Edmonton Mill Woods (federal electoral district)

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

Edmonton Mill Woods
Alberta electoral district
Boundaries of Edmonton Mill Woods
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Tim Uppal
Conservative
District created2013
District abolished2023
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]106,103
Electors (2019)77,610
Area (km²)[2]50
Pop. density (per km²)2,122.1
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Edmonton

Edmonton Mill Woods 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 electoral district of Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont.[4]

With redistribution of 2022, the riding is to be abolished in next election, replaced by Edmonton Gateway and Edmonton Southeast.

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Edmonton Mill Woods (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group
2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 49,570 39.68% 54,960 46.76% 55,455 52.82%
South Asian 40,855 32.7% 32,175 27.38% 24,235 23.08%
Southeast Asian[b] 12,265 9.82% 10,055 8.56% 8,505 8.1%
African 6,900 5.52% 6,010 5.11% 4,025 3.83%
Indigenous 6,010 4.81% 4,995 4.25% 5,010 4.77%
Latin American 3,090 2.47% 2,800 2.38% 2,130 2.03%
East Asian[c] 2,665 2.13% 3,215 2.74% 3,365 3.21%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,445 1.16% 1,495 1.27% 1,270 1.21%
Other/Multiracial[e] 2,135 1.71% 1,820 1.55% 995 0.95%
Total responses 124,935 99.16% 117,530 99.13% 104,990 98.95%
Total population 125,992 100% 118,561 100% 106,103 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Edmonton Mill Woods
Riding created from Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont
42nd  2015–2019     Amarjeet Sohi Liberal
43rd  2019–2021     Tim Uppal Conservative
44th  2021–present
Riding dissolved into Edmonton Gateway,
Edmonton Southeast, and Edmonton Strathcona

Election results

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Graph of election results in Edmonton Mill Woods (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 Tim Uppal 18,392 37.9 -12.4 $93,973.02
Liberal Ben Henderson 16,499 34.0 +0.4 $76,933.26
New Democratic Nigel Logan 10,553 21.8 +9.7 $2,274.37
People's Paul Edward McCormack 2,898 6.0 +4.2 $1,732.00
Communist Naomi Rankin 172 0.4 - $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,514 $109,498.31
Total rejected ballots 380
Turnout 48,894
Eligible voters 77,062
Conservative hold Swing -6.4
Source: Elections Canada[8]


2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Mill Woods
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Tim Uppal 26,736 50.3% +9.24 $95,203.34
Liberal Amarjeet Sohi 17,879 33.6% -7.64 $100,305.12
New Democratic Nigel Logan 6,422 12.1% -0.68 $6,657.04
Green Tanya Herbert 968 1.8% -0.41 none listed
People's Annie Young 953 1.8% - $393.75
Christian Heritage Don Melanson 219 0.4% -0.18 $2,626.06
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,177 100.0
Total rejected ballots 342
Turnout 53,519 69.0
Eligible voters 77,610
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.49
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Mill Woods
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Amarjeet Sohi 20,423 41.24 +29.52 $136,379.94
Conservative Tim Uppal 20,331 41.06 -17.88 $126,472.41
New Democratic Jasvir Deol 6,330 12.78 -12.61 $55,302.53
Green Ralph McLean 1,096 2.21 -0.78 $1,671.63
Independent Colin Stubbs 560 1.13 $5,091.44
Libertarian Allen K.W. Paley 396 0.80
Christian Heritage Peter Downing 285 0.58 $3,798.53
Communist Naomi Rankin 96 0.19
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,517 99.54   $206,234.63
Total rejected ballots 227 0.46
Turnout 49,744 67.84
Eligible voters 73,323
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +23.70
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[12] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Sohi over Uppal increased from 79 votes to 92 votes as a result of the recount.[13]
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]


2011 federal election redistributed results[16]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 20,895 58.94
  New Democratic 9,004 25.40
  Liberal 4,157 11.73
  Green 1,061 2.99
  Others 335 0.94

See also

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Notes

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  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 "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" 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

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Report – Alberta
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "September 20, 2021 Election Results — Edmonton Manning (Validated results)". Elections Canada. September 26, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tim Uppal's request for Edmonton-Mill Woods recount granted by judge". CBC News. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  13. ^ "Judicial recount results arriving after narrow election wins". CBC News. October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  14. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton Mill Woods (Results as Certified by a Judge)". Elections Canada. October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  15. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  16. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections