South Calgary (provincial electoral district)

South Calgary
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created 1913
District abolished 1921
First contested 1913
Last contested 1917

South Calgary was a provincial electoral district from Alberta, Canada. The electoral district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921. After 1921 the district was abolished and reconstituted to a five member district.

South Calgary history

Boundary history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for South Calgary[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary electoral district from 1905-1913
3rd 1913-1917 Thomas Blow Conservative
4th 1917-1921
See Calgary electoral district from 1921-1959

Electoral history

The South Calgary electoral district was created in 1913 when the Calgary provincial electoral district was carved into three riding's. The first election in 1913 featured a two candidate fight between Dr. Thomas Blow Conservative candidate and well known Calgary area lawyer Clifford Jones.

Blow won the district with 71% of the popular vote, riding the peak of a wave that saw all the Calgary districts return Conservatives that year.

The second and final election in the district in 1917 saw Blow re-elected. Blow defeated Labor Representative leader William Irvine and sitting City of Calgary Alderman John McNeill to hold his district. The South Calgary district was abolished in 1921 as Calgary was reconstituted into a five member district.

Election results

1913 general election

1913 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 63.80% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Conservative Thomas Blow 3,654 71.97% *
     Liberal Clifford Jones 1,423 28.03% *
Total 5,077 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined Records not kept
7,958 Eligible Electors
     Conservative pickup new district Swing N/A

1917 general election

1917 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 47.34% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
     Conservative Thomas Blow 3,273 48.01% -23.96%
     Labor Representation William Irvine 2,248 32.98% *
Liberal–Conservative John McNeill 1,296 19.01% *
Total 6,817 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined Records not kept
14,401 Eligible Electors
     Conservative hold Swing -14.46%

References

  1. "2". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1913. p. 30.
  2. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  3. "South Calgary results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  4. "South Calgary results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

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