Edmonton—St. Albert
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| Population, 2001 | 113,146 |
| Electors | 85,476 |
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Edmonton—St. Albert is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
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[edit] Geography
The riding includes the city of St. Albert and the neighbourhoods of Elsinore, Baturyn, Canossa, Lorelei, Beaumaris, Dunluce, Oxford, Griesbach, Carlisle, Caernarvon, Baranow, Cumberland, The Palisades, Pembina, Mooncrest Park, Wellington, Athlone, Kensington, Calder, Rosslyn and Lauderdale in the City of Edmonton.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 2003 from Edmonton North, St. Albert , and a small part of Edmonton West ridings.
[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
- 2004-present: John G. Williams - Conservative - He previously represented St. Albert riding.
[edit] Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is John G. Williams, a former accountant. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as the chair of the 'Standing Committee on Public Accounts' and vice-chair of the 'Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee'. He has announced that he will not be running in the next election.[1].
[edit] Elections results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | John G. Williams | 34,997 | |||
| Liberal | Stanley Haroun | 11,893 | |||
| New Democrat | Mike Melymick | 8,218 | |||
| Green | Peter Johnston | 3,520 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | John G. Williams | 29,508 | 57.65% | $45,165 | ||
| Liberal | Moe Saeed | 12,359 | 24.14% | $80,480 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Mike Melymick | 5,927 | 11.58% | $2,082 | ||
| Green | Conrad Bitangcol | 3,387 | 6.61% | $25 | ||
| Total valid votes | 51,181 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 136 | 0.27% | ||||
| Turnout | 51,317 | 60.04% | ||||
