Edmonton Riverview
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 Alberta electoral district |
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| Provincial electoral district | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| MLA | Kevin Taft Liberal |
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| District created | 1997 | |
| First contested | 1997 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
Edmonton Riverview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
Edmonton Riverview was created prior to the 1997 election and was includes re-distributed areas of the Edmonton Glenora, Edmonton Strathcona, and Edmonton Whitemud ridings. The riding boundaries follow the North Saskatchewan River and Stony Plain Road along the northern border, 109th, 111th and 112th Streets to the east, Whitemud Drive to the south, and Blackmud Creek and 158th, 159th and 163rd Streets to the west. The riding also includes the University of Alberta and the Grant MacEwan College Centre for Arts.
In the 1997 election, Edmonton Riverview elected Liberal Linda Sloan as its first MLA. Sloan defeated Progressive Conservative Gwen Harris by over 900 votes. Sloan declined to seek re-election in 2001.
The 2001 election saw Liberal candidate and best-selling author Kevin Taft run against Progressive Conservative candidate and former Edmonton City Councillor Wendy Kinsella. Though many pundits believed this would be a close race, Taft was elected taking 49% of the popular vote.
In the 2004 election, Taft, then the Leader of the Alberta Liberals faced Progressive Conservative Fred Horne and NDP candidate Donna Martyn. On election night, Taft was easily re-elected taking 65% of the popular vote.
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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
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| Linda Sloan | Liberal | 1997 | 2001 | |
| Kevin Taft | Liberal | 2001 | present |
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election results[1] | Turnout 63.01% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Liberal | Kevin Taft | 10,280 | 65.48% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Fred Horne | 3,575 | 22.77% | |
| NDP | Donna Martyn | 1,058 | 6.74% | |
| Green | John Lackey | 357 | 2.27% | |
| Alberta Alliance | David Edgar | 313 | 1.99% | |
| Social Credit | David Power | 116 | 0.75% | |
| Total | 15,699 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 91 | |||
[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton Riverview[2] | Turnout 63.24% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank |
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| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,789 | 16.78% | 47.54% | 2 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 4,390 | 15.38% | 43.58% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,304 | 11.58% | 32.80% | 1 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,987 | 10.47% | 29.65% | 9 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 2,960 | 10.37% | 29.39% | 3 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,236 | 7.84% | 22.20% | 7 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,111 | 7.40% | 20.96% | 10 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,067 | 7.24% | 20.52% | 6 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 1,882 | 6.59% | 18.68% | 8 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 1,814 | 6.35% | 18.01% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 28,540 | 100% | ||||
| Total Ballots | 10,073 | 2.83 Votes Per Ballot | ||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 5,776 | |||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
[edit] 2008 general election
| 2008 Election Results | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Liberal | Kevin Taft | 7,466 | 50.60% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Wendy Andrews | 5,170 | 35.04% | |
| NDP | Erica Bullwinkle | 1,283 | 8.70% | |
| Green | Cameron Wakefield | 506 | 3.43% | |
| Wildrose Alliance | Kyle Van Hauwaert | 330 | 2.24% | |
[edit] 2004 Student Vote
| Participating Schools[3] |
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| Avalon Junior High School |
| Crestwood Junior High |
| Laurier Heights School |
| Meadowlark Elementary School |
| St Paul School |
| St Rose 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[4] | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Liberal | Kevin Taft | 721 | 52.63% | |
| NDP | Donna Martyn | 204 | 14.89% | |
| Green | John Lackey | 186 | 13.58% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Fred Horne | 169 | 12.33% | |
| Social Credit | David Power | 53 | 3.87% | |
| Alberta Alliance | David Edgar | 37 | 2.70% | |
| Total | 1,370 | 100% | ||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 25 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Edmonton-Riverview Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ School by School results. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
