Edmonton-Meadows is a

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, Canada. The district was one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the

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using the

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method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

Geography

The district is located in southeast

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, containing the neighbourhoods of

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, Kiniski Gardens, Minchau, Larkspur, Wild Rose, Silver Berry,

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, Daly Grove,

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, and

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History

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended renaming

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, reflecting a change in boundaries that "leaves the part of Mill Creek most well-known to Edmontonians in the constituency of

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," as the northern boundary of the district moved southward to Highway 14. The western and southern boundaries saw adjustments as well.

Electoral results

References

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Geography

History

Electoral results

See also

References