Edmonton Griesbach

Edmonton Griesbach is a future federal electoral district in Alberta. It will encompass a portion of Alberta now included in the electoral districts of Edmonton East and Edmonton—St. Albert.[1]

Edmonton Griesbach was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and is to be legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It will come into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[2]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[3][4]

Ethnic groups: 65.9% White, 9.4% Aboriginal, 6.0% Black, 4.9% Chinese, 3.2% Southeast Asian, 2.7% Arab, 2.3% Filipino, 2.1% Latin American, 1.7% South Asian
Languages: 71.8% English, 4.1% Chinese, 2.5% Ukrainian, 2.5% French, 2.3% Arabic, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.7% Spanish, 1.2% Italian, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.1% Portuguese, 1.1% German, 1.0% Polish
Religions: 57.4% Christian (28.2% Catholic, 4.9% United Church, 3.2% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Anglican, 2.2% Lutheran, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.3% Baptist, 13.5% Other), 6.9% Muslim, 3.3% Buddhist, 31.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $29,059
Average income (2010): $36,696

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeKerry Diotte
New DemocraticJanis Irwin
LiberalDaniol Coles
GreenHeather Workman
Total valid votes/Expense limit  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2011 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Conservative 19,832 52.51
  New Democratic Party 14,151 37.47
  Liberal 2,484 6.58
  Green 1,299 3.44

References