton-Riverview 2003 boundaries, Bordering districts ...
More information 42 Edmonton-Riverview 2010 boundaries, Bordering districts ...

Electoral history

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The first election held in 1997 saw Liberal candidate Linda Sloan elected as the first representative. Sloan defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Gwen Harris by over 900 votes. Sloan declined to seek a second term.

The 2001 election saw Liberal candidate and best-selling author Kevin Taft run against Progressive Conservative candidate and former Edmonton City Councilor Wendy Kinsella. Taft won almost half the popular vote earning 49% in the race.

Taft would later become leader of the Alberta Liberals he stood for a second term in office in the 2004 election. Taft easily defeated Progressive Conservative candidate and future MLA Fred Horne taking almost 65% of the vote.

He was re-elected again in 2008 and resigned his leadership position after the Progressive Conservatives made big gains at the Liberals expense throughout the province.

Legislative election results

Elections in the 1990s

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Elections in the 2000s

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Elections in the 2010s

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2023

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Senate nominee election results

2004

2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Riverview[4] Turnout 63.24%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % votes % ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,78916.78%47.54%2
  Independent Link Byfield 4,390 15.38% 43.58% 4
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown3,30411.58%32.80%1
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,987 10.47% 29.65% 9
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,96010.37%29.39%3
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,236 7.84% 22.20% 7
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,111 7.40% 20.96% 10
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood2,0677.24%20.52%6
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,882 6.59% 18.68% 8
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,8146.35%18.01%5
Total votes 28,540 100%
Total ballots 10,073 2.83 votes per ballot
Rejected, spoiled and declined 5,776

Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot.

2012

Student vote results

2004

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On November 19, 2004 a student vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who had not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts, with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that resided in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district than where they were physically located.

2004 Alberta student vote results[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Kevin Taft 721 52.63%
  NDP Donna Martyn 204 14.89%
Green John Lackey 186 13.58%
Progressive ConservativeFred Horne16912.33%
  Social Credit David Power 53 3.87%
Alberta AllianceDavid Edgar372.70%
Total 1,370 100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 25

References

  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 20–21.
  2. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. "40 - Edmonton-Riverview". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  4. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  5. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  6. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2008.

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