Edmonton Mill Woods (Alberta) 93/338

 Edmonton Mill Woods (Alberta)

Today we're in southeast Edmonton with Edmonton Mill Woods!

Edmonton Mill Woods has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution, created from Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont. The population of the riding was 118,561 in 2016. The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Mill Woods, Silver Berry, and Larkspur. Mill Woods was first developed in the 1970's, with this riding being the most South Asian riding in Edmonton.

Politically, this seat is one of the more reliable Liberal seats in Edmonton. Since 1988, this seat has been evenly split between the Liberals and Conservatives. From 1988-2006, this seat was held by Progressive Conservative turned Liberal turned Independent David Kilgour, he even won in 2000 with more than 50%, which hasn't been done by a Liberal in Edmonton since. This seat is currently held by Conservative MP Tim Uppal.

The MP before Uppal was Amarjeet Sohi, cabinet minister, former city councillor, and now mayor of Edmonton. Sohi served on Edmonton City Council from October 2007 until November 2015. While in Parliament, he served as Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of Natural Resources. He was recently elected mayor of Edmonton, winning over 45% of the vote, almost 20 points more than his main competitor Mike Nickel. In 2019, this seat was 3/34 in Alberta and 157/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 9.7/10 - I really enjoy it! Good name, very historical, I do wish that it was able to encapsulate the whole riding.

Shape: 8.5/10 - I like the road surrounding the riding, maybe following Gateway Boulevard instead just so there was a straight line in the west.

Individuality: 8.4/10 - Really individual! Liberal majority (+ Paul Martin) = this seat goes to the Liberals.

Total: 26.6/30 (88.7%)

Tomorrow, we're one riding west with Edmonton Riverbend!