# Edmonton-Mill Woods (provincial electoral district)

Edmonton-Mill Woods is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 87 current electoral districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.
This urban district is located in south central Edmonton was created in the 1979 boundary redistribution from Edmonton-Avonmore. The electoral district since its creation has been a swing riding controlled by the Progressive Conservatives, New Democrats and Liberals. The current representative is New Democrat Christina Gray who was first elected in 2015, and re-elected in 2019.

## History

The electoral district was created in the 1979 boundary redistribution from Edmonton-Avonmore.
The 2010 boundary redistribution saw some changes made to the riding. The south boundary was pushed southward from 23 Avenue east of Mill Woods Drive to Anthony Henday Drive in land that used to be part of Edmonton-Ellerslie. The east boundary was changed to cede land south of Mill Creek to Edmonton-Mill Creek.

### Boundary history

38 Edmonton-Mill Woods 2003 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Edmonton-Mill Creek | Edmonton-Mill Creek | Edmonton-Strathcona and Edmonton-Rutherford | Edmonton-Ellerslie |
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| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. ||||
| Starting at the intersection of Gateway Boulevard with Whitemud Drive; then 1. east along Whitemud Drive to 50 Street; 2. south along 50 Street to Mill Creek; 3. in a southeasterly direction along Mill Creek to 23 Avenue; 4. west along 23 Avenue to 50 Street; 5. north along 50 Street to 28 Avenue; 6. west along 28 Avenue to 91 Street; 7. north along 91 Street to 34 Avenue; 8. west along 34 Avenue to Gateway Boulevard; 9. north along Gateway Boulevard to the starting point. ||||
| Note: ||||
41 Edmonton-Mill Woods 2010 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Edmonton-Mill Creek | Edmonton-Mill Creek | Edmonton-Rutherford, Edmonton-South West and Edmonton-Strathcona | Edmonton-Ellerslie |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act. ||||
| Note: ||||

### Electoral history

Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Edmonton-Avonmore, Edmonton-Ottewell and Wetaskiwin-Leduc |||||
| 19th | 1979–1982 | Milt Pahl | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Milt Pahl | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Gerry Gibeault | New Democratic |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Gerry Gibeault | New Democratic |
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Don Massey | Liberal |
| 24th | 1997–2001 | Don Massey | Liberal |
| 25th | 2001–2004 | Don Massey | Liberal |
| 26th | 2004–2008 | Weslyn Mather | Liberal |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | Carl Benito | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 2012–2015 | Sohail Quadri | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 2015–2019 | Christina Gray | New Democratic |
| 30th | 2019–2023 | Christina Gray | New Democratic |
| 31st | 2023–Present | Christina Gray | New Democratic |
The electoral district was created in the 1979 boundary redistribution. The election held that year saw Progressive Conservative candidate Milt Pahl won a large majority to pick up the new seat for his party. He won a second term in the 1982 general election. He more than doubled his popular vote but faced a strong challenge from NDP candidate Gerry Gibeault and ended up decreasing his overall percentage.
Premier Peter Lougheed would appoint Pahl to the provincial cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio. He held that going into the 1986 general election while attempting to run for his third term in office. The election that year saw a rematch between Gibeault and Pahl.
The race in 1986 was very close with Gibeault winning by less than 100 votes to pick up the seat for the New Democrats. He won a higher popular vote running for a second term in the 1989 general election but his overall percent was reduced. He moved to the Edmonton-Ellerslie electoral district to run for election in 1993 and was defeated.
Liberal candidate Don Massey won the district in the 1993 election to pick it up for his party. He was re-elected with a smaller majority in the 1997 election and just barely held onto the district in the 2001 general election as he face a strong challenge from future Progressive Conservative MLA Carl Benito.
Massey briefly became leader of the provincial Liberals in 2004. He decided not to run again for office and retired at dissolution of the assembly later that year. His replacement in the legislature was Liberal candidate Weslyn Mather who won the district with just under half the popular vote in the 2004 election.
Mather was defeated by Carl Benito in the 2008 election who managed to win the seat for the Progressive Conservatives for the first time in 22 years.

## Legislative election results
### 2023

vte2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Christina Gray | 11,063 | 61.69 | +11.70 |
| | United Conservative | Raman Athwal | 6,869 | 38.31 | +0.03 |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,932 | 99.02 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 177 | 0.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,109 | 56.48 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 32,062 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +5.83 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Christina Gray | 10,461 | 50.00% | -14.86% |
| | United Conservative | Heather Sworin | 8,008 | 38.27% | 9.81% |
| | Alberta Party | Anju Sharma | 1,560 | 7.46% | – |
| | Liberal | Abdi Bakal | 572 | 2.73% | -2.82% |
| | Alberta Independence | Dallas Price | 254 | 1.21% | – |
| | Communist | Andrew J. Janewski | 69 | 0.33% | 0.04% |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,924 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 78 | 75 | 17 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 32,353 | 64.97% | 10.27% |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -17.03% |
| Source(s) Source: "38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods, 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. 148–151. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Christina Gray | 9,930 | 64.86% | 50.72% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sohail Quadri | 2,920 | 19.07% | -16.14% |
| | Wildrose | Baljit Sall | 1,437 | 9.39% | -11.21% |
| | Liberal | Roberto Maglalang | 850 | 5.55% | -15.74% |
| | Independent | Aura Leddy | 129 | 0.84% | – |
| | Communist | Naomi J. Rankin | 44 | 0.29% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,310 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 55 | 30 | 22 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 28,130 | 54.70% | 0.10% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 17.09% |
| Source(s) Source: "41 - Edmonton-Mill Woods, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. |||||||

### 2012

vte2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sohail Quadri | 4,942 | 35.21% | -8.66% |
| | Wildrose Alliance | Joanne Autio | 3,312 | 23.60% | 20.64% |
| | Liberal | Weslyn Mather | 2,988 | 21.29% | -15.60% |
| | New Democratic | Sandra Azocar | 1,985 | 14.14% | 0.54% |
| | Independent | Carl Benito | 545 | 3.88% | – |
| | Alberta Party | Robert Leddy | 262 | 1.87% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,034 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 111 | 68 | 7 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 25,920 | 54.60% | 15.49% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 2.32% |
| Source(s) Source: "41 - Edmonton-Mill Woods, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||

### 2008

2008 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Carl Benito | 4,752 | 43.87% | 15.21% |
| | Liberal | Weslyn Mather | 3,996 | 36.89% | -11.12% |
| | New Democratic | Christina Gray | 1,474 | 13.61% | -1.38% |
| | Wildrose Alliance | Robert Leddy | 321 | 2.96% | -4.98% |
| | Green | David A. Hrushka | 289 | 2.67% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,832 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 27,755 | 39.11% | -5.85% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -6.18% |
| Source(s) Source: "38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2008). The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||

### 2004

2004 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Weslyn Mather | 5,012 | 48.01% | -0.96% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Naresh Bhardwaj | 2,992 | 28.66% | -15.16% |
| | New Democratic | Lloyd Nelson | 1,565 | 14.99% | 7.77% |
| | Alberta Alliance | Charles Relland | 829 | 7.94% | – |
| | Communist | Naomi J. Rankin | 42 | 0.40% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,440 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 43 | 18 | 1 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 23,319 | 44.96% | -9.37% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | 7.10% |
| Source(s) Source: "00 - Edmonton-Mill Woods, 2004 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2005). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Enumeration and General Election of the Twenty-sixth Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. |||||||

### 2001

2001 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Don Massey | 4,920 | 48.97% | -2.31% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Carl Benito | 4,402 | 43.81% | 13.79% |
| | New Democratic | Mel H. Buffalo | 725 | 7.22% | -5.48% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,047 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 18,546 | 54.32% | -1.45% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -8.05% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Mill Woods Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2001). The report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2000 provincial confirmation process and Monday, March 12, 2001, Provincial General Election of the twenty-fifth Legislative Assembly. Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. |||||||

### 1997

1997 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Don Massey | 5,113 | 51.28% | -4.83% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ziad N. Jaber | 2,993 | 30.02% | 3.11% |
| | New Democratic | Ricardo Acuna | 1,266 | 12.70% | 2.10% |
| | Social Credit | John Filp | 546 | 5.48% | 1.12% |
| | Greens | Raymond Boyko | 52 | 0.52% | 0.04% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,970 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 | 23 | 3 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 17,909 | 55.77% | -0.70% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.97% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Mill Woods Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (1997). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, November, 1996 general enumeration and Tuesday, March 11, 1997 general election Twenty-fourth Legislative Assembly. Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. |||||||

### 1993

1993 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Don Massey | 5,330 | 56.11% | 22.40% |
| | Progressive Conservative | W. Bill Pidruchney | 2,556 | 26.91% | 2.14% |
| | New Democratic | Laat Bhinder | 1,007 | 10.60% | -30.92% |
| | Social Credit | Robert J. Alford | 414 | 4.36% | – |
| | Independent | Ken Kozak | 102 | 1.07% | – |
| | Greens | Raymond Boyko | 46 | 0.48% | – |
| | Natural Law | Mary D. Romach | 44 | 0.46% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,499 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 22 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 16,861 | 56.47% | 2.51% |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | 10.70% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Mill Woods Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1989

1989 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gerry Gibeault | 5,824 | 41.52% | -1.47% |
| | Liberal | Murray W. Scambler | 4,729 | 33.71% | 24.69% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bas Roopnarine | 3,475 | 24.77% | -17.18% |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,028 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 26,048 | 53.95% | 12.05% |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | 3.38% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Mill Woods Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1986

1986 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gerry Gibeault | 4,103 | 42.99% | 14.43% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Milt Pahl | 4,004 | 41.95% | -13.93% |
| | Liberal | Philip Lister | 861 | 9.02% | 5.75% |
| | Representative | Richard Mather | 445 | 4.66% | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Mike Pawlus | 132 | 1.38% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,545 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 18 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 22,823 | 41.90% | -19.24% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -13.14% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Mill Woods Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1982

1982 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Milt Pahl | 10,095 | 55.88% | -2.12% |
| | New Democratic | Gerry Gibeault | 5159 | 28.55% | 7.62% |
| | Western Canada Concept | Dave Fletcher | 1894 | 10.48% | – |
| | Liberal | Winston Mohabir | 590 | 3.27% | -10.08% |
| | Social Credit | Terry Juba | 329 | 1.82% | -5.91% |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,067 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 39 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 29,614 | 61.14% | 5.81% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -4.87% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Mill Woods Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1979

1979 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Milt Pahl | 4,299 | 57.99% | – |
| | New Democratic | L. (Les) Owre | 1,552 | 20.94% | – |
| | Liberal | Rose MacPherson | 989 | 13.34% | – |
| | Social Credit | Rudy Rodriques | 573 | 7.73% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,413 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 242 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 13,834 | 55.33% | – |
| | 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) Source: "Edmonton-Mill Woods Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## Senate nominee election results
### 2004

| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Mill Woods | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Mill Woods | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Mill Woods | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Mill Woods | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-Mill Woods | Turnout 45.00% | Turnout 45.00% |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % votes | % ballots | Rank |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 3,764 | 13.91% | 44.22% | 2 |
| | Independent | Link Byfield | 3,273 | 12.09% | 38.45% | 4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,061 | 11.31% | 35.96% | 1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 2,937 | 10.85% | 34.50% | 3 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,791 | 10.31% | 32.79% | 7 |
| | Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,490 | 9.20% | 29.25% | 9 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,447 | 9.04% | 28.75% | 10 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,400 | 8.87% | 28.20% | 8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,119 | 7.83% | 24.89% | 6 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 1,780 | 6.59% | 20.91% | 5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,062 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 8,512 | 3.18 votes per ballot | 3.18 votes per ballot | 3.18 votes per ballot |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 1,982 | 1,982 | 1,982 | 1,982 |
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot