Edmonton-Rutherford

Edmonton-Rutherford 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-Rutherford
Alberta electoral district
Edmonton-Rutherford within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Richard Feehan
New Democratic
District created1993
First contested1993
Last contested2019

The district was created in the boundary redistribution of 1993 from the Edmonton-Whitemud riding in South Edmonton. The district is a swing riding and has regularly changed between Liberal and Progressive Conservative control. It was named after former Premier Alexander Rutherford who used to represent a constituency in the area when the province was first formed.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution out of Edmonton-Whitemud.

The district saw minor changes in the 2010 redistribution. It gained some land that was part of Edmonton-Whitemud on its western boundary when the boundary was moved west from 119 Street to Whitemud Creek.

Boundary history

Electoral history
Members of the Legislative Assembly
for Edmonton-Rutherford[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton-Whitemud 1971-1993
23rd 1993-1997 Percy Wickman Liberal
24th 1997-2001
25th 2001-2004 Ian McClelland PC
26th 2004-2008 Rick Miller Liberal
27th 2008–2012 Fred Horne PC
28th 2012-2015
29th 2015–2019 Richard Feehan NDP
30th 2019-

The electoral district was created in the boundary redistribution in 1993 from Edmonton-Whitemud riding. The first election in 1993 saw Edmonton-Whitemud incumbent Percy Wickman pickup the new district for the Liberal party with a very large majority. Wickman was re-elected in a tight race in the 1997 general election. He retired at the end of his third term in 2001 due to health issues.

The 2001 general election saw former Member of Parliament Ian McClelland pickup the district for the first time for the Progressive Conservatives. He defeated Liberal candidate Rick Miller in a hotly contested race.

McClelland and Miller would face each other for the second time in the 2004 general election. This time Miller would gain significant share of the popular vote to defeat McClelland.

Miller would only last a single term in office, he ran for re-election in 2008 but was defeated in a very close race by Progressive Conservative candidate Fred Horne.

Legislature results

1993 general election
1993 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 61.73% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Percy Wickman 8,583 59.76% *
Progressive ConservativeBrenda Platzer4,28329.82%
New DemocraticOlive Dickason9696.75%
Social CreditDavid Wozney3982.77%
  Natural Law Wade McKinley 66 0.46% *
Green Myles Evely 64 0.44% *
Total 14,363
Rejected, spoiled and declined 25
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,309 %
  Liberal pickup new district Swing N/A

1997 general election
1997 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 59.26% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Percy Wickman 6,007 46.44% -13.32%
Progressive ConservativeBrenda Platzer5,07839.26%9.44%
New DemocraticWill Hodgson1,1568.94%2.19%
Social CreditDavid Lincoln6745.21%2.44%
IndependentIan Zaharko190.15%
Total 12,934 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 116
22,022 Eligible Electors
  Liberal hold Swing -11.38%

2001 general election
2001 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 56.51% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIan McClelland6,17348.22%8.96%
LiberalRick Miller5,55843.42%3.02%
New DemocraticShane Macdonald1,0718.36%-0.58%
Total 12,802 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 60
22,762 Eligible Electors
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 5.99%

2004 general election
2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRick Miller7,22155.06%11.64%
Progressive ConservativeIan McClelland4,17331.82%−16.40%
New DemocraticGeorge Slade9957.59%−0.77%
Alberta AllianceRobert Ewart5163.93%
Social CreditAnita Ashmore2101.60%
Total 13,115
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 80
Eligible Electors / Turnout 24,09654.82%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 14.02%
Source: "Edmonton-Rutherford Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 15, 2010.

2008 general election
2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeFred Horne5,22542.49%10.67%
LiberalRick Miller5,16742.02%−13.04%
New DemocraticMike Butler1,1789.58%1.99%
Wildrose AllianceJohn Baloun3793.08%−0.85%
GreenKate Wyrostok3482.83%
Total 12,297
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 78
Eligible Electors / Turnout 29,38442.11%
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 11.86%
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 332–335.

2012 general election
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeFred Horne6,85342.14
LiberalRick Miller3,56221.90
WildroseKyle McLeod2,74216.86
Alberta PartyMichael Walters1,66210.22
New DemocraticMelanie Samaroden1,3578.34
EvergreenDavid Tonner860.53

2015 Alberta general election
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRichard Feehan11,21463.48
Progressive ConservativeChris LaBossiere3,94022.30
WildroseJosef Pisa1,6449.31
LiberalMichael Chan7414.20
Total 17,666
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +55.14%

2019 Alberta general election
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRichard Feehan12,15454.8%-8.68%
United ConservativeHannah Presakarchuk7,73734.9%+3.29%
Alberta PartyAisha Rauf1,6007.2%--
LiberalClaire Wilde3751.7%-2.5%
GreenValerie Kennedy1910.9%--
 IndependenceLionel Levoir1170.5%--
Total valid votes 22,174
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 504615
Registered electors 33,818
Turnout 65.8%
New Democratic hold Swing -8.25%

Graphical representation
1993
6.8% 59.8% 29.8% 2.8%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative SC
1997
8.9% 46.4% 39.2% 5.2%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative SC
2001
8.4% 43.4% 48.2%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative
2004
7.6% 55.1% 31.8% 3.9%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative AA
2008
2.8% 9.6% 42.0% 42.5% 3.1%
G NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative WA
2012
8.3% 21.9% 10.2% 42.1% 16.9%
NDP Liberal Alberta Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2015
63.9% 4.2% 22.5% 9.4%
New Democrat Liberal Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2019
54.8% 7.2% 34.9%
New Democrat L Alberta United Conservative

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results
2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Rutherford[6] Turnout 63.24%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,17115.68%46.40%2
  Independent Link Byfield 3,706 13.94% 41.22% 4
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown3,11611.72%34.66%1
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,98411.22%33.19%3
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,554 9.60% 28.41% 9
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,364 8.89% 26.30% 7
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood1,9877.47%22.10%6
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,976 7.43% 21.98% 10
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,955 7.35% 21.75% 8
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,7826.70%19.82%5
Total Votes 26,595 100%
Total Ballots 8,990 2.96 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,990

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election
Participating Schools[7]
Louis St Laurent School
St. Augustine 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[8]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Rick Miller 199 34.91%
Progressive ConservativeIan McClelland15927.89%
  NDP George Slade 136 23.86%
Alberta AllianceRobert Ewart6411.23%
Social CreditAnita Ashmore122.11%
Total 570 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 0

2012 election
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFred Horne6,853
LiberalRick Miller3,562
WildroseKyle McLeod2,742
Alberta PartyMichael Walters1,662
New DemocraticMelanie Samaroden1,357
EvergreenDavid Tonner86

References
  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 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. "Edmonton-Rutherford results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  4. "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  5. "2001 Statement of Official results Edmonton-Rutherford" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  6. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  7. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  8. "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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