Edmonton-Riverview

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

Edmonton-Riverview
Alberta electoral district
Edmonton-Riverview within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Lori Sigurdson
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2019

Created in the 1997 boundary redistribution, the district includes re-distributed areas of the Edmonton-Glenora, Edmonton-Strathcona, and Edmonton-Whitemud.

Neighborhoods in this riding include: Windsor Park, Belgravia, Parkallen, Crestwood, Laurier Heights & Parkview.

Edmonton-Riverview remains one of the more affluent ridings in Edmonton, featuring some of the city's most expensive real estate.

The riding is currently represented by New Democrat Lori Sigurdson.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1996 boundary redistribution out of parts of Edmonton-Glenora and Edmonton-Strathcona.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the riding change on its western boundary with the boundary between Whitemud Drive and 87 Avenue moving west to run along 170 Street, in land that was part of Edmonton-Meadowlark. The northeast corner of the riding was also revised to have the boundary move along the right bank instead of the left bank of the North Saskatchewan River.

Boundary history

Electoral history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Edmonton-Riverview[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton-Glenora 1971-1997 and Edmonton-Strathcona 1971-1997
24th 1997-2001 Linda Sloan Liberal
25th 2001-2004 Kevin Taft
26th 2004-2008
27th 2008–2012
28th 2012–2015 Steve Young Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2019 Lori Sigurdson New Democratic
30th 2019-

The first election held in 1997 saw Liberal candidate Linda Sloan elected as the first representative. Sloan defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Gwen Harris by over 900 votes. Sloan declined to seek a second term.

The 2001 election saw Liberal candidate and best-selling author Kevin Taft run against Progressive Conservative candidate and former Edmonton City Councilor Wendy Kinsella. Taft won almost half the popular vote earning 49% in the race.

Taft would later become leader of the Alberta Liberals he stood for a second term in office in the 2004 election. Taft easily defeated Progressive Conservative candidate and future MLA Fred Horne taking almost 65% of the vote.

He was re-elected again in 2008 and resigned his leadership position after the Progressive Conservatives made big gains at the Liberals expense throughout the province.

Legislature results

Elections in the 1990s
1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalLinda Sloan6,06642.12
Progressive ConservativeGwen Harris5,12235.57
New DemocraticDonna Fong2,26115.70
Social CreditDavid Prenoslo8055.59
CommunistNaomi Rankin610.42
Total valid votes 14,402
Rejected, spoiled and declined 56
Registered electors 23,040
Turnout 14,45862.75
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
"1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.

Elections in the 2000s
2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKevin Taft7,42049.68+7.56
Progressive ConservativeWendy Kinsella5,88339.39+3.82
New DemocraticDoug McLachlan1,4699.83-5.87
GreensJerry Paschen1651.10
Total valid votes 14,937
Rejected, spoiled and declined 56
Registered electors 23,208
Turnout 14,99364.20+1.45
Liberal hold Swing +1.87
Source(s)
"2001 Statement of Official results Edmonton-Riverview" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKevin Taft10,28065.48+15.80
Progressive ConservativeFred Horne3,57522.77-16.62
New DemocraticDonna Martyn1,0586.74-3.09
GreensJohn Lackey3572.27+1.17
Alberta AllianceDavid Edgar3131.99
Social CreditDavid Power1160.75
Total valid votes 15,699
Rejected, spoiled and declined 91
Registered electors 25,060
Turnout 15,79063.01-1.19
Liberal hold Swing +16.21
Source(s)
"Edmonton-Riverview Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKevin Taft7,47150.61−14.87
Progressive ConservativeWendy Andrews5,17135.03+12.26
New DemocraticErica Bullwinkle1,2848.70+1.96
GreensCameron Wakefield5063.43+1.16
Wildrose AllianceKyle Van Hauwaert3292.23+0.24
Total 14,761
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 36
Eligible electors 31,130
Turnout 14,79747.53-15.48
Liberal hold Swing −13.57
Source(s)
The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 328–331.

Elections in the 2010s
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeSteve Young7,28839.59+4.56
LiberalArif Khan4,20222.83-27.78
New DemocraticLori Sigurdson3,89221.14+12.44
WildroseJohn Corie2,72114.78+12.55
Alberta PartyTimothy Wong3061.66
Total valid votes 18,409
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 203
Registered electors 28,975
Turnout 18,61264.23+16.70
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +16.17
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Riverview". Retrieved 2018-09-14.
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLori Sigurdson12,10862.78+41.64
Progressive ConservativeSteve Young3,73219.35-20.24
LiberalDonna Wilson1,4167.34-15.49
WildroseIan Crawford1,3507.00-7.78
Alberta PartyBrandon Beringer4872.53+0.87
GreenSandra Lange1350.70
IndependentGlenn Miller590.31
Total valid votes 19,287
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 128
Registered electors 31,416
Turnout 19,41561.80-2.43
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +30.94
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Riverview". Retrieved 2018-09-14.
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLori Sigurdson12,23455.9%-6.88%
United ConservativeKara Barker6,50829.8%+3.45%
Alberta PartyKatherine O'Neill2,50311.4%+8.87%
LiberalIndy Randhawa2991.4%-5.94%
 IndependenceCorey MacFadden1900.9%--
IndependentRob Bernshaw1350.6%--
Total valid votes 21,869
Rejected, spoiled and declined 587011
Registered electors and turnout 33,01266.5%
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-Riverview[3] Turnout 63.24%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,78916.78%47.54%2
  Independent Link Byfield 4,390 15.38% 43.58% 4
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown3,30411.58%32.80%1
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,987 10.47% 29.65% 9
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,96010.37%29.39%3
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,236 7.84% 22.20% 7
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,111 7.40% 20.96% 10
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood2,0677.24%20.52%6
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,882 6.59% 18.68% 8
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,8146.35%18.01%5
Total Votes 28,540 100%
Total Ballots 10,073 2.83 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 5,776

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election
Participating Schools[4]
Avalon Junior High School
Crestwood Junior High
Laurier Heights School
Meadowlark Elementary School
St Paul School
St Rose 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 %
  Liberal Kevin Taft 721 52.63%
  NDP Donna Martyn 204 14.89%
Green John Lackey 186 13.58%
Progressive ConservativeFred Horne16912.33%
  Social Credit David Power 53 3.87%
Alberta AllianceDavid Edgar372.70%
Total 1,370 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 25

2012 election
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeSteve Young%
WildroseJohn Corie
  Liberal Arif Khan %
  NDP Lori Sigurdson %
Total 100%

References
  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 20–21.
  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. "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 February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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