Calgary South

For other districts and communities of a similar name, see South Calgary (disambiguation).

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.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Carl Olof Nickle 12,491
     Liberal Edward Joseph McCormick 8,689
     Social Credit Tom Glen 6,829
     Co-operative Commonwealth George Ellinson 1,501
     Labour-Progressive Josephine Longridge 339
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Arthur Ryan Smith 21,065
     Liberal Donald Hugh MacKay 11,599
     Social Credit Cliff M. Willmott 5,738
     Co-operative Commonwealth H.J. Ryan 1,033
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Arthur Ryan Smith 29,482
     Liberal Mel Shannon 7,039
     Social Credit Frank Brown 3,884
     Co-operative Commonwealth H.J. Ryan 1,416
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Arthur Ryan Smith 21,927
     Liberal Frank S. Morley 12,837
     Social Credit Bob Woodman 8,806
     New Democrat F. William Hanley 3,654
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Harry Hays 21,619
     Progressive Conservative Jack Leslie 19,760
     Social Credit Glen Cumming 8,753
     New Democrat F.W. Hanley 3,760
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Harold Raymond Ballard 20,640
     Liberal Harry Hays 20,525
     Social Credit E. Leonard Pearson 7,970
     New Democrat David Gravells 3,678
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Patrick Morgan Mahoney 20,472
     Progressive Conservative Harold Raymond Ballard 19,716
     New Democrat Jack D. Peters 2,798
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Peter Bawden 34,925
     Liberal Patrick Morgan Mahoney 18,437
     New Democrat Joseph Yanchula 5,386
     Social Credit Ralph Wilson Cameron 1,233
     Independent E. John Mason 110
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Peter Bawden 41,530
     Liberal Don Green 14,116
     New Democrat Bohdan Harasymiw 3,558
     Social Credit Ralph W. Cameron 1,120
     Independent Stephen E. Browning 607
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John William Thomson 37,900
     Liberal Jim Palmer 14,839
     New Democrat Cathie McCreary 3,584
     Social Credit Raymond Hurst 460
     Libertarian Luc C. Comtois 174
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John William Thomson 34,873
     Liberal Madeline Hombert 11,754
     New Democrat Cathie McCreary 2,812
     Rhino David E. Fred Lambe 887
     Independent Walter Petrigo 527
     Social Credit Alma E. Hancock 305
     Marxist–Leninist André Vachon 34
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bobbie Sparrow 55,590
     Liberal Harold Millican 7,827
     New Democrat Brendan Quigley 6,135
     Confederation of Regions Phyllis Kobley 866
     Independent Larry Heather 800
     Commonwealth Bill Bohdan 136

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