EDMONTON EAST

Profile
''Edmonton East'' in relation to the other Edmonton ridings''
Population, 2001	119,160
Electors	85,602
Area (km²)	50
Population density (people per km²)	2383

'Edmonton East' (formerly known as 'Edmonton Centre-East') is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.
The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.

Contents

Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Current Member of Parliament

Election results

Edmonton East, 2004-present

Edmonton Centre-East, 2000

Edmonton East, 1997

See also

External links

Election 2006 campaign websites

Geography

The district is an urban riding in the City of Edmonton.

History

This riding was originally created in 1914 as "Edmonton East" from Edmonton and Victoria ridings.
In 2000, it was re-named "Edmonton Centre-East".
In 2003 it was abolished, and redistribtued into Edmonton Centre, a new Edmonton East riding, and Edmonton—Sherwood Park
The new "Edmonton East" riding was created from parts of Edmonton Centre-East and Edmonton North.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

★ 1984-1988: William Lesick - Progressive Conservative

★ 1988-1993: Ross Harvey - New Democratic Party

★ 1993-1997: Judy Bethel - Liberal

★ 1997-present: Peter Goldring - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

Current Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament for Edmonton East is Peter Goldring, a former business manager. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member of the 'Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament' and the 'Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade'.

Election results

Edmonton East, 2004-present

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|Conservative
|Peter Goldring
|align="right"|25,086
|align="right"|50.1%
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|Liberal
|Nicole Martel
|align="right"|13,088
|align="right"|26.2%
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|New Democratic Party
|Arlene Chapman
|align="right"|9,243
|align="right"|18.5%
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|Green
|Trey Capnerhurst
|align="right"|2,623
|align="right"|5.2%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|50,040
!align="right"|99.6%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|186
!align="right"|0.4%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|50,226
!align="right"|55.3%
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|Conservative
|Peter Goldring
|align="right"|20,224
|align="right"|46.0%
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|align="right"|$54,935
|Liberal
|John Bethel
|align="right"|14,250
|align="right"|32.4%
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|New Democratic Party
|Janina Strudwick
|align="right"|6,464
|align="right"|14.7%
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|align="right"|$11,840
|Green
|Harlan Light
|align="right"|2,471
|align="right"|5.6%
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|Christian Heritage
|Ed Spronk
|align="right"|538
|align="right"|1.2%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$14,998
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|43,947
!align="right"|99.5%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|203
!align="right"|0.5%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|44,150
!align="right"|51.6%
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Edmonton Centre-East, 2000

|-
|Canadian Alliance
|Peter Goldring
|align="right"|17,768
|align="right"|42.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$58,345
|Liberal
|Sue Olsen
|align="right"|14,323
|align="right"|34.20%
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|align="right"|$57,858
|New Democratic Party
|Ray Martin
|align="right"|7,304
|align="right"|17.44%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$56,287
|Progressive Conservative
|Kevin Mahfouz
|align="right"|2,252
|align="right"|5.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,688
|Communist
|Naomi Rankin
|align="right"|222
|align="right"|0.53%
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|align="right"|$238
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|41,869
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|156
!align="right"|0.37%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|42,025
!align="right"|53.42%
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Edmonton East, 1997

|-
|Reform
|Peter Goldring
|align="right"|15,475
|align="right"|44.57%
|
|align="right"|$53,263
|Liberal
|Judy Bethel
|align="right"|12,005
|align="right"|34.58%
|
|align="right"|$32,152
|New Democratic Party
|Hana Razga
|align="right"|4,096
|align="right"|11.79%
|
|align="right"|$14,574
|Progressive Conservative
|Carla Barkley
|align="right"|2,535
|align="right"|7.30%
|
|align="right"|$8,948
|Christian Heritage
|John Ludwig
|align="right"|287
|align="right"|0.82%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$5,063
|Green
|Ed Schell
|align="right"|211
|align="right"|0.60%
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|Natural Law
|Geoff Toane
|align="right"|107
|align="right"|0.30%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|34,716
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|177
!align="right"|0.22%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|34,793
!align="right"|51.69%
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See also

★ Edmonton East provincial electoral district

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Alberta federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003 - present) - (2000 - 2003) - (1914 - 2000)

★ Expenditures (2004) - (2000) - (1997)

★ Elections Canada

★ Elections Canada Edmonton East Riding Information

★ CBC Edmonton East Riding Profile

★ Website of the Parliament of Canada

Election 2006 campaign websites

★ Trey Capnerhurst Green

★ Arlene Chapman New Democratic Party

★ Peter Goldring Conservative

★ Nicole Martel Liberal