Edmonton-Beverly

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

History

The Edmonton-Beverly electoral district was formed in the 1970 boundary redistribution from Edmonton North East.

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Beverly
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton North East electoral district from 1959-1971
17th  1971–1975     Bill Diachuk Progressive Conservative
18th  1975–1979
19th  1979–1982
20th  1982–1986
21st  1986–1989     Ed Ewasiuk 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 ConservativeBill Diachuk4,47142.68%
Social CreditLou Heard3,05029.12%
New DemocraticBarrie Chivers2,76926.43%
LiberalJohn Lambert1851.77%
Total 10,475
Rejected, spoiled and declined 60
Eligible electors / turnout 15,59167.57%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Beverly 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 ConservativeBill Diachuk5,04661.94%19.26%
New DemocraticBill Kobluk1,90223.35%-3.09%
Social CreditPatrick Moore7649.38%-19.74%
LiberalRudy Pisesky3744.59%2.83%
CommunistPaul Jarbeau600.74%
Total 8,146
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 16,88248.25%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 12.51%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Beverly 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 ConservativeBill Diachuk3,75650.53%-11.41%
New DemocraticGene Mitchell2,59234.87%11.52%
Social CreditPat G. A. O'Hara85411.49%2.11%
LiberalTeresa McKerral2313.11%-1.48%
Total 7,433
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 13,74154.09%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.47%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Beverly 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 ConservativeBill Diachuk6,89450.62%0.09%
New DemocraticWinston Gereluk5,63841.40%6.53%
Western Canada ConceptDexter B. Dombro8196.01%
Social CreditSteve Kostiuk2681.97%-9.52%
Total 13,619
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 29
Eligible electors / Turnout 21,75962.72%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.22%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Beverly 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 DemocraticEd Ewasiuk6,69958.76%17.37%
Progressive ConservativeBill Diachuk3,91734.36%-16.26%
LiberalJim Shinkaruk7846.88%
Total 11,400
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 20
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,85445.95%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 7.59%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Beverly 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 DemocraticEd Ewasiuk6,40849.48%-9.28%
Progressive ConservativeGary Kump3,83529.61%-4.75%
LiberalDaryl Robb2,52019.46%12.58%
IndependentBonny Royce1881.45%
Total 12,951
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 17
Eligible electors / Turnout 25,87450.12%
New Democratic hold Swing -2.27%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Beverly Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Also see

References

  1. "Election results for Edmonton-Beverly". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

Further reading

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