Edmonton North

Edmonton North
Alberta electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished2004
First contested1979
Last contested2000

Edmonton North was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004.[1]

Demographics

Population, 2001 103,893
Electors 83,259
Area (km2)
Population density (people per km2)

Geography

The riding consisted of the northern part of the city of Edmonton, Alberta.

History

It was created in 1976 from parts of Edmonton Centre, Edmonton East, Edmonton West, and Pembina ridings.

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Edmonton East, Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Edmonton—St. Albert ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Edmonton North
Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Edmonton Centre, Edmonton East,
Edmonton West, and Pembina
31st  1979–1980     Steve Paproski Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     John Loney Liberal
36th  1997–2000     Deborah Grey Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2002
 2002–2002     Democratic Representative
 2002–2003     Alliance
 2003–2004     Conservative
Riding dissolved into Edmonton East, Edmonton—Sherwood Park,
and Edmonton—St. Albert

Election results

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance Deborah Grey 22,063 51.22 +6.92 $61,317
Liberal Jim Jacuta 14,786 34.33 +1.85 $28,846
New Democratic Laurie Lang 3,216 7.47 –7.40 $815
Progressive Conservative Dean Sanduga 3,010 6.99 –0.73 $9,842
Total valid votes 43,075 99.60
Total rejected ballots 174 0.40 +0.13
Turnout 43,249 57.20 +1.57
Eligible voters 75,604
Alliance hold Swing +4.39
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Reform Deborah Grey 16,124 44.30 +5.24 $56,921
Liberal Jonathan Murphy 11,820 32.48 –6.99 $46,517
New Democratic Ray Martin 5,413 14.87 +7.95 $60,286
Progressive Conservative Mitch Panciuk 2,811 7.72 –1.56 $51,169
Natural Law Ric Johnsen 226 0.62 +0.10 none listed
Total valid votes 36,394 99.73
Total rejected ballots 99 0.27 +0.07
Turnout 36,493 55.63 –7.15
Eligible voters 65,595
Reform gain from Liberal Swing +6.12
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Loney 19,536 39.47 +19.98
Reform Ron Mix 19,334 39.06 +33.53
Progressive Conservative Mitch Panciuk 4,592 9.28 –30.75
New Democratic Lori Hall 3,427 6.92 –25.84
National Ed Agoto 2,174 4.39
Natural Law Ria Kinzel 256 0.52
Canada Party Tim Formoe 103 0.21
Independent Robert Vallée 77 0.16
Total valid votes 49,499 99.80
Total rejected ballots 97 0.20 –0.19
Turnout 49,596 62.78 –7.99
Eligible voters 79,002
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +26.76
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Steve Paproski 19,045 40.03 –17.26
New Democratic Nels Rissling 15,583 32.76 +8.51
Liberal John Loney 9,270 19.49 +3.11
Reform A. Erich Bier 2,630 5.53
Christian Heritage John Werkman 723 1.52
Independent Alan Clark 139 0.29
Commonwealth of Canada Bill Bohdan 64 0.13
Communist Robin Leslie Boodle 62 0.13 –0.25
Confederation of Regions Sigmund Kehlert 58 0.12 –0.90
Total valid votes 47,574 99.61
Total rejected ballots 184 0.39 +0.17
Turnout 47,758 70.77 +9.07
Eligible voters 67,483
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –12.89
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Steve Paproski 29,074 57.29 –1.69
New Democratic Garth Stevenson 12,305 24.25 +10.20
Liberal Dave Stewart 8,311 16.38 –10.29
Confederation of Regions Dave Draginda 520 1.02
Social Credit Frank Cerminara 345 0.68
Communist Naomi Rankin 194 0.38
Total valid votes 50,749 99.78
Total rejected ballots 112 0.22 –0.04
Turnout 50,861 61.70 +8.78
Eligible voters 82,435
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –5.95
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14]
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Steve Paproski 21,442 58.98 –1.55
Liberal Arthur Yates 9,696 26.67 +1.45
New Democratic John Younie 5,107 14.05 +0.10
Marxist–Leninist Daniel R. Nelson 112 0.31 +0.01
Total valid votes 36,357 99.74
Total rejected ballots 95 0.26 +0.04
Turnout 36,452 52.92 –8.67
Eligible voters 68,885
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –1.50
Source: Elections Canada[15][16][17]
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Steve Paproski 24,618 60.53
Liberal Joe Yanick 10,259 25.22
New Democratic John Miller 5,673 13.95
Marxist–Leninist Daniel R. Nelson 122 0.30
Total valid votes 40,672 99.78
Total rejected ballots 90 0.22
Turnout 40,762 61.59
Eligible voters 66,187
Progressive Conservative hold Swing N/A
Source: Elections Canada[18][19][20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile - Edmonton North, Alberta (1979-03-26 - 2004-05-22)". Library of the Canadian Parliament. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  2. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton North, Alberta (2000)". lop.parl.ca.
  3. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2000). Thirty-Seventh General Election, 2000: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-65518-4.
  4. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton North, Alberta (1997)". lop.parl.ca.
  5. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1997). Thirty-Sixth General Election, 1997: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada.
  6. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton North, Alberta (1993)". lop.parl.ca.
  7. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Thirty-Fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-60097-5.
  8. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Thirty-Fifth General Election, 1993: Contributions and Expenses of Registered Political Parties and Candidates (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-61265-5.
  9. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton North, Alberta (1988)". lop.parl.ca.
  10. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Thirty-Fourth General Election, 1988: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-56648-3.
  11. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Thirty-Fourth General Election, 1988: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-56925-3.
  12. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton North, Alberta (1984)". lop.parl.ca.
  13. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Thirty-Third General Election, 1984: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-53477-8.
  14. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Thirty-Third General Election, 1984: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-53472-7.
  15. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton North, Alberta (1980)". lop.parl.ca.
  16. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1980). Thirty-Second General Election, 1980: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-660-50630-0.
  17. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1980). Thirty-Second General Election, 1980: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-51248-0.
  18. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Edmonton North, Alberta (1979)". lop.parl.ca.
  19. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1979). Thirty-First General Election, 1979: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-660-50445-6.
  20. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1979). Thirty-First General Election, 1979: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-50834-3.