Edmonton-Decore is a
provincial electoral district
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in
Alberta
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, Canada. It is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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using the
first past the post
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method of voting. It was most recently contested in the
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
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MLA
Sharif Haji, who was first elected in the 2023 general election.
History
The electoral district was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution from Edmonton-Glengary and Edmonton-Manning, and was first contested in the
general election of 2004. The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the major changes made to the riding.
The western boundary with on 97 Street between the Edmonton city limits and 167 Avenue
Edmonton-Castle Downs was moved east to cede land to that constituency. The south boundary with
Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood was changed to move along 127 Street instead of the
Canadian National Railway
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tracks. The east boundary saw significant changes as it was pushed eastward to 66 Street into
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and
Edmonton-Manning as far north as 144 Avenue from the railway tracks at 127 Street. The east boundary with Edmonton-Manning was also realigned to run on 66 Street north of 153 Avenue to give some land to Manning.
Boundary history
Electoral history
The first election held in the district was fought among Liberal candidate
Bill Bonko Sr., a school trustee; incumbent Alberta Alliance MLA
Gary Masyk whose old district had been abolished; and former
Edmonton-Belmont Progressive Conservative MLA
Walter Szwender. Bonko defeated the two incumbents and two other candidates.
In the 2008 general election Bonko was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate
Janice Sarich
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, who held the riding until 2015.
In the 2015 general election NDP Candidate Chris Nielsen was elected with 68% of the vote, in an election which saw every Edmonton riding return an NDP member.
Election results
2004
2008
2012
2015
2019
2023
Senate nominee election results
2004
''Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot''
Student vote results
2004
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.
See also
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List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
Alberta provincial electoral districts are currently single member ridings that each elect one member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. There are 87 districts fixed in law in Alberta, Canada.
History
The original 25 districts were drawn u ...
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Canadian provincial electoral districts
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References
External links
Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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Alberta provincial electoral districts
Politics of Edmonton