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Edmonton - Millwoods - Beaumont

Originally Edmonton - Beaumont the riding was renamed Edmonton - Mill Woods - Beaumont in 2004. It is made up from the majority of Southeast Edmonton, a part of Wetaskiwin and a part of Elk Island. The seat was originally held by David Kilgour who retired in 2006 as the longest serving MP. Since then Mike Lake has won by landslides of over 17,000 votes in both the 39th and 40th general elections.

41st General Election Candidates

Mike Lake - Conservative (Incumbent)

Michael Butler - Liberal

Nadine Bailey - NDP

Christa Baxter - Green

Brent Schaffrick - Pirate

Naomi Rankin - Communist

Riding profile

Population (2006): 112,919

Electors (2006): 80,250

Neighbourhoods: Richfield, Lee Ridge, Tipaskan, Beaumont, Tweddle Place, Michaels Park, Kameyosek, Meyonohk, Satoo, Ekota, Menisa, Greenview, Hillview, Tawa, Meyokumin, Flynn Dell, Minchau, Weinlos, Bisset, Daly Grove, Pollard Meadows, Crawford Plains, Larkspur, The Meadows, Wildrose, Ellerslie, Wernerville, Meadows, Sakaw, Jackson Heights, Kiniski Gardens,

Landmarks: Mill Woods Town Centre, the Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Mill Woods Recreation Centre, Mill Woods Golf Course.


40th General Election Results	Median Household Income

Immigrant Population	Education - Bachelor's Degree or Above

Sources: Elections Canada, Statistics Canada, GeoGratis. For the map above, in the polling areas where there was a tie for first place the area was given to the winning candidate.

Election

Commute-weary voter longs for LRT

When Dan Jancewicz grew up in Mill Woods in the 1980s, he heard lots of excited talk about the day the LRT would arrive in his fast-growing southeast suburb. That soon became the problem, he said. For 30 years, it has been just talk, no action.

Wife's murder pulled candidate into politics

The murder of Michael Butler's wife propelled him into politics.

Harper wants a Tory blue sweep for Alberta

The crowd may have filled the gym to see Stephen Harper, but the largest billboards Monday were for new Conservative golden boy Ryan Hastman, the man with a chance to paint over the only orange dot on an otherwise blue Alberta map.

Waste a recurring topic for riders

Wilma Hoople sits quietly, hands on her lap, right next to the priority seating sign at the front of Bus 61. The spring sun catches her in the eye as she thinks of the ongoing election. “A waste,” she said, but not with the fervour of Stephen Harper diehards, bent into a fury at the prospect of some imagined coalition of opposition parties.