| Edmonton-Decore | |
| Province: | Alberta |
| Prov-Rep: | Sharif Haji |
| Prov-Rep-Party: | NDP |
| Prov-Status: | active |
| Prov-Created: | 2004 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 2004 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 2023 |
Edmonton-Decore is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was most recently contested in the general election of 2019.
The riding is located in north central Edmonton. It was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution out of a small part of Edmonton-Manning and most of Edmonton-Glengarry. The riding is named after Laurence Decore, former Leader of the Opposition and Mayor of Edmonton.
Neighborhoods in this riding include: Kildare, Killarney, Northmount, Evansdale, Belle Rive, Mayliewan, Delwood, Glengarry & Balwin.
The riding has been held by representatives of the Progressive Conservative, Liberal, and New Democratic parties since it was created. The current representative is New Democratic Party MLA Sharif Haji, who was first elected in the 2023 general election.
The electoral district was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution from Edmonton-Glengary and Edmonton-Manning, and was first contested in the general election of 2004. The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the major changes made to the riding.
The western boundary with on 97 Street between the Edmonton city limits and 167 Avenue Edmonton-Castle Downs was moved east to cede land to that constituency. The south boundary with Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood was changed to move along 127 Street instead of the Canadian National Railway tracks. The east boundary saw significant changes as it was pushed eastward to 66 Street into Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and Edmonton-Manning as far north as 144 Avenue from the railway tracks at 127 Street. The east boundary with Edmonton-Manning was also realigned to run on 66 Street north of 153 Avenue to give some land to Manning.
| 29 Edmonton-Decore 2003 boundaries[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordering districts | ||||
| North | East | West | South | |
| Athabasca-Redwater | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and Edmonton-Manning | Edmonton-Castle Downs and Edmonton-Calder | Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | |
| riding map goes here | ||||
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. | ||||
| Starting at the intersection of 97 Street with the north Edmonton city boundary; then 1. east along the north city boundary to 66 Street; 2. south along 66 Street to 167 Avenue; 3. east along 167 Avenue to the extension of 59A Street; 4. south along the extension and 59A Street to 153 Avenue; 5. west along 153 Avenue to 82 Street; 6. south along 82 Street to the Canadian National Railway (CNR) line; 7. west along the CNR line to 97 Street; 8. north along 97 Street to the starting point. | ||||
| Note: | ||||
| 32 Edmonton-Decore 2010 boundaries | ||||
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| Bordering districts | ||||
| North | East | West | South | |
| Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and Edmonton-Manning | Edmonton-Calder and Edmonton-Castle Downs | Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act. | ||||
| Note: | ||||
The first election held in the district was fought among Liberal candidate Bill Bonko Sr., a school trustee; incumbent Alberta Alliance MLA Gary Masyk whose old district had been abolished; and former Edmonton-Belmont Progressive Conservative MLA Walter Szwender. Bonko defeated the two incumbents and two other candidates.
In the 2008 general election Bonko was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Janice Sarich, who held the riding until 2015.
In the 2015 general election NDP Candidate Chris Nielsen was elected with 68% of the vote, in an election which saw every Edmonton riding return an NDP member.
| 2004 Senate nominee election results Edmonton-Decore[2] | Turnout 40.28% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % votes | % ballots | Rank | Independent | Link Byfield | 2,923 | 11.32% | 35.32% | 4 | Michael Roth | 2,664 | 10.31% | 32.19% | 7 | Gary Horan | 2,510 | 9.72% | 30.33% | 10 | Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,485 | 9.62% | 30.03% | 9 | Vance Gough | 2,400 | 9.29% | 29.00% | 8 | |
| Total votes | 25,828 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total ballots | 8,276 | 3.12 votes per ballot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 1,688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Participating schools[3] | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop O'Leary High School | |
| Mee-Yah-Noh School | |
| St. Cecilia School |
| 2004 Alberta student vote results[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Liberal | Bill Bonko Sr. | 447 | 58.97% | Social Credit | Geoffrey Chevrier | 80 | 10.55% | NDP | Shirly Barg | 71 | 9.37% | |
| Total | 758 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 19 | |||||||||||||||