Edmonton Centre - History

History

The electoral district was originally created in 1966 from Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings.

It was abolished in 1976 with parts of it being transferred to Edmonton North, Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings.

In was re-created in 2003 from Edmonton West, Edmonton Southwest and a small part of Edmonton Centre-East.

In geographic terms, Edmonton Centre is bound by the North Saskatchewan River to the south, 97th Street to the east, 111th Avenue to the north, and by 124th Street (south of Stony Plain Road) and 121st Street (north of Stony Plain Road) to the west.

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