Edmonton (provincial electoral district)
| Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1905 |
| District abolished | 1917 |
| District re-created | 1921 |
| District re-abolished | 1955 |
| First contested | 1905 |
| Last contested | 1959 |
The Edmonton provincial electoral district was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1959. It was known as Edmonton City from 1905 to 1909.
The electoral district was created when Alberta became a province, replacing the territorial electoral district of the same name. With varying boundaries and varying number of seats, it was in use from 1905 to 1917 and again from 1921 to 1959. In 1917 and since 1956, the city (small as it was in former times) was broken up into separate single-member constituencies bearing different names.
After Alberta became a province, the Edmonton provincial district was created in 1905 to encompass residents of the city of Edmonton, which at the time was located solely on the north side of the North Saskatchewan River. In 1917 it was broken up into two single-seat districts. The Edmonton district was created in 1921 to cover both sides of the river. By that time, the southside City of Strathcona and the northside City of Edmonton had merged into the City of Edmonton.
the Edmonton provincial constituency was represented by multiple members from 1909 to 1959, using either block voting or single transferable voting (STV). The only exception was the period 1917-1921, when the city-wide district was broken up into separate districts.
From 1905 to 1926, each Edmonton voter could cast as many votes as the number of seats in the district. In 1909 and 1913, Edmonton voters could cast up to two votes each. (In 1917, Edmonton was divided into three single-member districts, under the names Edmonton East, West and South (covering the former city of Strathcona); each voter could cast just one vote.) In 1921 a city-wide district was again created, and Edmonton voters could cast up to five votes, the same number as seats. From 1926 to 1959, with its district magnitude set at five, six or seven, Edmonton used STV in general elections, where each voter cast one transferable vote (ranked voting).
By-elections were decided using first-past-the-post voting, except those conducted from 1924 to 1955 when instant runoff voting was used.