Edmonton-Gold Bar
Alberta electoral district
Edmonton-Gold Bar within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries.
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Marlin Schmidt
New Democratic
District created1971
First contested1971
Last contested2023

Edmonton-Gold Bar is a provincial electoral district, in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

The district is primarily urban and located in the central east portion of city of Edmonton. It was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution from part of Strathcona East.

In addition to its namesake neighbourhood of Gold Bar, the riding also contains the neighbourhoods of Capilano, Fulton Place, Terrace Heights, Forest Heights, Ottewell, Kenilworth, Holyrood, Avonmore, King Edward Park, Cloverdale, Bonnie Doon, Idylwylde & Strathearn.

The district is currently represented by Marlin Schmidt of the Alberta NDP.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of Strathcona East.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw significant changes to the riding. All the land north of the North Saskatchewan River was ceded to Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, while the south boundary was moved from 92 Avenue to 82 Avenue to the Canadian Pacific Rail line to 63 Avenue into Edmonton-Mill Creek. The west boundary changed from Connors Road to travel through the Mill Creek Ravine. Its neighbour to the west is Edmonton-Strathcona.

Boundary history

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Gold Bar[3]
Assembly Years Member Party
See: Strathcona East 1959-1971
17th 1971–1975 William Yurko Progressive Conservative
18th 1975–1979
1979 Vacant
19th 1979–1982 Al Hiebert Progressive Conservative
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1989 Bettie Hewes Liberal
22nd 1989–1993
23rd 1993–1997
24th 1997–2001 Hugh MacDonald
25th 2001–2004
26th 2004–2008
27th 2008–2012
28th 2012–2015 David Dorward Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2019 Marlin Schmidt New Democratic
30th 2019–2023
31st 2023–

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution. The election that year saw Strathcona East incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA William Yurko run here due to his old seat being abolished.

Yurko faced two other candidates in the election held that year and won the new district with a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for his party. After the election Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Yurko as a cabinet minister. He ran for a second term in the 1975 general election. Yurko won a bigger percentage despite losing some of his popular vote as the opposition vote collapsed.

Yurko resigned from his cabinet post in 1978 with the intention of seeking the nomination the Progressive Conservative nomination in Edmonton East for the 1979 federal election. He won the nomination and resigned his seat in early 1979.

The election in 1979 saw Progressive Conservative candidate Al Hiebert easily win a four cornered race to hold the open seat for his party. Hiebert was re-elected with a larger majority in the 1982 general election.

The 1986 election in the district saw a major upset with Hiebert getting defeated by Liberal candidate Bettie Hewes who managed to increase the Liberal vote in the district by over 5800 votes. Hewes won a stronger majority when she was re-elected to her second term in the 1989 general election. She won a landslide running for her third term winning the highest popular vote of any candidate in the 1993 general election. After the election Hewes briefly served as a leader of the opposition and of the Liberal party. She did not run for re-election in 1997 and retired at dissolution of the assembly.

Since 2015, the representative for Edmonton Goldbar has been Marlin Schmidt of the Alberta New Democratic Party.

Legislature results

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Yurko5,78954.36%
Social CreditWilliam F. Young3,77835.48%
New DemocraticTom Hennessey1,08210.16%
Total 10,649
Rejected, spoiled and declined 51
Eligible electors / Turnout 14,40174.30%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Yurko5,24764.40%10.03%
New DemocraticGrant Arnold1,31216.10%5.94%
Social CreditLarry Latter98212.05%-23.43%
LiberalDon Hoyda5797.11%
CommunistHarry J. Strynadka280.34%
Total 8,148
Rejected, spoiled and declined 33
Eligible electors / Turnout 14,19157.65%-16.65%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 14.70%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlois Paul Hiebert6,04456.04%-8.36%
New DemocraticKathleen Wright2,34321.72%5.62%
Social CreditAce Cetinski1,39712.95%0.90%
LiberalLaurie Switzer1,0029.29%2.18%
Total 10,786
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,59961.40%3.75%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.99%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlois Paul Hiebert7,22356.71%0.68%
New DemocraticAllen Eng3,56327.98%6.25%
Western Canada ConceptJoe Wanner9967.82%
LiberalLaurie Switzer5674.45%-4.84%
IndependentChuck Bolton3873.04%
Total 12,736
Rejected, spoiled and declined 15
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,83871.48%10.08%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.79%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBettie Hewes6,37843.48%39.02%
Progressive ConservativeAlois Paul Hiebert4,15028.29%-28.42%
New DemocraticRandy Morse4,14228.23%0.26%
Total 14,670
Rejected, spoiled and declined 27
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,65962.12%-9.36%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -6.77%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBettie Hewes7,83354.25%10.77%
Progressive ConservativeCathy Wyatt4,38130.34%2.05%
New DemocraticChris Tomaschuk2,17015.03%-13.21%
CommunistNaomi J. Rankin550.38%
Total 14,439
Rejected, spoiled and declined 23
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,70863.69%1.57%
Liberal hold Swing 4.36%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBettie Hewes10,60559.19%4.94%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Szumlas4,72126.35%-3.99%
New DemocraticLorraine Crawford1,82010.16%-4.87%
Social CreditDavid H. Friesen5162.88%
GreensDavid J. Parker1650.92%
Natural LawRoni Shapka900.50%
Total 17,917
Rejected, spoiled and declined 36
Eligible electors / Turnout 27,20565.99%2.30%
Liberal hold Swing 4.47%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHugh MacDonald7,52848.62%-10.57%
Progressive ConservativeSusan Green5,81937.58%11.23%
New DemocraticWalter Heneghan1,97012.72%2.56%
GreensDavid J. Parker920.59%-0.33%
Natural LawMaury Shapka750.48%-0.02%
Total 15,484
Rejected, spoiled and declined 18335
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,14567.00%1.01%
Liberal hold Swing -10.90%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHugh MacDonald7,65451.07%2.45%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Fletcher5,98139.91%2.33%
New DemocraticPeter Cross1,1597.73%-4.99%
GreensMargaret Marean1931.29%0.69%
Total 14,987
Rejected, spoiled and declined 16165
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,33764.31%-2.69%
Liberal hold Swing 0.06%
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.[4]

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHugh MacDonald8,79862.65%11.58%
Progressive ConservativeManjit Dhaliwal2,57218.32%-21.59%
New DemocraticKeith Turnbull1,96714.01%6.27%
Alberta AllianceDelmar Hunt5383.83%
IndependentDave Dowling1671.19%
Total 14,042
Rejected, spoiled and declined 74275
Eligible electors / Turnout 25,32655.76%-8.55%
Liberal hold Swing 16.59%
Source(s)
Source: [5]

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHugh MacDonald6,27944.89%-17.77%
Progressive ConservativeDavid C. Dorward5,26137.61%19.29%
New DemocraticSherry McKibben1,92313.75%-0.26%
GreenDave Zylstra5253.75%
Total 13,988
Rejected, spoiled and declined 51282
Eligible electors / Turnout 29,34347.85%-7.91%
Liberal hold Swing -18.53%
Source(s)
Source: "32 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.[6]

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid C. Dorward6,70132.97%-4.64%
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt5,83628.71%14.96%
LiberalJosipa Petrunic4,07820.06%-24.83%
Wildrose AllianceLinda Carlson3,16915.59%
Alberta PartyDennis O'Neill3451.70%
EvergreenDavid J. Parker1980.97%
Total 20,327
Rejected, spoiled and declined 144181
Eligible electors / turnout 32,86862.29%14.43%
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -1.51%
Source(s)
Source: "35 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt15,34968.89%40.17%
Progressive ConservativeDavid C. Dorward4,14718.61%-14.35%
WildroseJustin J. James1,4226.38%-9.21%
LiberalRonald Brochu7023.15%-16.91%
Alberta PartyCristina Stasia6622.97%1.27%
Total 22,282
Rejected, spoiled and declined 962516
Eligible electors / turnout 36,68861.04%-1.25%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 23.01%
Source(s)
Source: "35 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt14,56259.48%-9.40%
United ConservativeDavid C. Dorward7,17429.30%+4.31%
Alberta PartyDiana Ly2,0088.20%5.23%
LiberalSteve Kochan3151.29%-1.86%
GreenTanya Herbert2471.01%
Alberta IndependenceVincent Loyer1760.72%
Total 24,482
Rejected, spoiled and declined 276416
Eligible electors / turnout 35,55568.98%7.94%
New Democratic hold Swing -10.05%
Source(s)
Source: "33 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt15,50869.48+10.00
United ConservativeMiles Berry6,17427.66-1.64
IndependentGraham Lettner3211.44
GreenErnestina Malheiro3161.42+0.41
Total 22,31999.36
Rejected and declined 1440.64
Turnout 22,46363.31
Eligible voters 35,481
New Democratic hold Swing +5.82
Source(s)

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Gold Bar[8] Turnout 55.03%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,35015.59%44.84%2
  Independent Link Byfield 3,970 14.23% 40.92% 4
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown2,98610.70%30.78%1
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,895 10.37% 29.84% 9
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,87510.30%29.64%3
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 2,594 9.30% 26.74% 7
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,342 8.39% 24.14% 8
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 2,251 8.07% 23.20% 10
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood1,9567.01%20.16%6
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye1,6886.04%17.40%5
Total Votes 27,907 100%
Total Ballots 9,701 2.88 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 4,235

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2012 Senate nominee election district results

Student Vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[9]
Austin OBrien School
Braemar School
McNally High School
Ottewell School
St. Gabriel 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[10]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Hugh MacDonald 477 47.23%
  NDP Keith Turnbull 214 21.19%
Progressive ConservativeManjit Dhaliwal20220.00%
Alberta AllianceDelmar Hunt898.81%
  Independent Dave Dowling 28 2.77%
Total 1,010 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 43

2012 election

2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeDavid Dorward%
WildroseLinda Carlson
  Liberal Josipa Petrunic %
Alberta PartyDennis O’Neill
  NDP Marlin Schmidt %
Total 100%

References

  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 18.
  2. "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
  3. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  4. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  5. "Edmonton-Gold Bar Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  6. The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 298–301.
  7. "33 - Edmonton-Gold Bar". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  8. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  9. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  10. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2008.

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