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The final report from the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission has Beaumont remaining in one piece.
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In December, Beaumont council asked the commission to reconsider potential boundary changes that would see the city split down the middle during provincial elections. At the time, both interim options saw Beaumont divided by 50th Street, with the west half remaining in Leduc-Beaumont while the east would join a reworked Strathcona-Sherwood Park riding.
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Approximately 150 submissions challenged the decision for both dividing the community and uniting Beaumont with Sherwood Park, with whom they share few connections. In her letter to the commission, Beaumont Mayor Lisa Vanderkwaak had also expressed a desire to remain in a riding with the City of Leduc and Leduc County.
In the final report, Beaumont finds itself in the hybrid riding of Edmonton-Beaumont, which combines parts of South Edmonton with the entirety of Beaumont. The commission cites shared infrastructure and transportation corridors as reasons behind the decision.
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“We acknowledge that the link between Leduc and Beaumont may be greater than the link between Edmonton and Beaumont. However, an electoral division consisting entirely of Leduc and Beaumont would be by far the most populous electoral division in the province,” the report reads.
Instead, removing Beaumont from Leduc allowed for the creation of a new Leduc-Devon riding. Edmonton-Beaumont itself extends North to 41st Avenue and Anthony Henday Drive, with 66 Street serving as the a West boundary.
The Edmonton-Beaumont riding in the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission’s final report. (Supplied)
“The Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission’s final report to the Alberta Legislature isn’t the exact outcome we hoped for, but it is still a win for our community,” said Beaumont Mayor Lisa Vanderkwaak. “By keeping our community entirely within the proposed new Edmonton-Beaumont district, the Commission respected our city’s integrity and made sure that our local interests will not be diluted across multiple representatives.”
The Edmonton-Beaumont riding boasts a population of 55,802. As of 2025, Beaumont has a total population of 26,305.
“This alignment recognizes the reality of our daily lives. Our residents use the 50th Street corridor every day for work and services. We are no longer just a neighbour to the Edmonton Metropolitan region, we are a central part of its growth and success,” Vanderkwaak said.
The final report was presented to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on March 26. To view the complete report, visit abebc.ca.
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