Edmonton-Calder

Edmonton-Calder
Alberta electoral district
2010 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
David Eggen
New Democratic
District created 1971
District abolished 1993
District re-created 1996
First contested 1971
Last contested 2015

Edmonton-Calder is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. A district with this name has existed twice, with the first incarnation existing from 1971 to 1993 and the second from 1996 to present. The current district was last contested in the 2015 election, when it re-elected NDP candidate David Eggen.

History

The first Edmonton-Calder electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution from the electoral districts of Edmonton North West and Edmonton North. It was abolished in 1993 to create parts Edmonton-Mayfield and Edmonton-Roper.

Calder was re-created in the same general area out of Mayfield and Roper in the 1996 boundary redistribution. In 2010 the boundaries were significantly redrawn. The northern boundaries were pushed from 137 Avenue to the Edmonton city limits between 127 Street and 184 Street into land that used to be part of Edmonton-Castle Downs. The south boundary which used to run along Stony Plain Road was pushed north to Yellowhead Trail ceding land to Edmonton-Meadowlark and Edmonton-Glenora.

Boundary history

Electoral history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Calder
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton North West 1959–1971 and Edmonton North 1959–1971
17th 1971–1975 Tom Chambers Progressive Conservative
18th 1975–1979
19th 1979–1982
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1989 Christie Mjolsness NDP
22nd 1989–1993
See Edmonton-Mayfield 1993–1997 and Edmonton-Roper 1993–1997
24th 1997–2001 Lance White Liberal
25th 2001–2004 Brent Rathgeber Progressive Conservative
26th 2004–2008 David Eggen NDP
27th 2008–2012 Doug Elniski Progressive Conservative
28th 2012–2015 David Eggen NDP
29th 2015–2019
See Edmonton-City Centre, Edmonton-West Henday
and Edmonton-North West 2019–

The electoral district has existed twice since it was first created in 1971. The election held that year saw a hotly contested race between Social Credit incumbent Edgar Gerhart who had been MLA for the old electoral district of Edmonton Northwest and Progressive Conservative candidate Tom Chambers. On election night Chambers defeated Gerhart with just over 50% of the popular vote. His party went on to form its first government that election .

Chambers won his second term in 1975 with a landslide majority of almost 75% of the popular vote. He would be appointed to a cabinet portfolio in the government of Peter Lougheed in 1979. Chambers was re-elected twice more in 1979 and 1982 with shrinking majorities. He retired from office at dissolution in 1986.

The 1986 election was won by NDP candidate Christie Mjolsness. She had previously run against Chambers in the 1982 election and increased the percentage of her popular vote and won on the collapse of the Progressive Conservative vote despite losing raw popular vote. She was re-elected in 1989 in a hotly contested battle with Liberal candidate Lance White.

The riding was abolished in 1993 and redistricted to make Edmonton-Mayfield and Edmonton-Roper. Mjolsness would run for re-election in Roper and be defeated while White would run in Mayfield and be elected defeating incumbent Alex McEachern.

Calder would be re-created out of the two ridings in the 1996 boundary redistribution. White and McEachern would face each other for the second time with White coming out the victor. White would win just over 40% of the popular vote while McEachern finished in third place.

The riding would change hands in 2001 in a very closely contested election as Progressive Conservative candidate Brent Rathgeber defeated White with just over 40% of the popular vote. The NDP would return to office in the next election as NDP candidate David Eggen defeated Rathgeber by a close margin with just over 36% of the popular vote.

The 2008 election would see Eggen defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Doug Elniski in another close race, with Elniski picking up 41% of the popular vote to Eggen's 40%. Elinski announced his retirement, and did not run again in the 2012 election.

David Eggen was returned to office in the 2012 general election and in the 2015 general election. The 2012 election was another close race, with under 4% difference between Eggen and PC Bev Esslinger. During the 2015 election, Eggen was re-elected with over 70% of the popular vote, marking one of the best results for the provincial NDP in the province.

Legislature results 1971-1993

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election results[2] Turnout 72.43% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeTom Chambers5,93152.23%
Social CreditEdgar Gerhart3,65332.17%
New DemocraticBill Glass1,77215.60%
Total 11,356
Rejected, spoiled and declined 48
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,774 %

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 50.20% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeTom Chambers5,68968.17%15.94%
New DemocraticBurke Barker1,64019.65%4.05%
  Liberal Jack Pickett 620 7.43% *
IndependentKeith Lawson3964.75%
Total 8,345
Rejected, spoiled and declined 26
Eligible electors / Turnout 16,675 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 10.00%

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 45.92% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeTom Chambers5,20558.47%-9.70%
New DemocraticBill Kobluk2,18024.49%4.84%
Social CreditDan Service98211.03%
LiberalRichard Guthrie5356.01%-1.42%
Total 8,902
Rejected, spoiled and declined 45
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,483 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.82%

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 58.68% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeTom Chambers8,44255.38%-3.09%
New DemocraticChristie Mjolsness5,52736.26%11.77%
Western Canada ConceptWalter Stack1,2748.36%*
Total 15,243
Rejected, spoiled and declined 19
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,010 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.43%

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 45.58% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
New DemocraticChristie Mjolsness5,11450.70%14.44%
Progressive ConservativeTony Falcone2,91028.85%-26.53%
  Liberal Al Iafolla 1,925 19.09% *
Western Canada ConceptDave Draginda1111.10%-7.26%*
CommunistMartin Robbert260.26%*
Total 10,086
Rejected, spoiled and declined 11
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,153 %
     NDP pickup from Progressive Conservative Swing 20.49%

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 55.05% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
New DemocraticChristie Mjolsness5,33842.77%-7.93%
LiberalLance White4,43535.53%16.44%
Progressive ConservativeAldo De Luca2,70921.70%-7.15%
Total 12,482
Rejected, spoiled and declined 23
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,714 %
     NDP hold Swing -12.19%

Legislature results 1997-present

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 53.52% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
  Liberal Lance White 4,802 40.31% *
Progressive ConservativeLynn Faulder3,86032.41%
New DemocraticAlex McEachern3,25027.28%
Total 11,912 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 31
22,317 eligible electors
  Liberal pickup new district Swing N/A

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results[9] Turnout 51.78% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeBrent Rathgeber5,12841.99%9.58%
  Liberal Lance White 4,654 38.10% -2.21%
New DemocraticChristine Burdett2,43219.91%-7.37%
Total 12,214 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 42
23,671 eligible electors
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 5.90%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[10] Turnout 49.18% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
New DemocraticDavid Eggen4,06736.01%16.10%
Progressive ConservativeBrent Rathgeber3,73033.02%-8.97%
LiberalBrad Smith2,98526.43%-11.67%
Alberta AllianceVicki Kramer5134.54%
Total 11,295
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 92
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,671 %
     NDP pickup from Progressive Conservative Swing 12.54%

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results[11] Turnout 38.53% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeDoug Elniski4,55740.86%6.03%
New DemocraticDavid Eggen4,35639.05%3.04%
LiberalJim Kane1,83916.49%-9.94%
Green Michael Brown 402 3.60% *
Total 11,514
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 59
Eligible electors / Turnout 30,033 %
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing 4.54%

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%±% *
     NDP David Eggen 5,729 38.41%
Progressive ConservativeBev Esslinger5,18334.75%
WildroseRich Neumann2,78718.69%
LiberalAlex V Bosse9706.50%
Alberta PartyDavid Clark1941.30%
Social CreditMargaret Saunter520.35%
Total '14925 100%

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticDavid Eggen12,83770.7
Progressive ConservativeTom Bradley3,22217.8
WildroseAndrew Altimas1,5658.6
LiberalAmit Batra5272.9
Total valid votes 18,151100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined 90
Turnout 18,24150.3
Eligible voters 36,266
Source: Elections Alberta[12]

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Calder[13] Turnout 49.21%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,27215.41%46.54%2
  Independent Link Byfield 3,553 12.81% 38.71% 4
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown3,12611.28%34.06%1
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,86710.34%32.23%3
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,662 9.60% 29.00% 9
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,608 9.41% 28.41% 7
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,292 8.27% 24.97% 10
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,283 8.24% 24.87% 8
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood2,2107.97%24.08%6
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,8476.67%20.12%5
Total Votes 27,720 100%
Total Ballots 9,179 3.02 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 2,215

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[14]
Major General Griesbach School
Sir John Thompson Junior High School
St. Edmund School
Winterburn School

On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.

2004 Alberta Student Vote results[15]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Brad Smith 241 40.30%
     NDP David Eggen 170 28.43%
Progressive ConservativeBrent Rathgeber11419.06%
Alberta AllianceVicki Kramer7312.21%
Total 598 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 19

2012 election

2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeBev Esslinger%
WildroseDon Martin
  Liberal Alex V Bosse %
Alberta PartyDavid Clark
     NDP David Eggen %
Total ' 100%

References

  1. ↑ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 16.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton-Calder Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton-Calder Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Edmonton-Calder Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Edmonton-Calder Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Edmonton-Calder Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Edmonton-Calder Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  8. ↑ "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ "2001 Statement of Official results Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Edmonton-Calder Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  11. ↑ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 272–275.
  12. ↑ "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  13. ↑ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  14. ↑ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  15. ↑ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

Coordinates: 53°35′N 113°36′W / 53.59°N 113.60°W / 53.59; -113.60

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