Edmonton Griesbach

Edmonton Griesbach is a federal electoral district in Alberta. Edmonton Griesbach was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.^[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Edmonton East and Edmonton—St. Albert.^[4]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation^[5]^[6]

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

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Edmonton Griesbach Riding created from Edmonton East and Edmonton—St. Albert
42nd	2015–Present		Kerry Diotte	Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kerry Diotte	19,157	39.96	–12.55	–
	New Democratic	Janis Irwin	16,309	34.02	–3.45	–
	Liberal	Brian Gold	10,397	21.69	+15.11	–
	Green	Heather Workman	1,129	2.35	–1.08	–
	Libertarian	Maryna Goncharenko	415	0.87	–	–
	Marijuana	Linda Northcott	279	0.58	–	–
	Rhinoceros	Bun Bun Thompson	144	0.30	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Mary Joyce	112	0.23	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,942	100.00		$213,523.35
Total rejected ballots			289	0.60	–
Turnout			48,231	60.03	–
Eligible voters			79,980
	Conservative hold		Swing		–4.55
Source: Elections Canada^[7]^[8]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[9]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	19,832	52.51
	New Democratic	14,151	37.47
	Liberal	2,484	6.58
	Green	1,299	3.44

References

Federal ridings in Calgary and Edmonton

Conservative	Calgary Confederation Calgary Forest Lawn Calgary Heritage Calgary Midnapore Calgary Nose Hill Calgary Rocky Ridge Calgary Shepard Calgary Signal Hill Edmonton Griesbach Edmonton Manning Edmonton Riverbend Edmonton West St. Albert—Edmonton

Liberal	Calgary Centre Calgary Skyview Edmonton Centre Edmonton Mill Woods

New Democratic	Edmonton Strathcona

Federal ridings in the Canadian Prairies

Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Portage—Lisgar Provencher Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley Elmwood—Transcona Kildonan—St. Paul Saint Boniface—Saint Vital Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg North Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Centre

Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek Cypress Hills—Grasslands Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Prince Albert Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Regina—Lewvan Regina—Qu'Appelle Regina—Wascana Saskatoon—Grasswood Saskatoon—University Saskatoon West Souris—Moose Mountain Yorkton—Melville

Rural Alberta	Banff—Airdrie Battle River—Crowfoot Bow River Foothills Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Lakeland Lethbridge Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Peace River—Westlock Red Deer—Lacombe Red Deer—Mountain View Sturgeon River—Parkland Yellowhead

Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre Edmonton Griesbach Edmonton Manning Edmonton Mill Woods Edmonton Riverbend Edmonton Strathcona Edmonton West Edmonton—Wetaskiwin St. Albert—Edmonton Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan

Calgary	Calgary Centre Calgary Confederation Calgary Forest Lawn Calgary Heritage Calgary Midnapore Calgary Nose Hill Calgary Rocky Ridge Calgary Shepard Calgary Signal Hill Calgary Skyview

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