Edmonton-Riverview

{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox Canada electoral district | name =Edmonton-Riverview | province =Alberta | image =Edmonton-Riverview 2017.svg | caption =Edmonton-Riverview within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries | prov-rep =Lori Sigurdson | prov-rep-party = NDP | prov-status =active | prov-created =1996 | prov-abolished = | prov-created2 = | prov-election-first =1997 | prov-election-last =2023 }}

'''Edmonton Riverview''' is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. Created in the 1997 boundary redistribution, the district includes re-distributed areas of the Edmonton-Glenora, Edmonton-Strathcona, and Edmonton-Whitemud.

Neighbourhoods in this riding include: Windsor Park, Belgravia, Parkallen, Crestwood, Laurier Heights, and Parkview. Edmonton-Riverview remains one of the more affluent ridings in Edmonton, featuring some of the city's most expensive real estate.

The riding is currently represented by New Democrat Lori Sigurdson.

==History== The electoral district was created in the 1996 boundary redistribution out of parts of Edmonton-Glenora and Edmonton-Strathcona. The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the riding change on its western boundary with the boundary between Whitemud Drive and 87 Avenue moving west to run along 170 Street, in land that was part of Edmonton-Meadowlark. The northeast corner of the riding was also revised to have the boundary move along the right bank instead of the left bank of the North Saskatchewan River.

===Boundary history=== {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;" !colspan=4|39 Edmonton-Riverview 2003 boundaries<ref name="2003bound">{{cite book|title=Statutes of the Province of Alberta|chapter=E‑4.1|url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=E04P1.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=0779738748|publisher=Government of Alberta|year=2003|pages=20–21}}</ref> |- !colspan=4|Bordering districts |- !North !East !West !South |- |Edmonton-Centre, Edmonton-Glenora |Edmonton-Strathcona |Edmonton-Meadowlark |Edmonton-McClung, Edmonton-Rutherford, Edmonton-Whitemud |- |colspan=2 align=center|''riding map goes here'' |colspan=2 align=center|File:Edmonton provincial ridings - Riverview.svg |- !colspan=4|Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act |- |colspan=4|Starting at the intersection of 156 Street with Stony Plain Road; then 1. east along Stony Plain Road to MacKinnon Ravine at 148 Street; 2. southeast along MacKinnon Ravine to the left bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 3. east along the left bank of the North Saskatchewan River to Groat Road Bridge; 4. southwest across Groat Road Bridge to the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 5. generally east along the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River to the northerly extension of 111 Street; 6. south along the extension and 111 Street to 87 Avenue; 7. west along 87 Avenue to 112 Street; 8. south along 112 Street to University Avenue; 9. southeast along University Avenue to 109 Street; 10. south along 109 Street to 61 Avenue; 11. west along 61 Avenue to the centre line of 111 Street; 12. south along the centre line of 111 Street to Whitemud Drive; 13. west along Whitemud Drive to Whitemud Creek; 14. north along Whitemud Creek to Fox Drive; 15. west along Fox Drive to Whitemud Drive; 16. north and west along Whitemud Drive to 159 Street; 17. north along 159 Street to 87 Avenue; 18. west along 87 Avenue to 163 Street; 19. north along 163 Street to 95 Avenue; 20. east along 95 Avenue to 156 Street; 21. north along 156 Street to the starting point. |- |colspan=4|'''Note:''' |} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;" !colspan=4|42 Edmonton-Riverview 2010 boundaries |- !colspan=4|Bordering districts |- !North !East !West !South |- |Edmonton-Centre and Edmonton-Glenora |Edmonton-Strathcona |Edmonton-Meadowlark, Edmonton-McClung and Edmonton-Whitemud |Edmonton-Rutherford |- |colspan=2 align=center|200px |colspan=2 align=center|200px |- !colspan=4|Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act |- |colspan=4| |- |colspan=4|'''Note:''' |}

===Electoral history=== {| class="wikitable" align=right !colspan=5|Members of the Legislative Assembly for<br />Edmonton-Riverview<ref name="memberslist">{{cite web|title=Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006 |url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta |access-date=February 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024650/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf |archive-date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref> |- !Assembly !Years !colspan="2"|Member !Party |- |align="center" colspan=5|''See Edmonton-Glenora 1971-1997 and Edmonton-Strathcona 1971-1997'' |- |24th |1997-2001 |rowspan=4 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}}| |Linda Sloan |rowspan=4|Liberal |- |25th |2001-2004 |rowspan=3|Kevin Taft |- |26th |2004-2008 |- |27th |2008–2012 |- |28th |2012–2015 |{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}}| |Steve Young |Progressive Conservative |- |29th |2015–2019 |rowspan=3 {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|background}}| |rowspan=3 | Lori Sigurdson |rowspan=3 | New Democratic |- |30th |2019–2023 |- |31st |2023– |}

The first election held in 1997 saw Liberal candidate Linda Sloan elected as the first representative. Sloan defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Gwen Harris by over 900 votes. Sloan declined to seek a second term.

The 2001 election saw Liberal candidate and best-selling author Kevin Taft run against Progressive Conservative candidate and former Edmonton City Councilor Wendy Kinsella. Taft won almost half the popular vote earning 49% in the race.

Taft would later become leader of the Alberta Liberals he stood for a second term in office in the 2004 election. Taft easily defeated Progressive Conservative candidate and future MLA Fred Horne taking almost 65% of the vote.

He was re-elected again in 2008 and resigned his leadership position after the Progressive Conservatives made big gains at the Liberals expense throughout the province.

==Legislative election results==

===Elections in the 1990s=== {{CANelec/top|AB|1997|Edmonton-Riverview|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|AB|Liberal|Linda Sloan|6,066|42.12}} {{CANelec|AB|PC|Gwen Harris |5,122|35.57}} {{CANelec|AB|NDP|Donna Fong |2,261|15.70}} {{CANelec|AB|Social Credit|David Prenoslo|805|5.59}} {{CANelec|AB|Communist|Naomi Rankin|61|0.42}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|14,402}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected, spoiled and declined|56}} {{CANelec/total|Registered electors|23,040}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|14,458|62.75}} {{CANelec/pickup|AB|Liberal}} {{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web| url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/758.htm| title=1997 General Election| publisher=Elections Alberta| access-date=January 26, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214035402/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/758.htm| archive-date=February 14, 2012| url-status=dead}}}} |}

===Elections in the 2000s=== {{CANelec/top|AB|2001|Edmonton-Riverview|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|AB|Liberal|Kevin Taft|7,420|49.68|+7.56}} {{CANelec|AB|PC|Wendy Kinsella|5,883|39.39|+3.82}} {{CANelec|AB|NDP|Doug McLachlan|1,469|9.83|-5.87}} {{CANelec|AB|Greens|Jerry Paschen|165|1.10}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|14,937}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected, spoiled and declined|56}} {{CANelec/total|Registered electors|23,208}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|14,993|64.20|+1.45}} {{CANelec/hold|AB|Liberal|+1.87}} {{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web|title=2001 Statement of Official results Edmonton-Riverview|publisher=Elections Alberta|url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/2001StatmentOfResults/2001_SOR_39.pdf|access-date=March 3, 2010}}}} |} {{CANelec/top|AB|2004|Edmonton-Riverview|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|AB|Liberal|Kevin Taft|10,280|65.48|+15.80}} {{CANelec|AB|PC|Fred Horne|3,575|22.77|-16.62}} {{CANelec|AB|NDP|Donna Martyn|1,058|6.74|-3.09}} {{CANelec|AB|Greens|John Lackey|357|2.27|+1.17}} {{CANelec|AB|Alliance|David Edgar|313|1.99}} {{CANelec|AB|Social Credit|David Power|116|0.75}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|15,699}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected, spoiled and declined|91}} {{CANelec/total|Registered electors|25,060}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|15,790|63.01|-1.19}} {{CANelec/hold|AB|Liberal|+16.21}} {{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Statements/39.pdf |title=Edmonton-Riverview Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election | publisher=Elections Alberta | access-date=March 15, 2010}}}} |}

===Elections in the 2010s=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2012/Edmonton-Riverview}}

===2023=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2023/Edmonton-Riverview}}

==Senate nominee election results==

===2004=== {| class="wikitable" | colspan="5" align=center|'''2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Riverview'''<ref name="senresults2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Reports/SN_snetabulation.pdf |title=Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results |publisher=Elections Alberta |access-date=February 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704143923/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Reports/SN_snetabulation.pdf |archive-date=July 4, 2009 }}</ref> | colspan="2"|'''Turnout 63.24%''' |- | colspan="2"| '''Affiliation''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''% votes''' |'''% ballots''' |'''Rank''' {{CANelec|AB|PC|Betty Unger|4,789|16.78%|47.54%|2}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}} |Independent |Link Byfield |4,390 |15.38% |43.58% |4 {{CANelec|AB|PC|Bert Brown|3,304|11.58%|32.80%|1}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}} |Independent |Tom Sindlinger |2,987 |10.47% |29.65% |9 {{CANelec|AB|PC|Cliff Breitkreuz|2,960|10.37%|29.39%|3}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}} |Michael Roth |2,236 |7.84% |22.20% |7 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}} |Gary Horan |2,111 |7.40% |20.96% |10 {{CANelec|AB|PC|David Usherwood|2,067|7.24%|20.52%|6}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}} |Vance Gough |1,882 |6.59% |18.68% |8 {{CANelec|AB|PC|Jim Silye|1,814|6.35%|18.01%|5}} |- |colspan="3" align="right"|'''Total votes''' |'''28,540''' |colspan="3"|'''100%''' |- |colspan="3" align="right"|'''Total ballots''' |'''10,073''' |colspan="3"|'''2.83 votes per ballot''' |- |colspan="3" align="right"|'''Rejected, spoiled and declined''' |colspan="4"|'''5,776''' |} ''Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot.''

==Student vote results==

===2004=== {| class="wikitable" align=right !Participating schools<ref name="school">{{cite web|url=http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm |title=School by School results |publisher=Student Vote Canada |access-date=2008-04-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005211819/http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2007 }}</ref> |- |Avalon Junior High School |- |Crestwood Junior High |- |Laurier Heights School |- |Meadowlark Elementary School |- |St Paul School |- |St Rose 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 had 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 resided in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district than where they were physically located.

{| class="wikitable" | colspan="5" align="center"|'''2004 Alberta student vote results'''<ref name="stu2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Candidate.htm |title=Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates |publisher=Student Vote Canada |access-date=2008-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213075623/http://studentvote.ca/admin/election/Candidate.htm/ |archive-date=February 13, 2012 }}</ref> |- |colspan="2"| '''Affiliation''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}} |Liberal |Kevin Taft |721 |52.63% {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}} |NDP |Donna Martyn |204 |14.89% {{Canadian party colour|AB|Green|row-name}} |John Lackey |186 |13.58% {{CANelec|AB|PC|Fred Horne|169|12.33%}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit|row}} |Social Credit |David Power |53 |3.87% {{CANelec|AB|Alliance|David Edgar|37|2.70%}} |- |colspan="3" align ="right"|'''Total''' |'''1,370''' |'''100%''' |- |colspan="3" align="right"|'''Rejected, spoiled and declined''' |colspan="2"|'''25''' |}

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == *[https://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta] *[http://www.edmontonriverview.ca/ Website of the Edmonton Riverview PC Association]

Category:Alberta provincial electoral districts Category:Politics of Edmonton