Edmonton-Norwood was a

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, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the

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using the

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method of voting from 1959 to 2004.

History

The Edmonton-Norwood electoral district was created from the

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

district in 1959 and was abolished in 2004 when it merged with

Edmonton-Highlands 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. ...

to form

Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 2004 when it was merged with Edmonton-Hig ...

. 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 The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were supporters of the defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined f ...

. 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)

Election results

1959 general election

1963 general election

1967 general election

1971 general election

1975 general election

1979 general election

1982 general election

1986 general election

1989 general election

1993 general election

1997 general election

2001 general election

Floor Crossings

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

References

External links

Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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