Calgary-McKnight
Calgary-McKnight (provincial electoral district)
Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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]
Not to be confused with Calgary McKnight (federal electoral district).
Quick Facts Alberta electoral district, Defunct provincial electoral district ...
 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 |
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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)
More information Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-McKnight, Assembly ...
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-McKnight | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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1971
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| 1971 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1975
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| 1975 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1979
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| 1979 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1982
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| 1982 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1986
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| 1986 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1989
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| 1989 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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- "Election results for Calgary-McKnight". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- 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.