# Edmonton Griesbach

Edmonton Griesbach is a federal electoral district in Alberta. Edmonton Griesbach was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Edmonton East and Edmonton—St. Albert. The riding name refers to Griesbach, Edmonton.

## Demographics

    According to the 2011 Canadian census; 2013 representation
Languages: 71.8% English, 4.1% Chinese, 2.5% Ukrainian, 2.5% French, 2.3% Arabic, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.7% Spanish, 1.2% Italian, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.1% Portuguese, 1.1% German, 1.0% Polish Religions: 57.4% Christian (28.2% Catholic, 4.9% United Church, 3.2% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Anglican, 2.2% Lutheran, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.3% Baptist, 13.5% Other), 6.9% Muslim, 3.3% Buddhist, 31.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $29,059
Average income (2010): $36,696
Panethnic groups in Edmonton Griesbach (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 60,215 | 55.53% | 63,745 | 59.02% | 67,740 | 65.92% |
| African | 11,435 | 10.55% | 9,920 | 9.18% | 6,175 | 6.01% |
| Indigenous | 11,080 | 10.22% | 10,865 | 10.06% | 9,610 | 9.35% |
| Southeast Asian | 8,810 | 8.12% | 7,320 | 6.78% | 5,580 | 5.43% |
| Middle Eastern | 5,690 | 5.25% | 4,900 | 4.54% | 3,150 | 3.07% |
| East Asian | 4,250 | 3.92% | 5,025 | 4.65% | 5,240 | 5.1% |
| South Asian | 2,635 | 2.43% | 2,675 | 2.48% | 1,765 | 1.72% |
| Latin American | 2,490 | 2.3% | 2,100 | 1.94% | 2,195 | 2.14% |
| Other/Multiracial | 1,820 | 1.68% | 1,465 | 1.36% | 1,300 | 1.27% |
| Total responses | 108,435 | 97.08% | 108,010 | 96.19% | 102,755 | 95.31% |
| Total population | 111,699 | 100% | 112,287 | 100% | 107,809 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Edmonton Griesbach Riding created from Edmonton East and Edmonton—St. Albert |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Kerry Diotte | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Kerry Diotte | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Blake Desjarlais | New Democratic |

## Election results
### 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 17,429 | 40.36 |
| Conservative | 15,681 | 36.31 |
| Liberal | 6,552 | 15.17 |
| People's | 2,567 | 5.94 |
| Green | 489 | 1.13 |
| Others | 466 | 1.08 |

### 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Blake Desjarlais | 17,457 | 40.5 | +15.4 | $83,759.98 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Diotte | 15,957 | 37.1 | -14.3 | $76,024.95 |
| | Liberal | Habiba Mohamud | 5,979 | 13.9 | +3.4 | $61,293.65 |
| | People's | Thomas Matty | 2,617 | 6.1 | +3.8 | $6,908.51 |
| | Green | Heather Lau | 538 | 1.2 | -1.3 | $0.00 |
| | Libertarian | Morgan Watson | 268 | 0.6 | - | none listed |
| | Communist | Alex Boykowich | 140 | 0.3 | -0.1 | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Mary Joyce | 103 | 0.2 | -0.0 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,059 | 99.9 | – | $111,212.30 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 495 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,554 | 53.2% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,057 |
| | New Democratic gain from Conservative | New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | -3.6 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Kerry Diotte | 24,120 | 51.36 | +11.40 | $76,825.14 |
| | New Democratic | Mark Cherrington | 11,800 | 25.13 | -8.89 | $55,645.21 |
| | Liberal | Habiba Mohamud | 8,100 | 17.25 | -4.44 | $66,889.67 |
| | Green | Safi Khan | 1,189 | 2.53 | +0.18 | none listed |
| | People's | Barbara Ellen Nichols | 1,074 | 2.29 | - | none listed |
| | Independent | Andrzej Gudanowski | 216 | 0.46 | - | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Christina Alva Armas | 203 | 0.43 | - | none listed |
| | Communist | Alex Boykowich | 170 | 0.36 | - | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Mary Joyce | 91 | 0.19 | -0.04 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,963 | 99.33 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 319 | 0.67 | +0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,282 | 56.84 | -2.51 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,188 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +10.15 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Kerry Diotte | 19,157 | 39.96 | –12.55 | $93,048.30 |
| | New Democratic | Janis Irwin | 16,309 | 34.02 | –3.45 | $150,799.22 |
| | Liberal | Brian Gold | 10,397 | 21.69 | +15.11 | $14,575.14 |
| | Green | Heather Workman | 1,129 | 2.35 | –1.08 | $1,404.61 |
| | Libertarian | Maryna Goncharenko | 415 | 0.87 | – | $150.44 |
| | Marijuana | Linda Northcott | 279 | 0.58 | – | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Bun Bun Thompson | 144 | 0.30 | – | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Mary Joyce | 112 | 0.23 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,942 | 99.40 | | $214,842.90 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 289 | 0.60 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,231 | 59.35 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,265 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –4.55 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 19,832 | 52.51 |
| New Democratic | 14,151 | 37.47 |
| Liberal | 2,484 | 6.58 |
| Green | 1,299 | 3.44 |