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Edmonton - Strathcona
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224/224 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Linda Duncan | 26,134 | 53.59 |
Elected |
| CON | Ryan Hastman | 19,755 | 40.51 |
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| LIB | Matthew Sinclair | 1,363 | 2.80 |
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| GRN | Andrew Fehr | 1,127 | 2.31 |
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| IND | Kyle Murphy | 206 | 0.42 |
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| ML | Kevan Hunter | 91 | 0.19 |
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| IND | Christopher White | 87 | 0.18 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This central Edmonton riding is bounded by the North Saskatchewan River in the north, Whitemud Creek and the North Saskatchewan River in the west, Highway 2, Whitemud Drive and Highway 14 in the south and the city limits in the east. The historic district of Old Strathcona is here, centred on Whyte Avenue and 104th Street.
The riding was established in 1952. In the 2004 redistribution, it lost about 18 per cent of its residents and gained about 9,000 from Edmonton Southeast.
Population: 99,267 (2006 census; an increase of 0.3% since 2001)
Political History
In the 2008 election, New Democrat Linda Duncan defeated incumbent Conservative Rahim Jaffer by only 442 votes. Jaffer had held this riding for the previous four terms. He won under the Reform banner in 1997, with a 3,000-vote margin over Liberal Ginette Rodger. In 2004, he fended off Liberal Debby Carlson, who was the MLA for Edmonton-Ellerslie, winning by 5,032 votes. In the 2006 election, Jaffer took on the NDP's Duncan and won by 4,856 votes.
Before Jaffer, the seat was held by Reform's Hugh Hanrahan, who took it from the Progressive Conservatives in 1993. That party had held the riding in all but one race since 1958.
- 1953 - LIB
- 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 - PC
- 1968 - LIB
- 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997 - REF
- 2000 - CA
- 2004, 2006 - CON
- 2008 - NDP
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 45.90% (58,850) |
| French | 13.21% (16,940) |
| Aboriginal | 7.77% (9,965) |
| American | 1.81% (2,325) |
| Canadian | 20.09% (25,760) |
| Caribbean | 0.82% (1,055) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.67% (860) |
| Western European | 27.13% (34,780) |
| Northern European | 9.03% (11,575) |
| Eastern European | 22.20% (28,465) |
| S European | 4.36% (5,595) |
| Other European | 1.65% (2,115) |
| Scandinavian | 8.65% (11,090) |
| Baltic | 0.43% (545) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.31% (1,675) |
| African | 0.94% (1,210) |
| Arab | 1.00% (1,280) |
| Maghrebi | 0.02% (30) |
| West Asia | 0.83% (1,070) |
| South Asia | 2.29% (2,940) |
| East/SE Asia | 8.02% (10,285) |
| Oceania | 0.28% (365) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.11% (145) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 128,210 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 83% (104,985) |
| French | 2% (2,155) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (10) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (240) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (100) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (10) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (305) |
| Portuguese | 0% (120) |
| Romanian | 0% (185) |
| Spanish | 0% (525) |
| Danish | 0% (150) |
| Dutch | 1% (830) |
| Flemish | 0% (20) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 2% (1,930) |
| Norwegian | 0% (30) |
| Swedish | 0% (25) |
| Yiddish | 0% (25) |
| Bosnian | 0% (10) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (145) |
| Czech | 0% (165) |
| Macedonian | 0% (10) |
| Polish | 1% (905) |
| Russian | 1% (1,300) |
| Serbian | 0% (140) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (45) |
| Slovak | 0% (120) |
| Slovenian | 0% (20) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (1,305) |
| Latvian | 0% (20) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (30) |
| Finnish | 0% (25) |
| Hungarian | 0% (200) |
| Greek | 0% (170) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (210) |
| Amharic | 0% (55) |
| Arabic | 0% (595) |
| Hebrew | 0% (80) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (10) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (10) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (290) |
| Hindi | 0% (270) |
| Kurdish | 0% (15) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (420) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (440) |
| Sindhi | 0% (55) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (230) |
| Malayalam | 0% (80) |
| Tamil | 0% (10) |
| Telugu | 0% (10) |
| Japanese | 0% (115) |
| Korean | 0% (200) |
| Cantonese | 1% (1,535) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (1,875) |
| Mandarin | 0% (265) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (15) |
| Lao | 0% (25) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (80) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (680) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (25) |
| Ilocano | 0% (180) |
| Malay | 0% (15) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 2% (2,165) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (10) |
| Swahili | 0% (45) |
| Creoles | 0% (60) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 126,790 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.22 |
| Mining | 7.48 |
| Utilities | 1.16 |
| Construction | 6.01 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.88 |
| Retail | 10.56 |
| Transport | 4.81 |
| Info Culture | 2.91 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.24 |
| Real Estate | 2.24 |
| ProSciTech | 13.20 |
| Management | 0.18 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.21 |
| Education | 7.13 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.85 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.09 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.17 |
| Public Admin | 3.34 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 78,610 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4%
4.3% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 9.21%
10.74%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 28.81%
27.90%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $98,694
$98,240 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 8%
16% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 34.69%
33.20% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Andrew Fehr | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 780-264-7446 | |
| Birthplace: | Inuvik, N.W.T. |
| Profession: | Student |
Kyle Murphy | |
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| Party: Independent Contact Information: 780-235-7541 |
Christopher White | |
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| Party: Independent Contact Information: 780-436-8189 |
Matthew Sinclair | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 10240 - 124th St., Suite 50 Edmonton, Alta. T5N 3W6 | |
| Education: | Political science student at MacEwan University |
Kevan Hunter | |
|
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: 780-484-2961 |
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Updated: May. 3, 2011, 3:40 AM EDT
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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