Edmonton-Avonmore

Edmonton-Avonmore 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 1971 to 1997.[1]

Edmonton-Avonmore
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1997
First contested1971
Last contested1993

History

The Edmonton-Avonmore electoral district was created in the 1970 boundary redistribution from portions of Strathcona South.[2][3]

The Edmonton-Avonmore electoral district was abolished in the 1996 boundary redistribution and was combined with a small portion of Edmonton-Gold Bar to form Edmonton-Mill Creek.[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Avonmore
Assembly Years Member Party
See Strathcona South electoral district from 1967-1971
17th  1971–1975     Horst Schmid Progressive Conservative
18th  1975–1979
19th  1979–1982
20th  1982–1986
21st  1986–1989     Marie Laing New Democratic
22nd  1989–1993
23rd  1993–1996     Gene Zwozdesky Liberal
See Edmonton-Mill Creek electoral district from 1996-2019

Election results

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHorst Schmid3,91342.75%
Social CreditGerrit Joseph Radstaak3,68140.21%
New DemocraticBill McLean1,30314.23%
LiberalJohn Kloster2572.81%
Total 9,154
Rejected, spoiled and declined 78
Eligible electors / turnout 13,49068.44%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Avonmore Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHorst Schmid4,59660.97%18.22%
Social CreditGerrit Joseph Radstaak1,34117.79%-22.42%
New DemocraticNeil Larsen1,14115.14%0.90%
LiberalAnn Mazur4135.48%2.67%
Constitutional Socialist PartyMike Uhryn470.62%
Total 7,538
Rejected, spoiled and declined 13
Eligible electors / turnout 14,08053.63%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 20.32%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Avonmore Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHorst Schmid5,38254.11%-6.86%
New DemocraticOlga Blondheim2,36323.76%8.62%
Social CreditWalter Zucht1,69117.00%-0.79%
LiberalBetty Ann Dumbeck5115.14%-0.34%
Total 9,947
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 18,45653.90%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.42%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Avonmore Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHorst Schmid6,60653.14%-0.97%
New DemocraticKathy Wright4,04532.54%8.78%
Western Canada ConceptJake Johnson1,27510.26%
Social CreditLeif Oddson4663.75%-13.25%
CommunistRona Drennan400.32%
Total 12,432
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 52
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,39667.86%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.88%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Avonmore Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarie Laing4,23442.14%9.60%
Progressive ConservativeHorst Schmid4,14141.21%-11.92%
LiberalMichael Brings1,11711.12%
RepresentativeKarl R. Badke4164.14%
Western Canada ConceptMike Walker1401.39%-8.86%
Total 10,048
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 9
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,17241.61%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -9.84%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Avonmore Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarie Laing5,29041.71%-0.43%
Progressive ConservativeJames Albers3,83130.21%-11.01%
LiberalDon Massey3,56228.08%16.97%
Total 12,683
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 14
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,34552.15%
New Democratic hold Swing 5.29%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Avonmore Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGene Zwozdesky6,72852.67%24.59%
Progressive ConservativeKen Alyluia3,43326.88%-3.33%
New DemocraticMarie Laing2,19017.15%-24.56%
Social CreditLeslie M. Jackson2852.23%
GreensDennis Clark970.76%
Natural LawLucia Hoff400.31%
Total 12,773
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 28
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,05558.04%
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing 7.15%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Avonmore Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Also see

References

  1. "Election results for Edmonton-Avonmore". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. The Election Act, RSA 1970, c. C-117
  3. Special Committee on Redistribution (1968). Report of the Alberta Committee on Redistribution Procedure. Edmonton, Alberta: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (June 1996). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

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