Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
Edmonton Strathcona (formerly known asEdmonton—Strathcona ) is a federalelectoral district inAlberta , Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since 1953. It spans the south-central part of the city ofEdmonton . In the periods from 2008 to 2015 and 2019 to 2021, during the40th ,41st , and43rd Canadian Parliaments , Edmonton Strathcona was the only federal riding in Alberta not represented by theConservative Party .
Edmonton Strathcona encompasses the neighbourhoods of Allendale, Argyll, Avonmore, Belgravia, Bonnie Doon, Capilano, Cloverdale, Empire Park, Forest Heights, Fulton Place, Garneau, Gold Bar, Grandview Heights, Hazeldean, Holyrood, Idylwylde, Kenilworth, King Edward Park, Lansdowne, Lendrum Place, Malmo Plains, McKernan, Ottewell, Parkallen, Pleasantview, Queen Alexandra Park, Ritchie,Riverdale , Strathcona, Strathearn, Terrace Heights, and Windsor Park.
The riding contains the historic district of Old Strathcona, theUniversity of Alberta , theUniversity of Alberta Campus Saint-Jean and theMackenzie Health Sciences Centre .
It borders on the federal ridings ofEdmonton Centre ,Edmonton Griesbach ,Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan ,Edmonton Southeast ,Edmonton Gateway andEdmonton Riverbend .
This district is bounded:[ 3]
On the north by theNorth Saskatchewan River (except for a jog that goes around the neighbourhood of Riverdale, which is north of the river). On the west by the Whitemud Creek from the North Saskatchewan River to Whitemud Drive. On the south by Whitemud Drive, from Whitemud Creek to the City Limits. On the east by Edmonton's City Limits. Political geography [ edit ] As evidenced by the 2008 and 2011 elections, this riding is heavily polarized between more urbanNew Democratic Party (NDP) voters concentrated in the northwest of the riding and suburban Conservative voters concentrated in the south and east.
The NDP picked up this seat in 2008 for the first time in its history, when Edmonton lawyer Linda Duncan defeated Tory incumbent Rahim Jaffer, thanks to a consolidation of non-Conservative votes. They have retained the riding since and it has established itself as clearly the most left-leaning riding in Alberta. Since the 2021 federal election, Edmonton-Strathcona has been the safest NDP seat in all of Canada.
According to the2011 Canadian census ; 2013 representation[ 4] [ 5] Languages: 77.3% English, 3.8% French, 3.5% Chinese, 2.5% German, 1.5% Ukrainian, 1.3% Spanish, 1.3% TagalogReligions: 52.8% Christian (22.1% Catholic, 5.6% United Church, 3.5% Lutheran, 3.5% Anglican, 2.2% Baptist, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Pentecostal, 13.0% Other), 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 1.1% Buddhist, 40.6% No religionMedian income (2010): $35,026Average income (2010): $46,710
Panethnic groups in Edmonton Strathcona (2011−2021)Panethnic 2021[ 6] 2016[ 7] 2011[ 8] Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % European [ a] 71,690 75,835 79,705 East Asian [ b] 6,895 7,240 5,565 Indigenous 6,305 5,405 4,320 South Asian 4,855 4,150 2,825 Southeast Asian [ c] 3,615 3,655 2,925 African 2,410 2,335 1,505 Middle Eastern [ d] 2,180 1,955 1,840 Latin American 1,500 1,385 1,185 Other/Multiracial [ e] 1,190 735 730 Total responses 100,635 102,695 100,585 Total population 102,188 106,066 103,183 Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
The Strathcona riding dates back to Territorial times (seeStrathcona (federal electoral district) . It was represented by Liberal MPs, then a Liberal MP who after election became a Unionist, then became a Conservative), and a United Farmer of Alberta MP in that early incarnation. (This riding was abolished in 1924 and its area was split among theEdmonton East ,Edmonton West andVegreville ridings.)
The electoral district of "Edmonton-Strathcona" (later Edmonton Strathcona) was created in 1952 fromEdmonton East andEdmonton West ridings.
"Edmonton—Strathcona" gained territory fromEdmonton East and was renamed "Edmonton Strathcona" during the2012 electoral redistribution .
Historical boundaries [ edit ] 1952 representation order
1966 representation order
1976 representation order
1987 representation order
1996 representation order
2003 representation order
2013 representation order
Members of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the following members of theHouse of Commons :
Current member of Parliament [ edit ] The currentmember of Parliament isHeather McPherson of theNew Democratic Party who was first elected in the2019 federal election and re-elected in the2021 federal election . Winning 61% of the district vote in 2021, McPherson holds the largest margin of victory among elected NDP MPs in the 44th parliament.
Vote share Year 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Liberal Conservative CCF/NDP Green People's PC Reform/Alliance National SC Election results in Edmonton—Strathcona and...
Graph of election results in Edmonton—Strathcona, Edmonton Strathcona (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
[ edit ] Vote share Year 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 Liberal Conservative NDP Green People's Election results in Edmonton Strathcona
Graph of election results in Edmonton Strathcona (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election :Edmonton Strathcona Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Heather McPherson 31,690 60.31 +13.04 $84,080.08 Conservative Tunde Obasan 13,310 25.33 -11.74 $96,778.74 Liberal Hibo Mohamed 3,948 7.51 -4.11 $22,672.65 People's Wes Janke 2,366 4.50 +2.84 $4,252.77 Green Kelly Green 634 1.21 -0.82 $0.00 Libertarian Malcolm Stinson 275 0.52 - none listed Total valid votes/expense limit 52,223 99.40 -0.16 $108,879.96 Total rejected ballots 317 0.60 +0.16 Turnout 52,540 69.37 -2.89 Eligible voters 75,736 New Democratic hold Swing +12.39 Source:Elections Canada [ 11]
2019 Canadian federal election :Edmonton Strathcona Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Heather McPherson 26,823 47.27 +3.30 $91,753.90 Conservative Sam Lilly 21,035 37.07 +5.79 $88,211.43 Liberal Eleanor Olszewski 6,592 11.62 -9.11 $91,354.39 Green Michael Kalmanovitch 1,152 2.03 -0.27 $8,919.41 People's Ian Cameron 941 1.66 - none listed Communist Naomi Rankin 125 0.22 - none listed Marxist–Leninist Dougal MacDonald 77 0.14 -0.03 none listed Total valid votes/expense limit 56,745 99.56 Total rejected ballots 250 0.44 +0.05 Turnout 56,995 72.26 +1.27 Eligible voters 78,876 New Democratic hold Swing -1.24 Source:Elections Canada [ 13] [ 14]
2015 Canadian federal election :Edmonton Strathcona Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Linda Duncan 24,446 43.96 -9.75 $87,241.42 Conservative Len Thom 17,395 31.28 -9.04 $36,812.49 Liberal Eleanor Olszewski 11,524 20.73 +17.87 $62,711.39 Green Jacob K. Binnema 1,278 2.30 -0.04 $1,924.74 Libertarian Malcolm Stinson 311 0.56 – $1,599.80 Pirate Ryan Bromsgrove 201 0.36 – $2,183.76 Rhinoceros Donovan Eckstrom 133 0.24 – – Independent Chris Jones 116 0.21 – – Independent Andrew Schurman 107 0.19 – – Marxist–Leninist Dougal MacDonald 93 0.17 -0.02 – Total valid votes/expense limit 55,604 99.61 $208,715.39 Total rejected ballots 217 0.39 – Turnout 55,821 70.99 Eligible voters 78,635 New Democratic hold Swing -0.35
[ edit ] Vote share Year 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Liberal Conservative CCF/NDP Green PC Reform/Alliance National SC Election results in Edmonton—Strathcona
Graph of election results in Edmonton—Strathcona (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2011 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Linda Duncan 26,093 53.55 +10.97 $84,389 Conservative Ryan Hastman 19,762 40.55 −1.05 $78,272 Liberal Matthew Sinclair 1,372 2.82 −6.24 $15,741 Green Andrew Fehr 1,119 2.30 −4.14 $43 Independent Kyle Murphy 206 0.42 – $2,005 Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 91 0.19 −0.12 Independent Christopher White 87 0.18 – $880 Total valid votes/expense limit 48,730 100.00 Total rejected ballots 124 0.25 +0.04 Turnout 48,854 68.76 +3.3
2008 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Linda Duncan 20,103 42.58 +10.07 $71,669 Conservative Rahim Jaffer 19,640 41.60 −0.11 $81,597 Liberal Claudette Roy 4,279 9.06 −8.74 $72,953 Green Jane Thrall 3,040 6.44 +0.49 $3,801 Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 147 0.31 +0.11 Total valid votes/expense limit 47,209 99.79 $82,492 Total rejected ballots 99 0.21 −0.07 Turnout 47,308 65.4 −5.2
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Rahim Jaffer 19,089 39.40 −2.60 $67,449 Liberal Debby Carlson 14,057 29.01 −2.88 $67,910 New Democratic Malcolm Azania 11,535 23.80 +9.02 $46,100 Green Cameron Wakefield 3,146 6.49 – $2,353 Marijuana Dave Dowling 519 1.07 −0.38 Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 103 0.21 −0.08 $26 Total valid votes 48,449 100.00 Total rejected ballots 150 0.31 Turnout 48,599 65.66
2000 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Alliance Rahim Jaffer 23,463 42.00 +0.70 $57,365 Liberal Jonathan Dai 17,816 31.89 −3.49 $48,430 New Democratic Hélène Narayana 8,256 14.78 +0.25 $25,883 Progressive Conservative Gregory Toogood 5,047 9.03 +1.79 $4,252 Marijuana Ken Kirk 814 1.45 – $149 Canadian Action Kesa Rose Semenchuk 299 0.53 +0.35 $1,485 Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 164 0.29 – $275 Total valid votes 55,859 100.00
1997 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Reform Rahim Jaffer 20,605 41.30 +1.95 $58,003 Liberal Ginette Rodger 17,654 35.38 −3.12 $58,244 New Democratic Jean McBean 7,251 14.53 +9.48 $42,936 Progressive Conservative Edo Nyland 3,614 7.24 −4.05 $10,183 Green Karina Gregory 406 0.81 +0.23 $520 Natural Law Maury Shapka 153 0.30 −0.29 Independent Naomi Rankin 115 0.23 +0.05 $1,732 Canadian Action J. Alex Ford 92 0.18 – $845 Total valid votes 49,890 100.00 Total rejected ballots 101 0.20 Turnout 49,991 62.74
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