Edmonton-Castle Downs

Edmonton-Castle Downs is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

Edmonton-Castle Downs
Alberta electoral district
Edmonton-Castle Downs within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Nicole Goehring
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2019

The district was created in 1997 boundary redistribution when Edmonton-Roper merged with the north half of Edmonton-Mayfield. The riding has swung between Liberal and Progressive Conservative control since it was created, before returning an NDP MLA in 2015. The 2004 election was very controversial, with near even support for both the Liberal and Progressive Conservative candidates. The outcome was decided in the third recount, which resulted in Thomas Lukaszuk winning the riding by 3 votes.

Neighborhoods in this riding include: Baturyn, Caernarvon, Carlisle, Beaumaris, Lorelei, Dunluce, Klarvatten, Rapperswill, Chambery & Elsinore.

The riding was last contested in the 2015 election, during which the NDP challenger, Nicole Goehring, defeated Lukaszuk by 7,507 votes.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1996 boundary redistribution from parts of Edmonton-Mayfield and Edmonton-Roper. The 2010 boundary redistribution saw some big changes to the riding with all land west of 127 street ceded to Edmonton-Calder and the eastern boundary that existed at 97 Street between the Edmonton city limits and 167 Avenue moved east to 82 Street in land that was part of Edmonton-Decore.

Boundary history

Electoral history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Castle Downs[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton-Mayfield 1993-1997 and Edmonton-Roper 1993-1997
24th 1997–1999 Pamela Paul-Zobaric Liberal
1999–2001 Independent
25th 2001–2004 Thomas Lukaszuk Progressive
Conservative
26th 2004–2005 Chris Kibermanis
(member-elect)
Liberal
2005–2008 Thomas Lukaszuk Progressive
Conservative
27th 2008–2015
29th 2015–2019 Nicole Goehring New Democrat
30th 2019-

The electoral district was created in the 1997 boundary redistribution. The first election held in 1997 saw Liberal candidate Pamela Paul-Zobaric elected. She won a very closely contested race, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Ihor Broda and two other candidates by just over 100 votes. She left the Liberal caucus over rights issues for women on November 15, 1999 to sit as an Independent. She did not run again in the 2001 election.

The second representative of the district was Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk. He won a three-way race in the 2001 general election with just over half the popular vote to pick up the seat for his party. He ran for a second term in 2004. Lukaszuk appeared defeated on election night by a few votes over Liberal candidate Chris Kibermanis. A recount by Elections Alberta confirmed Kibbermanis as the winner and declared him as the elected member. Lukaszuk and his campaign team took the recount process to the courts, and won the election in the judicial recount.

Lukaszuk and Kibermanis both stood for election in 2008. Lukaszuk won with over half the popular vote, while Kibbermanis dropped to 36% of the total. Lukaszuk was re-elected in 2012; while his strict vote count only increased by around 700, his majority increased from 2,069 in 2008 to 4,697 in 2012.

In the 2015 Alberta General Election NDP MLA Nicole Goehring was elected with 64.5% of the vote, with Lukaszuk dropping to second with 23% of the popular vote.

Legislature results

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPamela Paul4,45641.32%
Progressive ConservativeIhor Broda4,37340.55%
New DemocraticPeter Johnsen1,49413.86%
Social CreditDavid H. Friesen4604.27%
Total 10,783
Rejected, spoiled and declined 32
Eligible electors / Turnout 21,40050.54%
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Castle Downs Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeThomas A. Lukaszuk5,97151.10%10.55%
LiberalBoris Yaremko4,47938.33%-2.99%
New DemocraticMichael Charrois1,23510.57%-3.29%
Total 11,685
Rejected, spoiled and declined 34
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,92146.95%-3.59%
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 6.00%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Castle Downs Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2004 general election and judicial recount

The 2004 election saw a field of five candidates. Incumbent Thomas Lukaszuk was running for his second term in office after winning a close race in 2001. Chris Kibermannis was chosen as the Liberal candidate. He was a former draft pick for the Winnipeg Jets and a welder by trade. The NDP chose Peter Cross, who is a small business owner working as a graphics artist and long time Edmonton resident.[4]

2004 Alberta general election unofficial results[5] Turnout 41.42%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Chris Kibermanis 5,019 41.79%
Progressive ConservativeThomas Lukaszuk5,01441.75%
     NDP Peter Cross 1,317 10.97%
Alberta AllianceColin Presizniuk5834.85%
  Social Credit Ross Korpi 78 0.64%
Total 12,011 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 96

Rounding out the field of candidates, the Alberta Alliance running their first campaign acclaimed candidate Colin Presizniuk and Social Credit run candidate Ross Korpi. Presizniuk is a high-profile Edmonton area accountant and consultant who runs Presizniuk and Associates.[6]

The 2004 election proved to very contentious. On election night returns for the district had Liberal candidate Chris Kibermanis winning an incredibly tight race by three votes over Progressive Conservative incumbent Thomas Lukaszuk. The race split the riding's 79 precincts with Kibermanis winning 43 to Lukaszuk's 36. The poll by poll numbers show the race was evenly divided across the board as no candidate was particularly strong in a geographic area. The other three candidates were only a marginal factor with the race polarizing between the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberals.[5] NDP candidate Peter Cross made a respectable but distant third place showing. He gained votes for his party winning a slightly higher plurality, but decreasing in percentage of popular vote over the 2001 results.

At the bottom of the field, the Alberta Alliance candidate Colin Presizniuk took about 5% of the popular vote. His results were consistent with the party's showing in other Edmonton districts. The Social Credit party running their first candidate in the riding since 1997, saw a significant decrease in support as Ross Korpi barely registered with voters.

The razor thin election night margin separating the two candidates kept the results in doubt. The automatic recount process completed a few days later by returning officer Elizabeth Burk, narrowed the margin even further as Lukaszuk would gain two votes.[7] In addition to the results, voter turnout in the riding dropped to a record low almost reaching 42%. The turn out was significantly down falling five points from the 2001 election, and almost nine percentage points from the election in 1997.

Alberta Court of Appeal judicial recount[8] Turnout 41.42% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeThomas Lukaszuk5,02241.78%-9.32%
  Liberal Chris Kibermanis 5,019 41.76% 3.43% *
New DemocraticPeter Cross1,31410.93%0.36%
Alberta AllianceColin Presizniuk5864.88%
Social CreditRoss Korpi780.58%
Total 12,019
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 86
Eligible electors / Turnout 29,226 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.38%

After the Official results were announced by Elections Alberta, the legislative standings on the Alberta Legislature website had been updated to reflect Kibermanis winning as a member-elect. The Progressive Conservatives immediately challenged the results in the Court of Queen's Bench. The first judge at the Court of Queen's Bench upheld the returning officers verdict of a three-vote margin. A second count was done and the results were verified the same as the first. The Progressive Conservatives appealed the results to the Court of Appeal of Alberta.

The Alberta Court of Appeals disputed a number of previously rejected ballots increasing the margin of Thomas Lukaszuk from 5,016 votes to 5,022 votes. The court also added some votes for Presizniuk and took some away for Cross, Korpi and Kibermanis did not see any change in their totals. As a result of the judicial ruling, the previous judicial counts and the Elections Alberta official count were over turned. Kibermanis did not have the resources to appeal the third judicial decision and conceded defeat. Thomas Lukaszuk was declared re-elected and returned to office. After the results were made official, the Liberals announced that Kibermanis would be the candidate for the next general election and would continue campaigning in the riding until the next writ period.

As a direct result of this election, both the campaigns for Thomas Lukaszuk and Chris Kibermanis filed an application to the Court of Appeal to reimburse the legal costs of contesting the results. No provisions existed under the Election Act and the appeals were denied. In October 2005 the Standing Legislative Offices Committee reviewed the matter and changes were recommended to allow candidates to be reimbursed for their legal costs.[7]

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeThomas A. Lukaszuk7,15951.55%9.77%
LiberalChristopher John Kibermanis5,09036.65%-5.11%
New DemocraticAli Haymour1,3419.66%-1.28%
GreenBob Reckhow2972.14%
Total 13,887
Rejected, spoiled and declined 57
Eligible electors / Turnout 34,57040.31%-0.99%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 7.44%
Source(s)
Source: "27 - Edmonton-Castle Downs, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeThomas A. Lukaszuk8,05452.60%1.05%
WildroseJohn Oplanich3,29521.52%
New DemocraticBrian Labelle1,93412.63%2.97%
LiberalKim Cassady1,76811.55%-25.11%
Alberta PartyJeff Funnell2601.70%
Total 15,311
Rejected, spoiled and declined 62
Eligible electors / Turnout 30,80449.91%9.59%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 8.09%
Source(s)
Source: "30 - Edmonton-Castle Downs, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticNicole Goehring11,68964.46%51.83%
Progressive ConservativeThomas Lukaszuk4,18223.06%-29.54%
WildroseGerrit Roosenboom1,3837.63%-13.89%
LiberalTodd Ross8804.85%-6.69%
Total 18,134
Rejected, spoiled and declined 69
Eligible electors / Turnout 35,64151.07%1.17%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 5.16%
Source(s)
Source: "30 - Edmonton-Castle Downs, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticNicole Goehring9,44545.69%-18.77%
United ConservativeEd Ammar7,42835.93%5.24%
Alberta PartyMoe Rahall3,21315.54%
Alberta IndependenceTodd Wayne2941.42%
LiberalThomas Deak2911.41%-3.44%
Total 20,671
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1076014
Eligible electors / Turnout 31,95365.26%14.19%
New Democratic hold Swing -15.82%
Source(s)
Source: "28 - Edmonton-Castle Downs, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Castle Downs[9] Turnout 41.69%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,73715.95%49.04%2
  Independent Link Byfield 3,362 11.32% 34.80% 4
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown3,32811.21%34.45%1
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz3,18410.72%32.96%3
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,812 9.47% 29.11% 7
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,735 9.21% 28.31% 9
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,488 8.38% 25.76% 10
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,472 8.33% 25.59% 8
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood2,4478.24%25.33%6
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye2,1297.17%22.04%5
Total Votes 29,694 100%
Total Ballots 9,660 3.07 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 2,523

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[10]
Caernarvon School

On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.

2004 Alberta Student Vote results[11]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Chris Kibermanis 46 40.35%
Progressive ConservativeThomas Lukaszuk3026.32%
Alberta AllianceColin Presizniuk1714.91%
  NDP Peter Cross 14 12.28%
Social CreditRoss Korpi76.14%
Total 114 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 11

2012 election

2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeThomas Lukaszuk%
WildroseJohn Oplanich
  Liberal Kim Cassady %
Alberta PartyJeff Funnell
  NDP Brian Labelle %
Total 100%

References

  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 16.
  2. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. STOLTE, ELISE (18 April 2015). "Riding results: Edmonton-Castle Downs: Lukaszuk loses to newcomer". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. "Peter Cross biography". Alberta NDP. Archived from the original on October 5, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  5. "Edmonton-Castle Downs of Unofficial Results 2004 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  6. "homepage". Presizniuk and Associates. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  7. "Legislative Offices Committee" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. October 12, 2005. pp. LO-35. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  8. "Edmonton-Calder Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  9. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  10. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  11. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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