Calgary-North Hill

For the 2012–present electoral district, see Calgary-Northern Hills.
Calgary-North Hill
Alberta electoral district

2004 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created 1971
District abolished 2012
First contested 1971
Last contested 2008

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

The district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution out of Calgary Bowness and a small sliver on the south end of Calgary Queens Park and Calgary North. The riding covered central portion of north Calgary.

Since 1971 the district returned Progressive Conservative candidates. Some elections saw some very competitive races with other party candidates coming close to winning.

Calgary-North Hill history

Boundary history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-North Hill[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See: Calgary Bowness 1959-1971, Calgary Queens Park 1963-1971
and Calgary North 1959-1971
17th 1971–1975 Roy Farran Progressive Conservative
18th 1975–1979
19th 1979–1982 Ed Oman
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1989 Fred Stewart
22nd 1989–1993
23rd 1993–1997 Richard Magnus
24th 1997–2001
25th 2001–2004
26th 2004–2008
27th 2008–2012 Kyle Fawcett

Electoral history

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution. The first election held in the district that year saw a hotly contested race with former Calgary Alderman Roy Farran running as a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives against incumbent Social Credit MLA Robert Simpson and future NDP MLA Barry Pashak. Farran won the race by 61 votes over Simpson to pick up the district for his party.

Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Farran to his cabinet in 1973. He ran for a second term in office in the 1975 general election with ministerial advantage against Simpson for the second time. This time Farran would defeat him in a landslide. Farran would remain in cabinet until he retired at dissolution in 1979.

The 1979 general election saw Progressive Conservative candidate Ed Oman hold the seat with a landslide. He was re-elected to a second term in 1982 winning the biggest popular vote of any candidate in the history of the district. Oman retired at dissolution in 1986.

Progressive Conservative candidate Fred Stewart became the third representative of the district winning election for the first time in the 1986 election. He was re-elected to a second term in the 1989 general election facing a strong challenge from both the Liberal and NDP candidates. He retired at from provincial politics at the end of his second term in 1993.

Richard Magnus became the fourth representative for the district in the 1993 general election. He faced a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Tom Dixon but still won a comfortable plurality to hold the district for his party. Magnus was re-elected three more times in 1997, 2001 and 2004 before retiring from office in the 2008 general election.

The last representative was Progressive Conservative MLA Kyle Fawcett who was elected for the first time in the 2008 general election in a hotly contested race over Liberal candidate Pat Murray.

Election results

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 71.06% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Roy Farran 4,961 43.81% *
     Social Credit Robert Simpson 4,900 43.28% *
     NDP Barry Pashak 1,341 11.84% *
     Independent Carl Reich 121 1.07% *
Total 11,323
Rejected, spoiled and declined 104
Eligible electors / Turnout 16,080 %
     Progressive Conservative pickup new district Swing N/A

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 61.63% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Roy Farran 6,673 70.96% 27.15%
     Social Credit Robert Simpson 1,364 14.50% -28.78%
     NDP Joan Ryan 723 7.69% -4.15% *
     Liberal Dorothy Groves 584 6.21% *
     Communist Stephen Whitefield 60 0.64% *
Total 9,404
Rejected, spoiled and declined 60
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,357 %
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 27.97%

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 55.29% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Ed Oman 6,760 64.82% -6.14% *
     Social Credit Dennis Shupe 1,799 17.25% 2.75% *
     NDP Agnes Middleton 1,052 10.09% 2.40% *
     Liberal Dorothy Groves 747 7.16% 0.95%
     Independent John Jasienczyk 71 0.68% *
Total 10,429
Rejected, spoiled and declined 66
Eligible electors / Turnout 18,983 %
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.45%

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 63.34% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Ed Oman 9,168 72.82% 8.00%
     NDP Agnes Middleton 1,753 13.92% 3.83% *
     Western Canada Concept Gordon Kennard 968 7.69% *
     Liberal Dorothy Groves 701 5.57% -1.59%
Total 12,590
Rejected, spoiled and declined 55
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,965 %
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.92%

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 43.91% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Fred Stewart 5,545 54.44% -18.38% *
     NDP Noel Jantzie 2,940 28.87% 14.95% *
     Liberal Pauline Kay 1,189 11.67% 6.10% *
RepresentativeTom Gorman 511 5.02%
Total 10,185
Rejected, spoiled and declined 34
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,274 %
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -16.67%

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 48.09% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Fred Stewart 4,918 44.72% -9.72%
     Liberal Pauline Kay 3,030 27.56% 15.89%
     NDP Emily Drzymala 2,720 24.74% 4.13% *
     Independent John Jasienczyk 328 2.98% *
Total 10,996 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 33
22,933 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.81%

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election results[9] Turnout 56.11% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Richard Magnus 6,756 50.02% 5.30% *
     Liberal Tom Dixon 4,262 31.55% 3.99% *
     NDP Wendy Charlton 1,935 14.32% -10.42% *
     Independent Michael O'Malley 394 2.92% *
     Natural Law Joyce Gregson 160 1.19% *
Total 13,507 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 40
24,143 Eligible Electors
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 4.65%

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election results[10] Turnout 48.53% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Richard Magnus 6,379 58.75% 8.73%
     Liberal John Schmale 3,297 30.36% -1.19% *
     NDP Jason Ness 1,183 10.89% -3.43% *
Total 10,859
Rejected, spoiled and declined 71
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,524 %
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 4.96%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results[11] Turnout 48.94% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Richard Magnus 7,034 63.75% 5.00%
     Liberal Darryl Hawkins 2,529 22.92% -7.44% *
     NDP Christine McGregor 1,067 9.67% -1.22% *
Greens Darcy Kraus 404 3.66% *
Total 11,034
Rejected, spoiled and declined 41
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,630 %
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.22%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[12] Turnout 44.31% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Richard Magnus 4,369 43.21% -20.54%
     Liberal Pat Murray 3,212 31.76% 8.84% *
Greens Susan Stratton 1,261 12.47% 8.81% *
     NDP Aileen Machell 643 6.36% -3.31% *
     Alberta Alliance Brent Best 627 6.20% *
Total 10,112
Rejected, spoiled and declined 74
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,987 %
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -14.69%

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-North Hill[13] Turnout 44.31%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 3,890 16.36% 48.52% 1
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 3,463 14.57% 43.19% 5
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 3,004 12.64% 37.47% 2
     Independent Link Byfield 2,796 11.76% 34.87% 4
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,285 9.61% 28.50% 9
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 2,034 8.56% 25.37% 6
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 1,870 7.87% 23.32% 3
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,605 6.75% 20.02% 8
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,506 6.33% 18.78% 7
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,321 5.55% 16.48% 10
Total Votes 23,774 100%
Total Ballots 8,018 2.97 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 2,168

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results[14] Turnout 37.10% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Progressive Conservative Kyle Fawcett 4,281 38.32% -4.89% *
     Liberal Pat Murray 3,573 31.99% 0.23%
     NDP John Chan 1,381 12.36% 6.00% *
     Wildrose Alliance Jane Morgan 976 8.74% 2.54% *
Greens Kevin Maloney 732 6.55% -5.92% *
     Social Credit Jim Wright 228 2.04% *
Total 11,171
Rejected, spoiled and declined 63
Eligible electors / Turnout 30,277 %
     Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.56%

2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[15]
James Fowler High School
King George-Traditional Learning Centre
Rosemont Elementary
Saint Francis High School
Truth Academy

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[16]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Richard Magnus 160 35.48%
Greens Susan Stratton 97 21.51%
     Liberal Pat Murray 86 19.07%
     Alberta Alliance Brent Best 60 13.30%
     NDP Aileen Machell 48 10.64%
Total 451 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 6

References

  1. ↑ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 13.
  2. ↑ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Calgary-North Hill Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  14. ↑ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 242–245.
  15. ↑ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  16. ↑ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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