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]

Edmonton Griesbach

Alberta electoral district
Edmonton Griesbach in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Kerry Diotte Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	107,809
Electors (2019)	82,242
Area (km²)[2]	46
Pop. density (per km²)	2,343.7
Census divisions	Division No. 11
Census subdivisions	Edmonton

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	2015–2019		Kerry Diotte	Conservative
43rd	2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Edmonton Greisbach (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kerry Diotte	24,120	51.4%	+11.44
	New Democratic	Mark Cherrington	11,800	25.1%	-8.92
	Liberal	Habiba Mohamud	8,100	17.2%	-4.49
	Green	Safi Khan	1,189	2.5%	+0.15
	People's	Barbara Ellen Nichols	1,074	2.3%	-
	Independent	Andrzej Gudanowski	216	0.5%	-
	Christian Heritage	Christina Alva Armas	203	0.4%	-
	Communist	Alex Boykowich	170	0.4%	-
	Marxist–Leninist	Mary Joyce	91	0.2%	-0.03
Total valid votes/Expense limit			46,963	100.0
Total rejected ballots			319
Turnout			47,282	57.5
Eligible voters			82,242
	Conservative hold		Swing		+10.18
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kerry Diotte	19,157	39.96	–12.55	$93,048.30
	New Democratic	Janis Irwin	16,309	34.02	–3.45	$150,799.22
	Liberal	Brian Gold	10,397	21.69	+15.11	$14,575.14
	Green	Heather Workman	1,129	2.35	–1.08	$1,404.61
	Libertarian	Maryna Goncharenko	415	0.87	–	$150.44
	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		$214,842.90
Total rejected ballots			289	0.60	–
Turnout			48,231	60.03	–
Eligible voters			79,980
	Conservative hold		Swing		–4.55
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	19,832	52.51
	New Democratic	14,151	37.47
	Liberal	2,484	6.58
	Green	1,299	3.44

References

1. Statistics Canada: 2011
2. Statistics Canada: 2011
3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
4. Report – Alberta
5. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48015&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Edmonton%20Griesbach&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
6. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48015&Data=Count&SearchText=Edmonton%20Griesbach&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
9. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton Griesbach (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
11. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections