Final 2010 election results for municipal and school board positions in Edmonton, Canada. The dataset includes results for Mayor, City Councilors, and School Board Trustees, published by the City of Edmonton's open data portal. Data was last updated in the system on July 17, 2019.
Use Cases
- Analyze voter turnout by comparing EligibleVoters and VotesReceived columns per StationName.
- Identify acclaimed candidates using the Acclaimed flag across RaceName categories like Mayor or School Board Trustee.
- Compare candidate performance across wards by joining CandidateName with WardName and VotesReceived.
- Rank races by voter engagement using RaceOrder and aggregate VotesReceived totals.
Strengths
- Includes results for multiple race types: Mayor, City Councilors, and School Board Trustees.
- Provides station-level granularity with StationName and WardName for spatial analysis.
- Contains 12 distinct columns covering candidates, votes, and electoral boundaries.
Limitations
- Unknown total row count prevents assessment of dataset completeness.
- Data is from a single election year (2010), limiting longitudinal analysis.
- Sample data is unavailable to verify data integrity and value ranges.
Provenance
- Source
- City of Edmonton open data portal (data.edmonton.ca).
- Collection Method
- Official final results from the 2010 municipal election.
- Time Range
- 2010.
- Freshness
- Data reflects a 2010 event; last system update was 2019-07, indicating archival status.
- Geography
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.