Edmonton-Highlands

Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada

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Edmonton-Highlands Alberta electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created| 1971
District abolished| 1993
District re-created| 1997
District re-abolished| 2004
First contested| 1971
Last contested| 2001

Edmonton-Highlands 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 1971 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2004.[1]

## History

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Members for Edmonton-Highlands  Assembly  | Years  | Member  | Party

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See Edmonton North East 1959–1971
17th | 1971–1975  |  | David King | Progressive
Conservative
18th | 1975–1979
19th | 1979–1982
20th | 1982–1986
21st | 1986–1989  |  | Pam Barrett | New Democratic
22nd | 1989–1993
See Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly 1993–1997
24th | 1997–2000  |  | Pam Barrett  | New Democratic
2000  |  | Vacant
2000–2001  |  | Brian Mason | New Democratic
25th | 2001–2004
See Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 2004–

### Representation history

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The district's first representative was PC David Thomas King. He served in the cabinet of Peter Lougheed, most notably as Education minister from 1979 until 1986.

King was defeated by New Democrat Pam Barrett in the 1986 election. She served two terms as MLA, and took a break from politics due to poor health at the same time the riding was dissolved in 1993.

However, another quick redistribution saw the riding re-created in 1997, and Barrett (now leader of the NDP) captured the riding again. She subsequently resigned her seat in 2000 after a near-death experience.[2]

Brian Mason won the resulting by-election, and was re-elected in 2001. When the riding was abolished again in 2004, he went on to serve as MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood.

## Election results

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### 1970s

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1971 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Progressive Conservative | David Thomas King | 2,848 | 40.01
| Social Credit | Ambrose Holowach | 2,748 | 38.61
| New Democratic | Leroy Pearch | 1,368 | 19.22
| Liberal | Gerald Lorente | 154 | 2.16
Total  | 7,118 | 100.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined  | 105
Eligible electors / Turnout  | 11,695 | 61.76
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district.

Source(s)

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1975 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | David Thomas King | 3,085 | 59.51 | +19.50
| New Democratic | Muriel Venne | 1,129 | 21.78 | +2.56
| Social Credit | Ambrose Holowach | 888 | 17.13 | -21.48
| Communist | Bill Tuomi | 82 | 1.58
Total  | 5,184 | 100.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined  | 75
Eligible electors / Turnout  | 10,896 | 48.27 | -13.50
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.47

Source(s)

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1979 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | David Thomas King | 4,644 | 56.48 | -3.03
| New Democratic | Clifford Gladue | 2,065 | 25.12 | +3.34
| Social Credit | Sam Motrich | 770 | 9.37 | -7.76
| Liberal | Ted Power | 594 | 7.22
| Communist | William Tuomi | 84 | 1.02 | -0.56
| Independent | Roger Lavoie | 65 | 0.79
Total  | 8,222 | 100.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined  | 29
Eligible electors / Turnout  | 15,968 | 51.67 | +3.41
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -3.18

Source(s)

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### 1980s

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1982 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | David Thomas King | 5,157 | 54.65 | -1.84
| New Democratic | Marilyn Burnett | 3,493 | 37.01 | +11.90
| Western Canada Concept | Dave Maetche | 721 | 7.64
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 66 | 0.70 | -0.32
Total  | 9,437 | 100.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined  | 50
Eligible electors / Turnout  | 16,030 | 59.18 | +7.51
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -6.87

Source(s)

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1986 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Pam Barrett | 4,159 | 50.43 | +13.42
| Progressive Conservative | David Thomas King | 3,507 | 42.52 | -12.12
| Liberal | Naseer Chaudhary | 417 | 5.06
| Representative | Todd R.C. Ross | 83 | 1.01
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 51 | 0.62 | -0.08
| Heritage Party | Cec Garfin | 30 | 0.36
Total  | 8,247 | 100.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined  | 30
Eligible electors / Turnout  | 16,290 | 50.81 | -8.37
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +12.77

Source(s)

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1989 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Pam Barrett | 4,997 | 55.00 | +4.57
| Progressive Conservative | Ziad N. Jaber | 2,415 | 26.58 | -15.94
| Liberal | Ken Kozak | 1,673 | 18.41 | +13.36
Total  | 9,085 | 100.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined  | -232
Eligible electors / Turnout  | 16,474 | 53.74 | +2.93
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +10.26

Source(s)

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### 1990s

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Results for 1997 are compared to results in Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly in 1993.

1997 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Pam Barrett | 5,638 | 50.64 | +25.29
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Campbell | 2,793 | 25.09 | +0.60
| Liberal | Chris Smith | 2,284 | 20.51 | -25.07
| Social Credit | Tim Friesen | 419 | 3.76 | 0.00
Total  | 11,134 | 100.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined  | 56
Eligible electors / Turnout  | 18,930 | 59.11 | +4.23
| New Democratic notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.35

Source(s)

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### 2000s

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Alberta provincial by-election, Monday, June 12, 2000
following the resignation of Ms. Pamela Barrett on February 2, 2000

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Brian Mason | 4,863 | 59.04 | +8.40
| Liberal | Terry Kirkland | 1,508 | 18.31 | -2.21
| Progressive Conservative | Barbara Fung | 1,406 | 17.07 | -8.02
| Alberta First | John Reil | 270 | 3.28 | -
| Social Credit | Pat Hansard | 156 | 1.89 | -1.87
| Independent | Adil Pirbhai | 34 | 0.41 | -
Total  | 8,237 | 100.00 | -
Rejected, spoiled, and declined  | 28 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 19,714 | 41.92 | -17.19
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +5.30

Source(s)

Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2000). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Edmonton-Highlands By-election held June 12, 2000 and the Red Deer-North By-election held September 25, 2000 (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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2001 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Brian Mason | 4,641 | 46.23 | -12.81
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Bilida | 3,477 | 34.63 | +17.57
| Liberal | Kim Cassady | 1,921 | 19.14 | +0.83
Total  | 10,039 | 100.00 | -
Rejected, spoiled, and declined  | 35 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 21,539 | 46.77 | +4.85
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -15.19

Source(s)

"Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

## See also

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* List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
* Canadian provincial electoral districts

## References

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1. ^ "Election results for Edmonton-Highlands". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ^ Mahoney, Jill (February 3, 2000). "Alberta NDP leader quits after near-death experience". The Globe and Mail. Edmonton, AB. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
3. ^ "Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
4. ^ "Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
5. ^ "Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
6. ^ "Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
7. ^ "Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
8. ^ "Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
9. ^ "Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

## Further reading

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* Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

## External links

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