Calgary North

Calgary North
Alberta electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1953
District abolished1997
First contested1952
Last contested1993

Calgary North was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1997. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of the Bow River, Calgary West, and East Calgary ridings.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Calgary—Nose Hill.

Historical Boundaries

  • 1954 representation order
    1954 representation order
  • 1966 representation order
    1966 representation order
  • 1976 representation order
    1976 representation order
  • 1987 representation order
    1987 representation order

Members of Parliament

Calgary North
Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Calgary West, Bow River and Calgary East
22nd  1953–1957     Douglas Harkness Progressive Conservative
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Eldon Woolliams
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984 Frederick Wright
33rd  1984–1988 Paul Gagnon
34th  1988–1993 Al Johnson
35th  1993–1997     Diane Ablonczy Reform
Riding dissolved into Calgary Nose Hill


Election results

1993

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Diane Ablonczy 35,508 52.45 +36.23
Liberal James Maxim 17,899 26.44 +13.44
Progressive Conservative Al Johnson 10,424 15.40 –42.34
New Democratic Andrea Garnier 1,592 2.35 –10.15
National Mike Schubert 1,361 2.01 –
Green Michael Alvarez-Toye 343 0.51 –
Natural Law Bruce Hansen 308 0.45 –
Independent Robert McCallum 268 0.40 –
Total valid votes 67,703 99.79
Total rejected ballots 145 0.21 –0.03
Turnout 67,848 68.82 –9.73
Eligible voters 98,589
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +24.84
Source: Library of Parliament[1][2][3]

1988

1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Al Johnson 35,212 57.74 –15.05
Reform Murray Smith 9,889 16.22 –
Liberal Jim Bennett 7,925 13.00 +0.26
New Democratic Tom Schepens 7,626 12.50 –0.55
Libertarian Elizabeth A. Anderson 219 0.36 –
Confederation of Regions Andrew Michael Gustafsson 113 0.19 –
Total valid votes 60,984 99.75
Total rejected ballots 150 0.25 –0.06
Turnout 61,134 78.55 +4.76
Eligible voters 77,825
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –15.64
Source: Library of Parliament[4][5][6]

1984

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Paul Gagnon 39,207 72.79 +9.37
New Democratic Pam Appleton 7,027 13.05 +5.35
Liberal Darryl Raymaker 6,864 12.74 –13.13
Independent Peter Hope 765 1.42 –
Total valid votes 53,863 99.70
Total rejected ballots 163 0.30 +0.11
Turnout 54,026 73.79 +8.26
Eligible voters 73,213
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.36
Source: Library of Parliament[7][8][9]

1980

1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Frederick Wright 26,201 63.42 –0.84
Liberal Darryl Raymaker 10,689 25.87 +1.09
New Democratic Dave H. Hammond 3,180 7.70 –2.00
Rhinoceros Mike Williams 878 2.13 –
Social Credit Rod Start 318 0.77 –0.50
Marxist–Leninist Bill Kalturnyk 46 0.11 –
Total valid votes 41,312 99.81
Total rejected ballots 79 0.19 –0.06
Turnout 41,391 65.54 –7.75
Eligible voters 63,158
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –0.97
Source: Library of Parliament[10][11][12]

1979

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Eldon Woolliams 27,994 64.26 –0.44
Liberal Darryl Raymaker 10,794 24.78 +1.68
New Democratic Norm Herman 4,227 9.70 +0.41
Social Credit Stewart Hodgkinson 552 1.27 –1.64
Total valid votes 43,567 99.75
Total rejected ballots 108 0.25 –0.09
Turnout 43,675 73.29 +4.19
Eligible voters 59,593
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –1.06
Source: Library of Parliament[13][14][15]

1974

1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Eldon Woolliams 30,175 64.70 +5.47
Liberal John Sutherland 10,773 23.10 –1.08
New Democratic Floyd Albin Johnson 4,332 9.29 –3.39
Social Credit Dale Schlenker 1,358 2.91 –0.63
Total valid votes 46,638 99.66
Total rejected ballots 158 0.34 –0.95
Turnout 46,796 69.10 –8.07
Eligible voters 67,720
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.28
Source: Library of Parliament[16][17]

1972

1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Eldon Woolliams 30,973 59.23 +9.37
Liberal Roland-Aimé Lambert 12,647 24.18 –17.59
New Democratic Barry Pashak 6,630 12.68 +4.30
Social Credit A. Geoffrey Dawrant 1,851 3.54 –
Independent John J. Jasienczyk 192 0.37 –
Total valid votes 52,293 98.71
Total rejected ballots 681 1.29 +0.85
Turnout 52,974 77.17 +1.77
Eligible voters 68,647
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +13.48
Source: Library of Parliament[18][19]

1968

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Eldon Woolliams 21,708 49.86 +6.56
Liberal Peter Petrasuk 18,185 41.77 +12.62
New Democratic Ted Takacs 3,648 8.38 –1.46
Total valid votes 43,541 99.56
Total rejected ballots 192 0.44 –0.18
Turnout 43,733 75.39 +3.79
Eligible voters 58,006
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.59
Source: Library of Parliament[20][21]

1965

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Douglas Harkness 23,810 43.30 +4.63
Liberal Adrian Douglas Berry 16,029 29.15 +3.35
Social Credit Nelson Weston 9,742 17.71 –9.38
New Democratic Ian Adam 5,412 9.84 +1.40
Total valid votes 54,993 99.38
Total rejected ballots 342 0.62 +0.20
Turnout 55,335 71.60 –6.86
Eligible voters 77,284
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.99
Source: Library of Parliament[22][23]

1963

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Douglas Harkness 21,966 38.67 –5.85
Social Credit Robert A. Simpson 15,386 27.09 +1.02
Liberal Marion Albert Law 14,653 25.80 +6.13
New Democratic Everett C. Baldwin 4,792 8.44 –1.30
Total valid votes 56,797 99.58
Total rejected ballots 241 0.42 –0.28
Turnout 57,038 78.46 +6.43
Eligible voters 72,693
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –3.44
Source: Library of Parliament[24][25]

1962

1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Douglas Harkness 22,446 44.52 –27.43
Social Credit Robert A. Simpson 13,143 26.07 +13.31
Liberal Harry Slater Rowbotham 9,919 19.67 +9.07
New Democratic Harry Pope 4,910 9.74 +5.05
Total valid votes 50,418 99.29
Total rejected ballots 359 0.71 –0.17
Turnout 50,777 72.03 –0.70
Eligible voters 70,492
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –20.37
Source: Library of Parliament[26][27]

1958

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Douglas Harkness 30,930 71.95 +17.25
Social Credit Lee Leavitt 5,484 12.76 –12.52
Liberal D. Austin Lane 4,555 10.60 –5.54
Co-operative Commonwealth George Edwin Ellinson 2,018 4.69 +0.81
Total valid votes 42,987 99.12
Total rejected ballots 380 0.88 –0.29
Turnout 43,367 72.73 +1.89
Eligible voters 59,626
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +14.89
Source: Library of Parliament[28][29]

1957

1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Douglas Harkness 21,783 54.70 +17.39
Social Credit Ian Smith 10,066 25.28 –2.84
Liberal Una MacLean-Evans 6,429 16.14 –11.64
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Emory Bronson 1,545 3.88 –1.47
Total valid votes 39,823 98.83
Total rejected ballots 472 1.17 –0.01
Turnout 40,295 70.84 +7.95
Eligible voters 56,884
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.12
Source: Library of Parliament[30][31]

1953

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Douglas Harkness 11,002 37.31 –
Social Credit Clifford Menzies Willmott 8,293 28.12 –
Liberal Harold William Riley 8,191 27.78 –
Co-operative Commonwealth Herbert James Ryan 1,578 5.35 –
Labor–Progressive David Wittig 426 1.44 –
Total valid votes 29,490 98.82
Total rejected ballots 351 1.18 –
Turnout 29,841 62.89 –
Eligible voters 47,448
Progressive Conservative hold Swing N/A
Source: Library of Parliament[32][33]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Thirty-Fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-60097-5.
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