Calgary McCall

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Calgary-McCall
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       Darshan Kang
Liberal
District created 1971
First contested 1971
Last contested 2008
Location of Calgary McCall
Location of Calgary McCall

Calgary McCall is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.

Calgary McCall was created in 1971 and was formed out of the north half of Calgary East. Social Credit held this riding from its creation in 1971 to 1975, since then its been Progressive Conservative. The biggest victories came in the 70's and 80's, recently however as the demographics have become more diverse the popularity of the P.C.'s has started to slip, the past few elections have seen some close and bitter races.

This district is the second most ethnically diverse district in the province, it includes the Calgary International Airport, a large swath of industrial area, Airways Heights, Whitehorn, Taradale, Martindale Coral Springs, Saddleridge and the McCall Industrial Park.

Contents

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Party Elected Left Office
See Calgary East 1963-1971
     George Ho Lem Social Credit 1971 1975
     Andrew Little Progressive Conservative 1975 1982
     Stan Nelson Progressive Conservative 1982 1993
     Harry Sohal Progressive Conservative 1993 1994
     Shiraz Shariff Progressive Conservative 1995 2008
     Darshan Kang Liberal 2008 present

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 33.96%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Shiraz Shariff 3,195 43.60%
     Liberal Darshan Kang 2,891 39.45%
     Alberta Alliance Ina Given 576 7.86%
     Green Sean Brocklesby 338 4.61%
     NDP Preet Sihota 328 4.48%
Total 7,328 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 86
21,831 Eligible Electors

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary McCall[2] Turnout 33.85%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 3,007 14.53% 47.53% 1
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 2,488 12.02% 39.32% 2
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 2,476 11.97% 39.13% 5
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 2,019 9.76% 31.91% 3
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 1,946 9.40% 30.76% 6
     Independent Link Byfield 1,938 9.37% 30.63% 4
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,803 8.71% 28.50% 10
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,726 8.34% 27.28% 7
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,721 8.32% 27.20% 8
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,569 7.58% 24.80% 9
Total Votes 20,693 100%
Total Ballots 6,327 3.27 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,062
21,831 Eligible Electors

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

[edit] 2001 general election

2001 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Shiraz Shariff 6,558 70.15%
     Liberal John Phillips 2,082 22.27%
     NDP Preet Sihota 449 4.80%
     Alberta First Darryl Elvers 139 1.49%
     Social Credit Rory Cory 121 1.29%

[edit] 1993 - 1997

1997 Results 1995 By-election Results 1993 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Shiraz Shariff 5,118 58.86%     Progressive Conservative Shiraz Shariff 2,496 43.64%     Progressive Conservative Harry Sohal 4,118 44.82%
     Liberal Amar Singh 2,701 31.06% Liberal Jeet Shirgill 1,980 34.62% Liberal A. Giga 2,921 31.79%
     Social Credit Rory Cory 876 10.08% NDP Anne McGrath 713 12.47% Independent Brian Newman 1,066 11.60%
Social Credit Doug Cooper 470 8.22% NDP Sylvia Lilley 900 9.79%
C.o.R. Peter Hope 61 1.05% C.o.R. Allen Maclennan 129 1.40%
Natural Law Maureen Doram 55 0.60%

[edit] 1982 - 1989

1989 Results 1986 Results 1982 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Stan Nelson 7,918 55.52%     Progressive Conservative Stan Nelson 9,102 74.20%     Progressive Conservative Stan Nelson 17,493 76.50%
     N.D.P. Ken Richmond 3,311 23.22% N.D.P. Ken Richmond 2,435 19.85% N.D.P. Dennis Bennett 2,673 11.69%
     Liberal A. Giga 3,032 21.26% Liberal John Gleason 730 5.95% Western Canada Concept Terry Wolsey 1,728 7.56%
Independent Don Bryant 852 3.72%
Alberta Reform Movement Grand Tim Majanja 120 0.53%

[edit] 1971 - 1979

1979 Results 1975 Results 1971 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Andrew Little 7,918 70.55%     Progressive Conservative Andrew Little 9,102 65.10%     Social Credit George Ho Lem 5,116 44.73%
     Social Credit Jim Richards 1,757 15.65% Social Credit George Ho Lem 3,397 24.30% Progressive Conservative John Kushner 4,187 36.61%
     N.D.P. Dave Hammond 838 7.47% N.D.P. Doreen Heath 997 7.13% N.D.P. Ted Takacs 1,984 17.35%
     Liberal Ron Chahal 691 6.16% Liberal Garry Willis 440 3.15% Liberal Natalie Chapman 151 1.32%
     Communist Michael Parker 20 0.17% Communist Colin Constant 46 0.32%

[edit] By-election reasons

  • April 20, 1995—Death of Harry Sohal

[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
Bethel Christian Academy
Grant MacEwan Elementary School
James Fowler High School
Terry Fox Junior High 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.

2004 Alberta Student Vote results[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Shiraz Shariff 290 38.26%
     Liberal Darshan Kang 272 35.88%
     Green Sean Brocklesby 94 12.40%
     NDP Preet Sihota 68 8.97%
     Alberta Alliance Ina Given 34 4.49%
Total 758 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 32

[edit] References

  1. ^ Calgary-McCall Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  3. ^ School by School results. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  4. ^ Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.

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See also: Politics of Alberta · List of Alberta general elections · 2008 election