Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
Edmonton Strathcona (formerly known as Edmonton—Strathcona ) is a federal electoral district in Alberta , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. It spans the south central part of the city of Edmonton . Edmonton Strathcona was the only federal riding in Alberta not held by the Conservative Party between 2008 and 2015 and 2019 to 2021.
Geography [ edit ]
The riding is home to most of Edmonton's francophones . The historic district of Old Strathcona, the University of Alberta , the University of Alberta Campus Saint-Jean and the Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre are all located in the riding.
Edmonton Strathcona encompasses the neighbourhoods of Allendale, Argyll, Avonmore, Belgravia, Bonnie Doon, Capilano, Cloverdale, Empire Park, Forest Heights, Fulton Place, Garneau, Gold Bar, Grandview Heights, Hazeldean, Holyrood, Idylwylde, Kenilworth, King Edward Park, Lansdowne, Lendrum Place, Malmo Plains, McKernan, Ottewell, Parkallen, Pleasantview, Queen Alexandra Park, Ritchie, Riverdale , Strathcona, Strathearn, Terrace Heights, and Windsor Park.
It borders on the federal ridings of Edmonton Centre , Edmonton Griesbach , Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan , Edmonton Mill Woods , and Edmonton Riverbend .
This district is bounded:[3]
On the north by the North Saskatchewan River (except for a jog that goes around the neighbourhood of Riverdale, which is north of the river).
On the west by the Whitemud Creek from the North Saskatchewan River to Whitemud Drive.
On the south by Whitemud Drive, from Whitemud Creek to the City Limits.
On the east by Edmonton's City Limits.
Political geography [ edit ]
As evidenced by the 2008 and 2011 elections, this riding is heavily polarized between more urban NDP voters concentrated in the northwest of the riding and suburban Conservative voters concentrated in the south and east.
The NDP picked up this seat in 2008 for the first time in its history, when Edmonton lawyer Linda Duncan defeated Tory incumbent Rahim Jaffer, thanks to a consolidation of non-Conservative votes. They have retained the riding since and it has established itself as clearly the most left-leaning riding in Alberta.
Demographics [ edit ]
According to the Canada 2011 Census ; 2013 representation[4] [5]
Ethnic groups: 79.2% White, 4.4% Chinese, 4.3% Aboriginal, 2.8% South Asian, 2.1% Filipino, 1.5% Black, 1.2% Latin American, 1.0% Arab
Languages: 77.3% English, 3.8% French, 3.5% Chinese, 2.5% German, 1.5% Ukrainian, 1.3% Spanish, 1.3% Tagalog
Religions: 52.8% Christian (22.1% Catholic, 5.6% United Church, 3.5% Lutheran, 3.5% Anglican, 2.2% Baptist, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Pentecostal, 13.0% Other), 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 1.1% Buddhist, 40.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $35,026
Average income (2010): $46,710
History [ edit ]
The Strathcona riding dates back to Territorial times (see Strathcona (electoral district) . It was represented by Liberal MPs, then a Liberal MP who after election became a Unionist, then a Conservative), and a United Farmer of Alberta MP in that early incarnation. (This riding was abolished in 1924 and its area was split among the Edmonton East , Edmonton West , Vegreville and Victoria ridings.)
The electoral district of "Edmonton-Strathcona" (later Edmonton Strathcona) was created in 1952 from Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings.
"Edmonton—Strathcona" gained territory from Edmonton East and was renamed "Edmonton Strathcona" during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons :
Current Member of Parliament [ edit ]
The current Member of Parliament is Heather McPherson of the New Democratic Party who was first elected in the 2019 federal election and re-elected in the 2021 federal election . After winning 61% of the popular vote in 2021, McPherson holds the largest margin of victory among elected NDP MPs in the 44th parliament.
Election results [ edit ]
Graph of election results in Edmonton—Strathcona, Edmonton Strathcona (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Edmonton Strathcona (2013–present) [ edit ]
Graph of election results in Edmonton Strathcona (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Heather McPherson
26,823
47.27
+3.30
$91,753.90
Conservative
Sam Lilly
21,035
37.07
+5.79
$88,211.43
Liberal
Eleanor Olszewski
6,592
11.62
-9.11
$91,354.39
Green
Michael Kalmanovitch
1,152
2.03
-0.27
$8,919.41
People's
Ian Cameron
941
1.66
-
none listed
Communist
Naomi Rankin
125
0.22
-
none listed
Marxist–Leninist
Dougal MacDonald
77
0.14
-0.03
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
56,745
99.56
Total rejected ballots
250
0.44
+0.05
Turnout
56,995
72.26
+1.27
Eligible voters
78,876
New Democratic hold
Swing
-1.24
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Linda Duncan
24,446
43.96
-9.75
$87,241.42
Conservative
Len Thom
17,395
31.28
-9.04
$36,812.49
Liberal
Eleanor Olszewski
11,524
20.73
+17.87
$62,711.39
Green
Jacob K. Binnema
1,278
2.30
-0.04
$1,924.74
Libertarian
Malcolm Stinson
311
0.56
–
$1,599.80
Pirate
Ryan Bromsgrove
201
0.36
–
$2,183.76
Rhinoceros
Donovan Eckstrom
133
0.24
–
–
Independent
Chris Jones
116
0.21
–
–
Independent
Andrew Schurman
107
0.19
–
–
Marxist–Leninist
Dougal MacDonald
93
0.17
-0.02
–
Total valid votes/expense limit
55,604
99.61
$208,715.39
Total rejected ballots
217
0.39
–
Turnout
55,821
70.99
Eligible voters
78,635
New Democratic hold
Swing
-0.35
Edmonton—Strathcona (1952-2013) [ edit ]
Graph of election results in Edmonton—Strathcona (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Linda Duncan
26,093
53.55
+10.97
$84,389
Conservative
Ryan Hastman
19,762
40.55
−1.05
$78,272
Liberal
Matthew Sinclair
1,372
2.82
−6.24
$15,741
Green
Andrew Fehr
1,119
2.30
−4.14
$43
Independent
Kyle Murphy
206
0.42
–
$2,005
Marxist–Leninist
Kevan Hunter
91
0.19
−0.12
Independent
Christopher White
87
0.18
–
$880
Total valid votes/expense limit
48,730
100.00
Total rejected ballots
124
0.25
+0.04
Turnout
48,854
68.76
+3.3
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Linda Duncan
20,103
42.58
+10.07
$71,669
Conservative
Rahim Jaffer
19,640
41.60
−0.11
$81,597
Liberal
Claudette Roy
4,279
9.06
−8.74
$72,953
Green
Jane Thrall
3,040
6.44
+0.49
$3,801
Marxist–Leninist
Kevan Hunter
147
0.31
+0.11
Total valid votes/expense limit
47,209
99.79
$82,492
Total rejected ballots
99
0.21
−0.07
Turnout
47,308
65.4
−5.2
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Rahim Jaffer
19,089
39.40
−2.60
$67,449
Liberal
Debby Carlson
14,057
29.01
−2.88
$67,910
New Democratic
Malcolm Azania
11,535
23.80
+9.02
$46,100
Green
Cameron Wakefield
3,146
6.49
–
$2,353
Marijuana
Dave Dowling
519
1.07
−0.38
Marxist–Leninist
Kevan Hunter
103
0.21
−0.08
$26
Total valid votes
48,449
100.00
Total rejected ballots
150
0.31
Turnout
48,599
65.66
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Alliance
Rahim Jaffer
23,463
42.00
+0.70
$57,365
Liberal
Jonathan Dai
17,816
31.89
−3.49
$48,430
New Democratic
Hélène Narayana
8,256
14.78
+0.25
$25,883
Progressive Conservative
Gregory Toogood
5,047
9.03
+1.79
$4,252
Marijuana
Ken Kirk
814
1.45
–
$149
Canadian Action
Kesa Rose Semenchuk
299
0.53
+0.35
$1,485
Marxist–Leninist
Kevan Hunter
164
0.29
–
$275
Total valid votes
55,859
100.00
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Reform
Rahim Jaffer
20,605
41.30
+1.95
$58,003
Liberal
Ginette Rodger
17,654
35.38
−3.12
$58,244
New Democratic
Jean McBean
7,251
14.53
+9.48
$42,936
Progressive Conservative
Edo Nyland
3,614
7.24
−4.05
$10,183
Green
Karina Gregory
406
0.81
+0.23
$520
Natural Law
Maury Shapka
153
0.30
−0.29
Independent
Naomi Rankin
115
0.23
+0.05
$1,732
Canadian Action
J. Alex Ford
92
0.18
–
$845
Total valid votes
49,890
100.00
Total rejected ballots
101
0.20
Turnout
49,991
62.74
See also [ edit ]
^ The Reform Party merged with the Canadian Alliance on 27 March 2000.
^ The Canadian Alliance merged with the Progressive Conservatives to form the Conservative Party on 8 December 2003.
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Coordinates : 53°31′N 113°29′W / 53.52°N 113.48°W / 53.52; -113.48