Edmonton West () is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1988, from 1997 to 2004 and again since 2015.
Demographics Population, 2011104,422Electors78,293Area (km2)105Population density (people per km2) 994
+ Panethnic groups in Edmonton West (2011−2021)Panethnicgroup202120162011 European 70,850 70,975 69,285 Southeast Asian 21,410 15,490 9,705 East Asian 8,320 7,955 6,825 Indigenous 7,885 7,145 5,080 South Asian 7,390 6,285 3,820 African 7,280 4,995 3,180 Middle Eastern 4,370 3,350 2,475 Latin American 1,975 1,650 1,175 Other/Multiracial 2,740 2,010 1,310 Total responses 132,220 119,845 102,850 Total population 134,194 121,869 104,422
History and geography This riding was first created in 1914 from Edmonton riding. Originally, this was a vast rural district including most of the northwestern quadrant of the province of Alberta and a portion of the city of Edmonton: the area north of the North Saskatchewan River and west of 101st Street.
In 1924, it took in parts of the now-abolished Strathcona riding that had been within Edmonton city limits. It took in the southside area lying west of 103rd Street.
In 1924 the northern rural sections were also separated to form the ridings of Peace River and Athabasca.
In 1933 the more southerly portions became Jasper—Edson. The areas nearer the city but outside it became Pembina in 1966.
The urban part of riding similarly shrank over time as Edmonton's population expanded and new districts were spun off from Edmonton West. Parts of Edmonton West were lost to Edmonton—Strathcona (in 1952), Edmonton Centre (for the first time in 1966), and Edmonton North (in 1976). However, it also gained area from the (temporary) abolition of Edmonton Centre in 1976.
Edmonton West was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Edmonton Northwest and Edmonton Southwest ridings. It was re-created in 1996 from the abolished Edmonton Northwest and redrawn Edmonton Southwest ridings.
Edmonton West was abolished again in 2003 and transferred mostly into the re-formed Edmonton Centre, with a smaller portion going into Edmonton—Spruce Grove. It was re-created by the 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution from parts of the abolished Edmonton—Spruce Grove and redrawn Edmonton Centre.
Historical boundaries
Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results 2015–present
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Conservative 22,556 45.62 New Democratic 12,123 24.52 Liberal 12,088 24.45 People's 2,520 5.10 Green 25 0.05 Others 135 0.27
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 24,733 64.20 New Democratic 7,502 19.47 Liberal 4,801 12.46 Green 1,417 3.68 Others 74 0.19
1997–2004
1917–1988
See also Edmonton West provincial electoral district List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Expenditures - 2000 Expenditures - 1997 Elections Canada Website of the Parliament of Canada