# Sherwood Park (electoral district)

Sherwood Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

## History

The electoral district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of Edmonton-Sherwood Park. The 2010 boundary redistribution kept the district unchanged from its 2003 boundaries.

### Boundary history

74 Sherwood Park 2003 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and Strathcona | Strathcona | Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, Edmonton-Gold Bar and Edmonton-Mill Creek | Strathcona |
| riding map goes here | riding map goes here | | |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. ||||
| Starting at the intersection of the right bank of the North Saskatchewan River and the east Edmonton city boundary at the centre line of Highway 16; then 1. east along Highway 16 to the intersection with Clover Bar Road; 2. southwest and southeast along Clover Bar Road to Wye Road (Highway 630); 3. west along Wye Road and the Sherwood Park Freeway to the east Edmonton city boundary at 34 Street; 4. north, west and north along the east Edmonton city boundary to the starting point. ||||
| Note: ||||
78 Sherwood Park 2010 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | Strathcona-Sherwood Park | Edmonton-Gold Bar | Edmonton-Mill Creek and Strathcona-Sherwood Park |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act. ||||
| See Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. ||||
| Note: The district remained unchanged in 2010. ||||

### Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sherwood Park :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Edmonton-Sherwood Park 1979-1986 |||||
| 21st | 1986-1989 | Peter Elzinga | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1989-1993 | Peter Elzinga | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1993-1997 | Bruce Collingwood | Liberal |
| 24th | 1997-2001 | Iris Evans | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 2001-2004 | Iris Evans | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 2004-2008 | Iris Evans | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | Iris Evans | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 2012–2015 | Cathy Olesen | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 2015–2019 | Annie McKitrick | New Democrat |
| 30th | 2019–2023 | Jordan Walker | United Conservative |
| 31st | 2023– | Kyle Kasawski | New Democrat |
Prior to the electoral district's creation in the 1986 boundary redistribution. The Sherwood Park area had been returning Progressive Conservative MLA's in its antecedent districts since 1971.
The 1986 election returned former Member of Parliament Peter Elzinga who resigned his federal seat to run in the Alberta provincial election. He was appointed to the provincial cabinet by Premier Don Getty to serve as Minister of Agriculture.
Elzinga was re-elected in the 1989 election in a hotly contested race taking half of the popular vote. He kept his ministerial portfolio and did not run for office again in 1993 instead being hired to manage the first of a number of Progressive Conservative provincial campaigns for Premier Ralph Klein.
The 1993 election chose Liberal candidate Bruce Collingwood. The Liberals had made significant gains in the constituency the past two elections rising from 13% in 1986 to winning in 1993 with just under half the popular vote. Collingwood ran for a second term in office in 1997 but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Iris Evans.
Evans was appointed to the provincial cabinet in 1999 as Minister of Children's Services. She was re-elected with a landslide majority to her second term in 2001. Her popularity dropped significantly in the 2004 election as she fell to just under half the popular vote. Evans kept her seat in cabinet and she became Minister of Health and Wellness until 2006.
After 2006 when Premier Ed Stelmach came to power Evans was appointed as Minister of Employment and Immigration which she held until the 2008 election where she was returned to her fourth term with another landslide majority. After the election she became Minister of Finance until 2010 and then Minister of Intergovernmental Relations until Stelmach retired. She was not invited back into cabinet when Premier Allison Redford came to power in the fall of 2011.

## Legislative election results
### 2023

vte2023 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Kyle Kasawski | 13,108 | 50.27 | +10.27 |
| | United Conservative | Jordan Walker | 11,447 | 43.90 | -1.47 |
| | Alberta Party | Sue Timanson | 1,293 | 4.96 | -8.18 |
| | Liberal | Jacob Stacey | 225 | 0.86 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 26,073 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 128 | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,201 | 70.32 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 37,259 |
| | New Democratic gain from United Conservative | New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | Swing | +5.87 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

### Elections in the 2010s

vte2019 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Jordan Walker | 12,119 | 45.37 | -2.96 |
| | New Democratic | Annie McKitrick | 10,685 | 40.00 | -11.65 |
| | Alberta Party | Sue Timanson | 3,509 | 13.14 | +13.12 |
| | Alberta Independence | Brian Ilkuf | 216 | 0.81 | – |
| | Alberta Advantage Party | Chris Glassford | 183 | 0.69 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 26,712 | 99.34 | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 178 | 0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,890 | 76.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 35,061 |
| | United Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | United Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +4.35 |
| Source(s) Source: "81 - Sherwood Park, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 394–398. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||
vte2015 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Annie McKitrick | 11,365 | 52.05 | +45.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cathy Olesen | 5,655 | 25.90 | -19.72 |
| | Wildrose | Linda Osinchuk | 4,815 | 22.05 | -8.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,835 |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 143 |
| Registered electors / turnout | Registered electors / turnout | Registered electors / turnout | 33,048 | 66.50 | +3.76 |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +32.73 |
| Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Sherwood Park". Retrieved July 9, 2018. |||||||
2015 Alberta general election redistributed results :
| Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | 11,499 | 51.65 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 5,866 | 26.35 |
| | Wildrose | 4,893 | 21.98 |
| | Alberta Party | 3 | 0.01 |
| | Liberal | 1 | 0.00 |
| Source(s) Source: Ridingbuilder ||||
vte2012 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cathy Olesen | 8,747 | 45.62 | -17.52 |
| | Wildrose | Garnett Genuis | 5,948 | 31.02 |
| | Liberal | Dave Anderson | 1,837 | 9.58 | -16.48 |
| | New Democratic | Sarah Michelin | 1,210 | 6.31 | +0.18 |
| | Independent | James Ford | 1,064 | 5.55 |
| | Alberta Party | Chris Kuchmak | 230 | 1.20 |
| | Social Credit | Gordon Barrett | 137 | 0.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,173 |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 184 |
| Registered electors / turnout | Registered electors / turnout | Registered electors / turnout | 30,851 | 62.74 | +15.06 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -24.27 |
| Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Sherwood Park". Retrieved July 9, 2012. |||||||

### Elections in the 2000s

2008 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Iris Evans | 9,312 | 63.14 | +15.16 |
| | Liberal | Louise Rogers | 3,843 | 26.06 | -10.83 |
| | New Democratic | Katharine Hay | 904 | 6.13 | -0.45 |
| | Greens | Rick Hoines | 689 | 4.67 | +2.28 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,748 |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 41 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 31,015 | 47.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +13.00 |
| Source(s) The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 524–527. |||||||
2004 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Iris Evans | 7,281 | 48.08 | -16.09 |
| | Liberal | Louise Rogers | 5,587 | 36.89 | +8.85 |
| | New Democratic | Tim Sloan | 996 | 6.58 | -1.21 |
| | Social Credit | Gordon Barrett | 474 | 3.13 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Cora Labonte | 444 | 2.93 |
| | Greens | Lynn Lau | 362 | 2.39 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,144 |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 49 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 26,501 | 57.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -12.47% |
| Source(s) "Sherwood Park Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 1, 2012. |||||||
2001 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Iris Evans | 13,243 | 64.17 | +16.28 |
| | Liberal | Louise Rogers | 5,787 | 28.04 | -18.15 |
| | New Democratic | Chris Harwood | 1,606 | 7.79 | +1.87 |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,636 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 56 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 31,837 | 64.99 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +17.22 |
| Source(s) "2001 Statement of Official results Sherwood Park" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 7, 2010. |||||||

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Iris Evans | 8,610 | 47.89 | +7.51 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Collingwood | 8,305 | 46.19 | -0.77 |
| | New Democratic | Vaughn Dyrland | 1,064 | 5.92 | -5.85 |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,979 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 32 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 27,815 | 64.75 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +4.14 |
| Source(s) "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012. |||||||
1993 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Collingwood | 7,798 | 46.96 | +15.92 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Fulford | 6,704 | 40.38 | -6.28 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Gurnett | 1,955 | 11.77 | -10.53 |
| | Natural Law | Lorne Hoff | 147 | 0.89 |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,604 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 17 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 24,952 | 66.65 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +11.10% |
| Source(s) "Sherwood Park results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) |||||||

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Elzinga | 6,462 | 46.66 | -9.79 |
| | Liberal | John Convey | 4,299 | 31.04 | +17.40 |
| | New Democratic | Ted Paszek | 3,088 | 22.30 | -5.28 |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,849 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 17 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 23,233 | 59.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -13.60 |
| Source(s) "Sherwood Park results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) |||||||
1986 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Elzinga | 6,377 | 56.45 |
| | New Democratic | Ted Paszek | 3,183 | 28.18 |
| | Liberal | Steven Lindop | 1,541 | 13.64 |
| | Representative | Ernie Townsend | 196 | 1.73 |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,297 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 8 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 20,713 | 54.58 |
| | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. |
| Source(s) "Sherwood Park results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) |||||||

## Senate nominee election results
### 2004

| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Sherwood Park | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Sherwood Park | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Sherwood Park | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Sherwood Park | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Sherwood Park | Turnout 57.30% | Turnout 57.30% |
| | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % votes | % ballots | Rank |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 6,044 | 16.68% | 50.82% | 2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 4,383 | 12.10% | 36.85% | 1 |
| | Independent | Link Byfield | 4,320 | 11.92% | 36.32% | 4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 4,214 | 11.63% | 35.43% | 3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 3,289 | 9.08% | 27.65% | 6 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 3,154 | 8.71% | 26.52% | 7 |
| | Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,904 | 8.02% | 24.42% | 9 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,712 | 7.49% | 22.80% | 8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,617 | 7.22% | 22.00% | 5 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,594 | 7.15% | 21.81% | 10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,231 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 11,894 | 3.05 votes per ballot | 3.05 votes per ballot | 3.05 votes per ballot |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 3,291 | 3,291 | 3,291 | 3,291 |
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

### 2012
## Student vote results
### 2004

* Participating schools
* Clover Bar Junior High School
* F. R. Haythorne
* Glen Allan Elementary
* Holy Spirit Catholic School
* Jean Vanier Catholic School
* New Horizons School
* Sherwood Heights Jr. High
* St. Theresa Catholic School
On November 19, 2004 a student vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
2004 Alberta student vote results :
| | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Iris Evans | 862 | 48.76% |
| | Liberal | Louise Rogers | 250 | 14.14% |
| | Green | Lynn Lau | 249 | 14.08% |
| | NDP | Tim Sloan | 193 | 10.92% |
| | Alberta Alliance | Cora Labonte | 134 | 7.58% |
| | Social Credit | Gordon Barrett | 80 | 4.52% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,768 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 67 | 67 |