Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly

Edmonton-Highlands
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created 1993
District abolished 1997
First contested 1993
Last contested 1993

Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly is a defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was contested only once, in 1993. It was created from most of Edmonton-Highlands and part of Edmonton-Beverly, and its name was changed back to Edmonton-Highlands in 1997, with no boundary changes.[1]

Representation history

Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton-Highlands and Edmonton-Beverly 1971–1993
23rd 1993–1997 Alice Hanson Liberal
See Edmonton-Highlands 1997–2004

The district's only MLA was one-term Liberal member Alice Hanson. She served in opposition and did not run again when the riding was abolished in 1997.[2]

Election results

Swing is calculated from the Edmonton-Highlands result in 1989.

Alberta general election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlice Hanson5,18945.59+27.17
Progressive ConservativeRon Liepert2,78724.48-2.10
New DemocraticJohn McInnis2,88525.34-29.66
Social CreditTim Friesen4283.76
Natural LawCliff Kinzel940.83
Total 11,383 100.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 31
Eligible electors / Turnout 20,798 54.88 +1.14
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +14.63
Source(s)
"Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2018-03-12.

References

  1. ↑ "election-atlas.ca - Alberta". election-atlas.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  2. ↑ Niddrie, Lise; Hanson, Chris (2009-09-15). "Alice Ann Hanson". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-03-12.

Coordinates: 53°34′N 113°25′W / 53.57°N 113.42°W / 53.57; -113.42

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