Edmonton Mill Woods

Edmonton Mill Woods
Alberta electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Amarjeet Sohi
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 106,103
Electors (2015) 73,323
Area (km²)[2] 50
Pop. density (per km²) 2,122.1
Census divisions Division No. 11
Census subdivisions Edmonton

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

Edmonton Mill Woods 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 electoral district of Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont.[4]

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Edmonton Mill Woods
Riding created from Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont
42nd  2015–Present     Amarjeet Sohi Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAmarjeet Sohi20,42341.24+29.52$136,379.94
ConservativeTim Uppal20,33141.06-17.88$126,472.41
New DemocraticJasvir Deol6,33012.78-12.61$55,302.53
GreenRalph McLean1,0962.21-0.78$1,671.63
IndependentColin Stubbs5601.13–$5,091.44
LibertarianAllen K.W. Paley3960.80––
Christian HeritagePeter Downing2850.58–$3,798.53
CommunistNaomi Rankin960.19––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,517100.00 $206,234.63
Total rejected ballots 2270.46–
Turnout 49,74467.84–
Eligible voters 73,323
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +23.70
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[5] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Sohi over Uppal increased from 79 votes to 92 votes as a result of the recount.[6]
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative20,89558.94
  New Democratic9,00425.40
  Liberal4,15711.73
  Green1,0612.99
  Others3350.94

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ↑ Report – Alberta
  5. ↑ "Tim Uppal's request for Edmonton-Mill Woods recount granted by judge". CBC News. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Judicial recount results arriving after narrow election wins". CBC News. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton Mill Woods (Results as Certified by a Judge)". Elections Canada. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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