Calgary Montrose was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was one of 83 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta of Alberta, Canada.
This urban district located in central east Calgary was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution from Calgary-McCall. The district elected Progressive Conservative candidates for its entire history.
The district has seen its share of controversial elections in recent years. The last representative is Manmeet Bhullar who won his first term in office in a controversial race over Independent Ron Leech in the 2008 general election. The previous representative was Hung Pham who served from 1993 to 2004.
Calgary-Montrose history
Boundary history
17 Calgary-Montrose 2003 Boundaries[1] |
Bordering Districts |
North |
East |
West |
South |
Calgary-McCall |
Airdrie-Chestermere |
Calgary-East |
Calgary-Fort |
riding map goes here |
map in relation to other districts in Alberta goes here |
Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. |
Starting at the intersection of 68 Street NE with 32 Avenue NE; then 1. east along 32 Avenue NE to the west boundary of Block 10, Plan 8411285 (Monterey Park Estates); 2. generally south, east and north along the block boundary to 32 Avenue NE; 3. east along 32 Avenue NE and its easterly extension to the east Calgary city boundary; 4. south along the east city boundary to 17 Avenue SE; 5. west along 17 Avenue SE to 52 Street SE; 6. north along 52 Street SE to 16 Avenue NE; 7. east along 16 Avenue NE to 68 Street NE; 8. north along 68 Street NE to the starting point. |
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Electoral history
The electoral district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution. The first election held that year saw Progressive Conservative candidate Rick Orman win a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for his party. He was easily re-elected in the 1989 general election with a larger majority. Orman retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1993.
The 1993 election saw Progressive Conservative candidate Hung Pham win a sizable majority to hold the seat for his party. He was re-elected three more times winning in the 1997, 2001 and 2004 general elections. He retired from the legislature in 2008 after a bitter fall out with the Progressive Conservatives.
The 2008 election saw Progressive Conservative candidate Manmeet Bhullar win a hotly contested race over Independent Ron Leech. The pair had been in a disputed nomination race before the general election.
Election results
1986 general election
1989 general election
1993 general election
1993 Alberta general election results[5] |
Turnout 49.28% |
Swing |
Affiliation |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Party |
Personal |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Hung Pham |
4,866 |
48.14% |
-6.48% |
* |
|
Liberal |
Keong Yap |
2,592 |
25.64% |
8.25% |
* |
|
NDP |
Jean Munn |
1,970 |
19.49% |
-8.50% |
* |
|
Independent |
Blaine Desjardine |
613 |
6.06% |
* |
|
Natural Law |
Chris Deluce |
68 |
0.67% |
* |
Total |
10,109 |
100% |
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined |
27 |
20,569 Eligible Electors |
|
Progressive Conservative hold |
Swing 7.37% |
1997 general election
2001 general election
2004 general election
2004 Senate nominee election district results
2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Montrose[9] |
Turnout 29.39% |
Affiliation |
Candidate |
Votes |
% Votes |
% Ballots |
Rank |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Bert Brown |
2,587 |
15.71% |
50.55% |
1 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Betty Unger |
2,198 |
13.35% |
42.95% |
2 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Jim Silye |
2,032 |
12.34% |
39.70% |
5 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
David Usherwood |
1,712 |
10.40% |
33.45% |
6 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Cliff Breitkreuz |
1,529 |
9.29% |
29.88% |
3 |
|
Independent |
Link Byfield |
1,435 |
8.72% |
28.04% |
4 |
|
Alberta Alliance |
Vance Gough |
1,306 |
7.93% |
25.52% |
8 |
|
Alberta Alliance |
Michael Roth |
1,280 |
7.77% |
25.01% |
7 |
|
Alberta Alliance |
Gary Horan |
1,233 |
7.49% |
24.09% |
10 |
|
Independent |
Tom Sindlinger |
1,153 |
7.00% |
22.53% |
9 |
Total Votes |
16,465 |
100% |
Total Ballots |
5,118 |
3.22 Votes Per Ballot |
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined |
1,349 |
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
2008 general election
2008 Alberta general election results[10] |
Turnout 28.30% |
Swing |
Affiliation |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Party |
Personal |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Manmeet Bhullar |
2,627 |
34.45% |
-16.85% |
* |
|
Independent |
Ron Leech |
2,010 |
26.36% |
* |
|
Liberal |
Michael Embaie |
1,396 |
18.31% |
-7.79% |
* |
|
Wildrose Alliance |
Said Abdulbaki |
818 |
10.73% |
0.09% |
* |
|
NDP |
Al Brown |
512 |
6.71% |
0.23% |
* |
|
Greens |
Fred Clemens |
262 |
3.44% |
2.04% |
* |
Total |
7,625 |
100% |
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined |
66 |
27,176 Eligible Electors |
|
Progressive Conservative hold |
Swing -21.61% |
2004 Student Vote
Participating Schools[11] |
St. Martha 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.
References
- ↑ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. pp. 12–13.
- ↑ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-Montrose results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-Montrose results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-Montrose results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-Montrose results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-Montrose Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Calgary-Montrose Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ↑ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 234–237.
- ↑ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ↑ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
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