St. Albert (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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St. Albert was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004. It contained Edmonton's western and northwestern suburbs, including the city of St. Albert.
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St. Albert in relation to other federal electoral districts in Alberta (1996 redistribution) | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001) | 123,877 |
| Electors (2000) | 83,800 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 11, Division No. 13 |
History
It was created in 1987 from Pembina and Yellowhead ridings. It was abolished in 2003 and transferred mostly into Edmonton—St. Albert and Edmonton—Spruce Grove. Smaller parts were transferred into Westlock—St. Paul and Yellowhead ridings.
Geography
This was a rural riding in Alberta.
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 123,877 |
| Population, 1996 | 105,853 |
| Population, 1991 | 95,605 |
| Population, 1986 | 82,993 |
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| St. Albert | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Pembina and Yellowhead | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Walter van de Walle | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | John G. Williams | Reform | |
| 36th | 1997–2000[nb 1] | |||
| 2000–2000 | Alliance | |||
| 37th | 2000–2003[nb 2] | |||
| 2003–2004 | Conservative | |||
| Riding dissolved into Edmonton—St. Albert, Edmonton—Spruce Grove, Westlock—St. Paul and Yellowhead |
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Election results
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | John G. Williams | 32,745 | 59.50 | +4.31 | $52,437 | |||
| Liberal | Bob Russell | 13,637 | 24.78 | –3.73 | $27,450 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Andy Jones | 5,687 | 10.33 | –0.23 | $2,797 | |||
| New Democratic | John Williams | 2,965 | 5.39 | +0.45 | $1,382 | |||
| Total valid votes | 55,034 | 99.68 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 176 | 0.32 | +0.19 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,210 | 65.88 | +4.02 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,800 | |||||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | +4.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[1][2] | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Reform | John G. Williams | 24,269 | 55.19 | +4.21 | $39,524 | |||
| Liberal | Doug Kennedy | 12,537 | 28.51 | +0.21 | $45,461 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Partington | 4,645 | 10.56 | –1.39 | $20,713 | |||
| New Democratic | Jim Connelly | 2,172 | 4.94 | +2.01 | $6,710 | |||
| Independent | Steven Powers | 354 | 0.81 | – | $3,673 | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,977 | 99.87 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.13 | –0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,035 | 61.86 | –8.83 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,184 | |||||||
| Reform hold | Swing | +2.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
^ Change is from redistributed results
| 1993 federal election redistributed results[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Reform | 24,632 | 50.97 | |
| Liberal | 13,674 | 28.30 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 5,778 | 11.96 | |
| Others | 2,827 | 5.85 | |
| New Democratic | 1,413 | 2.92 | |
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Reform | John G. Williams | 24,964 | 50.94 | +37.00 | ||||
| Liberal | Jack Jeffery | 13,860 | 28.28 | +11.56 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jerry Manegre | 5,884 | 12.01 | –34.71 | ||||
| National | Steven Powers | 2,219 | 4.53 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Zahid Makhdoom | 1,435 | 2.93 | –16.68 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Rudy Penner | 294 | 0.60 | –1.52 | ||||
| Natural Law | Richard Day | 257 | 0.52 | – | ||||
| Not affiliated | Jennifer Vallee | 90 | 0.18 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,003 | 99.85 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 75 | 0.15 | +0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,078 | 70.69 | –8.69 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 69,430 | |||||||
| Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +35.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8] | ||||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter van de Walle | 19,945 | 46.72 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Dennis Pawlowski | 8,370 | 19.60 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Kent Davidson | 7,140 | 16.72 | – | ||||
| Reform | Ken Allred | 5,955 | 13.95 | – | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Dwayne O'Coin | 904 | 2.12 | – | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Hermann S. Kleen | 197 | 0.46 | – | ||||
| Not affiliated | Edward Goodliffe | 127 | 0.30 | – | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Curtis L. Schoepp | 57 | 0.13 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,695 | 99.87 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.13 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 42,750 | 79.38 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 53,853 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional gain | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11] | ||||||||