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Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The electoral district covers the neighbourhoods of Beverly, Belmont Park and Clareview Town Centre. It was created in 1996, and was first contested in the 1997 election. It was last contested in the 2023 election, and is currently held by Peggy Wright of the NDP. History The electoral district was created in the 1996 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont. In the 2010 boundary redistribution the riding boundaries were extended north into Edmonton-Manning from 137 Avenue to 144 Avenue while the south boundaries were extended to take a large portion from Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. Boundary history Electoral history overview The electoral district of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview was created in the 1997 general election from most of the electoral district of Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont. The district has been somewh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deron Bilous
__NOTOC__ Deron Michael Bilous (born October 7, 1975) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the riding of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, between 2012 Alberta general election, 2012 and 2023. He was a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party caucus. Early life Bilous was born and raised in Edmonton and is very proud of his Ukrainian ancestry. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a bachelor of education degree in 2001. For the past five years he has taught and mentored students at Edmonton's Inner City High School. Political career Bilous was NDP candidate in Edmonton-Centre in the 2008 Alberta general election, 2008 provincial election, losing to Laurie Blakeman. He was elected when he tried again in the 2012 Alberta general election, 2012 provincial election. He was re-elected in the 2015 Alberta general election, 2015 election, which saw the NDP win a majority government. Bilous was na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Martin (politician)
Raymond James Martin (born August 8, 1941) is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Martin served four terms as an Alberta MLA and two terms as an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee. In 2018, Martin published his memoir, "Made in Alberta: The Ray Martin Story." Early life Born in 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Martin attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He later attended the University of Calgary in order to earn his master's degree. He taught in Edmonton public schools. Provincial politics Martin ran for a seat in the 1975 Alberta general election in Calgary and in 1979 in Edmonton-Norwood but both times was unsuccessful. Martin ran again in Edmonton-Norwood in 1982 provincial election. This time he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to join Grant Notley in a two-member Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus. At the time, the two NDP-ers and two I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Wright
Peggy Wright is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview in the 2023 Alberta general election. As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Labour and as the Deputy Chair of the Official Opposition caucus. She was the party's provincial president of the youth wing. Wright has worked as a teacher for more than 20 years and prior to her election to the Legislature worked as an assistant principal. Personal life Her father Keith Wright was the CCF candidate in Strathcona Centre in the 1959 provincial election and was elected president of the national NDP youth wing in 1961. Wright's mother, Kathleen Wright, was a longtime NDP activist who stood as a provincial candidate in Edmonton-Gold Bar in 1979 and Edmonton-Avonmore in 1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Yankowsky
Julius Edward Yankowsky (born August 8, 1938) is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2004. Political career Yankowsky first ran for the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 general election, in the electoral district of Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont for the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems .... He defeated incumbent New Democrat MLA Ed Ewasiuk. A year into his first term in office Yankowsky crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservative Party. In the 1997 general election he was re-elected in the new electoral district of Edmonton Beverly-Clareview. In the 2001 general election he was re-elected with a comfortable plurality over five other candidates. In the 2004 Alberta general elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton-Decore
Edmonton-Decore is a Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was most recently contested in the 2019 Alberta general election, general election of 2019. The riding is located in north central Edmonton. It was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution out of a small part of Edmonton-Manning and most of Edmonton-Glengarry. The riding is named after Laurence Decore, former Leader of the Opposition and Mayor of Edmonton. Neighbourhoods in this riding include: Kildare, Killarney, Northmount, Evansdale, Belle Rive, Mayliewan, Delwood, Glengarry, and Balwin. The riding has been held by representatives of the Progressive Conservative, Liberal, and New Democratic parties since it was created. The current representative is Alberta New Democratic Party, New Democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Alberta General Election
The 2023 Alberta general election was held on May 29, 2023. Voters elected the members of the 31st Alberta Legislature. The United Conservative Party under Danielle Smith, the incumbent Premier of Alberta, was re-elected to a second term with a reduced majority. Across the province, 1,763,441 valid votes were cast in the election. The writs of election were issued on May 1, triggering the campaign. This was the first election following 2021 amendments to Alberta's ''Election Act'' which had set the date of the election to the last Monday of May, subject to the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, lieutenant governor's usual authority to dissolve the legislature sooner in accordance with the conventions of the Westminster system. Background The 2019 Alberta general election resulted in a majority government for the United Conservative Party led by Jason Kenney. The election of the new United Conservative government was widely predicted by pollsters and academics during the campaign. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton-Manning
Edmonton-Manning is a provincial electoral district in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the northeast quadrant of the city. It was created in 1993 and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly. The riding is named after former Social Credit Premier Ernest Manning, who held office from 1943 to 1968. The riding was last contested in the 2019 Alberta election. History The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution when Edmonton-Belmont was merged with a portion of Edmonton-Beverly. The 2010 boundary redistribution saw some changes made on the south and west boundaries. The first was a minor revision that pushed the south boundary north to 144 Avenue to give some land to Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview. The second revision was made with Edmonton-Decore on the west side that moved a small portion of the west boundary from 59A Street to 66 Street to gain some land from that district. Manning also lost some land to Decore wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Vandermeer
Thomas Wilfred "Tony" Vandermeer (born October 8, 1962) is a politician from Alberta, Canada, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2012. Vandermeer first ran for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1997 Alberta general election when he lost to Liberal Ed Gibbons. He ran against Gibbons again in the 2001 Alberta general election, this time defeating him by a thin margin. Vandermeer was defeated after serving only one term in the 2004 Alberta general election in a very tight race against Liberal Dan Backs. He returned to the legislature in the 2008 Alberta election, this time representing the riding of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, by defeating incumbent New Democrat Ray Martin. cbc.ca. The [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting. The electoral district, which is located in rural east central Alberta just east of Edmonton, was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution. The current boundaries of the district comprise parts of Vegreville-Viking, Redwater and Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan. The district is named after the small city of Fort Saskatchewan and the town of Vegreville. The current representative for this district is United Conservative Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk who was first elected in the 2019 provincial election. The district has also been represented by past Progressive Conservative Premier Ed Stelmach. History The electoral district was created in the 2004 electoral boundary re-distribution from the old electoral districts of Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan, Redwater an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont
Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont 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 1993 to 1997. History The Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont electoral district was formed in the 1993 boundary redistribution from Edmonton-Beverly and Edmonton-Belmont electoral districts. The Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont electoral district was abolished in the 1997 boundary redistribution and formed Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview. Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) Election results 1993 See also * List of Alberta provincial electoral districts * Canadian provincial electoral districts * Beverly, Edmonton * Belmont, Edmonton Belmont is a residential neighbourhood in the Clareview area of north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 137 Avenue, on the east by Victoria Trail, and on the west by 40 Street. To the south, the neighb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Park (electoral District)
Sherwood Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. History The electoral district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of Edmonton-Sherwood Park. The 2010 boundary redistribution kept the district unchanged from its 2003 boundaries. Boundary history Representation history Prior to the electoral district's creation in the 1986 boundary redistribution. The Sherwood Park area had been returning Progressive Conservative MLA's in its antecedent districts since 1971. The 1986 election returned former Member of Parliament Peter Elzinga who resigned his federal seat to run in the Alberta provincial election. He was appointed to the provincial cabinet by Premier Don Getty to serve as Minister of Agriculture. Elzinga was re-elected in the 1989 election in a hotly contested race taking half of the popular vote. He kept his ministerial portfolio and did not run for office again in 1993 instea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
