Originally, this was a vast rural district including most of the northwestern quadrant of the province of Alberta and a portion of the city of Edmonton: the area north of the North Saskatchewan River and west of 101st Street.

[6] In 1924, it took in parts of the now-abolished Strathcona riding that had been within Edmonton city limits.

[7] In 1924 the northern rural sections were also separated to form the ridings of Peace River and Athabasca.

It was re-created by the 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution from parts of the abolished Edmonton—Spruce Grove and redrawn Edmonton Centre.

Acceptance by the Honourable Charles Stewart of an office of emoulment under the Crown, 5 October 1926 The vote tallies recorded here are the final ones after Army votes were added.