2004 Candidates:
David Edgar (Alberta Alliance)
Fred Horne (PC)
John Lackey (Green Party)
Donna Martyn (NDP)
David W. Power (Social Credit)
Kevin Taft (Liberal)

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Riding Profile:
This west-central Edmonton riding straddles the North Saskatchewan River. The river and Stony Plain Road form much of the northern border, and the riding is bordered in the east by 109th, 111th and 112th Streets, in the south by Whitemud Drive, and in the west mostly by Blackmud Creek and 158th, 159th and 163rd Streets. In the 2004 redistribution the riding gained small areas from Edmonton-Meadowlark and Edmonton-Whitemud.

The main employer here is education, followed by professional work, health care and social services. The average household income, at $68,936, is above the provincial average, though one in six residents is still considered low income. More than 16 per cent of residents are older than 65, the third-highest in the province. Almost 19 per cent are immigrants, while 55 per cent were Alberta-born.

Political History:
This young riding has been represented by two Liberal MLAs since it was formed eight years ago. In 1997, Linda Sloan won the seat over Conservative Gwen Harris by 944 votes. Four years later, incumbent and Liberal Leader Kevin Taft fended off the PC's Wendy Kinsella by 1,537 votes. Before the 1996 redistribution, most voters here were in Edmonton-Glenora and Edmonton-Strathcona. The former went Tory from 1971-93 and Liberal from 1993-97. The latter went to the Tories from 1971-86, the NDP from 1986-93, and the Liberals from 1993-97.

In 2001, voter turnout was 64.5 per cent - the second-highest in the province.