Edmonton-Kingsway

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Edmonton-Kingsway
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1993
First contested1971
Last contested1989

Edmonton-Kingsway was a

first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993.[1]

History

The Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district was formed in the 1970 boundary redistribution from Edmonton North.

The Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district was abolished in the 1993 boundary redistribution and formed Edmonton-Mayfield.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Kingsway
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton North electoral district from 1959-1971
17th  1971–1975     Kenneth Paproski Progressive Conservative
18th  1975–1979
19th  1979–1982
20th  1982–1986 Carl Paproski
21st  1986–1989     Alex McEachern New Democratic
22nd  1989–1993
See Edmonton-Mayfield electoral district from 1993-1997

Election results

1971

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Paproski 6,316 55.70% –
Social Credit Ethel Sylvia Wilson 3,535 31.17% –
New Democratic Paulette Atterbury 1,290 11.38% –
Liberal Roderick Woodcock 199 1.75% –
Total 11,340 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 92 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 16,597 68.88% –
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975

1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Paproski 4,897 66.23% 10.53%
New Democratic Jane Weaver 1,406 19.02% 7.64%
Social Credit Jake Johnson 619 8.37% -22.80%
Liberal Roy Landreth 472 6.38% 4.63%
Total 7394 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 30 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 15851 46.84% –
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 11.35%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Paproski 4,387 50.66% -15.57%
New Democratic Alex McEachern 2,563 29.60% 10.58%
Social Credit Martin Hattersley 975 11.26% 2.89%
Liberal Dorothy A. Richardson 684 7.90% 1.51%
Independent Eddie Keehn 51 0.59% –
Total 8,660 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A – –
Eligible electors / turnout 16,847 51.40% –
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -13.08%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Carl Paproski 4,294 41.68% -8.98%
New Democratic Alex McEachern 3,879 37.65% 8.06%
Independent Mark Byington 950 9.22% 8.63%
Western Canada Concept Curtis Long 669 6.49% –
Liberal Bill Broad 318 3.09% -4.81%
Social Credit George Klimiuk 192 1.86% -9.39%
Total 10,302 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 16 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 16,375 63.01% –
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.52%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Alex McEachern 4,669 51.12% 13.46%
Progressive Conservative Allen Wasnea 3,491 38.22% -3.46%
Liberal Patrick Reid 896 9.81% 6.72%
Heritage Party Bowden John Zachara 78 0.85% –
Total 9,134 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 17 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 17,591 52.02% –
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 4.43%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989

1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Alex McEachern 4,314 44.40% -6.72%
Progressive Conservative Allen Wasnea 2,818 29.00% -9.22%
Liberal Joan Cowling 2,585 26.60% 16.79%
Total 9,717 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 26 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 17,238 56.52% –
New Democratic hold Swing 1.25%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election results for Edmonton-Kingsway". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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