Edmonton-Norwood Explained

Edmonton-Norwood
Province:Alberta
Prov-Status:defunct
Prov-Created:1959
Prov-Abolished:2004
Prov-Election-First:1959
Prov-Election-Last:2001

Edmonton-Norwood was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1959 to 2004.[1]

History

The Edmonton-Norwood electoral district was created from the Edmonton district in 1959 and was abolished in 2004 when it merged with Edmonton-Highlands to form Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. The district was a swing riding and was held by every major party in Alberta. The district has seen a couple of floor crossings and was the only urban seat held by the Alberta Alliance Party.

In 2004, Gary Masyk ran a vigorous campaign to save the district from being abolished, and to reduce the effect of Edmonton losing seats to Calgary.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Edmonton 1921-1959
14th1959-1963William TomynSocial Credit
15th1963-1967
16th1967-1971
17th1971-1975Catherine ChichakProgressive Conservative
18th1975-1979
19th1979-1982
20th1982-1986Ray MartinNDP
21st1986-1989
22nd1989-1993
23rd1993-1995Andrew BeniukLiberal
1995-1996Independent
1996-1997Progressive Conservative
24th1997-2000Sue OlsenLiberal
2000-2001Vacant
25th2001-2004Gary MasykProgressive Conservative
2004Alberta Alliance
See Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 2004-present

Election results

2001

Floor crossings

  1. Andrew Beniuk removed from the Liberal Caucus and sits as an Independent June 23, 1995.
  2. Andrew Beniuk joins the Progressive Conservative Caucus 1996
  3. Gary Masyk crosses the floor to the Alberta Alliance Party June 29, 2004.

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election results for Edmonton-Norwood. . abheritage.ca . Heritage Community Foundation . 22 May 2020 . December 8, 2010 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208183724/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/year_result.php?Constit=Edmonton-Norwood . bot: unknown .