Edmonton-Belmont

Edmonton-Belmont 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 1993.[1]

Edmonton-Belmont
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1993
First contested1971
Last contested1989

History

The Edmonton-Belmont electoral district was created prior to the 1971 Alberta general election from the Edmonton North East electoral district.[2]

The Edmonton-Belmont electoral district was abolished in the 1993 boundary redistribution and was combined with a small portion of Edmonton-Beverly to form Edmonton-Manning electoral district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Belmont
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton North East electoral district from 1959-1971
17th  1971–1975     Bert Hohol Progressive Conservative
18th  1975–1979
19th  1979–1982 William L. Mack
20th  1982–1986 Walter Richard Szwender
21st  1986–1989     Tom Sigurdson New Democratic
22nd  1989–1993
See Edmonton-Manning electoral district from 1993-Present
and Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont electoral district from 1993-1997

Election results

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBert Hohol6,01850.02%
Social CreditWerner Schmidt4,05233.68%
New DemocraticGordon Wright1,96016.29%
Total 12,030
Rejected, spoiled and declined 96
Eligible electors / turnout 16,74972.40%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Belmont 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 ConservativeBert Hohol6,66264.85%14.82%
New DemocraticAshley Pachal1,75917.12%0.83%
Social CreditVictor Nakonechny1,16411.33%-22.35%
LiberalJohn Day6616.43%
CommunistChris Hansen270.26%
Total 10,273
Rejected, spoiled and declined 21
Eligible electors / turnout 22,55945.63%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 15.69%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Belmont 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 ConservativeWilliam L. Mack4,92355.48%-9.37%
Social CreditRon Mix1,81320.43%9.10%
New DemocraticHaddie Jahner1,76919.93%2.81%
LiberalCharalee Graydon3694.16%-2.28%
Total 8,874
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 18,73647.36%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.34%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Belmont 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 ConservativeWalter Richard Szwender6,57954.79%-0.68%
New DemocraticJohn Younie3,89332.42%12.49%
Western Canada ConceptDennis Peter9868.21%
IndependentElmer Knutson5124.26%
CommunistJoan Jenkins370.31%
Total 12,007
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 63
Eligible electors / Turnout 20,34159.34%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.34%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Belmont 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 DemocraticTom Sigurdson4,49143.01%10.59%
Progressive ConservativeWalter Richard Szwender3,16030.27%-24.53%
LiberalPat Sembaliuk2,48623.81%
RepresentativeBette Davies1981.90%
Heritage PartyJoe Kovacs670.64%
CommunistDavid Wallis390.37%0.07%
Total 10,441
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 25
Eligible electors / Turnout 21,66948.30%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -4.81%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Belmont 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 DemocraticTom Sigurdson5,31940.74%-2.27%
LiberalCathy Greco4,64435.57%11.76%
Progressive ConservativeWalter Richard Szwender3,09323.69%-6.58%
Total 13,056
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 23
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,86057.21%
New Democratic hold Swing -3.79%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Belmont Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

  1. "Election results for Edmonton-Belmont". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. The Election Act, RSA 1970, c. 117

Further reading

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