Edmonton-Norwood

Edmonton-Norwood 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 1959 to 2004.[1]

Edmonton-Norwood
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1959
District abolished2004
First contested1959
Last contested2001

History

The Edmonton-Norwood electoral district was created from the Edmonton district in 1959 and was abolished in 2004 when it merged with Edmonton-Highlands to form Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. The district was a swing riding and was held by every major party in Alberta. The district has seen a couple of floor crossings and was the only urban seat held by the Alberta Alliance Party.

In 2004 Gary Masyk ran a vigorous campaign to save the district from being abolished, and to reduce the effect of Edmonton losing seats to Calgary.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton 1921-1959
14th 1959-1963 William Tomyn Social Credit
15th 1963-1967
16th 1967-1971
17th 1971-1975 Catherine Chichak Progressive Conservative
18th 1975-1979
19th 1979-1982
20th 1982-1986 Ray Martin NDP
21st 1986-1989
22nd 1989-1993
23rd 1993-1995 Andrew Beniuk Liberal
1995-1996 Independent
1996-1997 Progressive Conservative
24th 1997-2000 Sue Olsen Liberal
2000-2001 Vacant
25th 2001-2004 Gary Masyk Progressive Conservative
2004 Alberta Alliance
See Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 2004-present

Election results

1959 general election

1959 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Tomyn5,07154.77%
LiberalP. W. Bill Jones1,52216.44%
Progressive ConservativeNestor Marchyshyn1,48216.01%
Co-operative CommonwealthFrank G. McCoy93210.07%
Labor–ProgressiveW. A. Tuomi2512.71%
Total 9,258
Rejected, spoiled and declined 48
Eligible electors / turnout 16,65955.86%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Tomyn3,90547.94%-6.84%
LiberalJ. Laurier Picard1,62819.99%3.55%
New DemocraticRonald W. Downey1,33016.33%6.26%
Progressive ConservativeJ. Gordon Ozarko1,19014.61%-1.40%
CommunistWalter Makowecki931.14%
Total 8,146
Rejected, spoiled and declined 14
Eligible electors / turnout 16,02750.91%-4.95%
Social Credit hold Swing -5.19%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967 general election

1967 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Tomyn3,45043.64%-4.30%
New DemocraticGrant Notley2,43330.77%14.44%
Progressive ConservativeRonald W. Downey2,02325.59%10.98%
Total 7,906
Rejected, spoiled and declined 116
Eligible electors / turnout 15,08253.19%2.28%
Social Credit hold Swing -7.54%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCatherine Chichak4,33443.75%18.16%
Social CreditIrene Domecki3,61836.52%-7.11%
New DemocraticSam Lee1,95419.73%-11.05%
Total 9,906
Rejected, spoiled and declined 199
Eligible electors / turnout 15,95363.34%10.15%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing -2.82%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood 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 ConservativeCatherine Chichak4,29859.36%15.61%
New DemocraticHoward Rubin1,84925.54%5.81%
Social CreditAlfred Hooke1,04514.43%-22.09%
CommunistGary Hansen480.66%
Total 7,240
Rejected, spoiled and declined 70
Eligible electors / turnout 15,61946.80%-16.54%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 13.30%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood 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 ConservativeCatherine Chichak3,95047.15%-12.22%
New DemocraticRay Martin3,19438.12%12.58%
Social CreditMike Ekelund7038.39%-6.04%
LiberalWalter G. Coombs4865.80%
CommunistKimball Cariou450.54%-0.13%
Total 8,378
Rejected, spoiled and declined 97
Eligible electors / turnout 16,23152.21%5.41%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.40%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRay Martin4,85746.22%8.10%
Progressive ConservativeTony Falcone4,78245.51%-1.64%
Western Canada ConceptJohn Hudson5695.41%
IndependentGeorg J.P. Wowk2632.50%
CommunistDavid Wallis370.35%-0.19%
Total 10,508
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 59
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,05061.98%9.85%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -4.15%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood 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 DemocraticRay Martin5,27269.62%23.39%
Progressive ConservativeCatherine Chichak1,94225.64%-19.86%
LiberalDavid R. Long3594.74%
Total 7,573
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 26
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,63248.61%-13.36%
New Democratic hold Swing 21.63%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood 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 DemocraticRay Martin4,22957.60%-12.02%
LiberalLuis C. Baptista1,59421.71%16.97%
Progressive ConservativeDan Papirnik1,51920.69%-4.95%
Total 7,342
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 16
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,06848.83%0.22%
New Democratic hold Swing -4.04%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAndrew Beniuk4,94442.76%21.05%
New DemocraticRay Martin3,74932.43%-25.17%
Progressive ConservativeFay Orr2,51721.77%1.08%
Social CreditAlan Cruikshank2642.28%
Natural LawMaury Shapka880.76%
Total 11,562
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 49
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,84450.83%2.00%
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing -12.78%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSue Olsen3,35736.52%-6.24%
New DemocraticSherry McKibben2,76730.10%-2.32%
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Beniuk2,58328.10%6.33%
Social CreditRay Loyer4855.28%2.99%
Total 9,192
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 41
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,06851.10%0.27%
Liberal hold Swing -1.96%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood 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 ConservativeGary Masyk3,30438.13%10.03%
LiberalBrian Bechtel3,16436.52%0.00%
New DemocraticHarvey Voogd2,19625.35%-4.76%
Total 8,664
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 16
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,34344.87%-6.23%
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -2.40%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Floor Crossings

  1. Andrew Beniuk removed from the Liberal Caucus and sits as an Independent June 23, 1995.
  2. Andrew Beniuk joins the Progressive Conservative Caucus 1996
  3. Gary Masyk crosses the floor to the Alberta Alliance Party June 29, 2004.

See also

References

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

Further reading

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