Edmonton West
Edmonton West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988 and from 1997 to 2004.
Demographics
| Population, 2000 | 102,210 |
| Electors | 83,890 |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
History and geography
This riding was first created in 1914 from Edmonton riding. Originally this was vast rural district including most of the northwestern quadrant of the province of Alberta and a small portion of the city of Edmonton. In 1924 the northern rural sections were separated to form the ridings of Peace River and Athabasca and in 1933 the more southerly portions became Jasper—Edson, and the areas nearer the city became Pembina in 1966.
The urban part of riding similarly shrank over time as Edmonton's population expanded and new districts were spun off from Edmonton West. Parts of Edmonton West were lost to Edmonton—Strathcona (1952), Edmonton Centre (first time 1966), Edmonton North, (1976). However it also gained area from the (temporary) abolition of Edmonton Centre in 1976.
Edmonton West was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Edmonton Northwest and Edmonton Southwest ridings. It was re-created in 1996 from Edmonton Northwest, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton East ridings.
The recreated Edmonton West then gained area due to the demise of Edmonton Northwest in 1997, but lost some due to the re-creation of Edmonton Centre in 2004.
Edmonton West was abolished again in 2003 and transferred mostly into Edmonton Centre, with a smaller portion going into Edmonton—Spruce Grove.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton prior to 1917 | ||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | William Antrobus Griesbach | Unionist | |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Donald MacBeth Kennedy | Progressive | |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Charles Stewart | Liberal | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | James Angus MacKinnon | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | |||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | George Prudham | Liberal | |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Marcel Lambert | Progressive Conservative | |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | |||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Murray Dorin | Progressive Conservative | |
| see Edmonton Northwest and Edmonton Southwest for 1988-1997 | ||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Anne McLellan | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| Edmonton Centre and Edmonton—Spruce Grove from 2004-present. | ||||
Election results
1997 to 2004
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Anne McLellan | 21,978 | 44.24% | – | $65,989 | |||
| Alliance | Betty Unger | 21,245 | 42.76% | – | $66,378 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rory J. Koopmans | 3,009 | 6.05% | – | $5,622 | |||
| New Democratic | Richard D. Vanderberg | 2,895 | 5.82% | – | $10,850 | |||
| Canadian Action | Dan Parker | 354 | 0.71% | – | $1,157 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 194 | 0.39% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,675 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 169 | 0.34% | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,844 | 56.29% | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Anne McLellan | 17,802 | 43.44% | – | $56,082 | |||
| Reform | Dean Charles Kurpjuweit | 16,392 | 40.00% | – | $52,778 | |||
| New Democratic | Duane Good Striker | 3,386 | 8.26% | – | $15,860 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Helen Stephenson | 2,919 | 7.12% | – | $10,441 | |||
| Green | Roger Swan | 210 | 0.51% | – | $354 | |||
| Natural Law | Sam Thomas | 143 | 0.34% | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 122 | 0.29% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,974 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 130 | 0.32% | ||||||
| Turnout | 41,104 | 54.43% | ||||||
1917 to 1988
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Dorin | 25,764 | ||||||
| Liberal | Mike Macdonald | 9,673 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Michael Moroz | 7,339 | ||||||
| Confederation of Regions | Kenneth Richardson | 697 | ||||||
| Green | Chris Yanda | 326 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 18,730 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hu Harries | 9,999 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jerome N. Slavik | 3,886 | ||||||
| Independent | Jack Pickett | 633 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Carol Arnold | 59 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 21,423 | ||||||
| Liberal | Mike Macdonald | 12,222 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ken Nixon | 4,624 | ||||||
| Independent | Eddie Keehn | 114 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Mary Joyce | 101 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 29,990 | ||||||
| Liberal | Mike Macdonald | 21,094 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jane Weaver | 4,605 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John B. Ludwig | 1,270 | ||||||
| Independent | Brent Bissell | 242 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Stan Plante | 128 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 29,876 | ||||||
| Liberal | Mel Hurtig | 21,040 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Packer | 6,770 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Donald H. McLeod | 1,419 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 19,612 | ||||||
| Liberal | Tevie Miller | 17,306 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Kenneth Kerr | 2,793 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 30,548 | ||||||
| Liberal | Herbert Meltzer | 18,402 | ||||||
| Social Credit | R. Herb Jamieson | 8,704 | ||||||
| New Democratic | William P.M. Glass | 4,389 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 26,578 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Harper Prowse | 20,720 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Orvis A. Kennedy | 11,466 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Motyl | 4,091 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 19,681 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Harper Prowse | 16,749 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Orvis A. Kennedy | 12,780 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Pat J. Ryan | 5,402 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 30,937 | ||||||
| Liberal | John L. Haar | 8,544 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John W. McKay | 4,893 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | David Hardman | 2,023 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Lambert | 14,173 | ||||||
| Liberal | H.A. Dyde | 12,606 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John William McKay | 11,814 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Walter Mentz | 2,249 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Prudham | 11,301 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Cyril Havard | 7,776 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry Bryce Fowler | 4,851 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Walter Mentz | 1,977 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | Oliva V. Raappana | 362 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Prudham | 14,333 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Horatio Ray Milner | 8,325 | ||||||
| Social Credit | James M. Stone | 6,215 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Walter Mentz | 2,285 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Angus MacKinnon | 8,562 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Ellwood Miles Mason | 6,565 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Arthur Lewis Burrows | 6,002 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Mary R. Crawford | 4,112 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | Mary Hunter | 524 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Angus MacKinnon | 12,350 | ||||||
| National Government | James Harwood Ogilvie | 4,054 | ||||||
| New Democracy | John B. Gillies | 3,695 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Mary R. Crawford | 1,616 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Angus MacKinnon | 6,471 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Harwood Ogilvie | 4,781 | ||||||
| Social Credit | James Allan Reid | 3,768 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Mary R. Crawford | 1,967 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Arthur Lewis Burrows | 949 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Stewart | 9,223 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick Charles Jamieson | 8,960 | ||||||
| By-election on 2 November 1926
Acceptance by the Honourable Charles Stewart of an office of emoulment under the Crown, 5 October 1926 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Stewart | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Stewart | 7,223 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick Charles Jamieson | 5,772 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Stewart | 6,394 | ||||||
| Conservative | James McCrie Douglas | 4,706 | ||||||
| Farmer Labour | James East | 2,007 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | Donald MacBeth Kennedy | 10,011 | ||||||
| Liberal | Frank Oliver | 8,603 | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Campbell | 4,441 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | William Antrobus Griesbach | 9,637 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Frank Oliver | 6,939 | ||||||
See also
- Edmonton West Provincial electoral district
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts