Edmonton-Norwood
# Edmonton-Norwood

Edmonton-Norwood was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1959 to 2004.

## History

The Edmonton-Norwood electoral district was created from the Edmonton district in 1959 and was abolished in 2004 when it merged with Edmonton-Highlands to form Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. The district was a swing riding and was held by every major party in Alberta. The district has seen a couple of floor crossings and was the only urban seat held by the Alberta Alliance Party.

In 2004, Gary Masyk ran a vigorous campaign to save the district from being abolished, and to reduce the effect of Edmonton losing seats to Calgary.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| See Edmonton 1921-1959 |||||
| 14th | 1959-1963 | William Tomyn | Social Credit |
| 15th | 1963-1967 | William Tomyn | Social Credit |
| 16th | 1967-1971 | William Tomyn | Social Credit |
| 17th | 1971-1975 | Catherine Chichak | Progressive Conservative |
| 18th | 1975-1979 | Catherine Chichak | Progressive Conservative |
| 19th | 1979-1982 | Catherine Chichak | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982-1986 | Ray Martin | NDP |
| 21st | 1986-1989 | Ray Martin | NDP |
| 22nd | 1989-1993 | Ray Martin | NDP |
| 23rd | 1993-1995 | Andrew Beniuk | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1995-1996 | Andrew Beniuk | Independent |
| 23rd | 1996-1997 | Andrew Beniuk | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1997-2000 | Sue Olsen | Liberal |
| 24th | 2000-2001 | Vacant | Vacant |
| 25th | 2001-2004 | Gary Masyk | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 2004 | Gary Masyk | Alberta Alliance |
| See Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 2004-present |||||

## Election results

### 1959 general election

vte1959 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Social Credit | William Tomyn | 5,071 | 54.77% | – |
| | Liberal | P. W. Bill Jones | 1,522 | 16.44% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nestor Marchyshyn | 1,482 | 16.01% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Frank G. McCoy | 932 | 10.07% | – |
| | Labor–Progressive | W. A. Tuomi | 251 | 2.71% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,258 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 48 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,659 | 55.86% | – |
| | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. | Social Credit pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1963 general election

vte1963 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Social Credit | William Tomyn | 3,905 | 47.94% | -6.84% |
| | Liberal | J. Laurier Picard | 1,628 | 19.99% | 3.55% |
| | New Democratic | Ronald W. Downey | 1,330 | 16.33% | 6.26% |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Gordon Ozarko | 1,190 | 14.61% | -1.40% |
| | Communist | Walter Makowecki | 93 | 1.14% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,146 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 14 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,027 | 50.91% | -4.95% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -5.19% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1967 general election

vte1967 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Social Credit | William Tomyn | 3,450 | 43.64% | -4.30% |
| | New Democratic | Grant Notley | 2,433 | 30.77% | 14.44% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ronald W. Downey | 2,023 | 25.59% | 10.98% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,906 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 116 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 15,082 | 53.19% | 2.28% |
| | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -7.54% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1971 general election

vte1971 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 4,334 | 43.75% | 18.16% |
| | Social Credit | Irene Domecki | 3,618 | 36.52% | -7.11% |
| | New Democratic | Sam Lee | 1,954 | 19.73% | -11.05% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,906 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 199 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 15,953 | 63.34% | 10.15% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | Swing | -2.82% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1975 general election

vte1975 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 4,298 | 59.36% | 15.61% |
| | New Democratic | Howard Rubin | 1,849 | 25.54% | 5.81% |
| | Social Credit | Alfred Hooke | 1,045 | 14.43% | -22.09% |
| | Communist | Gary Hansen | 48 | 0.66% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,240 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 70 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 15,619 | 46.80% | -16.54% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 13.30% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1979 general election

vte1979 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 3,950 | 47.15% | -12.22% |
| | New Democratic | Ray Martin | 3,194 | 38.12% | 12.58% |
| | Social Credit | Mike Ekelund | 703 | 8.39% | -6.04% |
| | Liberal | Walter G. Coombs | 486 | 5.80% | – |
| | Communist | Kimball Cariou | 45 | 0.54% | -0.13% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,378 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 97 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,231 | 52.21% | 5.41% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -12.40% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1982 general election

vte1982 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Ray Martin | 4,857 | 46.22% | 8.10% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tony Falcone | 4,782 | 45.51% | -1.64% |
| | Western Canada Concept | John Hudson | 569 | 5.41% | – |
| | Independent | Georg J.P. Wowk | 263 | 2.50% | – |
| | Communist | David Wallis | 37 | 0.35% | -0.19% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,508 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 59 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 17,050 | 61.98% | 9.85% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -4.15% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1986 general election

vte1986 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Ray Martin | 5,272 | 69.62% | 23.39% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 1,942 | 25.64% | -19.86% |
| | Liberal | David R. Long | 359 | 4.74% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,573 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 15,632 | 48.61% | -13.36% |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | 21.63% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1989 general election

vte1989 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Ray Martin | 4,229 | 57.60% | -12.02% |
| | Liberal | Luis C. Baptista | 1,594 | 21.71% | 16.97% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dan Papirnik | 1,519 | 20.69% | -4.95% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,342 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 15,068 | 48.83% | 0.22% |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -4.04% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1993 general election

vte1993 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Andrew Beniuk | 4,944 | 42.76% | 21.05% |
| | New Democratic | Ray Martin | 3,749 | 32.43% | -25.17% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fay Orr | 2,517 | 21.77% | 1.08% |
| | Social Credit | Alan Cruikshank | 264 | 2.28% | – |
| | Natural Law | Maury Shapka | 88 | 0.76% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,562 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 49 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 22,844 | 50.83% | 2.00% |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | -12.78% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1997 general election

vte1997 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Sue Olsen | 3,357 | 36.52% | -6.24% |
| | New Democratic | Sherry McKibben | 2,767 | 30.10% | -2.32% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andrew Beniuk | 2,583 | 28.10% | 6.33% |
| | Social Credit | Ray Loyer | 485 | 5.28% | 2.99% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,192 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 41 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 18,068 | 51.10% | 0.27% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.96% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 2001 general election

vte2001 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gary Masyk | 3,304 | 38.13% | 10.03% |
| | Liberal | Brian Bechtel | 3,164 | 36.52% | 0.00% |
| | New Democratic | Harvey Voogd | 2,196 | 25.35% | -4.76% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,664 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 19,343 | 44.87% | -6.23% |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -2.40% |
| Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

## Floor Crossings

* Andrew Beniuk removed from the Liberal Caucus and sits as an Independent June 23, 1995.
* Andrew Beniuk joins the Progressive Conservative Caucus 1996
* Gary Masyk crosses the floor to the Alberta Alliance Party June 29, 2004.
