Riding profile
Edmonton Strathcona
The question
Edmonton Strathcona: a safe seat for the NDP?
Editorial read
Edmonton Strathcona, an urban riding in Alberta, elected a member with the NDP in the previous cycle, with a 14-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the NDP ahead at 51% vote share, against 28% for the Liberal Party, and the probability of a close race is negligible. Linguistic profile: 2% francophone, 88% anglophone.
Sitting member
Heather McPherson
Sits with NDP
Current forecast
NDP
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 22.8
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| NDP | Liberal | Conservative | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereEdmonton Strathcona | 51.0% | 28.2% | 16.4% | 1.4% |
| Provincial averageAlberta | 7.2% +43.8 | 35.7% −7.6 | 44.0% −27.6 | 1.2% +0.2 |
| National averageCanada | 14.2% +36.8 | 41.9% −13.7 | 34.8% −18.4 | 2.1% −0.7 |
Provincial averages computed across the 343 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election · FED 2025
Detailed result · FED 2025
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather McPherson Elected | NDP | 28,027 | 47.0 | Parliamentarian |
| Miles Berry | Conservative | 19,768 | 33.1 | Registered Nurse |
| Ron Thiering | Liberal | 10,709 | 17.9 | Self-Employed |
| David Joel Wojtowicz | PPC | 386 | 0.6 | Student |
| Atul Deshmukh | Green | 366 | 0.6 | Project Manager |
| Graham Lettner | Independent | 250 | 0.4 | Self-Employed |
| Christian Bourque | Other | 181 | 0.3 | Industrial landscaper |
Demographics
Who lives here
Linguistic profile
- Francophone 1.6%
- Anglophone 88.1%
- Non-francophone (other) 10.3%
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- Last model run
- Cycle
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