Calgary-McKnight
Calgary-McKnight was a provincial electoral district in 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 1993.[1]
 Alberta electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1971 |
| District abolished | 1993 |
| First contested | 1971 |
| Last contested | 1989 |
History
The Calgary-McKnight electoral district was created in the 1971 electoral boundary re-distribution from a merger of Calgary-North and Calgary Queens Park. In the 1993 electoral boundary re-distribution, Calgary-McKnight expanded and was renamed to Calgary Nose Creek. Calgary-McKnight was named because McKnight Boulevard the main east west artery in the north at the time, cut through the middle of the riding.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-McKnight | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Calgary-North electoral district from 1959-1971 and Calgary Queens Park electoral district from 1963-1971 |
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| 17th | 1971–1975 | Calvin Lee | Progressive Conservative | |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Eric C. Musgreave | ||
| 19th | 1979–1982 | |||
| 20th | 1982–1986 | |||
| 21st | 1986–1989 | |||
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Yolande Gagnon | Liberal | |
| See Calgary Nose Creek electoral district from 1993-2004 | ||||
Legislature results
1971 general election
| 1971 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Calvin Lee | 6,134 | 47.75% | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Jim Richards | 5,368 | 41.79% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Walter H. Siewert | 1,097 | 8.54% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Philip T. Keuber | 246 | 1.92% | – | ||||
| Total | 12,845 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 58 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 17,756 | 72.67% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1975 general election
| 1975 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric C. Musgreave | 8,586 | 67.88% | 20.13% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 1,747 | 13.81% | 5.27% | ||||
| Social Credit | Allen Howard | 1,572 | 12.43% | -29.36% | ||||
| Liberal | Pat Smart | 743 | 5.87% | 3.96% | ||||
| Total | 12,648 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 21,556 | 58.74% | -13.92% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 24.05% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1979 general election
| 1979 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric C. Musgreave | 7,248 | 61.99% | -5.90% | ||||
| Social Credit | Jerry Melchin | 2,684 | 22.95% | 10.53% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jack Dale | 1,097 | 9.38% | -4.43% | ||||
| Liberal | John J. Gleason | 664 | 5.68% | -0.20% | ||||
| Total | 11,693 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 22,044 | 53.04% | -5.70% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.52% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1982 general election
| 1982 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric C. Musgreave | 12,130 | 71.70% | 9.72% | ||||
| New Democratic | Eileen Nesbitt | 2,451 | 14.49% | 5.11% | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | John Jasienczyk | 1,332 | 7.87% | – | ||||
| Liberal | John J. Gleason | 621 | 3.67% | -2.01% | ||||
| Social Credit | Jerry J. Glowacki | 383 | 2.26% | -20.69% | ||||
| Total | 16,917 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 39 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 29,771 | 56.95% | 3.91% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 9.09% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1986 general election
| 1986 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric C. Musgreave | 4,823 | 55.18% | -16.52% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sandra Botting | 2,610 | 29.86% | 15.37% | ||||
| Liberal | Carol Reimer | 1,307 | 14.95% | 11.28% | ||||
| Total | 8,740 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 27 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 25,480 | 34.41% | -22.55% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -15.95% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1989 general election
| 1989 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Yolande Gagnon | 5,303 | 42.84% | 27.89% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Petros | 4,704 | 38.00% | -17.18% | ||||
| New Democratic | Roy Brown | 2,371 | 19.15% | -10.71% | ||||
| Total | 12,378 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 29 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 26,617 | 46.61% | 12.21% | |||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -10.24% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
- "Election results for Calgary-McKnight". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
Further reading
- 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.
External links
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See also: Elections in Canada | |
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