St. Albert—Edmonton

St. Albert—Edmonton is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

St. Albert—Edmonton

Alberta electoral district
Location of St. Albert—Edmonton within Edmonton
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Michael Cooper Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)^[1]	105,162
Electors (2019)	92,579
Area (km²)^[2]	104
Pop. density (per km²)	1,011.2
Census division(s)	Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)	Edmonton, St. Albert

St. Albert—Edmonton was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.^[3] It was created out of the district of Edmonton—St. Albert.^[4]

History

Historical boundaries

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  2003 representation order (as Edmonton—St. Albert)

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  2013 representation order

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
St. Albert—Edmonton Riding created from Edmonton—St. Albert
43rd	2015–2021		Michael Cooper	Conservative
43rd	2015–2021
44th	2021–present

^[5]

Demographics

Panethnic groups in St. Albert—Edmonton (2011−2021)

Panethnic group	2021^[6]		2016^[7]		2011^[8]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European^[a]	84,565	65.9%	85,760	71.95%	81,015	77.82%
Southeast Asian^[b]	9,265	7.22%	6,955	5.83%	4,735	4.55%
African	7,470	5.82%	4,870	4.09%	2,335	2.24%
Middle Eastern^[c]	7,370	5.74%	5,600	4.7%	3,750	3.6%
Indigenous	6,885	5.37%	5,215	4.38%	3,970	3.81%
East Asian^[d]	4,920	3.83%	4,425	3.71%	4,210	4.04%
South Asian	4,400	3.43%	3,705	3.11%	2,420	2.32%
Latin American	1,390	1.08%	1,185	0.99%	705	0.68%
Other/multiracial^[e]	2,040	1.59%	1,485	1.25%	955	0.92%
Total responses	128,315	98.08%	119,195	98.25%	104,100	98.94%
Total population	130,822	100%	121,313	100%	105,216	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Election results

Graph of election results in St. Albert—Edmonton (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Michael Cooper	29,652	47.6	-13.09	$38,825.53
	New Democratic	Kathleen Mpulubusi	17,816	28.6	+13.4	$5,805.37
	Liberal	Greg Springate	11,188	17.9	-1.27	$10,378.80
	People's	Brigitte Cecelia	3,684	5.9	+3.95	$5,576.45
Total valid votes/Expense limit			62,340	99.46	-0.03	$122,114.60
Total rejected ballots			338	0.54	+0.03
Turnout			62,678	66.34	-3.66
Eligible voters			94,477
	Conservative hold		Swing		-13.25
Source: Elections Canada^[9]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Michael Cooper	39,506	60.69	+15.46	$33,538.36
	Liberal	Greg Springate	12,477	19.17	-3.37	$10,807.28
	New Democratic	Kathleen Mpulubusi	9,895	15.20	+4.04	$832.26
	Green	Rob Dunbar	1,594	2.45	+1.06	$7,613.82
	People's	Brigitte Cecelia	1,268	1.95	-	none listed
	Veterans Coalition	Robert Bruce Fraser	336	0.5	-	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			65,091	99.49
Total rejected ballots			336	0.51	+0.27
Turnout			65,427	70.00	+0.32
Eligible voters			93,468
	Conservative hold		Swing		+9.41
Source: Elections Canada^[10]^[11]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Michael Cooper	26,783	45.24	-19.24	$57,186.82
	Liberal	Beatrice Ghettuba	13,383	22.54	+11.70	$12,254.31
	Independent	Brent Rathgeber	11,652	19.68	n/a	$50,607.26
	New Democratic	Darlene Malayko	6,609	11.16	-8.92	$14,243.93
	Green	Andrea Oldham	821	1.39	-3.22	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			59,208	99.75		$220,664.92
Total rejected ballots			146	0.25	–
Turnout			59,354	69.67	–
Eligible voters			85,187
	Conservative hold		Swing		-15.47
Source: Elections Canada^[12]^[13]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[14]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	27,626	64.48
	New Democratic	8,601	20.08
	Liberal	4,642	10.84
	Green	1,974	4.61

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

1. Statistics Canada: 2011
2. Statistics Canada: 2011
3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
4. Report – Alberta
5. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
8. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
9. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
11. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
12. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. February 29, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
13. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
14. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections