Edmonton West (provincial electoral district)

Edmonton West stylized as Edmonton (West) from 1917 to 1921, was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 and again from 1963 to 1971.[1]

Edmonton West

Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created	1917
District abolished	1921
District re-created	1963
District re-abolished	1971
First contested	1917
Last contested	1967

History

The riding has existed twice, the first incarnation was created in 1917 when the Edmonton electoral district broke up into Edmonton East and Edmonton West electoral districts. The two districts were merged along with Edmonton South in 1921 to reform the Edmonton electoral district.

The second incarnation was carved out of the south portion of Edmonton North West in 1963. In 1971 the riding was renamed Edmonton-Glenora.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton West
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
See Edmonton electoral district from 1905-1917
4th	1917–1921		Albert Ewing	Conservative
See Edmonton electoral district from 1921-1959 and Edmonton North West electoral district from 1959-1963
15th	1963–1967		Stanley Geldart	Social Credit
16th	1967–1971		Lou Hyndman	Progressive Conservative
See Edmonton-Glenora electoral district from 1971-Present

Election results

1917 general election

1917 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Albert Ewing	3,776	56.70%	–
	Liberal	William Thomas Henry	2,884	43.30%	–
Total			6,660	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-West Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Stanley Geldart	3,733	41.90%	–
	Liberal	Robert A. Doyle	2,572	28.87%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Tony Nugent	2,019	22.66%	–
	New Democratic	Neil R. Larsen	585	6.57%	–
Total			8,909	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			16	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			15,780	56.56%	–
	Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-West Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967 general election

1967 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lou Hyndman	4,753	38.52%	15.86%
	Social Credit	William A. Johnson	4,016	32.55%	-9.35%
	Liberal	J. Bernard Feeham	2,316	18.77%	-10.10%
	New Democratic	Thomas C. Pocklington	1,254	10.16%	3.60%
Total			12,339	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			32	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			17,151	72.13%	15.57%
	Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit		Swing		-3.53%
Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-West Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Also see

• Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Edmonton West Federal Electoral District

References

1. "Election results for Edmonton West". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

Further reading

• Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta