Calgary-Fish Creek

Calgary Fish Creek
Alberta electoral district
2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		  
Heather Forsyth
Wildrose Alliance
District created 1979
First contested 1979
Last contested 2008

Calgary Fish Creek is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

The district is largely urban located in the south portion of the city of Calgary. It was named after Fish Creek Provincial Park and was created in the 1979 boundary redistribution from the south half's of the electoral districts of Calgary-Glenmore and Calgary-Egmont.

The district has been represented by only two MLA's so far since 1979. The first was Progressive Conservative William Payne who served here from 1979 to 1993 and the second is Heather Forsyth who has represented the district since 1993 was first elected under the Progressive Conservative banner and recently crossed the floor to the Wildrose Alliance in 2010.

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Calgary-Fish Creek history

Boundary history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Fish Creek[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See: Calgary-Egmont 1971-1979 and Calgary-Glenmore 1959-1979
19th 1979-1982 William Payne Progressive Conservative
20th 1982-1986
21st 1986-1989
22nd 1989-1993
23rd 1993-1997 Heather Forsyth
24th 1997-2001
25th 2001-2004
26th 2004-2008
27th 2008-2010
2010-present Wildrose Alliance

Electoral history

The electoral district was created in the 1979 boundary redistribution. The first election that year saw Progressive Conservative candidate William Payne win a landslide majority. Payne would almost double his popular vote in the 1982 general election taking almost 80% of the total vote.

After the election Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Payne as a Minister without portfolio. Payne lost almost 10,000 votes running for his third term in office in the 1986 election. He still won the district with a landslide majority. After the election he was shuffled out of cabinet. He would run for his final election in 1989 and win his fourth term after facing a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Wayne Gillis. Payne retired at dissolution in 1993.

The second and current representative elected to the district is Heather Forsyth who was elected in 1993 as Progressive Conservative candidate. She won a comfortable majority over Liberal candidate Marie Cameron to hold the seat for her party. Cameron and Forsyth would face each other in the 1997 general election with Forsyth winning a landslide. She would win her third term in 2001 with an even bigger landslide. After the election Premier Ralph Klein appointed Forsyth to the provincial cabinet as Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security.

Forsyth won her fourth term in the 2004 general election. After the election Klein shuffled her to the Children and Youth Services portfolio which she served until 2006. She won her fifth term in 2008. On January 4, 2010 Forsyth crossed the floor to the Wildrose Alliance.

Election results

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 60.06% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative William Payne 9,187 76.03% *
     Liberal Jerry Sykes 1,225 10.14% *
     Social Credit Al Green 1,190 9.85% *
     NDP Margaret Young 481 3.98% *
Total 12,083 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 15
20,144 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative pickup new district Swing N/A

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 65.49% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative William Payne 17,376 79.75% 3.72%
     Western Canada Concept Byron Chenger 2,252 10.34% *
     NDP Tom Polmear 1,501 6.89% 2.91% *
     Liberal Alan Sopczak 659 3.02% -7.02% *
Total 21,788 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 34
33,321 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 7.03%

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 41.87% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative William Payne 7,852 69.57% -10.18%
     NDP Kerin Spaargaren 1,882 16.67% 9.78% *
     Liberal Lea Russell 1,553 13.76% 10.74% *
Total 11,287 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 26
27,018 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.98%

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 47.42% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative William Payne 6,996 47.97% -21.60%
     Liberal Wayne Gillis 5,517 37.83% 24.07% *
     NDP Tom Polmear 2,071 14.20% 0.44% *
Total 14,584 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 35
30,831 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -22.84%

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 64.11% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Heather Forsyth 7,855 54.65% 6.68% *
     Liberal Marie Cameron 5,346 37.20% -0.63% *
     NDP Kerin Spaargaren 558 3.88% -10.32% *
     Independent Roy Carey 544 3.78% *
     Natural Law Darlene Holt 70 0.49% *
Total 14,373 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 18
22,447 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 3.66%

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 54.84% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Heather Forsyth 8,274 66.62% 11.97%
     Liberal Marie Cameron 3,020 24.32% -12.88%
     Social Credit Jeff Willerton 778 6.26% *
     NDP Muriel Turner-Wilkinson 348 2.80% -1.08% *
Total 12,420 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 27
22,697 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 12.43%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results[9] Turnout 58.01% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Heather Forsyth 9,716 74.54% 7.92%
     Liberal Marc Doll 2,853 21.89% -2.43 *
     NDP Ryan Todd 465 3.57% 0.77% *
Total 13,034 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 42
22,554 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.18%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[10] Turnout 45.32% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Heather Forsyth 6,829 57.83% -16.71%
     Liberal Tore Badenduck 2,845 24.09% 2.20% *
     NDP Eric Leavitt 793 6.72% 3.15% *
     Alberta Alliance Mike Kuipers 781 6.61% *
     Green Chris Sealy 561 4.75% *
Total 11,809 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 52
26,174 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.46%

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate Nominee Election results: Calgary-Fish Creek[11] Turnout 45.30%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 5,485 18.13% 55.46% 1
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 4,647 15.36% 46.98% 5
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 4,210 13.92% 42.56% 2
     Independent Link Byfield 2,944 9.73% 29.76% 4
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 2,924 9.67% 29.56% 6
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 2,864 9.47% 28.95% 3
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,994 6.59% 20.16% 9
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,886 6.24% 19.06% 8
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,728 5.71% 17.47% 7
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,565 5.18% 15.82% 10
Total Votes 30,247 100%
Total Ballots 9,891 3.06 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,966
26,174 Eligible Electors

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results[12] Turnout 42.35% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Heather Forsyth 6,884 52.30% -5.53%
     Liberal Laura Shutiak 4,038 30.68% 6.59% *
     Wildrose Alliance Jamie Buchan 1,261 9.58% 2.97% *
     Green Kerry Fraser 556 4.22% -0.53% *
     NDP Eric Leavitt 423 3.22% -3.50%
Total 13,162 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 41
31,180 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.06%

References

  1. ^ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 10. http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=E04P1.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=0779738748. 
  2. ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf. Retrieved February 27, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Calgary-Fish Creek results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1979&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Calgary-Fish Creek results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1982&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 
  5. ^ "Calgary-Fish Creek results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1986&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Calgary-Fish Creek results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1989&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Calgary-Fish Creek results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1993&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Calgary-Fish Creek results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1997&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 
  9. ^ "Calgary-Fish Creek Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/2001StatmentOfResults/2001_SOR_10.pdf. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Calgary-Fish Creek Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Statements/09.pdf. Retrieved March 28, 2010. 
  11. ^ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results". Elections Alberta. http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Reports/SN_snetabulation.pdf. Retrieved February 28, 2010. 
  12. ^ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 202–205. 

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