Edmonton East

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Edmonton East
Alberta electoral district
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Edmonton East in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Peter Goldring
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 128,199
Electors (2006) 90,861
Area (km²) 50
Pop. density (per km²) 2,564
Census divisions Division No. 11
Census subdivisions Edmonton

Edmonton East (formerly known as Edmonton Centre-East) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.

The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.

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[edit] Geography

The district is an urban riding in the City of Edmonton.

[edit] History

This riding was originally created in 1914 as "Edmonton East" from Edmonton and Victoria ridings.

In 2000, it was re-named "Edmonton Centre-East".

In 2003 it was abolished, and redistribtued into Edmonton Centre, a new Edmonton East riding, and Edmonton—Sherwood Park

The new "Edmonton East" riding was created from parts of Edmonton Centre-East and Edmonton North.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament for Edmonton East is Peter Goldring, a former business manager. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member of the 'Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament' and the 'Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade'.

[edit] Election results

[edit] Edmonton East, 2004-present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Peter Goldring 25,086 50.1%
     Liberal Nicole Martel 13,088 26.2%
     New Democratic Party Arlene Chapman 9,243 18.5%
     Green Trey Capnerhurst 2,623 5.2%
Total valid votes 50,040 99.6%
Total rejected ballots 186 0.4%
Turnout 50,226 55.3%
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Peter Goldring 20,224 46.0% $54,935
     Liberal John Bethel 14,250 32.4%
     New Democratic Party Janina Strudwick 6,464 14.7% $11,840
     Green Harlan Light 2,471 5.6%
     Christian Heritage Ed Spronk 538 1.2% $14,998
Total valid votes 43,947 99.5%
Total rejected ballots 203 0.5%
Turnout 44,150 51.6%

[edit] Edmonton Centre-East, 2000

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance Peter Goldring 17,768 42.43% $58,345
     Liberal Sue Olsen 14,323 34.20% $57,858
     New Democratic Party Ray Martin 7,304 17.44% $56,287
     Progressive Conservative Kevin Mahfouz 2,252 5.37% $1,688
     Communist Naomi Rankin 222 0.53% $238
Total valid votes 41,869 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 156 0.37%
Turnout 42,025 53.42%

[edit] Edmonton East, 1997

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Peter Goldring 15,475 44.57% $53,263
     Liberal Judy Bethel 12,005 34.58% $32,152
     New Democratic Party Hana Razga 4,096 11.79% $14,574
     Progressive Conservative Carla Barkley 2,535 7.30% $8,948
     Christian Heritage John Ludwig 287 0.82% $5,063
     Green Ed Schell 211 0.60%
     Natural Law Geoff Toane 107 0.30%
Total valid votes 34,716 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 177 0.22%
Turnout 34,793 51.69%


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Judy Bethel 11,949
     Reform Linda Robertson 11,746
     New Democrat Ross Harvey 7,994
     Progressive Conservative Kevin Kovacs 2,674
     National Jim Musson 1,105
     Christian Heritage Cor Labots 239
     Natural Law Paula Johnsen 213
     Green Ernst Eder 170
     Canada Party Peter Kiriaka 80
     Independent James Jacques 51


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Ross Harvey 15,051
     Progressive Conservative William Lesick 14,394
     Liberal Peggy Blair 7,167
     Reform Elaine Sim 1,728
     Christian Heritage Ron Romanow 798
     Communist Naomi Rankin 123
     Not affiliated Bernie Sawatzky 88
     Confederation of Regions Robert J. Yanew 53


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Lesick 16,119
     New Democrat Muriel Stanley-Venne 7,668
     Liberal Al Iafolla 6,002
     Independent William Yurko 2,857
     Confederation of Regions Clifford Major 241
     Green Reg Silvester 233
     Communist David Wallis 128


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Yurko 14,840
     Liberal Gerry Lorente 7,606
     New Democrat Jo Evans 4,763
     Social Credit John Tymchyshyn 187
     Communist Kimball Cariou 84
     Marxist-Leninist Peggy Morton 57


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Yurko 18,699
     Liberal Jerry Paschen 9,253
     New Democrat Lynn Fogwill 5,154
     Communist Kimball Cariou 168
     Marxist-Leninist Peggy Morton 84


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Skoreyko 18,321
     Liberal Una Maclean 11,122
     New Democrat Bill Kobluk 4,413
     Social Credit Martin Hattersley 1,119
     Communist Bill Tuomi 176
     Independent Dick Nimmons 128
     Marxist-Leninist Peggy Morton 49


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Skoreyko 21,137
     Liberal Una MacLean-Evans 11,997
     New Democrat Ashley Pachal 6,493
     Social Credit Nick D. Senyk 1,139
     Not affiliated Bill Tuomi 217


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Skoreyko 15,764
     Liberal Pat Shewchuk 12,739
     New Democrat Roy H. Jamha 5,292
     Communist William R. Askin 410


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Skoreyko 13,596
     Social Credit Preston Manning 6,752
     Liberal Nick Mosychuk 6,228
     New Democrat Robert William Douglas 3,222
     Communist William Tuomi 385


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Skoreyko 13,582
     Liberal Donald Brinton 7,950
     Social Credit Lucien Maynard 7,057
     New Democrat Ivor G. Dent 3,645
     Communist William Tuomi 340


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Skoreyko 9,291
     Social Credit Lucien Maynard 7,657
     Liberal John Decore 6,771
     New Democrat Douglas Tomlinson 4,023


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Skoreyko 15,236
     Social Credit Ambrose A. Holowach 6,441
     Liberal John David Bracco 4,413
     Co-operative Commonwealth Peter Uganecz 1,220
     Labour-Progressive William Tuomi 473
     Ind. Progressive Conservative Aubrey Allen Smith 253


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ambrose A. Holowach 10,967
     Liberal William Hawrelak 10,683
     Progressive Conservative John Bowie-Reed 3,927
     Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Atkin 1,797


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ambrose A. Holowach 8,802
     Liberal Albert Frederick Macdonald 7,574
     Progressive Conservative Albert John Hidson 2,651
     Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Atkin 1,805
     Labour-Progressive William Tuomi 637
     Independent Maurice Dudley McArthur 275


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Albert Frederick Macdonald 10,964
     Social Credit Ambrose A. Holowach 7,972
     Progressive Conservative John Hector Thorogood 3,816
     Ind. Social Credit Patrick Harvey Ashby 3,400
     Co-operative Commonwealth Hugh John McKim Ross 2,961
     Labour-Progressive Bernard Rudolf Swankey 1,232


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Patrick Harvey Ashby 8,214
     Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Dean Ainlay 5,833
     Liberal Cora Taylor Casselman 5,313
     Progressive Conservative Henry B. Jamieson 4,115
     Labour-Progressive Jan Lakeman 1,223


By-election on 2 June 1941

On Mr. Casselman's death, 20 March 1941
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Cora Taylor Casselman 7,306
     Social Credit Orvis A. Kennedy 4,199
     Conservative A. Albert MacLeod 2,605


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Frederick Clayton Casselman 8,948
     New Democracy Orvis A. Kennedy 7,279
     National Government Sidney J. Gee 2,302
     Co-operative Commonwealth Clifford E. Lee 1,962


By-election on 21 March 1938

On Mr. Hall's death, 26 January 1938
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Orvis A. Kennedy 9,904
     Liberal Robert Colin Marshall 7,920
     Unknown Walter Clevely 2,466


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit William Samuel Hall 5,721
     Liberal George Brown McLeod 4,889
     Conservative Peter Edwin Bowen 2,827
     Co-operative Commonwealth Elmer Ernest Roper 1,726
     Communist Oliver C. Doolan 671
     Social Credit Raymond Charles Ghostley 378


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Ambrose Bury 6,662
     Liberal Kenneth Alexander Blatchford 4,921
     Farmer-Labour George Latham 2,767
     Farmer-Labour Jan Lakeman 509


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Kenneth Alexander Blatchford 5,090
     Conservative Ambrose Bury 4,925
     Farmer-Labour Jan Lakeman 1,441


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Ambrose Bury 3,927
     Liberal Andrew Robert McLennan 3,440
     Farmer-Labour George Latham 2,767


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Donald Ferdinand Kellner 6,094
     Liberal Joseph Clarke 4,147
     Conservative Henry Arthur Mackie 3,139


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Government Henry Arthur Mackie 6,775
     Opposition Alexander Esson May 4,122

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Election 2006 campaign websites

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