title: Edmonton-Jasper Place
text: # Edmonton-Jasper Place
  
  Edmonton-Jasper Place 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 1963 to 1989.
  
  ## Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
  
  Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Jasper Place :
  
  | Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | See Edmonton electoral district from 1921-1959 |||||
  | 15th | 1963–1967 | John William Horan | Social Credit |
  | 16th | 1967–1971 | John William Horan | Social Credit |
  | 17th | 1971–1975 | Leslie Gordon Young | Progressive Conservative |
  | 18th | 1975–1979 | Leslie Gordon Young | Progressive Conservative |
  | 19th | 1979–1982 | Leslie Gordon Young | Progressive Conservative |
  | 20th | 1982–1986 | Leslie Gordon Young | Progressive Conservative |
  | 21st | 1986–1989 | Leslie Gordon Young | Progressive Conservative |
  | 22nd | 1989–1993 | John McInnis | New Democratic |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1963 general election
  
  1963 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Social Credit | John William Horan | 3,639 | 45.29% | – |
  | | Liberal | Keith C. Campbell | 2,234 | 27.80% | – |
  | | New Democratic | Patrick J. Ryan | 1,128 | 14.04% | – |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Clarence Edgar Sage | 1,034 | 12.87% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 8,035 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 16,721 | 48.21% | – |
  | | 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-Jasper Place Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  
  ### 1967 general election
  
  1967 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Social Credit | John William Horan | 4,206 | 36.76% | -8.53% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Gerard Joseph Amerongen | 3,000 | 26.22% | 13.35% |
  | | New Democratic | Tom Hennessey | 2,210 | 19.31% | 5.27% |
  | | Liberal | Barry Vogel | 1,851 | 16.18% | -11.63% |
  | | Independent Social Credit | Albert V. Bourcier | 176 | 1.54% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 11,443 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 131 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 19,537 | 59.24% | 11.03% |
  | | Social Credit hold | Social Credit hold | Swing | Swing | -3.47% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Jasper Place Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  
  ### 1971 general election
  
  1971 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Leslie Gordon Young | 5,758 | 51.46% | 25.24% |
  | | Social Credit | John B. Ludwig | 3,789 | 33.86% | -2.90% |
  | | New Democratic | Kenneth Joseph Kerr | 1,402 | 12.53% | -6.78% |
  | | Liberal | Edwin Robert Daniels | 241 | 2.15% | -14.02% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 11,190 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 45 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 15,794 | 71.13% | 11.89% |
  | | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | Swing | 3.53% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Jasper Place Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  
  ### 1975 general election
  
  1975 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Leslie Gordon Young | 5,436 | 66.67% | 15.21% |
  | | New Democratic | Carol Berry | 1,192 | 14.62% | 2.09% |
  | | Social Credit | Don Eastcott | 1,035 | 12.69% | -21.17% |
  | | Liberal | Philip Lister | 491 | 6.02% | 3.87% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 8,154 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 80 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 16,399 | 50.21% | -20.92% |
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 17.23% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Jasper Place Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  
  ### 1979 general election
  
  1979 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Leslie Gordon Young | 5,049 | 60.29% | -6.38% |
  | | New Democratic | Charlie Wood | 1,735 | 20.72% | 6.10% |
  | | Social Credit | Ralph Frank Watzke | 1,037 | 12.38% | -0.31% |
  | | Liberal | Gerald F. Paschen | 554 | 6.61% | 0.59% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 8,375 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 17 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 16,919 | 49.60% | -0.61% |
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.24% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Jasper Place Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  
  ### 1982 general election
  
  1982 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Leslie Gordon Young | 6,723 | 57.82% | -2.47% |
  | | New Democratic | Don Aitken | 3,498 | 30.08% | 9.37% |
  | | Western Canada Concept | John B. Ludwig | 987 | 8.49% | – |
  | | Social Credit | Peter A. Keohan | 241 | 2.07% | -10.31% |
  | | Reform | G. Crofton | 179 | 1.54% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 11,628 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 58 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 18,734 | 62.38% | 12.78% |
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.92% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Jasper Place Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  
  ### 1986 general election
  
  1986 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Leslie Gordon Young | 4,357 | 40.09% | -17.73% |
  | | New Democratic | Vair Clendenning | 4,286 | 39.43% | 9.35% |
  | | Liberal | Karen Leibovici | 1,947 | 17.91% | – |
  | | Representative | Michael P. Astle | 157 | 1.44% | – |
  | | Western Canada Concept | Curtis Long | 122 | 1.12% | -7.37% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 10,869 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 21 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 25,169 | 43.27% | -19.11% |
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -13.54% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Jasper Place Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  
  ### 1989 general election
  
  1989 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | New Democratic | John McInnis | 4,966 | 34.93% | -4.50% |
  | | Liberal | Karen Leibovici | 4,747 | 33.39% | 15.48% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Leslie Gordon Young | 4,503 | 31.68% | -8.41% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 14,216 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 26,706 | 53.29% | 10.02% |
  | | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 0.44% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Jasper Place Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  