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=== Federal politics === Edmonton is represented by nine Members of Parliament (MP), with one being elected to represent each of its federal electoral districts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canada's Federal Electoral Districts|url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir/list&document=index338&lang=e|last=Canada|first=Elections|website=www.elections.ca|date = February 4, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> In the [[43rd Canadian Parliament]], which was in session from late 2019 to late 2021, eight MPs were members of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]], while the remaining MP was part of the [[New Democratic Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Current Members of Parliament β Members of Parliament β House of Commons of Canada|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search|website=www.ourcommons.ca|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> After the [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019 federal election]], Edmonton lacked elected representation in the federal government for the first time since 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton without seat in federal government for the first time since 1980 election|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/election-2019/local-reaction-to-federal-election-outcome/|website=edmontonjournal.com|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> Compared to the rest of Alberta, Edmonton tends to vote for more left of centre leaning parties. Due to vote splitting, the Conservative Party dominated the city, with [[Edmonton Strathcona (federal electoral district)|Edmonton Strathcona]] the only electoral district not to have voted Conservative in the 2019 federal election. This changed in the [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]], when the NDP also flipped the seat of [[Edmonton Griesbach]] while holding Edmonton Strathcona, and the Liberals retook [[Edmonton Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton's NDP candidates hope a surge of support builds into a new orange wave|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/2021-edmonton-federal-ndp-1.6189076|website=CBC News|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="float:right; width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;" |+'''Edmonton federal election results'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/off/44gedata&document=bypro&lang=e |title=Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Edmonton)|date=April 7, 2022 |publisher=Elections Canada |access-date=March 6, 2023}}</ref> ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year ! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] ! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] ! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] ! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Green Party of Canada|Green]] |- | rowspan="2" style="width: 0.25em; background-color: {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}| ! [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021]] | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | 23% | style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| ''94,886'' | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | '''39%''' | style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| ''160,938'' | {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | 32% | style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| ''133,984'' | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | 0% | style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| ''1,933'' |- ! [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019]] | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | 23% | style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| ''100,759'' | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | '''52%''' | style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| ''231,813'' | {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | 21% | style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| ''92,733'' | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | 2% | style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| ''10,264'' |- |}{{Clear}}
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