Calgary West (provincial electoral district)
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Calgary West is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
The electoral riding of Calgary West is one of the two original Calgary ridings of the seven that has survived from the 1959 Redistribution of the Calgary riding. The other riding is Calgary Glenmore
This riding covers the central west portion of Calgary and contains the neighborhoods of Cougar Ridge, Coach Hill, Strathcona, Signal Hill, Discovery Ridge
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[edit] 1959 redistribution
The historic 1959 redistribution of the provincial ridings of Calgary and Edmonton marked the transition back to First Past the Post. From 1921 to 1959 Calgary and Edmonton members were elected by Single Transferable Vote. The redistribution created seven ridings in Calgary, two of those still exist today.
This transition was done in part to standardize the electoral system across the province and because Calgary and Edmonton were becoming too large to be a single riding. The other six ridings were Calgary Bowness, Calgary Centre, Calgary Glenmore, Calgary North, Calgary North East, Calgary South East.
[edit] Boundaries
The north boundary follows the edge of the cougar ridge subdivision from Sarcee Trail west to the City limits of Calgary. Calgary Bow borders to the north.
The West and South boundary follows the city limits around, back to Sarcee Trail. Foothills-Rocky View borders to the west and south.
The East boundary travels north on Sarcee Trail, and turns North East on Richmond Road, travels north at 37th Street SW and moves back west along 26th Ave and continues north Along Sarcee Trail. Calgary Elbow and Calgary Currie border on the east
[edit] Demographics
Total Population
38187
48.6% Male
51.4% Female
45.7% Married
22.5% Single
Population by Age
- 0-4 2,585 6.8
- 5-19 7,715 20.4
- 20-24 2,110 5.6
- 25-44 12,765 33.8
- 45-64 8,990 23.8
- 65-74 2,185 5.8
- 75+ 1,425 3.8
Registered Voters
29,890
Source Alberta Government
[edit] Local Issues
- High Growth in the area strains transportation infrastructure
- High Property Taxes
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2004 - 1986
| Party | 2004 | 2001 | 1997 | 1993 | 1989 | 1986 |
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| Liberal | Derek Smith 4,286 |
Lorne Neudorf 3,459 |
Paul Adams 4,995 |
Danny Dalla-Longa 6,927 |
Bernie Myers 4,550 |
George Francom 1,390 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Liepert 6,964 |
Karen Kryczka 12,866 |
Karen Kryczka 8,478 |
Ron Leigh 6,532 |
Elaine McCoy 6,133 |
Elaine McCoy 6,846 |
| Alberta Alliance | John Keyes 988 |
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| N. D. P. | Chantelle Dubois 434 |
Greg Klassen 1,263 |
Rudy Rogers 534 |
Nabil Hantes 584 |
Joseph Yanchula 2,564 |
Joseph Yanchula 2,354 |
| Green Party | James Kohut 732 |
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| Social Credit | Craig Chandler 1,070 |
Sharon Whitehead 548 |
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| Natural Law defunct |
Phil Morin 135 |
[edit] 1982 - 1959
| Party | 1982 | 1979 | 1975 | 1971 | 1967 | 1963 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Barb Scott 598 | Barb Scott 874 | Steve Shaw 564 |
Brian Stevenson 333 |
Natalie Chapman 402 |
Ted Duncan 2,250 |
Ted Duncan 1,397 |
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Lougheed 11,668 | Peter Lougheed 7,825 | Peter Lougheed 8,983 | Peter Lougheed 7,049 | Peter Lougheed 8,548 | Milt Harradance 4,189 |
Roy Deyell 3,392 |
| N. D. P. / C.C.F | Ed Smith 1,175 | Ed Smith 699 | Neil Ellison 674 |
Joe Yanchula 1,066 |
Allan Early 868 |
Jack Peters 568 |
Ken Tory 242 |
| Social Credit | Leonard Petterson 251 |
Frank Cottingham 930 |
Charles Grey 1,213 |
Charles Grey 4,319 |
Donald S. Fleming 4,028 |
Donald S. Fleming 5,183 |
Donald S. Fleming 5,060 |
| Western Canada Concept defunct |
Bruce Roper 1,106 | ||||||
| Independent Christian | Jacob Binnema 406 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Demographics for Calgary West
- Riding Map for Calgary West
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
