Edmonton-Sherwood Park (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Edmonton—Sherwood Park.
Edmonton-Sherwood Park
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1979
District abolished1986
First contested1979
Last contested1982

Edmonton-Sherwood Park 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 1979 to 1986.[1]

History

The electoral district was split in 1986 between Edmonton-Gold Bar and Sherwood Park.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton North East
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton-Ottewell electoral district from 1971-1979
18th  1979–1982     Henry Woo Progressive Conservative
19th  1982–1986
See Edmonton-Gold Bar electoral district from 1986-Present
and Sherwood Park electoral district from 1986-Present

Election results

1979

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Henry Woo 6,285 60.69% –
New Democratic Jim Denholm 1,682 16.24% –
Social Credit Oran Johnson 1,594 15.39% –
Liberal Stephen Lindop 795 7.68% –
Total 10,356 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 21 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 17,572 59.05% –
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Sherwood Park Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Henry Woo 8,401 54.76% -5.93%
New Democratic Ted Paszek 3,462 22.57% 6.32%
Western Canada Concept Al Oeming 3,029 19.74% –
Reform Al Howell 450 2.93% –
Total 15,342 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 16 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 20,400 75.28% 16.23%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.13%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Sherwood Park Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election results for Edmonton-Sherwood Park". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

Further reading

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