St. Albert (electoral district)
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1987 |
District abolished | 2003 |
First contested | 1988 |
Last contested | 2000 |
Demographics | |
Population (2001) | 123,877 |
Electors (2000) | 83,800 |
Census division(s) | Division No. 11, Division No. 13 |
St. Albert was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004. It contained Edmonton's western and northwestern suburbs, including the city of St. Albert.
Demographics[]
Population, 2001 | 123,877 |
Population, 1996 | 105,853 |
Population, 1991 | 95,605 |
Population, 1986 | 82,993 |
Geography[]
This was a rural riding in Alberta.
History[]
It was created in 1987 from Pembina and Yellowhead ridings.
It was abolished in 2003 and transferred mostly into Edmonton—St. Albert and Edmonton—Spruce Grove. Smaller parts were transferred into Westlock—St. Paul and Yellowhead ridings.
Members of Parliament[]
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1988–1993: Walter van de Walle – Progressive Conservative
- 1993–2003: John G. Williams – Reform (1993–2000), Canadian Alliance (2000–2003), Conservative (2003–2004)
Election results[]
2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Alliance | John G. Williams | 32,745 | 59.50 | +4.31 | $52,437 | |||
Liberal | Bob Russell | 13,637 | 24.78 | -3.73 | $27,450 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Andy Jones | 5,687 | 10.33 | -0.23 | $2,797 | |||
New Democratic | John Williams | 2,965 | 5.39 | +0.45 | $1,382 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,034 | 99.68 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 176 | 0.32 | +0.19 | |||||
Turnout | 55,210 | 65.88 | +4.02 | |||||
Eligible voters | 83,800 | – | – | |||||
Alliance hold | Swing | +4.02 |
^ Canadian Alliance change is from Reform.
1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Reform | John G. Williams | 24,269 | 55.19 | +4.21 | $39,524 | |||
Liberal | Doug Kennedy | 12,537 | 28.51 | +0.21 | $45,461 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Mike Partington | 4,645 | 10.56 | -1.39 | $20,713 | |||
New Democratic | Jim Connelly | 2,172 | 4.94 | +2.01 | $6,710 | |||
Independent | Steven Powers | 354 | 0.80 | $3,673 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,977 | 99.87 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.13 | ||||||
Turnout | 44,035 | 61.86 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 71,184 | – | – | |||||
Reform hold | Swing | +2.00 |
^ Change is from redistributed results
1993 federal election redistributed results[1] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Reform | 24,632 | 50.97 | |
Liberal | 13,674 | 28.30 | |
Progressive Conservative | 5,778 | 11.96 | |
Others | 2,827 | 5.85 | |
New Democratic | 1,413 | 2.92 |
1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Reform | John G. Williams | 24,964 | 50.94 | +37.00 | ||||
Liberal | Jack Jeffery | 13,860 | 28.28 | +11.56 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jerry Manegre | 5,884 | 12.01 | -34.71 | ||||
National | Steven Powers | 2,219 | 4.53 | |||||
New Democratic | Zahid Makhdoom | 1,435 | 2.93 | -16.68 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Rudy Penner | 294 | 0.60 | -1.52 | ||||
Natural Law | Richard Day | 257 | 0.52 | |||||
Not affiliated | Jennifer Vallee | 90 | 0.18 | |||||
Total valid votes | 49,003 | |||||||
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +35.85 |
1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Walter van de Walle | 19,945 | 46.72 | |||||
New Democratic | Dennis Pawlowski | 8,370 | 19.60 | |||||
Liberal | 7,140 | 16.72 | ||||||
Reform | Ken Allred | 5,955 | 13.95 | |||||
Christian Heritage | Dwayne O'Coin | 904 | 2.12 | |||||
Rhinoceros | Hermann S. Kleen | 197 | 0.46 | |||||
Not affiliated | Edward Goodliffe | 127 | 0.30 | |||||
Confederation of Regions | Curtis L. Schoepp | 57 | 0.13 |
See also[]
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Defunct Alberta federal electoral districts
- Politics of St. Albert, Alberta