Edmonton-Gold Bar

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

Edmonton-Gold Bar
Alberta electoral district
Edmonton-Gold Bar within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries.
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Marlin Schmidt
New Democratic
District created1971
First contested1971
Last contested2019

The district is primarily urban and located in the central east portion of city of Edmonton. It was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution from part of Strathcona East.

In addition to its namesake neighborhood of Gold Bar, the riding also contains the neighborhoods of Capilano, Fulton Place, Terrace Heights, Forest Heights, Ottewell, Kenilworth, Holyrood, Avonmore, King Edward Park, Cloverdale, Bonnie Doon, Idylwylde & Strathearn.

The district is currently represented by Marlin Schmidt of the Alberta NDP.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of Strathcona East.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw significant changes to the riding. All the land north of the North Saskatchewan River was ceded to Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, while the south boundary was moved from 92 Avenue to 82 Avenue to the Canadian Pacific Rail line to 63 Avenue into Edmonton-Mill Creek. The west boundary changed from Connors Road to travel through the Mill Creek Ravine further west in Edmonton-Strathcona.

Boundary history

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Gold Bar[3]
Assembly Years Member Party
See: Strathcona East 1959-1971
17th 1971–1975 William Yurko Progressive Conservative
18th 1975–1979
1979 Vacant
19th 1979–1982 Al Hiebert Progressive Conservative
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1989 Bettie Hewes Liberal
22nd 1989–1993
23rd 1993–1997
24th 1997–2001 Hugh MacDonald
25th 2001–2004
26th 2004–2008
27th 2008–2012
28th 2012–2015 David Dorward Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2019 Marlin Schmidt New Democratic
30th 2019–present

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution. The election that year saw Strathcona East incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA William Yurko run here due to his old seat being abolished.

Yurko faced two other candidates in the election held that year and won the new district with a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for his party. After the election Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Yurko as a cabinet minister. He ran for a second term in the 1975 general election. Yurko won a bigger percentage despite losing some of his popular vote as the opposition vote collapsed.

Yurko resigned from his cabinet post in 1978 with the intention of seeking the nomination the Progressive Conservative nomination in Edmonton East for the 1979 federal election. He won the nomination and resigned his seat in early 1979.

The election in 1979 saw Progressive Conservative candidate Al Hiebert easily win a four cornered race to hold the open seat for his party. Hiebert was re-elected with a larger majority in the 1982 general election.

The 1986 election in the district saw a major upset with Hiebert getting defeated by Liberal candidate Bettie Hewes who managed to increase the Liberal vote in the district by over 5800 votes. Hewes won a stronger majority when she was re-elected to her second term in the 1989 general election. She won a landslide running for her third term winning the highest popular vote of any candidate in the 1993 general election. After the election Hewes briefly served as a leader of the opposition and of the Liberal party. She did not run for re-election in 1997 and retired at dissolution of the assembly.

The current representative is Marlin Schmidt of the Alberta New Democratic Party, who was first elected in 2015

Legislature results

1971 general election
1971 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 74.30% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Yurko5,78954.36%
Social CreditWilliam Young3,77835.48%
New DemocraticTom Hennessey1,08210.16%
Total 10,649
Rejected, spoiled and declined 51
Eligible electors / Turnout 14,401 %

1975 general election
1975 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 57.95% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Yurko5,24764.40%10.04%
New DemocraticGrant Arnold1,31216.10%5.94%
Social CreditLarry Latter98212.05%-23.43%
  Liberal Don Hoyda 579 7.11% *
CommunistHarry Strynadka280.34%*
Total 8,148
Rejected, spoiled and declined 33
Eligible electors / Turnout 14,191 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 7.99%

1979 general election
1979 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 61.40% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeAl Hiebert6,04456.04%-8.36%
New DemocraticKathleen Wright2,34321.72%5.62%
Social CreditAce Cetinski1,39712.95%0.90%
LiberalLaurie Switzer1,0029.29%2.18%
Total 10,786
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,599 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.99%

1982 general election
1982 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 71.48% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeAl Hiebert7,22356.71%0.67%
New DemocraticAllen Eng3,56327.98%6.26%
Western Canada ConceptJoe Wanner9967.82%*
  Liberal Laurie Switzer 567 4.45% -4.84%
IndependentChuck Bolton3873.04%
Total 12,736
Rejected, spoiled and declined 15
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,838 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 3.47%

1986 general election
1986 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 62.12% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
LiberalBettie Hewes6,37843.48%39.03%
Progressive ConservativeAl Hiebert4,15028.29%-28.42%
New DemocraticRandy Morse4,14228.23%0.25%
Total 14,670
Rejected, spoiled and declined 27
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,659 %
  Liberal pickup from Progressive Conservative Swing 33.73%

1989 general election
1989 Alberta general election results[9] Turnout 63.69% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Bettie Hewes 7,833 54.25% 10.77%
Progressive ConservativeCathy Wyatt4,38130.34%-2.05%
New DemocraticChris Tomaschuk2,17015.03%-13.20%
CommunistNaomi Rankin550.38%*
Total 14,439
Rejected, spoiled and declined 23
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,708 %
  Liberal hold Swing 6.41%

1993 general election
1993 Alberta general election results[10] Turnout 65.99% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Bettie Hewes 10,605 59.19% 4.94%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Szumlas4,72126.35%-3.99%
New DemocraticLorraine Crawford1,82010.16%-4.87%
Social CreditDavid Friesen5162.88%
Green David Parker 165 0.92% *
     Natural Law Roni Shapka 90 0.50% *
Total 17,917
Rejected, spoiled and declined 36
Eligible electors / Turnout 27,205 %
  Liberal hold Swing 4.47%

1997 general election
1997 Alberta general election results[11] Turnout 67.00% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
LiberalHugh MacDonald7,52848.62%-10.57%
Progressive ConservativeSusan Green5,81937.58%11.23%
New DemocraticWalter Heneghan1,97012.72%2.56%
Green David Parker 92 0.59% -0.33%
     Natural Law Maury Shapka 75 0.49% -0.01% *
Total 15,484
Rejected, spoiled and declined 23
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,145 %
  Liberal hold Swing -10.09%

2001 general election
2001 Alberta general election results[12] Turnout 64.38% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Hugh MacDonald 7,654 51.07% 2.45%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Fletcher5,98139.91%2.33%
New DemocraticPeter Cross1,1597.73%-4.99%
Green Margaret Marean 193 1.29% 0.70% *
Total 14,987
Rejected, spoiled and declined 37
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,337 %
  Liberal hold Swing 2.39%

2004 general election
2004 Alberta general election results[13] Turnout 55.86% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Hugh MacDonald 8,798 62.66% 11.59%
Progressive ConservativeManjit Dhaliwal2,57218.32%-21.59%
New DemocraticKeith Turnbull1,96714.01%6.28%
Alberta AllianceDelmar Hunt5383.83%
  Independent Dave Dowling 167 1.18% *
Total 14,042
Rejected, spoiled and declined 106
Eligible electors / Turnout 25,326 %
  Liberal hold Swing 16.59%

2008 general election
2008 Alberta general election results[14] Turnout 42.99% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Hugh MacDonald 6,279 44.89% -17.77%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Dorward5,26137.61%19.29%
New DemocraticSherry McKibben1,92313.75%-0.26%
Green David Zylstra 525 3.75% *
Total 13,988
Rejected, spoiled and declined 81
Eligible electors / Turnout 32,730 %
  Liberal hold Swing -18.53%

2012 general election
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Dorward6,70132.97-4.64
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt5,83628.71+14.96
LiberalJosipa Petrunic4,07820.06-24.83
WildroseLinda Carlson3,16915.59
Alberta PartyDennis O’Neill3451.70
EvergreenDavid Parker1980.97-2.78
Total valid votes 20,32799.20
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 1630.80
Turnout 20,49062.34+19.35
Registered electors 32,868
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.10
Source(s)
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-04-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt15,34968.89+40.18
Progressive ConservativeDavid Dorward4,14718.61-14.36
WildroseJustin James1,4226.38-9.21
LiberalRonald Brochu7023.15-16.91
Alberta PartyCristina Stasia6622.97+1.27
Total valid votes 22,28299.39
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 1370.61
Turnout 22,41961.11-1.23
Registered electors 36,688
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +27.27
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Gold Bar". Retrieved August 29, 2018.

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt14,56259.5%-9.39%
United ConservativeDavid Dorward7,17429.3%+4.31%
Alberta PartyDiana Ly2,0088.2%+5.23%
LiberalSteve Kochan3151.3%-1.85%
GreenTanya Herbert2471.0%--
 IndependenceVincent Loyer1760.7%--
Total valid votes 24,482
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 276416
Registered electors and turnout 37,32865.7%
New Democratic hold Swing %
Source(s)
"2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results
2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Gold Bar[15] Turnout 55.03%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,35015.59%44.84%2
  Independent Link Byfield 3,970 14.23% 40.92% 4
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown2,98610.70%30.78%1
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,895 10.37% 29.84% 9
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,87510.30%29.64%3
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,594 9.30% 26.74% 7
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,342 8.39% 24.14% 8
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,251 8.07% 23.20% 10
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood1,9567.01%20.16%6
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,6886.04%17.40%5
Total Votes 27,907 100%
Total Ballots 9,701 2.88 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 4,235

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election
Participating Schools[16]
Austin OBrien School
Braemar School
McNally High School
Ottewell School
St. Gabriel 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[17]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Hugh MacDonald 477 47.23%
  NDP Keith Turnbull 214 21.19%
Progressive ConservativeManjit Dhaliwal20220.00%
Alberta AllianceDelmar Hunt898.81%
  Independent Dave Dowling 28 2.77%
Total 1,010 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 43

2012 election
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeDavid Dorward%
WildroseLinda Carlson
  Liberal Josipa Petrunic %
Alberta PartyDennis O’Neill
  NDP Marlin Schmidt %
Total 100%

References
  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 18.
  2. "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
  3. "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.
  4. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  5. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  6. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  7. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  8. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  9. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  10. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  11. "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  12. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  13. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  14. The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 298–301.
  15. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  16. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  17. "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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