Edmonton Decore
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Edmonton Decore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
The north central riding of Edmonton Decore was created in 2004 out of a small part of Edmonton Norwood and most of Edmonton Glengarry. The riding is named after former Leader of the opposition and mayor of Edmonton Laurence Decore.
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[edit] Boundaries
As defined in the Electoral Divisions Act 2003
North Boundary
The boundary moves east along the north city boundary to 66 Street.
Athabasca-Redwater borders to the north.
East Boundary
The boundary moves south along 66 Street to 167 Avenue east along 167 Avenue to the extension of 59A Street, then south along the extension and 59A Street to 153 Avenue and west along 153 Avenue to 82 Street then south along 82 Street to the Canadian National Railway (CNR) line.
Edmonton Manning and Edmonton Beverly-Clareview
South and West Boundaries
The boundary moves south and along the CNR line to 97 Street then north along 97 Street to the city limits.
Edmonton Highlands-Norwood borders to the south. Edmonton Calder and Edmonton Castle Downs borders to the west.
Note:
- Boundary description has been condensed from what is described in the act.
[edit] Demographics
Total Population
38,418
49.6% Male
50.4% Female
43.4% Married
23.8% Single never married
Population by Age
- 0-4 2,450 7.0%
- 5-19 8,130 23.1%
- 20-24 2,380 6.8%
- 25-44 11,405 32.4%
- 45-64 7,460 21.2%
- 65-74 2,275 6.5%
- 75+ 1,055 3.0%
Total Registered Voters
24,515
[edit] Local Issues
- Ring Road construction
[edit] Riding Associations
4 Associations registered with Elections Alberta
- Alberta Alliance, President Vern Johnson
- Liberal, President ??
- NDP, President ??
- Progressive Conservative, President Troy Shostak
[edit] Election Results 2004
| 2004 Election Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
|
| Liberal | Bill Bonko | 4,418 | 44.63% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Szwender | 3,033 | 30.63% | |
| NDP | Shirly Barg | 1,524 | 15.40% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Masyk | 830 | 8.39% | |
| Social Credit | Geoffrey Chevrier | 94 | 0.95% | |
[edit] 2004 Senator in waiting district results
| 2004 Senator in Waiting Results: Edmonton Decore | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Rank |
|
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 3,854 | 15% | 1 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 2,922 | 11% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 2,821 | 11% | 2 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,668 | 10% | 7 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 2,511 | 10% | 3 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,505 | 10% | 10 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,476 | 10% | 9 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,408 | 9% | 8 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 1,952 | 8% | 6 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 1,738 | 7% | 5 | |
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
[edit] Alberta Student Vote 2004
On November 19th 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools of all types, to parallel the 2004 Election results and to educate students about the electoral process. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 ridings.
[edit] Participating schools in Edmonton Decore
- Archbishop O'Leary High School
- Mee-Yah-Noh School
- St. Cecilia School
[edit] Student Vote 2004 Results
| 2004 Student Vote Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
|
| Liberal | Bill Bonko | 447 | 59.0% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Szwender | 106 | 14.0% | |
| Social Credit | Geoffrey Chevrier | 80 | 10.6% | |
| NDP | Shirly Barg | 71 | 9.4% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Masyk | 54 | 7.1% | |
[edit] External links
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Demographics for Edmonton Decore
- Riding Map for Edmonton Decore
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Student Vote Alberta 2004
