St. Albert—Edmonton is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

St. Albert—Edmonton
Alberta electoral district
Location of St. Albert—Edmonton within Edmonton
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Michael Cooper
Conservative
District created2013
District abolished2023
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]105,162
Electors (2019)92,579
Area (km²)[2]104
Pop. density (per km²)1,011.2
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Edmonton, St. Albert

St. Albert—Edmonton was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] It was created out of the district of Edmonton—St. Albert.[4]

History

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Historical boundaries

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Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
St. Albert—Edmonton
Riding created from Edmonton—St. Albert
43rd  2015–2021     Michael Cooper Conservative
43rd  2015–2021
44th  2021–present
Riding dissolved into Edmonton Northwest
and St. Albert—Sturgeon River

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in St. Albert—Edmonton (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 84,565 65.9% 85,760 71.95% 81,015 77.82%
Southeast Asian[b] 9,265 7.22% 6,955 5.83% 4,735 4.55%
African 7,470 5.82% 4,870 4.09% 2,335 2.24%
Middle Eastern[c] 7,370 5.74% 5,600 4.7% 3,750 3.6%
Indigenous 6,885 5.37% 5,215 4.38% 3,970 3.81%
East Asian[d] 4,920 3.83% 4,425 3.71% 4,210 4.04%
South Asian 4,400 3.43% 3,705 3.11% 2,420 2.32%
Latin American 1,390 1.08% 1,185 0.99% 705 0.68%
Other/multiracial[e] 2,040 1.59% 1,485 1.25% 955 0.92%
Total responses 128,315 98.08% 119,195 98.25% 104,100 98.94%
Total population 130,822 100% 121,313 100% 105,216 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Election results

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Graph of election results in St. Albert—Edmonton (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Michael Cooper 29,652 47.6 -13.09 $38,825.53
New Democratic Kathleen Mpulubusi 17,816 28.6 +13.4 $5,805.37
Liberal Greg Springate 11,188 17.9 -1.27 $10,378.80
People's Brigitte Cecelia 3,684 5.9 +3.95 $5,576.45
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,340 99.46 -0.03 $122,114.60
Total rejected ballots 338 0.54 +0.03
Turnout 62,678 66.34 -3.66
Eligible voters 94,477
Conservative hold Swing -13.25
Source: Elections Canada[8]


2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Michael Cooper 39,506 60.69 +15.46 $33,538.36
Liberal Greg Springate 12,477 19.17 -3.37 $10,807.28
New Democratic Kathleen Mpulubusi 9,895 15.20 +4.04 $832.26
Green Rob Dunbar 1,594 2.45 +1.06 $7,613.82
People's Brigitte Cecelia 1,268 1.95 - none listed
Veterans Coalition Robert Bruce Fraser 336 0.5 - none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,091 99.49
Total rejected ballots 336 0.51 +0.27
Turnout 65,427 70.00 +0.32
Eligible voters 93,468
Conservative hold Swing +9.41
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Michael Cooper 26,783 45.24 -19.24 $57,186.82
Liberal Beatrice Ghettuba 13,383 22.54 +11.70 $12,254.31
Independent Brent Rathgeber 11,652 19.68 n/a $50,607.26
New Democratic Darlene Malayko 6,609 11.16 -8.92 $14,243.93
Green Andrea Oldham 821 1.39 -3.22
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,208 99.75   $220,664.92
Total rejected ballots 146 0.25
Turnout 59,354 69.67
Eligible voters 85,187
Conservative hold Swing -15.47
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 27,626 64.48
  New Democratic 8,601 20.08
  Liberal 4,642 10.84
  Green 1,974 4.61

See also

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Notes

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  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.

References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Report – Alberta
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. February 29, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections