# Edmonton Northwest (federal electoral district)

Edmonton Northwest is a future federal electoral district in Alberta. A riding of the same name was previously represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.

## Geography

Edmonton Northwest was first created in 1987 from parts of Edmonton East, Edmonton North, Edmonton West and Pembina ridings, comprising the northwest part of the city of Edmonton. It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Edmonton West and Yellowhead ridings.
Edmonton Northwest was re-created by the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, combining the Edmonton portion from St. Albert—Edmonton with several northerly communities of Edmonton West.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 66.7% English, 5.6% Tagalog, 4.7% Arabic, 2.5% Cantonese, 2.1% French, 1.4% Spanish, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.4% Mandarin
Religions: 48.2% Christian (25.1% Catholic, 2.9% Christian Orthodox, 2.0% United Church, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.6% Anglican, 1.2% Lutheran, 13.7% Other), 31.5% No religion, 13.7% Muslim, 2.5% Buddhist, 1.8% Hindu
Median income: $45,600 (2020)
Average income: $54,450 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Edmonton Northwest (2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % |
| European | 52,875 | 47.67% |
| Southeast Asian | 15,215 | 13.72% |
| Middle Eastern | 9,720 | 8.76% |
| African | 9,570 | 8.63% |
| East Asian | 7,135 | 6.43% |
| Indigenous | 6,050 | 5.45% |
| South Asian | 5,920 | 5.34% |
| Latin American | 1,620 | 1.46% |
| Other/multiracial | 2,805 | 2.53% |
| Total responses | 110,910 | 98.18% |
| Total population | 112,965 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||

## History

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Edmonton Northwest Riding created from Edmonton East, Edmonton North, Edmonton West and Pembina |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Murray Dorin | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Anne McLellan | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Edmonton West and Yellowhead |||||
| Riding re-created from Edmonton Griesbach, Edmonton West, and St. Albert—Edmonton |||||

## Election results
### 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 19,054 | 43.10 |
| New Democratic | 12,215 | 27.63 |
| Liberal | 10,112 | 22.87 |
| People's | 2,761 | 6.24 |
| Green | 13 | 0.03 |
| Others | 57 | 0.13 |

### 1987 representation order

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Anne McLellan | 12,599 | 35.80 | +18.27 |
| | Reform | Richard Kayler | 12,587 | 35.76 | +28.04 |
| | National | Mel Hurtig | 4,507 | 12.81 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murray Dorin | 3,485 | 9.90 | -30.73 |
| | New Democratic | Stephanie Michaels | 1,671 | 4.75 | -29.72 |
| | Natural Law | Ric Johnsen | 186 | 0.53 | – |
| | Green | Roger Swan | 119 | 0.34 | – |
| | Independent | Heide Zeeper | 41 | 0.12 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,195 | 100.0 | |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +24.50 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Dorin | 15,556 | 40.63 |
| New Democratic | Marie Gordon | 13,198 | 34.47 |
| Liberal | Colin P. McDonald | 6,710 | 17.53 |
| Reform | Paul C. Sherstan | 2,956 | 7.72 |
| Independent | Fred Marshall | 200 | 0.52 |
| Confederation of Regions | Lucien Maynard | 111 | 0.29 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Jerome Bohaychuk | 94 | 0.25 |