Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 2004 when it was merged with Edmonton-Highlands and Edmonton-Norwood. This inner-city northeast Edmonton riding has the second lowest average income in Alberta, as well as being one of the most ethnically diverse. This riding and its predecessor ridings have voted NDP in six of the last seven elections.

Neighbourhoods in this riding include: Highlands, Bellevue, Montrose, Newton, Virginia Park, Cromdale, Parkdale, Alberta Avenue, Boyle Street, McCauley, Eastwood & Riverdale.

The riding is currently held by the Alberta NDP's Janis Irwin.

History

The electoral district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution after the electoral districts of Edmonton-Highlands and Edmonton-Norwood were merged.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw significant boundary changes as all land west of 50 street was ceded to Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview. A portion of the west boundary that moved along 97 Street between 105 and 111 Avenue was pushed west to 104 Street that was formerly part of Edmonton-Centre and minor alterations were made with the north border of Edmonton-Decore.

Boundary history

33 Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 2003 boundaries
Bordering districts
NorthEastWestSouth
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and Edmonton-DecoreSherwood ParkEdmonton-CalderEdmonton-Centre and Edmonton-Gold Bar
riding map goes here
Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act.
Starting at the intersection of 97 Street with the Canadian National Railway (CNR) line; then 1. east along the CNR line to 66 Street; 2. south along 66 Street to Yellowhead Trail; 3. east along Yellowhead Trail to 50 Street; 4. south along 50 Street to 118 Avenue; 5. east along 118 Avenue to Victoria Trail; 6. northeast along Victoria Trail to the eastbound lanes of Yellowhead Trail; 7. east along the eastbound lanes of Yellowhead Trail to the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 8. generally southwest and west along the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River to the southerly extension of 82 Street; 9. north along the extension of 82 Street to Jasper Avenue; 10. southwest along Jasper Avenue to 84 Street; 11. north along 84 Street to the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line; 12. northeast along the LRT line to 112 Avenue; 13. west along 112 Avenue and Norwood Boulevard to 97 Street; 14. north along 97 Street to the starting point.
Note: New district
36 Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 2010 boundaries
Bordering districts
NorthEastWestSouth
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and Edmonton-DecoreEdmonton-Beverly-ClareviewEdmonton-Calder and Edmonton-CentreEdmonton-Gold Bar and Edmontons-Strathcona
Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution

Representation history

Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Edmonton-Highlands and Edmonton-Norwood
26th2004–2008Brian MasonNew Democratic
27th2008–2012
28th2012–2015
29th2015–2019
30th2019–2023Janis Irwin
31st2023–Present

The electoral district was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution by combining the old Edmonton-Highlands and Edmonton-Norwood electoral districts. The first election in the district was won by NDP leader Brian Mason who won a landslide with over 60% of the popular vote.

Mason was re-elected in the 2008 general election against former MLA Andrew Beniuk. He won a slightly reduced majority but still won over half the popular vote. In the 2015 election, Mason was re-elected in a landslide, becoming the longest-serving MLA in the NDP government.

Election results

2023

vte2023 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticJanis Irwin9,49171.46+8.01
United ConservativeNick Kalynchuk3,35025.22-0.26
GreenKristine Kowalchuk3392.55+1.01
CommunistNaomi Rankin1020.77+0.11
Total13,28299.01
Rejected and declined1330.99
Turnout13,41545.22
Eligible voters29,665
New Democratic holdSwing+4.13
Source(s)Source: Elections Alberta

2019

vte2019 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticJanis Irwin9,99863.45%-14.66%
United ConservativeLeila Houle4,01525.48%6.92%
Alberta PartyTish Prouse1,0576.71%
GreenTaz Bouchier2431.54%
Alberta IndependenceJoe Hankins2261.43%
Alberta AdvantageChris Poplatek1160.74%
CommunistAlex S. Boykowich1030.65%
Total15,758
Rejected, spoiled and declined70888
Eligible electors / turnout30,59651.76%8.12%
New Democratic holdSwing-14.06%
Source(s)Source: . officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 132–135. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1.

2015

vte2015 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticBrian Mason11,55578.11%23.94%
Progressive ConservativeJonathan Weiqun Dai1,77812.02%-10.03%
WildroseJoshua Loeppky9676.54%-9.51%
LiberalMatthew R. Smith4943.34%-1.32%
Total14,794
Rejected, spoiled and declined814534
Eligible electors / turnout34,16343.64%-1.38%
New Democratic holdSwing16.99%
Source(s)Source: . officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta.

2012

vte2012 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticBrian Mason6,82454.16%3.21%
Progressive ConservativeCristina Basualdo2,77822.05%-9.87%
Wildrose AllianceWayde Lever2,02216.05%13.42%
LiberalKeegan Wynychuk5874.66%-7.47%
Alberta PartyCam McCormick2001.59%
EvergreenDari Lynn1881.49%-0.88%
Total12,599
Rejected, spoiled and declined115636
Eligible electors / turnout28,25145.02%10.53%
New Democratic holdSwing+3.21%
Source(s)Source: . officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021.

2008

vte2008 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticBrian Mason4,75450.95%-11.67%
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Beniuk2,97831.92%9.08%
LiberalBrad Smith1,13212.13%1.43%
Wildrose AllianceTravis Loewen2452.63%-0.52%
GreenMohamed Maie2212.37%
Total9,330
Rejected, spoiled and declined11271
Eligible electors / turnout27,07934.50%-8.09%
New Democratic holdSwing-10.37%
Source(s)Source: . officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2008). (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta.

2004

vte2004 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticBrian Mason6,05462.62%
Progressive ConservativeTerry Martiniuk2,20822.84%
LiberalJason Manzevich1,03510.71%
Alberta AllianceRay Loyer3053.15%
IndependentDale W. Ferris660.68%
Total9,668
Rejected, spoiled and declined54361
Eligible electors / turnout22,83242.58%
New Democratic pickup new district.
Source(s)Source: . officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2005). (Report). Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer.

Senate nominee election results

2004

2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Highlands-NorwoodTurnout 43.09%
AffiliationCandidateVotes% votes% ballotsRank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger3,23514.22%43.20%2
IndependentLink Byfield3,10513.65%41.47%4
IndependentTom Sindlinger2,38610.49%31.86%9
Alberta AllianceMichael Roth2,34710.31%31.34%7
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown2,2309.80%29.78%1
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,1949.64%29.30%3
Alberta AllianceVance Gough2,1019.23%28.06%8
Alberta AllianceGary Horan2,0899.18%27.90%10
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood1,6037.04%21.41%6
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,4666.44%19.58%5
Total votes22,756100%
Total ballots7,4883.04 votes per ballot
Rejected, spoiled and declined2,350

Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

Student vote results

2004

Participating schools
Delton School
Eastglen High School
Norwood School
R. J. Scott School
St. Nicholas School
St. Alphonsus 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 have 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 then where they were physically located.

2004 Alberta student vote results
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
NDPBrian Mason40358.66%
LiberalJason Manzevich11717.03%
Progressive ConservativeTerry Martinuk9313.54%
IndependentDale Ferris426.11%
Alberta AllianceRay Loyer324.66%
Total687100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined92

See also

  • (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
  • (PDF). Elections Alberta.
  • . Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. .

External links

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