Strathcona (provincial electoral district)
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Strathcona is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
The riding of Strathcona has existed twice times in Alberta's history, the first time the riding was carried over from the original Strathcona district when Alberta became a province. The riding then disappeared in 1913 when it was split between Vegreville and Camrose. Strathcona was the home district of Alberta's first Premier Alexander Rutherford.
The riding was then re-created in roughly the same place as the 1909 version. It was carved out of the south portion of Redwater and a large chunk of north west Cloverbar-Fort Saskatewan.
The riding is one of five that is surviving from the original twenty five 1905 ridings. The other four are St. Albert, Peace River, Stony Plain and Medicine Hat.
The riding borders to the east of Edmonton, and is mostly rural and covers Strathcona County.
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville borders the riding to the north and east. Leduc-Beaumont-Devon borders the riding to the south. Sherwood Park, Edmonton Ellerslie, Edmonton Mill Creek, Edmonton Beverly Clareview and Edmonton Manning borders to the west.
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[edit] Demographics
Total Population
36,503
51.0% Male
49.0% Female
50.4% Married
18.7% Single
Population by Age
- 0-4 2,395 6.6%
- 5-19 9,390 25.8%
- 20-24 1,855 5.1%
- 25-44 11,505 31.6%
- 45-64 9,245 25.4%
- 65-74 1,500 4.1%
- 75+ 485 1.3%
Total Registered Voters
26,891
Source Alberta Government
[edit] Local Issues
- Possible serial killer dumping Edmonton area sex trade worker murder victims in Strathcona County
- The 2007 Western Canada Games, will be held in Strathcona County
[edit] Election Results 1905 - 1909, 2004
[edit] 2004
| 2004 Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Progressive Conservative | Rob Lougheed | 6,838 | 48.86% | |
| Liberal | Joe Friel | 4,115 | 29.40% | |
| N.D.P. | Tom Elchuck | 1,177 | 8.41% | |
| Alberta Party | Bruce Stubbs | 775 | 5.54% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Ryan Ceto | 466 | 3.33% | |
| Social Credit | Brian Rembowski | 327 | 2.34% | |
| Separation | Roberta Mcdonald | 297 | 2.12% | |
[edit] 1905 - 1909
| 1909 Results | 1905 Results | ||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Liberal | Alexander Rutherford | 1,034 | 85.92% | Liberal | Alexander Rutherford | 625 | 67.13% | ||
| Conservative | Rice Sheppard | 173 | 14.08% | Conservative | F.W. Crang | 306 | 32.87% | ||
[edit] 2004 Senator in waiting district results
| 2004 Senator in Waiting Results: Strathcona | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Rank |
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| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,850 | 16% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,929 | 13% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 3,879 | 12% | 3 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 3,756 | 12% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,774 | 9% | 6 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,690 | 9% | 7 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,363 | 8% | 8 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,352 | 8% | 5 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,289 | 7% | 10 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,264 | 7% | 9 | |
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 Strathcona
- Ardossan Elementary
- Ardrossan Junior Senior High School
- Bev Facey Community High School
- Ministik Elementary
- St. Luke School
- Strathcona Christian Academy
[edit] Student Vote 2004 Results
| 2004 Student Vote Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Progressive Conservative | Rob Lougheed | 479 | 33.3% | |
| Liberal | Joe Friel | 238 | 16.6% | |
| Separation | Roberta Mcdonald | 207 | 14.4% | |
| Alberta Party | Bruce Stubbs | 171 | 11.9% | |
| N.D.P. | Tom Elchuck | 157 | 10.9% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Ryan Ceto | 119 | 8.3% | |
| Social Credit | Brian Rembowski | 66 | 4.6% | |
[edit] See also
- Strathcona Federal electoral district
- Strathcona Northwest Territories territorial electoral district
[edit] External links
- Electoral Divisions Act 2003
- Demographics for Strathcona
- Riding Map for Strathcona
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Student Vote Alberta
- Strathcona County home page
