Calgary South

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Calgary South was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West and East Calgary ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Calgary Southeast, Calgary Southwest and Calgary West ridings.

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Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Carl Olof Nickle 12,491
     Liberal MCCORMICK, Edward Joseph 8,689
     Social Credit GLEN, Tom 6,829
     Co-operative Commonwealth George Ellinson 1,501
     Labour-Progressive LONGRIDGE, Josephine 339


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Arthur Ryan Smith 21,065
     Liberal Donald Hugh Mackay 11,599
     Social Credit WILLMOTT, Cliff M. 5,738
     Co-operative Commonwealth RYAN, H.J. 1,033


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Arthur Ryan Smith 29,482
     Liberal SHANNON, Mel 7,039
     Social Credit BROWN, Frank 3,884
     Co-operative Commonwealth RYAN, H.J. 1,416


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Arthur Ryan Smith 21,927
     Liberal MORLEY, Frank S. 12,837
     Social Credit WOODMAN, Bob 8,806
     New Democrat HANLEY, F. William 3,654


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Harry Hays 21,619
     Progressive Conservative Jack Leslie 19,760
     Social Credit CUMMING, Glen 8,753
     New Democrat HANLEY, F.W. 3,760


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Harold Raymond Ballard 20,640
     Liberal Harry Hays 20,525
     Social Credit PEARSON, E. Leonard 7,970
     New Democrat GRAVELLS, David 3,678


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Patrick Morgan Mahoney 20,472
     Progressive Conservative Harold Raymond Ballard 19,716
     New Democrat PETERS, Jack D. 2,798


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Peter Bawden 34,925
     Liberal Patrick Morgan Mahoney 18,437
     New Democrat YANCHULA, Joseph 5,386
     Social Credit CAMERON, Ralph Wilson 1,233
     Independent MASON, E. John 110


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Peter Bawden 41,530
     Liberal GREEN, Don 14,116
     New Democrat HARASYMIW, Bohdan 3,558
     Social Credit CAMERON, Ralph W. 1,120
     Independent BROWNING, Stephen E. 607


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John William Thomson 37,900
     Liberal PALMER, Jim 14,839
     New Democrat MCCREARY, Cathie 3,584
     Social Credit HURST, Raymond 460
     Libertarian COMTOIS, Luc C. 174


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John William Thomson 34,873
     Liberal HOMBERT, Madeline 11,754
     New Democrat MCCREARY, Cathie 2,812
     Rhino LAMBE, David E. Fred 887
     Independent PETRIGO, Walter 527
     Social Credit HANCOCK, Alma E. 305
     Marxist-Leninist VACHON, AndrĂ© 34


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bobbie Sparrow 55,590
     Liberal MILLICAN, Harold 7,827
     New Democrat QUIGLEY, Brendan 6,135
     Confederation of Regions KOBLEY, Phyllis 866
     Independent Larry Heather 800
     Commonwealth BOHDAN, Bill 136

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