Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood

Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 2004 when it was merged with Edmonton-Highlands and Edmonton-Norwood.

Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Alberta electoral district
Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Janis Irwin
New Democratic
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2019

This inner-city northeast Edmonton riding has the second lowest average income in Alberta, as well as being one of the most ethnically diverse. This riding and its predecessor ridings have voted NDP in six of the last seven elections.

Neighborhoods in this riding include: Highlands, Bellevue, Montrose, Newton, Virginia Park, Cromdale, Parkdale, Alberta Avenue, Boyle Street, McCauley, Eastwood & Riverdale.

The riding is currently held by the Alberta NDP's Janis Irwin.

History

The electoral district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution after the electoral districts of Edmonton-Highlands and Edmonton-Norwood were merged.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw significant boundary changes as all land west of 50 street was ceded to Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview. A portion of the west boundary that moved along 97 Street between 105 and 111 Avenue was pushed west to 104 Street that was formerly part of Edmonton-Centre and minor alterations were made with the north border of Edmonton-Decore.

Boundary history

Representation history
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton-Highlands 1997–2004 and
Edmonton-Norwood 1959–2004
26th 2004–2008 Brian Mason New
Democratic
27th 2008–2012
28th 2012–2015
29th 2015–2019
30th 2019–present Janis Irwin

The electoral district was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution by combining the old Edmonton-Highlands and Edmonton-Norwood electoral districts. The first election in the district was won by NDP leader Brian Mason who won a landslide with over 60% of the popular vote.

Mason was re-elected in the 2008 general election against former MLA Andrew Beniuk. He won a slightly reduced majority but still won over half the popular vote. In the 2015 election, Mason was re-elected in a landslide, becoming the longest-serving MLA in the NDP government.

Election results
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJanis Irwin10,00863.7-14.37%
United ConservativeLeila Houle3,95325.2+6.68%
Alberta PartyTish Prouse1,0486.7
GreenTaz Bouchier2431.5
 IndependenceJoe Hankins
227
1.4
 Alberta AdvantageChris Poplatek
123
0.8
CommunistAlex S. Boykowich1030.7
Total valid votes 15,758
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 70888
Registered electors 33,063
Turnout 47.9%
New Democratic hold Swing -14.37%

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticBrian Mason11,55878.07
Progressive ConservativeJonathan Dai1,77812.01
WildroseJoshua Loeppky9646.51
LiberalMatthew Smith5043.41
New Democratic hold Swing +23.94%

2012 general election
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBrian Mason6,82454.16+3.21
Progressive ConservativeCris Basualdo2,77822.05-9.87
WildroseWayde Lever2,02216.05+13.42
LiberalKeegan Wynychuk5874.66-7.47
Alberta PartyCam McCormick2002.59–
EvergreenDari Lynn1881.49-0.88
Total valid votes 12,599100.00–
Total rejected ballots 184––
Turnout 12,78345.25+12.71
Eligible voters 28,251––
New Democratic hold Swing +3.21%

2008 general election
2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBrian Mason4,75450.95-11.67
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Beniuk2,97831.92+9.08
LiberalBrad Smith1,13212.13+1.42
Wildrose AllianceTravis Loewen2452.63-0.52
GreenMohamad Maie2212.37–
Total valid votes 9,330100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 39 – –
Turnout 9,36932.54-10.20
Eligible voters 28,795––
New Democratic hold Swing -10.38%

2004 general election
2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticBrian Mason6,05462.62
Progressive ConservativeTerry Martinuk2,20822.84
LiberalJason Manzevich1,03510.71
Alberta AllianceRay Loyer3053.15
IndependentDale Ferris660.68
Total valid votes 9,668100.00
Total rejected ballots 91 –
Turnout 9,75942.74
Eligible voters 20,681–

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results
2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood[3] Turnout 43.09%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger3,23514.22%43.20%2
  Independent Link Byfield 3,105 13.65% 41.47% 4
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,386 10.49% 31.86% 9
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,347 10.31% 31.34% 7
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown2,2309.80%29.78%1
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,1949.64%29.30%3
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,101 9.23% 28.06% 8
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,089 9.18% 27.90% 10
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood1,6037.04%21.41%6
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,4666.44%19.58%5
Total Votes 22,756 100%
Total Ballots 7,488 3.04 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 2,350

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election
Participating Schools[4]
Delton School
Eastglen High School
Norwood School
R. J. Scott School
St. Nicholas School
St. Alphonsus 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[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  NDP Brian Mason 403 58.66%
  Liberal Jason Manzevich 117 17.03%
Progressive ConservativeTerry Martinuk9313.54%
  Independent Dale Ferris 42 6.11%
Alberta AllianceRay Loyer324.66%
Total 687 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 92

References
  • "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.
  • "Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  • The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 302–305.
  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 18–19.
  2. "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
  3. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  4. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  5. "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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