Calgary-Egmont was a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 2012.[1]
 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 |
History
editBoundary history
editThe district, covering southeast Calgary, was created in 1971 boundary re-distribution out of most of the Calgary South and Calgary Glenmore districts. The riding covered the neighborhoods of Riverbend, Acadia, Fairview, Willowpark, Mapleridge and Ramsay, Kingsland and Manchester. The riding included a large swath of industrial land including the Highfield Industrial area.
The district was named after Frederick George Moore Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont who lived in the Calgary area until his death in 2001. His family had at one time 600 acres of ranch land in south Calgary.
Calgary-Egmont was a stronghold for electing Progressive Conservative candidates since its creation in 1971. The district elected four PC representatives over the course of its history.
The Calgary-Egmont electoral district would be dissolved in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution and would be re-distributed into the Calgary-Acadia electoral district.[2]
| 7 Calgary-Egmont 2003 boundaries[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bordering districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| Calgary-Fort | Calgary-Fort, Calgary-Hays | Calgary-Buffalo, Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Glenmore | Calgary-Fish Creek |
| 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 the left bank of the Elbow River with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) line; then 1. southeast along the CPR line to the right bank of the Bow River; 2. in a generally southerly direction along the right bank of the Bow River to Glenmore Trail SE; 3. southeast along Glenmore Trail SE to Barlow Trail SE; 4. south along Barlow Trail SE to the north boundary of Sec. 16, Twp. 23, Rge. 29 W4; 5. west along the north boundary of the section and the north boundary of Sec. 13, Twp. 23, Rge. 1 W5 to the right bank of the Bow River; 6. west along the north boundary of Sec. 13, Twp. 23, Rge. 1 W5 to the right bank of the Bow River; 7. south along the Bow River to Deerfoot Trail SE; 8. west along Deerfoot Trail SE to Anderson Road SE; 9. west along Anderson Road SE and Anderson Road SW to the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line; 10. north along the LRT Line to Heritage Drive SW; 11. west along Heritage Drive SW to Elbow Drive SW; 12. north along Elbow Drive SW to Glenmore Trail SW; 13. east along Glenmore Trail SW to Macleod Trail S; 14. north along Macleod Trail S to the left bank of the Elbow River; 15. southeast and northeast along the left bank of the Elbow River to the starting point. | |||
| Note: | |||
Representation history
edit| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Egmont[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Calgary Glenmore 1959-1971 and Calgary South 1963-1971 | ||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Merv Leitch | Progressive Conservative | |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | |||
| 19th | 1979–1982 | |||
| 20th | 1982–1986 | David Carter | ||
| 21st | 1986–1989 | |||
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | |||
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Denis Herard | ||
| 24th | 1997–2001 | |||
| 25th | 2001–2004 | |||
| 26th | 2004–2008 | |||
| 27th | 2008–2012 | Jonathan Denis | ||
| See Calgary-Acadia 2012–present | ||||
The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary re-distribution. The first election held that year saw a hotly contested battle between Progressive Conservative candidate Merv Leitch and Social Credit candidate Pat O'Byrne. Leitch edged out O'Byrne to pick up the new district for his party.
Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Leitch to his first cabinet shortly after the election. He ran for a second term in the 1975 general election and won with a super majority of over 75%. He was re-elected to his third and final term in the 1979 general election. Leitch retired his seat in the legislature and from cabinet at dissolution in 1982.
The second representative of the district was Calgary-Millican MLA David Carter who switched districts in the 1982 general election. Carter won the district handily taking over 75% of the vote. He won his second term in the district and third term in the assembly in the 1986 general election. Carter was elected Speaker of the House afterwards. He won re-election the 1989 general election with a reduced majority and retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1993.
Progressive Conservative candidate Denis Herard became the districts third representative when he won in 1993. He faced a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Dick Nichols who polled the strongest non Progressive Conservative vote since 1971. Herard was re-elected three more times winning in 1997, 2001 and 2004. He was appointed to the cabinet briefly in 2006 and retired from office in 2008.
The last representative was Jonathan Denis who won the district for the first time in the 2008 general election after facing a hotly contested and controversial nomination battle against Craig Chandler.
Legislative election results
edit1971
edit| 1971 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Merv Leitch | 6,791 | 50.85% | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Pat O'Byrne | 5,503 | 41.21% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Ron Stuart | 1,060 | 7.94% | – | ||||
| Total | 13,354 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 89 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 18,589 | 72.32% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1975
edit| 1975 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Merv Leitch | 10,867 | 75.82% | 24.97% | ||||
| Liberal | Jack Haggarty | 1,634 | 11.40% | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Lloyd Downey | 1,119 | 7.81% | -33.40% | ||||
| New Democratic | Maureen McCutcheon | 712 | 4.97% | -2.97% | ||||
| Total | 14,332 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 24 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 25,674 | 55.92% | -16.40% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 27.39% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1979
edit| 1979 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Merv Leitch | 8,083 | 73.45% | -2.37% | ||||
| Social Credit | Albert Downton | 1,245 | 11.31% | 3.51% | ||||
| New Democratic | Muriel McCreary | 844 | 7.67% | 2.70% | ||||
| Liberal | Marta Coldham | 833 | 7.57% | -3.83% | ||||
| Total | 11,005 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 22 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 20,392 | 53.97% | -1.95% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.14% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1982
edit| 1982 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David J. Carter | 10,331 | 78.34% | 4.89% | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Richard A. Langen | 1,174 | 8.90% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Leroy Thompson | 1,128 | 8.55% | 0.88% | ||||
| Liberal | Bernie Tanner | 396 | 3.00% | -4.57% | ||||
| Reform | Victor Lenko | 158 | 1.20% | – | ||||
| Total | 13,187 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 20,565 | 64.26% | 10.29% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 3.65% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1986
edit| 1986 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David J. Carter | 5,781 | 67.04% | -11.30% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom Chesterman | 1,740 | 20.18% | 11.62% | ||||
| Liberal | B.C. Tanner | 1,102 | 12.78% | 9.78% | ||||
| Total | 8,623 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 18 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 20,857 | 41.43% | -22.83% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -11.29% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1989
edit| 1989 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David J. Carter | 5,272 | 52.49% | -14.55% | ||||
| Liberal | Clive R. Mallory | 2,907 | 28.95% | 16.17% | ||||
| New Democratic | Vinay Dey | 1,864 | 18.56% | -1.62% | ||||
| Total | 10,043 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 20,494 | 49.14% | 7.71% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -11.66% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1993
edit| 1993 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Herard | 9,846 | 58.12% | 5.63% | ||||
| Liberal | Dick Nichols | 5,332 | 31.48% | 2.53% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ken Sahil | 1,063 | 6.28% | -12.29% | ||||
| Alberta Alliance | Les Kaluzny | 543 | 3.21% | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Linda Fritz | 156 | 0.92% | – | ||||
| Total | 16,940 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 53 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 28,498 | 59.63% | 10.49% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 1.55% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1997
edit| 1997 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Herard | 8,842 | 64.69% | 6.57% | ||||
| Liberal | Pam York | 3,336 | 24.41% | -7.07% | ||||
| Social Credit | Douglas Cooper | 836 | 6.12% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Kowalchuk | 654 | 4.78% | -1.49% | ||||
| Total | 13,668 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 45 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 27,001 | 50.79% | -8.84% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 6.82% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
2001
edit| 2001 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Herard | 10,338 | 74.28% | 9.59% | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Lenhardt | 2,613 | 18.78% | -5.63% | ||||
| New Democratic | Shawn Christie | 567 | 4.07% | -0.71% | ||||
| Independent | Bradley R. Lang | 399 | 2.87% | – | ||||
| Total | 13,917 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 39 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 26,749 | 52.17% | 1.39% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 7.61% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
2004
edit| 2004 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Herard | 5,686 | 50.82% | -23.47% | ||||
| Liberal | Michael Queenan | 2,371 | 21.19% | 2.41% | ||||
| Alberta Alliance | David Crutcher | 1,658 | 14.82% | – | ||||
| Greens | George Read | 875 | 7.82% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Christopher Dovey | 599 | 5.35% | 1.28% | ||||
| Total | 11,189 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 51 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 27,265 | 41.23% | -10.95% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -12.94% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Egmont Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
2008
edit| 2008 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jonathan Denis | 5,415 | 43.61% | -7.21% | ||||
| Liberal | Cathie Williams | 3,289 | 26.49% | 5.30% | ||||
| Independent | Craig Chandler | 2,008 | 16.17% | – | ||||
| Wildrose | Barry Chase | 676 | 5.44% | -9.38% | ||||
| Green | Mark MacGillivray | 582 | 4.69% | -3.13% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jason Nishiyama | 447 | 3.60% | -1.75% | ||||
| Total | 12,417 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 69 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 30,070 | 41.52% | 0.30% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -6.25% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly (PDF). Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 198–201. Retrieved June 15, 2020. | ||||||||
Senate nominee election results
edit2004
edit| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Egmont[5] | Turnout 41.25% | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % votes | % ballots | Rank | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 5,245 | 17.69% | 54.95% | 1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 4,351 | 14.68% | 45.58% | 5 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 3,996 | 13.48% | 41.87% | 2 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,868 | 9.68% | 30.05% | 6 | |
| Independent | Link Byfield | 2,789 | 9.41% | 29.22% | 4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 2,650 | 8.94% | 27.76% | 3 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 2,036 | 6.87% | 21.33% | 8 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 1,959 | 6.61% | 20.52% | 7 | |
| Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 1,933 | 6.52% | 20.25% | 9 | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 1,816 | 6.12% | 19.03% | 10 | |
| Total votes | 29,643 | 100% | ||||
| Total ballots | 9,545 | 3.11 votes per ballot | ||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 1,703 | |||||
| 27,265 eligible electors | ||||||
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot
2004 student vote results
edit| Participating schools[6] |
|---|
| Andrew Davison School |
| David Thompson Middle School |
| Fairview Junior High |
| Green Learning Academy |
| Willow Park School/ Milton Williams Creative Arts |
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[7] | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Herard | 165 | 30.17 % | |
| Green | George Read | 149 | 27.24% | |
| Liberal | Michael Queenan | 118 | 21.57% | |
| New Democratic | Christopher Dovey | 73 | 13.35% | |
| Alberta Alliance | David Crutcher | 42 | 7.67% | |
| Total | 547 | |||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Election results for Calgary-Egmont". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (June 2010). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-9865367-1-7. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Electoral Divisions Act, S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1
- ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- ^ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
- ^ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
- ^ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
Further reading
edit- Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.