Edmonton South was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Edmonton West

Edmonton West

Edmonton West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988 and from 1997 to 2004.-Demographics:-History and geography:...

 and Pembina

Pembina (Alberta electoral district)

Pembina was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Athabaska, Edmonton West, Jasper—Edson and Vegreville ridings....

 ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Edmonton Southwest

Edmonton Southwest

Edmonton Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003.-Demographics:-Geography:It was located in the city of Edmonton in the province of Alberta.-History:...

 and Edmonton—Strathcona

Edmonton—Strathcona

Edmonton—Strathcona is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953. It spans the south central part of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...

 ridings.

Election results

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|Douglas Roche

Douglas Roche

Douglas James Roche, OC, KCSG is a former Canadian politician, He served as Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Strathcona from 1972 to 1979 and for Edmonton South 1979-1984. In 1984, he was appointed Canada's Ambassador for Disarmament, a position he held until 1989...

 ||align=right|27,713
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|FALLOW, Alex ||align=right|13,221
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|FEARN, Gordon F.N. ||align=right|5,401
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|Douglas Roche

Douglas Roche

Douglas James Roche, OC, KCSG is a former Canadian politician, He served as Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Strathcona from 1972 to 1979 and for Edmonton South 1979-1984. In 1984, he was appointed Canada's Ambassador for Disarmament, a position he held until 1989...

 ||align=right|24,839
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|CARNEY, Bob ||align=right|10,673
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|FEARN, Gordon ||align=right|4,772
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|CRISTALL, Robert T. ||align=right|318
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|JOYCE, Mary ||align=right|70
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|Jim Edwards

Jim Edwards

James Stewart "Jim" Edwards, PC is a former Canadian politician.He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 general election as a Progressive Conservative from Alberta. He served as a parliamentary secretary to several ministers in the government of Prime Minister Brian...

 ||align=right|32,510
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|MIAZGA, Joanna L.H. ||align=right|9,407
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|MUNRO, Ken ||align=right|8,259
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|GUIDERA, Erika ||align=right| 579
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|HUBER, David W. ||align=right|536
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|GARFINKLE, Harry ||align=right|503
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|MUELLER, Reinhard G. ||align=right| 252

See also

• Edmonton South
  Edmonton South (provincial electoral district)
  Edmonton South was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 1913, when the borders of Edmonton, Alberta expanded south. Edmonton was big enough to warrant adding a third seat...
  
   provincial electoral district.
• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  Library of Parliament
  The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...