Edmonton-Rutherford

Edmonton-Rutherford
Alberta electoral district

2010 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 

Richard Feehan
New Democratic

District created 1993
First contested 1993
Last contested 2015

Edmonton-Rutherford is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

The district was created in the boundary redistribution of 1993 from the Edmonton-Whitemud riding in South Edmonton. The district is a swing riding and has regularly changed between Liberal and Progressive Conservative control. It was named after former Premier Alexander Rutherford who used to represent a constituency in the area when the province was first formed.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution out of Edmonton-Whitemud.

The district saw minor changes in the 2010 redistribution. It gained some land that was part of Edmonton-Whitemud on its western boundary when the boundary was moved west from 119 Street to Whitemud Creek.

Boundary history

Electoral history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Rutherford[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton-Whitemud 1971-1993
23rd 1993-1997 Percy Wickman Liberal
24th 1997-2001
25th 2001-2004 Ian McClelland Progressive Conservative
26th 2004-2008 Rick Miller Liberal
27th 2008–2012 Fred Horne Progressive Conservative
28th 2012-2015
29th 2015–present Richard Feehan New Democratic

The electoral district was created in the boundary redistribution in 1993 from Edmonton-Whitemud riding. The first election in 1993 saw Edmonton-Whitemud incumbent Percy Wickman pickup the new district for the Liberal party with a very large majority. Wickman was re-elected in a tight race in the 1997 general election. He retired at the end of his third term in 2001 due to health issues.

The 2001 general election saw former Member of Parliament Ian McClelland pickup the district for the first time for the Progressive Conservatives. He defeated Liberal candidate Rick Miller in a hotly contested race.

McClelland and Miller would face each other for the second time in the 2004 general election. This time Miller would gain significant share of the popular vote to defeat McClelland.

Miller would only last a single term in office, he ran for re-election in 2008 but was defeated in a very close race by Progressive Conservative candidate Fred Horne.

Legislature results

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 61.73% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Liberal Percy Wickman 8,583 59.76% *
Progressive ConservativeBrenda Platzer 4,283 29.82%
New DemocraticOlive Dickason 969 6.75%
Social CreditDavid Wozney 398 2.77%
     Natural Law Wade McKinley 66 0.46% *
Green Myles Evely 64 0.44% *
Total 14,363
Rejected, spoiled and declined 25
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,309 %
     Liberal pickup new district Swing N/A

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 59.26% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Liberal Percy Wickman 6,007 46.44% -13.32%
Progressive ConservativeBrenda Platzer 5,078 39.26% 9.44%
New DemocraticWill Hodgson 1,156 8.94% 2.19%
Social CreditDavid Lincoln 674 5.21% 2.44%
IndependentIan Zaharko 19 0.15%
Total 12,934 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 116
22,022 Eligible Electors
     Liberal hold Swing -11.38%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 56.51% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeIan McClelland 6,173 48.22% 8.96%
LiberalRick Miller 5,558 43.42% 3.02%
New DemocraticShane Macdonald 1,071 8.36% -0.58%
Total 12,802 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 60
22,762 Eligible Electors
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 5.99%

2004 general election

Alberta general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRick Miller 7,221 55.06% 11.64%
Progressive ConservativeIan McClelland 4,173 31.82% −16.40%
New DemocraticGeorge Slade 995 7.59% −0.77%
Alberta AllianceRobert Ewart 516 3.93%
Social CreditAnita Ashmore 210 1.60%
Total 13,115
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 80
Eligible Electors / Turnout 24,09654.82%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 14.02%
Source: "Edmonton-Rutherford Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 

2008 general election

Alberta general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeFred Horne 5,225 42.49% 10.67%
LiberalRick Miller 5,167 42.02% −13.04%
New DemocraticMike Butler 1,178 9.58% 1.99%
Wildrose AllianceJohn Baloun 379 3.08% −0.85%
GreenKate Wyrostok 348 2.83%
Total 12,297
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 78
Eligible Electors / Turnout 29,38442.11%
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 11.86%
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 332–335. 

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeFred Horne 6,853 42.14
LiberalRick Miller 3,562 21.90
WildroseKyle McLeod 2,742 16.86
Alberta PartyMichael Walters 1,662 10.22
New DemocraticMelanie Samaroden 1,357 8.34
EvergreenDavid Tonner 86 0.53

2015 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRichard Feehan 11,214 63.9%
Progressive ConservativeChris LaBossiere 3,940 22.5%
WildroseJosef Pisa 1,644 9.4%
LiberalMichael Chan 741 4.2%
Total 17,666

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Rutherford[6] Turnout 63.24%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger 4,171 15.68% 46.40% 2
     Independent Link Byfield 3,706 13.94% 41.22% 4
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown 3,116 11.72% 34.66% 1
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz 2,984 11.22% 33.19% 3
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,554 9.60% 28.41% 9
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,364 8.89% 26.30% 7
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood 1,987 7.47% 22.10% 6
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,976 7.43% 21.98% 10
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,955 7.35% 21.75% 8
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye 1,782 6.70% 19.82% 5
Total Votes 26,595 100%
Total Ballots 8,990 2.96 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,990

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[7]
Louis St Laurent School
St. Augustine 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[8]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Rick Miller 199 34.91%
Progressive ConservativeIan McClelland 159 27.89%
     NDP George Slade 136 23.86%
Alberta AllianceRobert Ewart 64 11.23%
Social CreditAnita Ashmore 12 2.11%
Total 570 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 0

2012 election

2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFred Horne 6,853
WildroseKyle McLeod 2,742
LiberalRick Miller 3,562
Alberta PartyMichael Walters 1,662
New DemocraticMelanie Samaroden 1,357
EvergreenDavid Tonner 86

References

  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 21.
  2. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. "Edmonton-Rutherford results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  4. "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  5. "2001 Statement of Official results Edmonton-Rutherford" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  6. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  7. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  8. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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