Riding Profile:
This northwest Edmonton riding is bordered by the city limits to the
north and west, by 97th and 113A Streets to the east, and by 153rd and
137th Avenues to the south. The riding's boundaries were unchanged by
this year's redistribution.
This is a diverse riding, where more than eight per cent of residents
are Muslim and a similar percentage of people are of Chinese origin.
About 56 per cent of the population was born in Alberta. Household incomes,
at $63,029, are just under the provincial average, while 14.1 per cent
of residents are considered low income, which is above the provincial
average. Retail, followed by health care and social services, are the
biggest employers.
Political History:
This riding has been represented by a series of single-term MLAs - both
Liberal and Conservative - since it was created in 1993. In 2001 Conservative
incumbent Thomas Lukaszuk won by 1,500 votes over Liberal Boris Yaremko.
Lukaszuk's predecessor, Liberal Pamela Paul, slipped past the PC's Ihor
Broda by 83 votes in 1997. In 1993, Liberal Sine Chadhi defeated Tory
John Belzerowski by just over 3,000 votes.
In 2001, voter turnout was 46.9 per cent.
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