{{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-Rutherford | province =Alberta | image =Edmonton-Rutherford 2017.svg | caption =Edmonton-Rutherford within the City of Edmonton, 2017 boundaries | prov-rep =Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse | prov-rep-party = NDP | prov-status =active | prov-created =1993 | prov-abolished = | prov-created2 = | prov-election-first =1993 | prov-election-last =2023 }}
'''Edmonton-Rutherford''' 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.
The district was created in the boundary redistribution of 1993 from the Edmonton-Whitemud riding in South Edmonton. The district is a swing riding and has regularly changed between Liberal and Progressive Conservative control. It was named after former Premier Alexander Rutherford who represented the Strathcona constituency after the province was formed in 1905. the old Strathcona district included what is now Edmonton Rutherford.
==History== The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution out of Edmonton-Whitemud. It saw minor changes in the 2010 redistribution. The district gained some land that was part of Edmonton-Whitemud on its western boundary when the boundary was moved west from 119 Street to Whitemud Creek.
===Boundary history=== {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;" !colspan=4|40 Edmonton-Rutherford 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|page=21}}</ref> |- !colspan=4|Bordering districts |- !North !East !West !South |- |Edmonton-Riverview, Edmonton-Strathcona and Edmonton-Mill Creek |Edmonton-Ellerslie and Edmonton-Mill Woods |Edmonton-Whitemud |Edmonton-Whitemud |- |colspan=2 align=center|''riding map goes here'' |colspan=2 align=center|File:Edmonton provincial ridings - Rutherford.svg |- !colspan=4|Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. |- |colspan=4|Starting at the intersection of 122 Street with Whitemud Drive; then 1. east along Whitemud Drive to Gateway Boulevard; 2. south along Gateway Boulevard to the north boundary of Sec. 28, Twp. 51, Rge. 24 W4; 3. west along the north boundary of Secs. 28 and 29, Twp. 51, Rge. 24 W4 to Blackmud Creek; 4. in a northwesterly direction along Blackmud Creek to the power line right of way as shown in Plan 1225 KS; 5. east along the power line right of way to 119 Street; 6. north along 119/122 Street to the starting point. |- |colspan=4|'''Note:''' |}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;" !colspan=4|43 Edmonton-Rutherford 2010 boundaries |- !colspan=4|Bordering districts |- !North !East !West !South |- |Edmonton-Riverview and Edmonton-Strathcona |Edmonton-Ellerslie, Edmonton-Mill Creek and Edmonton-Mill Woods |Edmonton-Whitemud |Edmonton-South West |- |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<br />for Edmonton-Rutherford<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|''Riding created from Edmonton-Whitemud and Edmonton-Parkallen'' |- |23rd |1993-1997 |rowspan=2 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}}| |rowspan=2|Percy Wickman |rowspan=2|Liberal |- |24th |1997-2001 |- |25th |2001-2004 |{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}}| |Ian McClelland |PC |- |26th |2004-2008 |{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}}| |Rick Miller |Liberal |- |27th |2008–2012 |rowspan=2 {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}}| |rowspan=2|Fred Horne |rowspan=2|PC |- |28th |2012-2015 |- |29th |2015–2019 |rowspan=3 {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|background}}| |rowspan=2 | Richard Feehan |rowspan=3 | NDP |- |30th |2019–2023 |- |31st |2023–present |Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse |}
The electoral district was created in the boundary redistribution in 1993 from Edmonton-Whitemud riding. The first election in 1993 saw Edmonton-Whitemud incumbent Percy Wickman pickup the new district for the Liberal party with a very large majority. Wickman was re-elected in a tight race in the 1997 general election. He retired at the end of his third term in 2001 due to health issues.
The 2001 general election saw former Member of Parliament Ian McClelland pickup the district for the first time for the Progressive Conservatives. He defeated Liberal candidate Rick Miller in a hotly contested race.
McClelland and Miller would face each other for the second time in the 2004 general election. This time Miller would gain significant share of the popular vote to defeat McClelland.
Miller would only last a single term in office, he ran for re-election in 2008 but was defeated in a very close race by Progressive Conservative candidate Fred Horne.
==Legislative election results==
===1993=== {{CANelec/top|AB|1993|Edmonton-Rutherford|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|AB|Liberal|Percy Wickman|8,583|59.76%|–}} {{CANelec|AB|PC|Brenda Platzer|4,283|29.82%|–}} {{CANelec|AB|NDP|Olive Dickason|969|6.75%|–}} {{CANelec|AB|Social Credit|David Wozney|398|2.77%|–}} {{CANelec|AB|Natural Law|Wade McKinley|66|0.46%|–}} {{CANelec|AB|Greens|Myles Evely|64|0.45%|–}} {{CANelec/total|Total|14,363|–|–}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected, spoiled and declined|25|–|–}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible electors / Turnout|23,309|61.73%|–}} {{CANelec/pickup|AB|Liberal}} {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1993&Constit=Edmonton-Rutherford| title=Edmonton-Rutherford Official Results 1993 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=May 21, 2020}}}} {{end}}
=== 1997 === {{CANelec/top|AB|1997|Edmonton-Rutherford|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|AB|Liberal|Percy Wickman|6,007|46.44%|-13.31%}} {{CANelec|AB|PC|Brenda Platzer|5,078|39.26%|9.44%}} {{CANelec|AB|NDP|Will Hodgson|1,156|8.94%|2.19%}} {{CANelec|AB|Social Credit|David Lincoln|674|5.21%|2.44%}} {{CANelec|AB|Independent|Ian Zaharko|19|0.15%|–}} {{CANelec/total|Total|12,934|–|–}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected, spoiled and declined|22|18|4}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible electors / Turnout|22,002|58.90%|-2.82%}} {{CANelec/hold|AB|Liberal|-11.38%}} {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1997&Constit=Edmonton-Rutherford| title=Edmonton-Rutherford Official Results 1997 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=May 21, 2020}}<br/>{{cite book |author1=Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer |title=Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, November, 1996 general enumeration and Tuesday, March 11, 1997 general election Twenty-fourth Legislative Assembly |date=1997 |publisher=Alberta Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer |location=Edmonton |url=https://archive.org/details/reportofchiefele1996albe |pages=}}}} {{end}}
=== 2001 === {{CANelec/top|AB|2001|Edmonton-Rutherford|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|AB|PC|Ian McClelland|6,173|48.22%|8.96%}} {{CANelec|AB|Liberal|Rick Miller|5,558|43.42%|-3.03%}} {{CANelec|AB|NDP|Shane MacDonald|1,071|8.37%|-0.57%}} {{CANelec/total|Total|12,802|–|–}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected, spoiled and declined|33|24|3}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible electors / Turnout|22,762|56.40%|-2.50%}} {{CANelec/gain|AB|PC|Liberal|-1.19%}} {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=2001&Constit=Edmonton-Rutherford| title=Edmonton-Rutherford Official Results 2001 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=May 21, 2020}}<br/>{{cite book |author1=Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer |title=The report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2000 provincial confirmation process and Monday, March 12, 2001, Provincial General Election of the twenty-fifth Legislative Assembly |date=2001 |publisher=Alberta Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer |location=Edmonton |url=https://archive.org/details/reportofchiefele00albe_12 |pages=}}}} {{end}}
===2004=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2004/Edmonton-Rutherford}}
===2008=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2008/Edmonton-Rutherford}}
===2012=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2012/Edmonton-Rutherford}}
===2015=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2015/Edmonton-Rutherford}}
{|class=wikitable !colspan=4|2015 Alberta general election redistributed results |- !colspan=2|Party !Votes !% {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row-name}} |align=right|12,896 |align=right|62.33 {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row-name}} |align=right|4,950 |align=right|23.76 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose|row-name}} |align=right|1,938 |align=right|9.30 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row-name}} |align=right|920 |align=right|4.42 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta|row-name}} |align=right|39 |align=right|0.19 {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: [https://election-atlas.ca/ridingbuilder/rb.php?prov=48 Ridingbuilder]}} |}
===2019=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2019/Edmonton-Rutherford}}
===2023=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2023/Edmonton-Rutherford}}
==Graphical representation==
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;" |+'''1993''' |- style="color:white;" | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Natural Law}}; width:0.5%;" | | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Greens}}; width:0.4%;" | | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:6.75%;" | 6.8% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:59.76%;" | '''59.8%''' | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:29.82%;" | 29.8% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:2.77%;" | 2.8% |- | | | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}|SC}} |} {| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;" |+'''1997''' |- style="color:white;" | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:8.94%;" | 8.9% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:46.44%;" | '''46.4%''' | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent}}; width:0.2%;" | | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:39.26%;" | 39.2% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:5.21%;" | 5.2% |- | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}} | | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}|SC}} |} {| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;" |+'''2001''' |- style="color:white;" | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:8.36%;" | 8.4% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:43.42%;" | 43.4% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:48.22%;" | '''48.2%''' |- | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|Liberal}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|'''Progressive Conservative'''}} |} {| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;" |+'''2004''' |- style="color:white;" | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:7.59%;" | 7.6% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:55.06%;" | '''55.1%''' | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:31.82%;" | 31.8% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance}}; width:3.93%;" | 3.9% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:1.6%;" | |- | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance}}|AA}} | |} {| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;" |+'''2008''' |- style="color:white;" | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Greens}}; width:2.83%;" | 2.8% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:9.58%;" | 9.6% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:42.02%;" | 42.0% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:42.49%;" | '''42.5%''' | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}; width:3.08%;" | 3.1% |- | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}|G}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|Liberal}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|'''Progressive Conservative'''}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}|WA}} |} {| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;" |+'''2012''' |- style="color:white;" | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Evergreen}}; width:0.5%;" | | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:8.34%;" | 8.3% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:21.90%;" | 21.9% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}; width:10.22%;" | 10.2% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:42.14%;" | '''42.1%''' | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}; width:16.86%;" | 16.9% |- | | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|Liberal}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}|Alberta}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|'''Progressive Conservative'''}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}|Wildrose}} |} {| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;" |+'''2015''' |- style="color:white;" | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:63.9%;" | '''63.9%''' | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:4.2%;" | 4.2% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:22.5%;" | 22.5% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}; width:9.4%;" | 9.4% |- | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|'''New Democrat'''}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|Liberal}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}|Wildrose}} |} {| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;" |+'''2019''' |- style="color:white;" | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}; width:0.9%;" | | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:54.8%;" | '''54.8%''' | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:1.7%;" | | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}; width:7.2%;" | 7.2% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}}; width:34.9%;" | 34.9% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Western Canada Concept}}; width:0.5%;" | |- | | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|'''New Democrat'''}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|L}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}|Alberta}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}}|United Conservative}} | |} {| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;" |+'''2023''' |- style="color:white;" | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}; width:3.12%;" | 3.1% | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:65.05%;" | '''65.1%''' | style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}}; width:31.83%;" | 31.8% |- | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}|Green}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|'''New Democrat'''}} | {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}}|United Conservative}} |}
==Senate nominee election results==
===2004=== {| class="wikitable" | colspan="5" align=center|'''2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Rutherford'''<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|4,171|15.68%|46.40%|2}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}} |Independent |Link Byfield |3,706 |13.94% |41.22% |4 {{CANelec|AB|PC|Bert Brown|3,116|11.72%|34.66%|1}} {{CANelec|AB|PC|Cliff Breitkreuz|2,984|11.22%|33.19%|3}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}} |Independent |Tom Sindlinger |2,554 |9.60% |28.41% |9 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}} |Michael Roth |2,364 |8.89% |26.30% |7 {{CANelec|AB|PC|David Usherwood|1,987|7.47%|22.10%|6}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}} |Gary Horan |1,976 |7.43% |21.98% |10 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}} |Vance Gough |1,955 |7.35% |21.75% |8 {{CANelec|AB|PC|Jim Silye|1,782|6.70%|19.82%|5}} |- |colspan="3" align="right"|'''Total votes''' |'''26,595''' |colspan="3"|'''100%''' |- |colspan="3" align="right"|'''Total ballots''' |'''8,990''' |colspan="3"|'''2.96 votes per ballot''' |- |colspan="3" align="right"|'''Rejected, spoiled and declined''' |colspan="4"|'''3,990''' |} ''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> |- |Louis St Laurent School |- |St. Augustine 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.
{| 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/20071006095842/http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Candidate.htm |archive-date=October 6, 2007 }}</ref> |- |colspan="2"| '''Affiliation''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}} |Liberal |Rick Miller |199 |34.91% {{CANelec|AB|PC|Ian McClelland|159|27.89%}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}} |NDP |George Slade |136 |23.86% {{CANelec|AB|Alliance|Robert Ewart|64|11.23%}} {{CANelec|AB|Social Credit|Anita Ashmore|12|2.11%}} |- |colspan="3" align ="right"|'''Total''' |'''570''' |'''100%''' |- |colspan="3" align="right"|'''Rejected, spoiled and declined''' |colspan="2"|'''0''' |}
===2012=== {| class="wikitable" |colspan="5" align=center|'''2012 Alberta student vote results''' |- |colspan="2"| '''Affiliation''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' {{CANelec|AB|PC|Fred Horne|6,853}} {{CANelec|AB|Liberal|Rick Miller|3,562}} {{CANelec|AB|Wildrose|Kyle McLeod |2,742}} {{CANelec|AB|Alberta|Michael Walters|1,662}} {{CANelec|AB|NDP|Melanie Samaroden|1,357}} {{CANelec|AB|Evergreen|David Tonner|86}} |}
== See also == * List of Alberta provincial electoral districts * Canadian provincial electoral districts
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://www.assembly.ab.ca/ The Legislative Assembly of Alberta] *[http://www.elections.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/ED43_EDMONTON_RUTHERFORD.pdf Riding map from Elections Alberta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004021144/http://www.elections.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/ED43_EDMONTON_RUTHERFORD.pdf |date=October 4, 2015 }}
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