# Edmonton-McClung

Edmonton-McClung is a provincial electoral district in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 1993 and is named after Nellie McClung. The current MLA is Lorne Dach of the NDP, who was first elected in 2015.

## History

The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution out of the southern portion of Edmonton-Meadowlark. The district underwent minor changes in 1997 and 2004 and changed significantly in the 2010 boundary redistribution when the portions of the district to the south and east of Anthony Henday drive were put in the new electoral district of Edmonton-South West.

### Boundary history

35 Edmonton-McClung 2003 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Edmonton-Meadowlark | Edmonton-Whitemud | Stony Plain | Stony Plain |
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| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act ||||
| Starting at the intersection of the west Edmonton city boundary with Whitemud Drive; then 1. east along Whitemud Drive to the left bank of the North Saskatchewan River; 2. generally southwest along the left bank of the North Saskatchewan River to the south Edmonton city boundary; 3. west and north along the Edmonton city boundary to the starting point. ||||
| Note: ||||
38 Edmonton-McClung 2010 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Edmonton-Meadowlark and Edmonton-Riverview | Edmonton-South West | Edmonton-Whitemud | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act ||||
| Note: ||||

### Electoral history

Edmonton-McClung :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Edmonton-Meadowlark |||||
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Grant Mitchell | Liberal |
| 24th | 1997–1998 | Grant Mitchell | Liberal |
| 24th | 1998–2001 | Nancy MacBeth | Liberal |
| 25th | 2001–2004 | Mark Norris | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 2004–2008 | Mo Elsalhy | Liberal |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | David Xiao | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 2012–2015 | David Xiao | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 2015–2019 | Lorne Dach | New Democratic |
| 30th | 2019–2023 | Lorne Dach | New Democratic |
| 31st | 2023–Present | Lorne Dach | New Democratic |
Edmonton-McClung was created in 1993. The first election held in the constituency was won by Incumbent Liberal candidate Grant Mitchell. Mitchell had previously served as Edmonton-Meadowlark MLA from 1986 to 1993. He became leader of the Liberals and of the official opposition after Laurence Decore stepped down in 1994. The 1997 election saw Mitchell re-elected with a smaller share of the vote and his provincial campaign dropped the Liberals seat count. He resigned as leader and later as an elected representative on May 11, 1998.
The 1998 by-election was held on June 17, 1998, very shortly after Mitchell vacated his seat. The constituency returned new Alberta Liberal leader Nancy MacBeth with over half the popular vote in the constituency. Macbeth had served in the legislature as a Progressive Conservative MLA in Edmonton-Glenora. She was defeated by Ralph Klein in the 1992 leadership vote for the Progressive Conservative party and quit the party completely after her term expired in 1993.
The 2001 election saw a bitter and personal provincial campaign launched by MacBeth against Klein. She was defeated in McClung by Progressive Conservative candidate Mark Norris and her party suffered significant losses in other districts in the province.
After the election Norris was rewarded for defeating MacBeth with an appointment to the provincial cabinet. He served from 2001 to 2004 as the Minister of Economic Development under Premier Ralph Klein. Norris ran for a second term in the 2004 election. He was defeated as the constituency returned to the Liberal column electing candidate Mo Elsalhy in a tight race. Norris was the only cabinet minister to lose his seat in that election.
The 2008 election saw the riding change hands again electing its fifth representative. The riding returned Progressive Conservative candidate David Xiao in another closely fought election over incumbent Elsalhy. The two were re-offering for a rematch in the 2012 election.

## Legislative election results
### 1993

1993 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Grant Mitchell | 8,931 | 63.65% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Henry Mah | 4,177 | 29.77% | – |
| | New Democratic | Denis Gautier-Villon | 799 | 5.69% | – |
| | Natural Law | Pat Simpson | 125 | 0.89% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,032 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 36 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 23,184 | 60.68% | – |
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| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-McClung Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1997

1997 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Grant Mitchell | 6,322 | 49.02% | -14.63% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Mooney | 5,259 | 40.78% | 11.01% |
| | New Democratic | Richard Vanderberg | 713 | 5.53% | -0.17% |
| | Social Credit | Patrick D. Ellis | 542 | 4.20% | – |
| | Natural Law | Wade McKinley | 61 | 0.47% | -0.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,897 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 19 | 15 | 1 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 21,816 | 59.21% | -1.47% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -12.82% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-McClung 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. |||||||

### 1998 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, June 17, 1998 Resignation of Grant Mitchell on May 11, 1998 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nancy MacBeth | 5,040 | 53.58% | 4.56% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Mooney | 3,184 | 33.85% | -6.93% |
| | Social Credit | Jon Dykstra | 701 | 7.46% | 3.26% |
| | New Democratic | Carol Anne Dean | 384 | 4.08% | -1.45% |
| | Green | Karina Gregory | 68 | 0.72% | – |
| | Natural Law | Maury Shapka | 29 | 0.31% | -0.11% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,406 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 10 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 23,094 | % |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.75% |
| Source(s) Source: |||||||

### 2001

2001 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark P. Norris | 6,976 | 50.43% | 16.58% |
| | Liberal | Nancy J. MacBeth | 5,920 | 42.80% | -10.78% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 804 | 5.81% | 1.73% |
| | Independent | Patrick D. Ellis | 133 | 0.96% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,833 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 24,723 | 55.98% | -3.23% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -0.30% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-McClung 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. |||||||

### 2004

2004 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mo Elsalhy | 5,859 | 44.88% | 2.08% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark P. Norris | 5,333 | 40.85% | -9.58% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 1,358 | 10.40% | 4.59% |
| | Alberta Alliance | Reuben Bauer | 401 | 3.07% | – |
| | Social Credit | Patrick Conlin | 105 | 0.80% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,056 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 36 | 30 | 5 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 25,269 | 51.83% | -4.15% |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -1.80% |
| Source(s) Source: "00 - Edmonton-McClung, 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. |||||||

### 2008

2008 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Xiao | 7,173 | 48.94% | 8.09% |
| | Liberal | Mo Elsalhy | 5,947 | 40.57% | -4.30% |
| | New Democratic | Bridget Stirling | 924 | 6.30% | -4.10% |
| | Green | Bryan Wyrostok | 342 | 2.33% | – |
| | Wildrose Alliance | Kristine Jassman | 272 | 1.86% | -1.21% |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,658 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 7 | 39 | 0 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 32,587 | 45.00% | -6.83% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | 2.17% |
| Source(s) Source: "35 - Edmonton-McClung, 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. |||||||

### 2012

2012 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Xiao | 7,287 | 46.46% | -2.48% |
| | Liberal | Mo Elsalhy | 3,856 | 24.58% | -15.99% |
| | Wildrose Alliance | Peter Janisz | 2,840 | 18.11% | 16.25% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 1,172 | 7.47% | 1.17% |
| | Alberta Party | John Hudson | 423 | 2.70% | – |
| | Evergreen | Nathan Forsyth | 107 | 0.68% | -1.65% |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,685 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 65 | 44 | 7 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 27,238 | 57.85% | 12.85% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 6.76% |
| Source(s) Source: "38 - Edmonton-McClung, 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. |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 9,412 | 55.36% | 47.89% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Xiao | 4,408 | 25.93% | -20.53% |
| | Wildrose | Steve Thompson | 2,373 | 13.96% | -4.15% |
| | Alberta Party | John Hudson | 808 | 4.75% | 2.06% |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,001 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 65 | 26 | 20 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 31,612 | 54.05% | -3.80% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 34.36% |
| Source(s) Source: "38 - Edmonton-McClung, 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. |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 8,073 | 43.63% | -11.73% |
| | United Conservative | Laurie Mozeson | 6,640 | 35.89% | -4.00% |
| | Alberta Party | Stephen Mandel | 3,601 | 19.46% | 14.71% |
| | Alberta Advantage | Gordon Perrott | 188 | 1.02% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,502 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 109 | 47 | 12 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 28,961 | 64.30% | 10.25% |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -10.84% |
| Source(s) Source: "36 - Edmonton-McClung, 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. 140–143. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||

### 2023

vte2023 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 9,603 | 59.50 | +15.87 |
| | United Conservative | Daniel Heikkinen | 6,029 | 37.35 | +1.47 |
| | Independent | Andrew J. Lineker | 309 | 1.91 | – |
| | Green | Terry Syvenky | 199 | 1.23 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,140 | 99.19 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 131 | 0.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,272 | 56.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 28,991 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +7.20 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

## Senate nominee election results
### 2004

| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-McClung | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-McClung | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-McClung | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-McClung | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Edmonton-McClung | Turnout 44.33% | Turnout 44.33% |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % votes | % ballots | Rank |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 5,279 | 18.08% | 55.08% | 2 |
| | Independent | Link Byfield | 3,587 | 12.28% | 37.43% | 4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 3,446 | 11.80% | 35.96% | 1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 3,186 | 10.91% | 33.24% | 3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,594 | 8.88% | 27.07% | 6 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 2,493 | 8.54% | 26.01% | 7 |
| | Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,409 | 8.25% | 25.14% | 9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 2,205 | 7.55% | 23.01% | 5 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 2,031 | 6.96% | 21.91% | 10 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 1,973 | 6.75% | 20.59% | 8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,203 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 9,584 | 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 | 3,552 | 3,552 | 3,552 | 3,552 |
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot.

### 2012
## Student vote results

* Participating schools
* Archbishop Oscar Romero High School
* Callingwood School
* Centennial Elementary
* Ormsby School
* Rio Terrace School
* S. Bruce Smith Junior High
* Talmud Torah 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 had 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 than where they were physically located.
2004 Alberta student vote results :
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark Norris | 347 | 36.07% |
| | Liberal | Mo Elsalhy | 335 | 34.82% |
| | NDP | Lorne Dach | 176 | 18.30% |
| | Alberta Alliance | Reuben Bauer | 69 | 7.17% |
| | Social Credit | Patrick Conlin | 35 | 3.64% |
| Total | Total | Total | 962 | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 80 | 80 |

### 2012

2012 Alberta student vote results :
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Xiao | % |
| | Wildrose | Peter Janisz |
| | Liberal | Mo Elsalhy | % |
| | Alberta Party | John Hudson |
| | NDP | Lorne Dach | % |
| Total | Total | Total | 100% |