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Edmonton North was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

from 1979 to 2004.

Demographics

Population, 2001	103,893
Electors	83,259
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Geography

The riding consisted of the northern part of the city of Edmonton, Alberta.

History

It was created in 1976 from parts of Edmonton Centre

Edmonton Centre

Edmonton Centre is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979, and since 2004...

, Edmonton East

Edmonton East

Edmonton East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...

, Edmonton West

Edmonton West

Edmonton West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988 and from 1997 to 2004.-Demographics:-History and geography:...

and Pembina

Pembina (Alberta electoral district)

Pembina was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Athabaska, Edmonton West, Jasper—Edson and Vegreville ridings....

ridings.

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Edmonton East, Edmonton—Sherwood Park

Edmonton—Sherwood Park

Edmonton—Sherwood Park is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...

and Edmonton—St. Albert

Edmonton—St. Albert

Edmonton—St. Albert is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Geography:The riding includes the city of St...

ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

1979-1993: Steve Paproski
Steve Paproski
Steven Eugene Paproski, PC was a Canadian politician and pro football player. He played in the CFL from 1949 to 1954 and served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.-Early life:...

- Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
1993-1997: John Loney
John Loney
Edison John Clayton Loney was a member of the Canadian House of Commons in the 1960s and again in the 1990s. His career has been in agriculture and business....

- Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
1997-2004: Deborah Grey
Deborah Grey
Deborah Cleland Grey, OC, sometimes called Deb Grey is a former Canadian Member of Parliament from Alberta for the Reform Party of Canada, Canadian Alliance and Conservative Party of Canada....

- Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....

(1997-2000), Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...

(2000-2002), Independent (2002), Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...

(2002-2003), Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

(2003-2004) - She previsouly represented Beaver River
Beaver River (electoral district)
Beaver River was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.It was located in the province of Alberta. This riding was created in 1987, and was first used in the federal election of 1988...

.

A fairly safe conservative riding, it was caught up in the Liberal swing in 1993, albeit barely. Popular MP Deborah Grey kept the riding easily as well.

Election results

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|Canadian Alliance

Canadian Alliance

The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...

|Deborah Grey

Deborah Grey

Deborah Cleland Grey, OC, sometimes called Deb Grey is a former Canadian Member of Parliament from Alberta for the Reform Party of Canada, Canadian Alliance and Conservative Party of Canada....

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

Reform Party of Canada

The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....

|Deborah Grey

Deborah Grey

Deborah Cleland Grey, OC, sometimes called Deb Grey is a former Canadian Member of Parliament from Alberta for the Reform Party of Canada, Canadian Alliance and Conservative Party of Canada....

|align="right"|16,124
|align="right"|44.30%
|
|align="right"|$56,921

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

New Democratic Party

|Ray Martin

Ray Martin (politician)

Raymond Martin is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Born in 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Martin attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity...

|align="right"|5,413
|align="right"|14.87%
|
|align="right"|$60,286

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

Natural Law Party of Canada

The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....

John Loney

Edison John Clayton Loney was a member of the Canadian House of Commons in the 1960s and again in the 1990s. His career has been in agriculture and business....

||align=right|19,433
|-

|MIX, Ron ||align=right|19,350
|-

|PANCIUK, Mitch ||align=right|4,639
|-

|HALL, Lori ||align=right|3,399
|-

|AGOTO, Ed ||align=right| 2,168
|-

|KINZEL, Ria ||align=right|262
|-

|FORMOE, Tim ||align=right| 103
|-

|VALLEE, Robert ||align=right| 77
|-

|Steve Paproski

Steve Paproski

Steven Eugene Paproski, PC was a Canadian politician and pro football player. He played in the CFL from 1949 to 1954 and served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.-Early life:...

||align=right|19,045
|-

|RISSLING, Nels ||align=right| 15,583
|-

|LONEY, John ||align=right|9,270
|-

|BIER, A. Erich ||align=right| 2,630
|-

|WERKMAN, John ||align=right|723
|-

|CLARK, Alan ||align=right|139
|-

|BOHDAN, Bill ||align=right|64
|-

|BOODLE, Robin Leslie ||align=right| 62
|-

|KEHLERT, Sigmund ||align=right|58
|-

|Steve Paproski

Steve Paproski

Steven Eugene Paproski, PC was a Canadian politician and pro football player. He played in the CFL from 1949 to 1954 and served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.-Early life:...

||align=right|29,074
|-

|STEVENSON, Garth ||align=right| 12,305
|-

|STEWART, Dave ||align=right|8,311
|-

|DRAGINDA, Dave ||align=right|520
|-

|CERMINARA, Frank ||align=right| 345
|-

|Naomi Rankin

Naomi Rankin

Naomi Rankin is the current leader of the Communist Party of Alberta in Alberta, Canada.She has been leader of the Communist Party since 1992 and has run in every provincial and federal election in Alberta since 1982, for the Communist Party or the Communist Party of Canada...

||align=right| 194
|-

|Steve Paproski

Steve Paproski

Steven Eugene Paproski, PC was a Canadian politician and pro football player. He played in the CFL from 1949 to 1954 and served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.-Early life:...

||align=right|21,442
|-

|YATES, Arthur ||align=right| 9,696
|-

|YOUNIE, John ||align=right|5,107
|-

|NELSON, Dan ||align=right| 112
|-

|Steve Paproski

Steve Paproski

Steven Eugene Paproski, PC was a Canadian politician and pro football player. He played in the CFL from 1949 to 1954 and served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.-Early life:...

||align=right|24,618
|-

|YANICK, Joe ||align=right|10,259
|-

|MILLER, John ||align=right| 5,673
|-

|NELSON, Dan ||align=right| 122

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Demographics

Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

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