# Edmonton Southwest

Edmonton Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003.

## History

This riding was created in 1987 from Edmonton South and Edmonton West ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Edmonton—Leduc, Edmonton—Spruce Grove and Edmonton Centre ridings.

## Geography

It was located in the city of Edmonton in the province of Alberta.

## Demographics

| Population, 2000 | 102,210 |
| Electors | 83,890 |
| Area (km$^2$) | |
| Population density (people per km$^2$) | |

### Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
* 1993-2000: Ian McClelland - Reform (1993–2000), Canadian Alliance (2000)
* 2000-2003: James Rajotte - Canadian Alliance (2000–2003), Progressive Conservative (2003–2004), Conservative (2004–2015) as MP for Edmonton–Leduc.

## Election results

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | James Rajotte | 26,791 | 55.04% | $54,847 |
| | Liberal | Bruce King | 14,269 | 29.31% | $46,445 |
| | New Democratic | Doug McLachlan | 4,581 | 9.41% | $7,563 |
| | Green | Bruce Sinclair | 3,029 | 6.22% | $107 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,670 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 111 | 0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,781 | 65.08 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | James Rajotte | 26,197 | 48.85 | $47,590 |
| | Liberal | Chiu Lau | 18,223 | 33.98 | $63,679 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joseph Fernando | 5,803 | 10.82 | $13,273 |
| | New Democratic | Bernie Keeler | 2,746 | 5.12 | $13,321 |
| | Green | Jerry Paschen | 462 | 0.86 | $478 |
| | Natural Law | Wade McKinley | 195 | 0.36 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,626 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 126 | 0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,752 | 64.07 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Ian McClelland | 22,697 | 51.34% | $62,069 |
| | Liberal | Esther Starkman | 14,833 | 33.55% | $58,880 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ellie Shuster | 4,403 | 9.95% | $29,078 |
| | New Democratic | Richard Vanderberg | 2,070 | 4.68% | $3,187 |
| | Natural Law | Wade McKinley | 205 | 0.46% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,208 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,275 | 62.63 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Reform | Ian McClelland | 26,583 |
| Liberal | MACFARLAN, Betty | 19,568 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Edwards | 9,385 |
| New Democratic | GLENN, Colleen | 2,148 |
| Natural Law | SIMPSON, Pat | 447 |
| Independent | ASHMORE, Kevin | 268 |
| Marxist–Leninist | MORTON, Peggy | 81 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Edwards | 28,931 |
| Liberal | JOHNSON, Barclay W. | 10,375 |
| New Democratic | FRIEDLAND, Bob | 8,598 |
| Reform | CRIPPS, Chuck | 5,646 |
| Libertarian | HAYES, R. John | 356 |
| Confederation of Regions | LONG, Curtis | 86 |