Edmonton-South West

For the former federal electoral district, see Edmonton Southwest.
Edmonton-South West
Alberta electoral district

2010 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 

Thomas Dang
New Democratic

District created 2010
First contested 2015

Edmonton-South West is a provincial electoral district in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post voting system.

History

The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from the south part of Edmonton-Whitemud below Anthony Henday Drive and the south and western portion of Edmonton-McClung along Anthony Henday as well.

Boundary history

Electoral history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Edmonton-South West
Assembly Years Member Party
See Edmonton-McClung 1993-2012 and Edmonton-Whitemud 1971-2012
28th 2012–2015 Matt Jeneroux Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–present Thomas Dang New Democratic

The electoral district was created from the electoral districts of Edmonton-McClung and Whitemud. The area has had a recent history of switching between Progressive Conservative and Liberal candidates. The current incumbent is Thomas Dang.

Legislature results

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeMatt Jeneroux 7,010 56.55%
WildroseAllan Hunsperger 2,163 17.45%
LiberalRudy Arcilla 1,890 15.25%
New DemocraticSylvie Porbaix 1,076 8.68%
Alberta PartyBryan Peacock 257 2.07%

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticThomas Dang 11,729 53.0%
Progressive ConservativeMatt Jeneroux 6,319 28.6%
WildroseCole Kander 2,291 10.4%
LiberalRudy Arcilla 1,202 5.4%
Alberta PartyKrishna Tailor 575 2.6%

Student vote results

2012 election

2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeMatt Jeneroux %
WildroseAllan Hunsperger
     Liberal Rudy Arcilla %
Alberta PartyBryan Peacock
     NDP Sylvie Porbaix %
Total ' 100%

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