Edmonton Northwest (federal electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district previously named Edmonton North West, see Edmonton-North West (provincial electoral district).

Edmonton Northwest is a future federal electoral district in Alberta. A riding of the same name was previously represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.

Edmonton Northwest

Alberta electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1987
First contested	1988
Last contested	1993
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]	112,964
Census division(s)	Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)	Edmonton

Geography

Edmonton Northwest was first created in 1987 from parts of Edmonton East, Edmonton North, Edmonton West and Pembina ridings, comprising the northwest part of the city of Edmonton. It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Edmonton West and Yellowhead ridings.

Edmonton Northwest was re-created by the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, combining the Edmonton portion from St. Albert—Edmonton with several northerly communities of Edmonton West.^[2][3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census^[4]

Languages: 66.7% English, 5.6% Tagalog, 4.7% Arabic, 2.5% Cantonese, 2.1% French, 1.4% Spanish, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.4% Mandarin

Religions: 48.2% Christian (25.1% Catholic, 2.9% Christian Orthodox, 2.0% United Church, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.6% Anglican, 1.2% Lutheran, 13.7% Other), 31.5% No religion, 13.7% Muslim, 2.5% Buddhist, 1.8% Hindu

Median income: $45,600 (2020)

Average income: $54,450 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Edmonton Northwest (2021)

Panethnic group	2021
	Pop.	%
European[a]	52,875	47.67%
Southeast Asian[b]	15,215	13.72%
Middle Eastern[c]	9,720	8.76%
African	9,570	8.63%
East Asian[d]	7,135	6.43%
Indigenous	6,050	5.45%
South Asian	5,920	5.34%
Latin American	1,620	1.46%
Other/multiracial[e]	2,805	2.53%
Total responses	110,910	98.18%
Total population	112,965	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Edmonton Northwest Riding created from Edmonton East, Edmonton North, Edmonton West and Pembina
34th	1988–1993		Murray Dorin	Progressive Conservative
35th	1993–1997		Anne McLellan	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Edmonton West and Yellowhead
Riding re-created from Edmonton Griesbach, Edmonton West, and St. Albert—Edmonton

Election results

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	19,054	43.10
	New Democratic	12,215	27.63
	Liberal	10,112	22.87
	People's	2,761	6.24
	Green	13	0.03
	Others	57	0.13

1987 representation order

1993 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Anne McLellan	12,599	35.80	+18.27
	Reform	Richard Kayler	12,587	35.76	+28.04
	National	Mel Hurtig	4,507	12.81	–
	Progressive Conservative	Murray Dorin	3,485	9.90	-30.73
	New Democratic	Stephanie Michaels	1,671	4.75	-29.72
	Natural Law	Ric Johnsen	186	0.53	–
	Green	Roger Swan	119	0.34	–
	Independent	Heide Zeeper	41	0.12	–
Total valid votes			35,195	100.0
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+24.50

1988 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Murray Dorin	15,556	40.63
	New Democratic	Marie Gordon	13,198	34.47
	Liberal	Colin P. McDonald	6,710	17.53
	Reform	Paul C. Sherstan	2,956	7.72
	Independent	Fred Marshall	200	0.52
	Confederation of Regions	Lucien Maynard	111	0.29
	Commonwealth of Canada	Jerome Bohaychuk	94	0.25

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

1. "Edmonton Northwest – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
2. "Proposal of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta" (PDF). Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta. 10 June 2022. p. 11.
3. "Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta" (PDF). Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta. 16 June 2023. pp. 21–22.
4. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Edmonton Northwest [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
5. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

External links

• Riding history for Edmonton Northwest from the Library of Parliament