Edmonton Castle Downs
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Edmonton Castle Downs is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
The district was created in 1997 when Edmonton Roper merged with the north half of Edmonton Mayfield.
Edmonton Castle Downs is a traditional Edmonton area swing riding, the riding shifted to Progressive Conservative from Liberal in 2001, in 2004 the riding nearly experienced a tie, when Chris Kibermanis of the Liberals knocked off Thomas Lukaszuk of the Progressive Conservatives by five votes, this resulted in numerous judicial recounts. On January 24, 2005 the courts ruled that Lukaszuk had won by three votes in a judicial recount. This resulted in Kibermanis losing his seat and Lukazuk being reinstated.
The riding is bordered to the north by Athabasca-Redwater, to the east by Edmonton Decore, to the south by Edmonton Calder and to the west by St. Albert.
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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Paul | Liberal | 1997 | 1999 | |
| Independent | 1999 | 2001 | ||
| Thomas Lukaszuk | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 2004 | |
| Chris Kibermanis | Liberal | 2004 | 2005 | |
| 2 | Thomas Lukaszuk | Progressive Conservative | 2005 | incumbent |
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2004 and 2005 Judicial Recount
| 2005 Judicial Recount Results | Turnout 42.39% | 2004 Results | Turnout 42.36% | ||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Progressive Conservative | Thomas Lukaszuk | 5,022 | 41.78% | Liberal | Chris Kibermanis | 5,019 | 41.79% | ||
| Liberal | Chris Kibermanis | 5,019 | 51.76% | Progressive Conservative | Thomas Lukaszuk | 5,014 | 41.75% | ||
| NDP | Peter Cross | 1,314 | 10.93% | NDP | Peter Cross | 1,317 | 10.97% | ||
| Alberta Alliance | Colin Presizniuk | 586 | 4.88% | Alberta Alliance | Colin Presizniuk | 583 | 4.85% | ||
| Social Credit | Ross Korpi | 78 | 0.58% | Social Credit | Ross Korpi | 78 | 0.64% | ||
| Total | 12,019 | 100% | Total | 12,011 | 100% | ||||
[edit] 1997 - 2001
| 2001 Results | Turnout 46.89% | 1997 Results | Turnout 50.54% | ||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Progressive Conservative | Thomas Lukaszuk | 5,971 | 51.10% | Liberal | Pamela Paul | 4,456 | 41.20% | ||
| Liberal | Boris Yaremko | 4,479 | 38.33% | Progressive Conservative | Ihor Broda | 4,373 | 40.44% | ||
| NDP | Michael Charrois | 1,235 | 10.57% | NDP | Peter Johnsen | 1,494 | 13.81% | ||
| Social Credit | Dave Friesen | 460 | 8.63% | ||||||
| Total | 11,685 | 100% | Total | 10,815 | 100% | ||||
[edit] 2004 Senator-in-waiting nomination election district results
| 2004 Senator-in-waiting results: Edmonton Castle Downs | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Rank |
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| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,690 | 16% | 1 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 3,355 | 11% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,332 | 11% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 3,195 | 11% | 3 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,807 | 9% | 7 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,726 | 9% | 9 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,490 | 8% | 10 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,475 | 8% | 8 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,445 | 8% | 6 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,129 | 7% | 5 | |
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot
[edit] Alberta Student Vote 2004
On November 19, 2004, a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools of all types, to parallel the 2004 election, and to educate students about the electoral process. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 ridings.
[edit] Participating schools in Edmonton Castle Downs
- Caernarvon School
[edit] Student Vote 2004 results
| 2004 Student Vote results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Liberal | Chris Kibermanis | 46 | 40.4% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas Lukaszuk | 30 | 26.3% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Colin Presizniuk | 17 | 14.9% | |
| NDP | Peter Cross | 14 | 12.3% | |
| Social Credit | Ross Korpi | 7 | 6.1% | |
[edit] Floor Crossing
- Pamela Paul resigns from the Liberal Party and sits as an Independent November 15, 1999
[edit] External links
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Current Riding Map for Edmonton Castle Downs
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Student Vote Alberta 2004
- Alberta Heritage Election results 1905 - 2001 and riding distribution data.
- Elections Alberta Election 2004, Senatorial Results and by-election data.
- 2005 Judicial Recount
