Edmonton Griesbach
Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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Edmonton Griesbach is a federal electoral district in Alberta. Edmonton Griesbach was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Edmonton East and Edmonton—St. Albert.[4] The riding name refers to Griesbach, Edmonton.
 Alberta electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 107,809 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 82,242 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 46 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,343.7 | ||
| Census division | Division No. 11 | ||
| Census subdivision | Edmonton (part) | ||
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Demographics
- According to the 2011 Canadian census; 2013 representation[5][6]
Languages: 71.8% English, 4.1% Chinese, 2.5% Ukrainian, 2.5% French, 2.3% Arabic, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.7% Spanish, 1.2% Italian, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.1% Portuguese, 1.1% German, 1.0% Polish
Religions: 57.4% Christian (28.2% Catholic, 4.9% United Church, 3.2% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Anglican, 2.2% Lutheran, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.3% Baptist, 13.5% Other), 6.9% Muslim, 3.3% Buddhist, 31.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $29,059
Average income (2010): $36,696
| Panethnic group |
2021[7] | 2016[8] | 2011[9] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 60,215 | 55.53% | 63,745 | 59.02% | 67,740 | 65.92% | ||||||||
| African | 11,435 | 10.55% | 9,920 | 9.18% | 6,175 | 6.01% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 11,080 | 10.22% | 10,865 | 10.06% | 9,610 | 9.35% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 8,810 | 8.12% | 7,320 | 6.78% | 5,580 | 5.43% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[c] | 5,690 | 5.25% | 4,900 | 4.54% | 3,150 | 3.07% | ||||||||
| East Asian[d] | 4,250 | 3.92% | 5,025 | 4.65% | 5,240 | 5.1% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 2,635 | 2.43% | 2,675 | 2.48% | 1,765 | 1.72% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 2,490 | 2.3% | 2,100 | 1.94% | 2,195 | 2.14% | ||||||||
| Other/Multiracial[e] | 1,820 | 1.68% | 1,465 | 1.36% | 1,300 | 1.27% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 108,435 | 97.08% | 108,010 | 96.19% | 102,755 | 95.31% | ||||||||
| Total population | 111,699 | 100% | 112,287 | 100% | 107,809 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Griesbach Riding created from Edmonton East and Edmonton—St. Albert |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Kerry Diotte | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | Blake Desjarlais | New Democratic | |
| 45th | 2025–present | Kerry Diotte | Conservative | |
Election results
Graph of election results in Edmonton Greisbach (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2023 representation order
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kerry Diotte | 22,256 | 45.45 | +9.14 | $104,512.29 | |||
| New Democratic | Blake Desjarlais | 16,717 | 34.14 | –6.22 | $133,835.80 | |||
| Liberal | Patrick Lennox | 8,973 | 18.32 | +3.15 | $29,883.76 | |||
| People's | Thomas Matty | 318 | 0.65 | –5.29 | none listed | |||
| Green | Michael Hunter | 302 | 0.62 | –0.51 | none listed | |||
| Communist | Alex Boykowich | 146 | 0.30 | +0.03 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Crystal Vargas | 118 | 0.24 | – | none listed | |||
| Canadian Future | Brent Tyson | 72 | 0.15 | – | $835.32 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Mary Joyce | 64 | 0.13 | –0.12 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,966 | 99.10 | – | $132,162.35 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 446 | 0.90 | –0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,412 | 56.75 | +3.43 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 87,071 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +7.68 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic | 17,429 | 40.36 | |
| Conservative | 15,681 | 36.31 | |
| Liberal | 6,552 | 15.17 | |
| People's | 2,567 | 5.94 | |
| Green | 489 | 1.13 | |
| Others | 466 | 1.08 | |
2013 representation order
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Blake Desjarlais | 17,457 | 40.54 | +15.41 | $83,159.87 | |||
| Conservative | Kerry Diotte | 15,957 | 37.06 | –14.30 | $76,024.95 | |||
| Liberal | Habiba Mohamud | 5,979 | 13.89 | –3.36 | $62,467.37 | |||
| People's | Thomas Matty | 2,617 | 6.08 | +3.79 | $6,908.51 | |||
| Green | Heather Lau | 538 | 1.25 | –1.28 | none listed | |||
| Libertarian | Morgan Watson | 268 | 0.62 | – | none listed | |||
| Communist | Alex Boykowich | 140 | 0.33 | –0.03 | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Mary Joyce | 103 | 0.24 | +0.05 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,059 | 98.86 | – | $111,212.30 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 495 | 1.14 | +0.47 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,554 | 53.32 | –3.52 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,685 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.86 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kerry Diotte | 24,120 | 51.36 | +11.40 | $74,918.60 | |||
| New Democratic | Mark Cherrington | 11,800 | 25.13 | –8.89 | $46,886.64 | |||
| Liberal | Habiba Mohamud | 8,100 | 17.25 | –4.44 | $66,800.39 | |||
| Green | Safi Khan | 1,189 | 2.53 | +0.18 | $1,016.70 | |||
| People's | Barbara Ellen Nichols | 1,074 | 2.29 | – | $2,912.29 | |||
| Independent | Andrzej Gudanowski | 216 | 0.46 | – | none listed | |||
| Christian Heritage | Christine Alva Armas | 203 | 0.43 | – | $971.25 | |||
| Communist | Alex Boykowich | 170 | 0.36 | – | $476.56 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Mary Joyce | 91 | 0.19 | –0.04 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,963 | 99.33 | – | $109,301.88 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 319 | 0.67 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,282 | 56.84 | –2.25 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,188 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.15 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kerry Diotte | 19,157 | 39.96 | –12.55 | $93,048.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Janis Irwin | 16,309 | 34.02 | –3.45 | $150,799.22 | |||
| Liberal | Brian Gold | 10,397 | 21.69 | +15.11 | $14,575.14 | |||
| Green | Heather Workman | 1,129 | 2.35 | –1.08 | $1,404.61 | |||
| Libertarian | Maryna Goncharenko | 415 | 0.87 | – | $150.44 | |||
| Marijuana | Linda Northcott | 279 | 0.58 | – | none listed | |||
| Rhinoceros | Bun Bun Thompson | 144 | 0.30 | – | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Mary Joyce | 112 | 0.23 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,942 | 99.40 | – | $214,842.90 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 289 | 0.60 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 48,231 | 59.09 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,625 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –4.55 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[17][18] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[19] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 19,832 | 52.51 | |
| New Democratic | 14,151 | 37.47 | |
| Liberal | 2,484 | 6.58 | |
| Green | 1,299 | 3.44 | |
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
