Federal Election 2015: Edmonton Riverbend riding results

Summary: One of Edmonton’s new ridings, created to accommodate the city’s population growth. Conservative MP James Rajotte represented this area for 11 years, but is not re-offering. Former PC MLA Matt Jeneroux, who was defeated in the NDP sweep of Edmonton in the spring of 2015, will try to keep this seat Conservative.

Boundaries: This new riding includes the urban core of the former riding of Edmonton-Leduc, including most of the city’s southwest neighbourhoods.

Last Election: Rajotte won the Edmonton-Leduc riding in 2011 with 63 per cent of the vote, a margin of victory of more than 26,000 votes over the second-place NDP candidate, Artem Medvedev. Had the current riding boundaries been in effect in 2011, the Conservatives would have earned 59 per cent of the vote, followed by the NDP with 21 per cent.

History: The former riding of Edmonton-Leduc was created in 2004, and had Conservative James Rajotte as its only MP. He won by a wide margin in every election.

Demographics: With a median income of $42,381 and an average income of $61,490 (both figures as of the 2011 National Household Survey), it’s the wealthiest riding in Edmonton.

Candidates

Conservative: Matt Jeneroux, former MLA

NDP: Brian Fleck, engineering professor

Liberal: Tariq Chaudary, business management and IT professional

Green: Valerie Kennedy, movement educator and counsellor

Libertarian: Steven Lack