Edmonton-McClung
Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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::summary Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Edmonton-McClung |
| province | Alberta |
| image | Edmonton-McClung 2017.svg |
| caption | Edmonton-McClung within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries |
| prov-rep | Lorne Dach |
| prov-rep-party | NDP |
| prov-status | active |
| prov-created | 1993 |
| prov-election-first | 1993 |
| prov-election-last | 2023 |
| :: |
| name =Edmonton-McClung | province =Alberta | image =Edmonton-McClung 2017.svg | caption =Edmonton-McClung within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries | prov-rep =Lorne Dach | prov-rep-party = NDP | prov-status =active | prov-created =1993 | prov-abolished = | prov-created2 = | prov-election-first =1993 | prov-election-last =2023 Edmonton-McClung is a provincial electoral district in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 1993 and is named after Nellie McClung. The current MLA is Lorne Dach of the NDP, who was first elected in 2015.
History
The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution out of the southern portion of Edmonton-Meadowlark. The district underwent minor changes in 1997 and 2004 and changed significantly in the 2010 boundary redistribution when the portions of the district to the south and east of Anthony Henday drive were put in the new electoral district of Edmonton-South West.
Boundary history
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| 35 Edmonton-McClung 2003 boundaries | Bordering districts | North | East | West | South | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act |
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| Edmonton-Meadowlark | Edmonton-Whitemud | Stony Plain | Stony Plain | |||
| riding map goes here | [[File:Edmonton provincial ridings - McClung.svg]] | |||||
| Starting at the intersection of the west Edmonton city boundary with Whitemud Drive; then 1. east along Whitemud Drive to the left bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 2. generally southwest along the left bank of the North Saskatchewan River to the south Edmonton city boundary; 3. west and north along the Edmonton city boundary to the starting point. | ||||||
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| 38 Edmonton-McClung 2010 boundaries | Bordering districts | North | East | West | South | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act |
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| Edmonton-Meadowlark and Edmonton-Riverview | Edmonton-South West | Edmonton-Whitemud | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | |||
| [[File:EdmontonMcClung electoral district 2010.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:EdmontonMcClung in Edmonton.jpg | 200px]] | |||
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Electoral history
| FromYr = 1993 | ToYr = 1997 | Assembly# = 23 | RepName = Grant Mitchell | RepLink = Grant Mitchell (politician) | AbParty = Liberal | RepTerms# = 2 | PartyTerms# = 3 | FromYr = 1997 | ToYr = 1998 | Assembly# = 24 | #ByElections = 1 | FromYr = 1998 | ToYr = 2001 | RepName = Nancy MacBeth | FromYr = 2001 | ToYr = 2004 | Assembly# = 25 | RepName = Mark Norris | RepLink = Mark Norris (Canadian politician) | AbParty = PC | FromYr = 2004 | ToYr = 2008 | Assembly# = 26 | RepName = Mo Elsalhy | AbParty = Liberal | FromYr = 2008 | ToYr = 2012 | Assembly# = 27 | RepName = David Xiao | AbParty = PC | RepTerms# = 2 | PartyTerms# = 2 | FromYr = 2012 | ToYr = 2015 | Assembly# = 28 | FromYr = 2015 | ToYr = 2019 | Assembly# = 29 | RepName = Lorne Dach | AbParty = NDP | RepTerms# = 3 | PartyTerms# = 3 | FromYr = 2019 | ToYr = 2023 | Assembly# = 30 | FromYr = 2023 | ToYr = | Assembly# = 31
Edmonton-McClung was created in 1993. The first election held in the constituency was won by Incumbent Liberal candidate Grant Mitchell. Mitchell had previously served as Edmonton-Meadowlark MLA from 1986 to 1993. He became leader of the Liberals and of the official opposition after Laurence Decore stepped down in 1994. The 1997 election saw Mitchell re-elected with a smaller share of the vote and his provincial campaign dropped the Liberals seat count. He resigned as leader and later as an elected representative on May 11, 1998.
The 1998 by-election was held on June 17, 1998, very shortly after Mitchell vacated his seat. The constituency returned new Alberta Liberal leader Nancy MacBeth with over half the popular vote in the constituency. Macbeth had served in the legislature as a Progressive Conservative MLA in Edmonton-Glenora. She was defeated by Ralph Klein in the 1992 leadership vote for the Progressive Conservative party and quit the party completely after her term expired in 1993.
The 2001 election saw a bitter and personal provincial campaign launched by MacBeth against Klein. She was defeated in McClung by Progressive Conservative candidate Mark Norris and her party suffered significant losses in other districts in the province.
After the election Norris was rewarded for defeating MacBeth with an appointment to the provincial cabinet. He served from 2001 to 2004 as the Minister of Economic Development under Premier Ralph Klein. Norris ran for a second term in the 2004 election. He was defeated as the constituency returned to the Liberal column electing candidate Mo Elsalhy in a tight race. Norris was the only cabinet minister to lose his seat in that election.
The 2008 election saw the riding change hands again electing its fifth representative. The riding returned Progressive Conservative candidate David Xiao in another closely fought election over incumbent Elsalhy. The two were re-offering for a rematch in the 2012 election.
Legislative election results
1993
1997
1998 by-election
|url = http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#june1998 |title = Edmonton-McClung By-election |date = June 17, 1998 |publisher = Elections Alberta |access-date = January 26, 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120118033749/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#june1998 |archive-date = January 18, 2012
2001
2004
2008
2012
2015
2019
2023
Senate nominee election results
2004
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| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 3,552 |
|---|---|
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Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot.
Student vote results
::data[format=table] | url=http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm |title=School by School results |publisher=Student Vote Canada |access-date=2008-04-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005211819/http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2007 }} | |---| | Archbishop Oscar Romero High School | | Callingwood School | | Centennial Elementary | | Ormsby School | | Rio Terrace School | | S. Bruce Smith Junior High | | Talmud Torah 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 had 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 than where they were physically located.
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| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 80 |
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2012
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| Total | 100% | |
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References
References
- (2003). "Statutes of the Province of Alberta". Government of Alberta.
- "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results". Elections Alberta.
- "School by School results". Student Vote Canada.
- "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada.
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