Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood

Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other 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. A portion of the west boundary that moved along 97 Street between 105 and 111 Avenue was pushed west to 104 Street that was formerly part of Edmonton-Centre and minor alterations were made with the north border of Edmonton-Decore.

Boundary history

33 Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 2003 boundaries
Bordering districts
North	East	West	South
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and Edmonton-Decore	Sherwood Park	Edmonton-Calder	Edmonton-Centre and Edmonton-Gold Bar
riding map goes here		File:Edmonton provincial ridings - Highlands - Norwood.svg
Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act.
Starting at the intersection of 97 Street with the Canadian National Railway (CNR) line; then 1. east along the CNR line to 66 Street; 2. south along 66 Street to Yellowhead Trail; 3. east along Yellowhead Trail to 50 Street; 4. south along 50 Street to 118 Avenue; 5. east along 118 Avenue to Victoria Trail; 6. northeast along Victoria Trail to the eastbound lanes of Yellowhead Trail; 7. east along the eastbound lanes of Yellowhead Trail to the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 8. generally southwest and west along the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River to the southerly extension of 82 Street; 9. north along the extension of 82 Street to Jasper Avenue; 10. southwest along Jasper Avenue to 84 Street; 11. north along 84 Street to the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line; 12. northeast along the LRT line to 112 Avenue; 13. west along 112 Avenue and Norwood Boulevard to 97 Street; 14. north along 97 Street to the starting point.
Note: New district

36 Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 2010 boundaries
Bordering districts
North	East	West	South
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and Edmonton-Decore	Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview	Edmonton-Calder and Edmonton-Centre	Edmonton-Gold Bar and Edmontons-Strathcona
File:EdmontonHighlandsNorwood electoral district 2010.jpg		File:EdmontonHighlandsNorwood in Edmonton.jpg
Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution

Representation history

The electoral district was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution by combining the old Edmonton-Highlands and Edmonton-Norwood electoral districts. The first election in the district was won by NDP leader Brian Mason who won a landslide with over 60% of the popular vote.

Mason was re-elected in the 2008 general election against former MLA Andrew Beniuk. He won a slightly reduced majority but still won over half the popular vote. In the 2015 election, Mason was re-elected in a landslide, becoming the longest-serving MLA in the NDP government.

Senate nominee election results

2004

2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood					Turnout 43.09%
	Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	% votes	% ballots	Rank	Independent	Link Byfield	3,105	13.65%	41.47%	4	Independent	Tom Sindlinger	2,386	10.49%	31.86%	9	Michael Roth	2,347	10.31%	31.34%	7	Vance Gough	2,101	9.23%	28.06%	8	Gary Horan	2,089	9.18%	27.90%	10
Total votes			22,756	100%
Total ballots			7,488	3.04 votes per ballot
Rejected, spoiled and declined			2,350

Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

Student vote results

2004

Participating schools
Delton School
Eastglen High School
Norwood School
R. J. Scott School
St. Nicholas School
St. Alphonsus School

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.

2004 Alberta student vote results
	Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%	NDP	Brian Mason	403	58.66%	Liberal	Jason Manzevich	117	17.03%	Independent	Dale Ferris	42	6.11%
Total			687	100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined			92

See also

• List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

External links

• Electoral Divisions Act 2003
• Riding Map for Edmonton Highlands-Norwood Template:Webarchive
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta
• Student Vote Alberta