second term (in a closely contested race in the 1997 general election) defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Laurie Pushor. In the 2001 general election she was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate, Bob Maskell, who won by 600 votes to pick up the district. Maskell would only stay for a single term in office as he was defeated by Maurice Tougas in the 2004 general election. Tougas did not stand for re-election in 2008 due to frustrations with being an opposition MLA, and Progressive Conservative candidate Raj Sherman picked up the open district. Sherman was removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus after making unsubstantiated allegations against the Alberta Government regarding abuses against staff working under Alberta Health Services. He at first sat as an Independent on November 22, 2010 than on March 15, 2011 he began caucusing with the Liberal caucus as an Independent. He was elected as leader of the provincial Liberals on September 10, 2011 and became a full member of the Liberal caucus two days later. He was re-elected in the 2012 provincial election and decided to retire from politics in 2015. Like the rest of the city, Edmonton-Meadowlark swung hard to the NDP in that election, with Jon Carson easily capturing the seat. The riding was abolished for the 2019 election, replaced by Edmonton-West Henday. Legislature results 1971 general election 1975 general election 1979 general election 1982 general election 1986 general election 1989 general election 1993 general election 1997 general election 2001 general election 2004 general election 2008 general election 2012 general election 2015 general election Senate nominee results 2004 Senate nominee election district results Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot 2012 Senate nominee election district results Student Vote 2004 election On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located. 2012 election See also List of Alberta provincial electoral districts Meadowlark Park is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta,