Calgary-North West is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 1979 and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
History
The electoral district was created in the 1979 boundary redistribution from the electoral district of Calgary-Foothills and a portion of old electoral district of Banff that had been annexed by new city of Calgary boundaries.
The riding was split in half in the 2010 boundary redistribution as land on the east side became part of Calgary-Hawkwood. The south boundary also picked up some land from Calgary-Bow and the riding was extended west into land that belonged to Foothills-Rocky View where the city of Calgary had annexed land.
Boundary history
| 20 Calgary-North West 2003 Boundaries[1] |
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| Bordering Districts |
| North |
East |
West |
South |
| Calgary-Foothills |
Calgary-Varsity |
Foothills-Rocky View |
Calgary-Bow |
| riding map goes here |
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| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. |
| Starting at the intersection of the west Calgary city boundary with 112 Avenue NW; then 1. east along 112 Avenue NW to Country Hills Boulevard NW; 2. southeast along Country Hills Boulevard NW to Sarcee Trail NW; 3. south along Sarcee Trail NW to Crowchild Trail NW; 4. northwest along Crowchild Trail NW to Nose Hill Drive NW; 5. south along Nose Hill Drive NW to Scenic Acres Boulevard NW; 6. west along Scenic Acres Boulevard NW to Scurfield Drive NW; 7. north, west and south along Scurfield Drive NW to Scenic Acres Link NW; 8. southwest along Scenic Acres Link NW to Stoney Trail NW; 9. south along Stoney Trail NW to the left bank of the Bow River; 10. west along the left bank of the Bow River to the west Calgary city boundary; 11. north along the west Calgary city boundary to the starting point. |
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Representation history
The electoral district was created in the 1979 boundary redistribution out of the Calgary-Foothills riding. Prior to the creation of the district the area returned Progressive Conservative MLA's in Foothills since 1971.
The election held that year returned Progressive Conservative candidate Sheila Embury with a very large majority. She was re-elected in 1982 election almost doubling her popular vote. Embury retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1986.
The electors of Calgary-North West chose the second representative of the riding in the 1986 election. Progressive Conservative candidate Stan Cassin held the district for his party with a reduced majority, but still won a landslide.
The district would see its first hotly contested race in the 1989 election as Liberal candidate Frank Bruseker surged in popularity gaining over 6,000 votes under the Liberal banner compared to 1986 Liberal candidate Dean Biollo. Cassin would go down to defeat after only one term in office.
Bruseker would run for a second term in 1993. His plurality would be reduced as he hang on to win over Harley Torgerson. The 1997 election would be Bruseker's last. Despite gaining in popular vote he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Greg Melchin.
Melchin would run for a second term in the 2001 general election. He would win a massive majority taking over 15,000 votes and running ahead of the second place candidate by over 11,000 votes. After the election he was appointed to his first cabinet portfolio as Minister of Revenue by Premier Ralph Klein. In 2004 he ran for his third term in office. He lost over half his popular vote from 2001 and was shuffled to be the Minister of Energy.
The 2008 election would see the riding pick its fifth representative. Melchin retired at dissolution in 2008 leaving the riding open. The electors returned Lindsay Blackett who held the district for the Progressive Conservative Party. He was appointed by Premier Ed Stelmach as Minister of Culture and Community Spirit after the election in 2008.
Legislature results
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
| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-North West[12] |
Turnout 44.78% |
|
Affiliation |
Candidate |
Votes |
% Votes |
% Ballots |
Rank |
|
Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 5,600 | 16.80% | 46.39% | 1 |
|
Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 5,009 | 15.02% | 41.49% | 5 |
|
Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,801 | 14.40% | 39.77% | 2 |
|
Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 3,472 | 10.41% | 28.76% | 3 |
|
Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 3,419 | 10.25% | 28.32% | 6 |
| |
Independent |
Link Byfield |
3,157 |
9.47% |
26.15% |
4 |
| |
Independent |
Tom Sindlinger |
2,324 |
6.97% |
19.25% |
9 |
|
Alberta Alliance |
Vance Gough |
2,012 |
6.03% |
16.67% |
8 |
|
Alberta Alliance |
Michael Roth |
1,871 |
5.61% |
15.50% |
7 |
|
Alberta Alliance |
Gary Horan |
1,679 |
5.04% |
13.91% |
10 |
| Total Votes |
33,344 |
100% |
| Total Ballots |
12,072 |
2.76 Votes Per Ballot |
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined |
2,481 |
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
Student Vote results
2004 election
| Participating Schools[13] |
|---|
| Ranchlands School |
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.
References
- ↑ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 14.
- ↑ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-North West results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-North West results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-North West results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-North West results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-North West results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ↑ "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Calgary-Buffalo Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-North West Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ↑ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 178–180.
- ↑ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
- ↑ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ↑ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
External links
Alberta electoral district
