Edmonton-Kingsway was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993.[1]
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1971 |
| District abolished | 1993 |
| First contested | 1971 |
| Last contested | 1989 |
History
editThe Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district was formed in the 1970 boundary redistribution from Edmonton North.
The Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district was abolished in the 1993 boundary redistribution and formed Edmonton-Mayfield.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
edit| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Kingsway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Edmonton North electoral district from 1959-1971 | ||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Kenneth Paproski | Progressive Conservative | |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | |||
| 19th | 1979–1982 | |||
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Carl Paproski | ||
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Alex McEachern | New Democratic | |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | |||
| See Edmonton-Mayfield electoral district from 1993-1997 | ||||
Election results
edit1971
edit| 1971 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Paproski | 6,316 | 55.70% | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Ethel Sylvia Wilson | 3,535 | 31.17% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Paulette Atterbury | 1,290 | 11.38% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Roderick Woodcock | 199 | 1.75% | – | ||||
| Total | 11,340 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 92 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 16,597 | 68.88% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1975
edit| 1975 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Paproski | 4,897 | 66.23% | 10.53% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jane Weaver | 1,406 | 19.02% | 7.64% | ||||
| Social Credit | Jake Johnson | 619 | 8.37% | -22.80% | ||||
| Liberal | Roy Landreth | 472 | 6.38% | 4.63% | ||||
| Total | 7394 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 30 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 15851 | 46.84% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 11.35% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1979
edit| 1979 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Paproski | 4,387 | 50.66% | -15.57% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex McEachern | 2,563 | 29.60% | 10.58% | ||||
| Social Credit | Martin Hattersley | 975 | 11.26% | 2.89% | ||||
| Liberal | Dorothy A. Richardson | 684 | 7.90% | 1.51% | ||||
| Independent | Eddie Keehn | 51 | 0.59% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,660 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 16,847 | 51.40% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -13.08% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1982
edit| 1982 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Carl Paproski | 4,294 | 41.68% | -8.98% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex McEachern | 3,879 | 37.65% | 8.06% | ||||
| Independent | Mark Byington | 950 | 9.22% | 8.63% | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Curtis Long | 669 | 6.49% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Bill Broad | 318 | 3.09% | -4.81% | ||||
| Social Credit | George Klimiuk | 192 | 1.86% | -9.39% | ||||
| Total | 10,302 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 16,375 | 63.01% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.52% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1986
edit| 1986 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex McEachern | 4,669 | 51.12% | 13.46% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allen Wasnea | 3,491 | 38.22% | -3.46% | ||||
| Liberal | Patrick Reid | 896 | 9.81% | 6.72% | ||||
| Heritage Party | Bowden John Zachara | 78 | 0.85% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,134 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 17 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 17,591 | 52.02% | – | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 4.43% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1989
edit| 1989 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex McEachern | 4,314 | 44.40% | -6.72% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allen Wasnea | 2,818 | 29.00% | -9.22% | ||||
| Liberal | Joan Cowling | 2,585 | 26.60% | 16.79% | ||||
| Total | 9,717 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 17,238 | 56.52% | – | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | 1.25% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
See also
edit- List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
- Kingsway, Edmonton, a road and area in Edmonton
References
edit- ^ "Election results for Edmonton-Kingsway". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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Further reading
edit- 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 May 25, 2020.
External links
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