Edmonton Glenora

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Edmonton-Glenora
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       Heather Klimchuk
Progressive Conservative
District created 1971
First contested 1971
Last contested 2008
For the Edmonton neighborhood of Glenora, see Glenora.

Edmonton-Glenora is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the North Saskatchewan river.

The electoral district, as difined by the Electoral Divisions Act, 2003, encompasses an area that includes, in addition to the neighborhood of Glenora, the neighborhoods of Britannia-Youngstown, Canora, Grovenor, High Park, Inglewood, Mayfield, McQueen, North Glenora, Westmount and Woodcroft as well.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Party Elected Left Office
     Lou Hyndman Progressive Conservative 1971 1986
     Nancy Betkowski Progressive Conservative 1986 1993
     Howard Sapers Liberal 1993 2001
     Drew Hutton Progressive Conservative 2001 2004
     Bruce Miller Liberal 2004 2008
     Heather Klimchuk Progressive Conservative 2008 present

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 56.72%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Bruce Miller 4,604 35.13%
     NDP Larry Booi 4,052 30.92%
     Progressive Conservative Drew Hutton 3,759 28.68%
     Alberta Alliance Blaine Currie 307 2.34%
     Green Peter Johnston 271 2.07%
     Social Credit Walter Schachenhofer 113 0.86%
Total 13,106 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 122

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Glenora[2] Turnout 57.78%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 4,770 17.13% 50.29% 2
     Independent Link Byfield 4,010 14.40% 42.28% 4
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 3,035 10.90% 32.00% 1
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,875 10.32% 30.31% 9
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 2,713 9.74% 28.60% 3
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,447 8.79% 25.80% 7
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,110 7.58% 22.25% 10
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,080 7.47% 21.93% 8
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,979 7.11% 20.87% 6
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 1,831 6.56% 19.30% 5
Total Votes 27,850 100%
Total Ballots 9,485 2.94 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,989

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

[edit] 2008 general election

2008 Election Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Heather Klimchuk 4,646 40.08%
     Liberal Bruce Miller 4,512 38.92%
     NDP Arlene Chapman 1,743 15.04%
     Green Peter Johnston 416 3.59%
     Wildrose Alliance Elden Van Hauwaert 275 2.37%
Total 13,106 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 122

[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
Archbishop Macdonald School
Westminster 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 %
     NDP Larry Booi 316 30.98%
     Liberal Bruce Miller 266 26.08%
     Progressive Conservative Drew Hutton 250 24.51%
     Green Peter Johnston 137 13.43%
     Alberta Alliance Blaine Currie 30 2.94%
     Social Credit Walter Schachenhofer 21 2.06%
Total 1,020 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 12

[edit] References

  1. ^ Edmonton-Glenora Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  3. ^ School by School results. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  4. ^ Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.

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See also: Politics of Alberta · List of Alberta general elections · 2008 election