title: Edmonton-Kingsway
text: # Edmonton-Kingsway
  
  Edmonton-Kingsway 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 1971 to 1993.
  
  ## History
  
  The Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district was formed in the 1970 boundary redistribution from Edmonton North.
  
  The Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district was abolished in the 1993 boundary redistribution and formed Edmonton-Mayfield.
  
  ### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
  
  Members of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Kingsway :
  
  | Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | See Edmonton North electoral district from 1959-1971 |||||
  | 17th | 1971–1975 | Kenneth Paproski | Progressive Conservative |
  | 18th | 1975–1979 | Kenneth Paproski | Progressive Conservative |
  | 19th | 1979–1982 | Kenneth Paproski | Progressive Conservative |
  | 20th | 1982–1986 | Carl Paproski | Progressive Conservative |
  | 21st | 1986–1989 | Alex McEachern | New Democratic |
  | 22nd | 1989–1993 | Alex McEachern | New Democratic |
  | See Edmonton-Mayfield electoral district from 1993-1997 |||||
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1971 general election
  
  vte1971 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Paproski | 6,316 | 55.70% | – |
  | | Social Credit | Ethel Sylvia Wilson | 3,535 | 31.17% | – |
  | | New Democratic | Paulette Atterbury | 1,290 | 11.38% | – |
  | | Liberal | Roderick Woodcock | 199 | 1.75% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 11,340 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 92 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,597 | 68.88% | – |
  | | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway 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 | Kenneth Paproski | 4,897 | 66.23% | 10.53% |
  | | New Democratic | Jane Weaver | 1,406 | 19.02% | 7.64% |
  | | Social Credit | Jake Johnson | 619 | 8.37% | -22.80% |
  | | Liberal | Roy Landreth | 472 | 6.38% | 4.63% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 7394 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 30 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 15851 | 46.84% | – |
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 11.35% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway 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 | Kenneth Paproski | 4,387 | 50.66% | -15.57% |
  | | New Democratic | Alex McEachern | 2,563 | 29.60% | 10.58% |
  | | Social Credit | Martin Hattersley | 975 | 11.26% | 2.89% |
  | | Liberal | Dorothy A. Richardson | 684 | 7.90% | 1.51% |
  | | Independent | Eddie Keehn | 51 | 0.59% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 8,660 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,847 | 51.40% | – |
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -13.08% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  
  ### 1982 general election
  
  vte1982 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Carl Paproski | 4,294 | 41.68% | -8.98% |
  | | New Democratic | Alex McEachern | 3,879 | 37.65% | 8.06% |
  | | Independent | Mark Byington | 950 | 9.22% | 8.63% |
  | | Western Canada Concept | Curtis Long | 669 | 6.49% | – |
  | | Liberal | Bill Broad | 318 | 3.09% | -4.81% |
  | | Social Credit | George Klimiuk | 192 | 1.86% | -9.39% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 10,302 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,375 | 63.01% | – |
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.52% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway 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 | Alex McEachern | 4,669 | 51.12% | 13.46% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Allen Wasnea | 3,491 | 38.22% | -3.46% |
  | | Liberal | Patrick Reid | 896 | 9.81% | 6.72% |
  | | Heritage Party | Bowden John Zachara | 78 | 0.85% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,134 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 17 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 17,591 | 52.02% | – |
  | | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 4.43% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway 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 | Alex McEachern | 4,314 | 44.40% | -6.72% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Allen Wasnea | 2,818 | 29.00% | -9.22% |
  | | Liberal | Joan Cowling | 2,585 | 26.60% | 16.79% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,717 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 17,238 | 56.52% | – |
  | | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | 1.25% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Kingsway Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  