Calgary-Shaw

Calgary Shaw
Alberta electoral district
2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		  
Cindy Ady
Progressive Conservative
District created 1986
First contested 1986
Last contested 2008

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

This urban riding was created from parts of Calgary-Fish Creek and Calgary-Glenmore in the 1986 boundary redistribution. It covers the central southern portion of city of Calgary, and has seen its borders change numerous times since it was created. The riding in its current boundaries contains the neighborhoods of Midnapore, Shawnessy, Somerset, Lake Sundance and Lake Chaparral.

Since the district was created the riding has been a strong hold for Progressive Conservative candidates. Some of the largest majorities in the history of Alberta elections have occurred here. In total three MLA's have representative the district. The current representative is cabinet minister Cindy Ady, who was first elected in the 2001 general election.

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Calgary-Shaw history

Boundary history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Shaw[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See: Calgary-Fish Creek 1979-1986 and Calgary-Glenmore 1959-1986
21st 1986-1989 Jim Dinning Progressive Conservative
22nd 1989-1993
23rd 1993-1997 Jon Havelock
24th 1997-2001
25th 2001-2004 Cindy Ady
26th 2004-2008
27th 2008-present

Electoral history

The electoral district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution. The election that year saw Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Dinning win with a landslide majority. He ran for a second term in the 1989 general election and won a bigger popular vote but his percentage decreased.

The 1993 boundary redistribution changed the boundaries for Calgary-Shaw. Dinning ran in the new electoral district of Calgary-Lougheed for the 1993 election and won. The election in this district saw former Calgary alderman Jon Havelock run as the Progressive Conservative candidate and win a landslide. He won his second term in the 1997 general election with an even bigger landslide taking 78% of the popular vote. He retired from provincial office at dissolution of the legislature in 2001.

The 2001 general election saw Progressive Conservative candidate Cindy Ady win the largest majority in Alberta history. She became the first candidate to top 20,000 votes and took over 80%. She ran for a second term in office in the 2004 general election. She lost almost 14,000 voters from 2001 but still took the district with 63%.

Premier Ed Stelmach appointed Ady in 2007 to the cabinet with the junior portfolio of Associate Minister of Tourism Promotion. She was promoted to be a full minister in 2008. Ady was re-elected to her third term in the 2008 general election taking just over half the popular vote.

Election results

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 44.62% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning 6,694 61.51% *
     Liberal Brendan Dunphy 2,727 25.06% *
     NDP Len Curle 1,166 10.72% *
     Representative Byron Chenger 295 2.71% *
Total 10,882 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 23
24,442 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative pickup new district Swing N/A

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 50.06% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning 7,412 52.92% -8.59%
     Liberal Robert Crump 4,865 34.74% 9.68% *
     NDP Gordon Christie 1,728 12.34% 1.62% *
Total 14,005 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 29
28,037 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.14%

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 62.60% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Jon Havelock 9,328 62.38% 9.46% *
     Liberal Bill Walker 4,963 33.19% -1.55% *
     NDP Jason Ness 526 3.52% -8.82% *
     Natural Law Ken Nielsen 136 0.91% *
Total 14,953 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 35
23,941 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.51%

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 49.41% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Jon Havelock 12,304 75.29% 12.91%
     Liberal Sharon Howe 2,860 17.50% -15.69% *
     Social Credit Michael Roth 624 3.82% *
     NDP Shawn Keown 485 2.97% -0.55% *
     Natural Law Almas Walden 69 0.42% -0.49% *
Total 16,342 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 35
33,108 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 14.30%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 42.97% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 20,306 80.72% 5.43% *
     Liberal Jim McPherson 3,595 14.29% -3.21% *
     NDP Ryan Falkenberg 729 2.90% -0.07% *
     Alberta First Peter Singleton 222 0.88% *
     Independent Kevin Agar 153 0.61% *
     Independent Darren Popik 151 0.60% *
Total 25,156 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 55
49,366 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 4.32%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 40.51% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 6,735 63.44% -17.28%
     Liberal John Roggeveen 2,410 22.70% 8.41% *
     Alberta Alliance Barry Chase 620 5.84% *
     Green Rick Papineau 381 3.59% *
     NDP Jarrett Young 300 2.83% -0.07% *
     Separation Daniel Doherty 170 1.60% 0.72% *
Total 10,616 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 83
26,408 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.85%

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Shaw[9] Turnout 39.74%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 5,115 17.89% 56.33% 1
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 4,132 14.45% 45.50% 2
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 4,098 14.33% 45.13% 5
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 3,293 11.52% 36.26% 3
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 3,015 10.54% 33.20% 6
     Independent Link Byfield 2,282 7.98% 25.13% 4
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,839 6.43% 20.25% 8
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,686 5.90% 18.57% 7
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,590 5.56% 17.51% 10
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,545 5.40% 17.01% 9
Total Votes 28,595 100%
Total Ballots 9,081 3.15 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,519

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results[10] Turnout 36.40% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 7,010 58.12% -5.32%
     Liberal John Roggeveen 2,958 24.53% 1.83%
     Wildrose Alliance Richard Dur 1,268 10.51% 4.67% *
     Green Jennifer Saunders 491 4.07% 0.48% *
     NDP Jenn Carlson 334 2.77% -0.06% *
Total 12,061 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 72
33,332 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.58%

2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[11]
Bishop OByrne High School
Centennial 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[12]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 44 52.38%
     Green Rick Papineau 16 19.05%
     Liberal John Roggeveen 10 11.91%
     NDP Jarrett Young 9 10.71%
     Alberta Alliance Barry Chase 4 4.76%
     Separation Daniel Doherty 1 1.19%
Total 84 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 2

References

  1. ^ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 14. 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-Shaw results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1986&Constit=Calgary-Shaw. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Calgary-Shaw results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1989&Constit=Calgary-Shaw. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
  5. ^ "Calgary-Shaw results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1993&Constit=Calgary-Shaw. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Calgary-Shaw results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1997&Constit=Calgary-Shaw. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Calgary-Shaw Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/2001StatmentOfResults/2001_SOR_21.pdf. Retrieved March 9, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Calgary-Shaw Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Statements/22.pdf. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
  9. ^ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results". Elections Alberta. http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Reports/SN_snetabulation.pdf. Retrieved March 1, 2010. 
  10. ^ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 256–259. 
  11. ^ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-18. 
  12. ^ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Candidate.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-19. 

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