Edmonton Strathcona

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Edmonton Strathcona
Alberta electoral district
Edmonton Strathcona (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Heather McPherson
New Democratic
District created1952
First contested1953
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]106,066
Electors (2019)77,285
Area (km²)[2]80
Pop. density (per km²)1,325.8
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Edmonton

Edmonton Strathcona (formerly known as Edmonton—Strathcona) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. It spans the south-central part of the city of Edmonton. In the periods 2008–2015 and since 2019, during the 40th, 41st, and 43rd Canadian Parliaments and 44th Canadian Parliaments, Edmonton Strathcona was the only federal riding in Alberta not represented by the Conservative Party.

Geography

The riding is home to most of Edmonton's francophones. The historic district of Old Strathcona, the University of Alberta, the University of Alberta Campus Saint-Jean and the Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre are all located in the riding.

Edmonton Strathcona encompasses the neighbourhoods of Allendale, Argyll, Avonmore, Belgravia, Bonnie Doon, Capilano, Cloverdale, Empire Park, Forest Heights, Fulton Place, Garneau, Gold Bar, Grandview Heights, Hazeldean, Holyrood, Idylwylde, Kenilworth, King Edward Park, Lansdowne, Lendrum Place, Malmo Plains, McKernan, Ottewell, Parkallen, Pleasantview, Queen Alexandra Park, Ritchie, Riverdale, Strathcona, Strathearn, Terrace Heights, and Windsor Park.

It borders on the federal ridings of Edmonton Centre, Edmonton Griesbach, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Edmonton Mill Woods, and Edmonton Riverbend.

This district is bounded:[3]

  • On the north by the North Saskatchewan River (except for a jog that goes around the neighbourhood of Riverdale, which is north of the river).
  • On the west by the Whitemud Creek from the North Saskatchewan River to Whitemud Drive.
  • On the south by Whitemud Drive, from Whitemud Creek to the City Limits.
  • On the east by Edmonton's City Limits.

Political geography

As evidenced by the 2008 and 2011 elections, this riding is heavily polarized between more urban New Democratic Party (NDP) voters concentrated in the northwest of the riding and suburban Conservative voters concentrated in the south and east.

The NDP picked up this seat in 2008 for the first time in its history, when Edmonton lawyer Linda Duncan defeated Tory incumbent Rahim Jaffer, thanks to a consolidation of non-Conservative votes. They have retained the riding since and it has established itself as clearly the most left-leaning riding in Alberta and one of the safest seats for the NDP in the prairies.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Canadian census; 2013 representation[4][5]

Languages: 77.3% English, 3.8% French, 3.5% Chinese, 2.5% German, 1.5% Ukrainian, 1.3% Spanish, 1.3% Tagalog
Religions: 52.8% Christian (22.1% Catholic, 5.6% United Church, 3.5% Lutheran, 3.5% Anglican, 2.2% Baptist, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Pentecostal, 13.0% Other), 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 1.1% Buddhist, 40.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $35,026
Average income (2010): $46,710

Panethnic groups in Edmonton Strathcona (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 71,690 71.24% 75,835 73.84% 79,705 79.24%
East Asian[b] 6,895 6.85% 7,240 7.05% 5,565 5.53%
Indigenous 6,305 6.27% 5,405 5.26% 4,320 4.29%
South Asian 4,855 4.82% 4,150 4.04% 2,825 2.81%
Southeast Asian[c] 3,615 3.59% 3,655 3.56% 2,925 2.91%
African 2,410 2.39% 2,335 2.27% 1,505 1.5%
Middle Eastern[d] 2,180 2.17% 1,955 1.9% 1,840 1.83%
Latin American 1,500 1.49% 1,385 1.35% 1,185 1.18%
Other/Multiracial[e] 1,190 1.18% 735 0.72% 730 0.73%
Total responses 100,635 98.48% 102,695 96.82% 100,585 97.48%
Total population 102,188 100% 106,066 100% 103,183 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

The Strathcona riding dates back to Territorial times (see Strathcona (federal electoral district). It was represented by Liberal MPs, then a Liberal MP who after election became a Unionist, then became a Conservative), and a United Farmer of Alberta MP in that early incarnation. (This riding was abolished in 1924 and its area was split among the Edmonton East, Edmonton West and Vegreville ridings.)

The electoral district of "Edmonton-Strathcona" (later Edmonton Strathcona) was created in 1952 from Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings.

"Edmonton—Strathcona" gained territory from Edmonton East and was renamed "Edmonton Strathcona" during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Historical boundaries

  • 1952 representation order
    1952 representation order
  • 1966 representation order
    1966 representation order
  • 1976 representation order
    1976 representation order
  • 1987 representation order
    1987 representation order
  • 1996 representation order
    1996 representation order
  • 2003 representation order
    2003 representation order
  • 2013 representation order
    2013 representation order

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:

Parliament Years Member Party
Edmonton—Strathcona
Riding created from Edmonton East and Edmonton West
22nd  1953–1957     Richmond Francis Hanna Liberal
23rd  1957–1958     Sydney Herbert Thompson Social Credit
24th  1958–1962     Terry Nugent Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972     Hu Harries Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Douglas Roche Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 David Kilgour
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 Scott Thorkelson
35th  1993–1997     Hugh Hanrahan Reform
36th  1997–2000[nb 1] Rahim Jaffer
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003[nb 2]
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011     Linda Duncan New Democratic
41st  2011–2015
Edmonton Strathcona
42nd  2015–2019     Linda Duncan New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021 Heather McPherson
44th  2021–present

Current member of Parliament

The current member of Parliament is Heather McPherson of the New Democratic Party who was first elected in the 2019 federal election and re-elected in the 2021 federal election. Winning 61% of the district vote in 2021, McPherson holds the largest margin of victory among elected NDP MPs in the 44th parliament.

Election results

Graph of election results in Edmonton—Strathcona, Edmonton Strathcona (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Edmonton Strathcona (2013–present)

Graph of election results in Edmonton Strathcona (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Heather McPherson 31,690 60.31 +13.04 $84,080.08
Conservative Tunde Obasan 13,310 25.33 -11.74 $96,778.74
Liberal Hibo Mohamed 3,948 7.51 -4.11 $22,672.65
People's Wes Janke 2,366 4.50 +2.84 $4,252.77
Green Kelly Green 634 1.21 -0.82 $0.00
Libertarian Malcolm Stinson 275 0.52 - none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,223 99.40 -0.16 $108,879.96
Total rejected ballots 317 0.60 +0.16
Turnout 52,540 69.37 -2.89
Eligible voters 75,736
New Democratic hold Swing +12.39
Source: Elections Canada[9]
2021 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 32,556 57.95
  Conservative 15,040 26.77
  Liberal 5,068 9.02
  People's 2,539 4.52
  Green 701 1.25
  Others 273 0.49
2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Heather McPherson 26,823 47.27 +3.30 $91,753.90
Conservative Sam Lilly 21,035 37.07 +5.79 $88,211.43
Liberal Eleanor Olszewski 6,592 11.62 -9.11 $91,354.39
Green Michael Kalmanovitch 1,152 2.03 -0.27 $8,919.41
People's Ian Cameron 941 1.66 - none listed
Communist Naomi Rankin 125 0.22 - none listed
Marxist–Leninist Dougal MacDonald 77 0.14 -0.03 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,745 99.56
Total rejected ballots 250 0.44 +0.05
Turnout 56,995 72.26 +1.27
Eligible voters 78,876
New Democratic hold Swing -1.24
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Linda Duncan 24,446 43.96 -9.75 $87,241.42
Conservative Len Thom 17,395 31.28 -9.04 $36,812.49
Liberal Eleanor Olszewski 11,524 20.73 +17.87 $62,711.39
Green Jacob K. Binnema 1,278 2.30 -0.04 $1,924.74
Libertarian Malcolm Stinson 311 0.56 – $1,599.80
Pirate Ryan Bromsgrove 201 0.36 – $2,183.76
Rhinoceros Donovan Eckstrom 133 0.24 – –
Independent Chris Jones 116 0.21 – –
Independent Andrew Schurman 107 0.19 – –
Marxist–Leninist Dougal MacDonald 93 0.17 -0.02 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,604 99.61   $208,715.39
Total rejected ballots 217 0.39 –
Turnout 55,821 70.99
Eligible voters 78,635
New Democratic hold Swing -0.35
Source(s)
  • "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. February 29, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  • Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 26,753 53.71
  Conservative 20,084 40.32
  Liberal 1,422 2.85
  Green 1,165 2.34
  Others 384 0.77

Edmonton—Strathcona (1952-2013)

Graph of election results in Edmonton—Strathcona (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Linda Duncan 26,093 53.55 +10.97 $84,389
Conservative Ryan Hastman 19,762 40.55 −1.05 $78,272
Liberal Matthew Sinclair 1,372 2.82 −6.24 $15,741
Green Andrew Fehr 1,119 2.30 −4.14 $43
Independent Kyle Murphy 206 0.42 – $2,005
Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 91 0.19 −0.12
Independent Christopher White 87 0.18 – $880
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,730 100.00
Total rejected ballots 124 0.25 +0.04
Turnout 48,854 68.76 +3.3
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Linda Duncan 20,103 42.58 +10.07 $71,669
Conservative Rahim Jaffer 19,640 41.60 −0.11 $81,597
Liberal Claudette Roy 4,279 9.06 −8.74 $72,953
Green Jane Thrall 3,040 6.44 +0.49 $3,801
Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 147 0.31 +0.11
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,209 99.79   $82,492
Total rejected ballots 99 0.21 −0.07
Turnout 47,308 65.4 −5.2
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rahim Jaffer 22,009 41.71 +2.31 $75,063
New Democratic Linda Duncan 17,153 32.51 +8.71 $53,478
Liberal Andy Hladyshevsky 9,391 17.80 −11.21 $76,923
Green Cameron Wakefield 3,139 5.95 −0.54 $755
Progressive Canadian Michael Fedeyko 582 1.10 – $0.0
Marijuana Dave Dowling 390 0.74 −0.33 $0.0
Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 106 0.20 −0.01 $16
Total valid votes 52,770 100.00
Total rejected ballots 148 0.28 −0.03
Turnout 52,918 70.6 +3.9
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rahim Jaffer 19,089 39.40 −2.60 $67,449
Liberal Debby Carlson 14,057 29.01 −2.88 $67,910
New Democratic Malcolm Azania 11,535 23.80 +9.02 $46,100
Green Cameron Wakefield 3,146 6.49 – $2,353
Marijuana Dave Dowling 519 1.07 −0.38
Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 103 0.21 −0.08 $26
Total valid votes 48,449 100.00
Total rejected ballots 150 0.31
Turnout 48,599 65.66
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance Rahim Jaffer 23,463 42.00 +0.70 $57,365
Liberal Jonathan Dai 17,816 31.89 −3.49 $48,430
New Democratic Hélène Narayana 8,256 14.78 +0.25 $25,883
Progressive Conservative Gregory Toogood 5,047 9.03 +1.79 $4,252
Marijuana Ken Kirk 814 1.45 – $149
Canadian Action Kesa Rose Semenchuk 299 0.53 +0.35 $1,485
Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 164 0.29 – $275
Total valid votes 55,859 100.00
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Reform Rahim Jaffer 20,605 41.30 +1.95 $58,003
Liberal Ginette Rodger 17,654 35.38 −3.12 $58,244
New Democratic Jean McBean 7,251 14.53 +9.48 $42,936
Progressive Conservative Edo Nyland 3,614 7.24 −4.05 $10,183
Green Karina Gregory 406 0.81 +0.23 $520
Natural Law Maury Shapka 153 0.30 −0.29
Independent Naomi Rankin 115 0.23 +0.05 $1,732
Canadian Action J. Alex Ford 92 0.18 – $845
Total valid votes 49,890 100.00
Total rejected ballots 101 0.20
Turnout 49,991 62.74
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Hugh Hanrahan 19,531 39.35 +17.10
Liberal Chris Peirce 19,113 38.50 +20.61
Progressive Conservative Scott Thorkelson 5,604 11.29 −22.17
New Democratic Rita Egan 2,508 5.05 −20.27
National Adrian Greenwood 2,131 4.29
Natural Law Maury Shapka 292 0.59
Green Harry Garfinkle 287 0.58 +0.28
Independent Naomi Rankin 90 0.18
Canada Party Oran K. Johnson 83 0.17
Total valid votes 49,639 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Scott Thorkelson 18,088 33.46 −27.97
New Democratic Halyna Freeland 13,686 25.32 +5.10
Reform Doug Main 12,024 22.24 –
Liberal Una MacLean Evans 9,672 17.89 +2.40
Rhinoceros Marcel Zeeto Kotowich 199 0.37 –
Green Isabelle Foord 159 0.29 −0.56
Independent Kevin Bruce 86 0.16 –
Independent Daniel P. Hermansen 56 0.10 –
Independent Mary Joyce 43 0.08 –
Confederation of Regions Thomas Roger Brown 40 0.07 −1.29
Total valid votes 54,053 100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative David Kilgour 33,712 61.43 +2.05
New Democratic Doris S. Burghardt 11,095 20.22 +8.21
Liberal Sandra Douglas-Tubb 8,500 15.49 −11.66
Confederation of Regions Lorne Cass 749 1.36
Green Russell John Mulvey 466 0.85
Social Credit Norman Utz 218 0.40
Communist Anne McGrath 137 0.25 −0.01
Total valid votes 54,877 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative David Kilgour 23,920 59.38 −0.09
Liberal John Borger 10,938 27.15 −0.91
New Democratic Doug Trace 4,837 12.01 −0.03
Rhinoceros Dave Walker 453 1.12
Communist Joe Hill 106 0.26 −0.01
Marxist–Leninist Sandy Mowat 31 0.08 −0.09
Total valid votes 40,285 100.00
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1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative David Kilgour 26,430 59.47 +4.73
Liberal Julian Kinisky 12,471 28.06 −2.35
New Democratic Robert Davidson 5,352 12.04 +0.53
Communist Joe Hill 120 0.27 −0.01
Marxist–Leninist Carol Arnold 73 0.16 −0.00
Total valid votes 44,446 100.00
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Doug Roche 25,808 54.73 +5.01
Liberal B.C. Tanner 14,337 30.40 −0.32
New Democratic Lila Fahlman 5,426 11.51 −5.30
Social Credit Leif Oddson 1,146 2.43 +0.08
Libertarian Robin Gillespie 226 0.48
Communist Harry Strynadka 132 0.28
Marxist–Leninist Peggy Askin 79 0.17
Total valid votes 47,154 100.00
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Doug Roche 26,908 49.72 +11.89
Liberal Hu Harries 16,625 30.72 −21.63
New Democratic Howard Alfred Leeson 9,098 16.81 +9.99
Social Credit Bill Pelch 1,272 2.35
Independent Elizabeth Rowley 152 0.28
Independent Peggy Morton 63 0.12
Total valid votes 54,118 100.00
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hu Harries 21,074 52.35 +22.59
Progressive Conservative Terry Nugent 15,228 37.83 −0.22
New Democratic Lawrence Radcliffe 2,745 6.82 −3.28
Independent John R. Beatty 1,206 3.00
Total valid votes 40,253 100.00
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Terry Nugent 21,004 38.05 +2.68
Liberal Bill Sinclair 16,431 29.77 −0.57
Social Credit Sigurd Sorenson 11,696 21.19 −4.74
New Democratic Bill McLean 5,572 10.09 +1.73
Independent Bill Stocks 493 0.89
Total valid votes 55,196 100.00
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Terry Nugent 18,880 35.37 +0.98
Liberal John Decore 16,195 30.34 +4.60
Social Credit S.A. Sorenson 13,841 25.93 −3.22
New Democratic Ian Sowton 4,464 8.36 −2.37
Total valid votes 53,380 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Terry Nugent 16,030 34.39 −26.93
Social Credit S.A. Sorenson 13,585 29.14 +11.92
Liberal Roy C. Marler 11,996 25.74 +8.64
New Democratic Bill McLean 5,001 10.73 +6.37
Total valid votes 46,612 100.00
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Terry Nugent 25,885 61.32 +32.73
Social Credit Sydney Herbert Thompson 7,270 17.22 −18.43
Liberal Richmond Francis Hanna 7,218 17.10 −12.05
Co-operative Commonwealth Arnold Holmes 1,838 4.35 −2.26
Total valid votes 42,211 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Sydney Herbert Thompson 13,124 35.65 −1.05
Liberal Richmond Francis Hanna 10,731 29.15 −8.18
Progressive Conservative Terry Nugent 10,525 28.59 +11.76
Co-operative Commonwealth Floyd Albin Johnson 2,434 6.61 −2.54
Total valid votes 36,814 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Richmond Francis Hanna 8,901 37.33
Social Credit Orvis A. Kennedy 8,750 36.70
Progressive Conservative Sidney Giffard Main 4,012 16.83
Co-operative Commonwealth Floyd Albin Johnson 2,182 9.15
Total valid votes 23,845 100.00

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ The Reform Party merged with the Canadian Alliance on 27 March 2000.
  2. ^ The Canadian Alliance merged with the Progressive Conservatives to form the Conservative Party on 8 December 2003.

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "2011 Census Profile". February 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "Statistics Canada: 2011 National Household Survey Profile". May 8, 2013.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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