Calgary West

Calgary West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, and from 1979 to 2015. It was in the western part of the City of Calgary.

Calgary West
Alberta electoral district
Calgary West in relation to the other Calgary ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1979
District abolished2013
First contested1979
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]149,593
Electors (2011)101,673
Area (km²)[2]89.06
Census division(s)Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)Calgary

The electoral district was originally created in 1914 from Calgary riding. It was abolished in 1952 with parts being transferred to Calgary North, Calgary South, Bow River and Red Deer ridings. It was re-created in 1976 from Calgary North, Calgary South, Calgary Centre, and Palliser ridings. It was abolished during the 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution into Calgary Signal Hill (58%), Calgary Rocky Ridge (25%), and Calgary Confederation (17%).

From 1993 to 1997, Calgary West was represented by Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper represented the nearby riding of Calgary Southwest as leader of the Opposition (from 2002) and prime minister (from 2006).

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Calgary West
Riding created from Calgary
13th  1917–1921     Thomas Tweedie Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Joseph Tweed Shaw Independent Labour
15th  1925–1926     R.B. Bennett Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1939
 1939–1940 Douglas Cunnington
19th  1940–1945     Manley Justin Edwards Liberal
20th  1945–1949     Arthur LeRoy Smith Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1951
 1951–1953 Carl Nickle
Riding dissolved into Calgary North, Calgary South,
Bow River and Red Deer
Riding re-created from Calgary North, Calgary South,
Calgary Centre, and Palliser
31st  1979–1980     Jim Hawkes Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Stephen Harper Reform
36th  1997–2000 Rob Anders
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Calgary Signal Hill, Calgary Rocky Ridge
and Calgary Confederation

Election results

1979–2015

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Anders39,99662.20+4.84$83,426
LiberalJanice Kinch11,37917.68-4.22$33,609
New DemocraticShawna Knowles6,66610.36+4.01
GreenAnna Wagner6,0689.43-1.72$15,556
Marxist–LeninistAndré Vachon2330.36+0.11
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,346100.00$102,535
Total rejected ballots 3380.52+0.15
Turnout 64,68463.01+2.05
Eligible voters 102,657
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Anders34,57957.36-1.35$73,112
LiberalJennifer Pollock13,20421.90-0.22$38,919
GreenRandall Weeks6,72211.15+0.88$7,103
New DemocraticTeale Phelps Bondaroff3,8326.35-1.94$7,402
IndependentKirk Schmidt1,7902.96$15,857
Marxist–LeninistAndré Vachon1550.25+0.06
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,282100.00 $96,909
Total rejected ballots 2210.37+0.08
Turnout 60,503 60.96-8.98
Conservative hold Swing -0.6
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Anders38,02058.71+2.81$47,434
LiberalJennifer Pollock14,32822.12-7.15$61,930
GreenDanielle Roberts6,65310.27+2.65$200
New DemocraticTeale Phelps Bondaroff5,3708.29+1.81$2,960
Canadian ActionTim Cayzer2650.41-0.15$2,356
Marxist–LeninistAndré Vachon1250.19+0.04$16
Total valid votes 64,761100.00
Total rejected ballots 1910.29-0.04
Turnout 64,95269.94+2.42
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Anders31,32255.90-19.71$66,962
LiberalJustin Thompson16,40229.27+11.12$37,297
GreenDanielle Roberts4,2747.63+5.24$593
New DemocraticTim Patterson3,6326.48+2.68$2,317
Canadian ActionJames S. Kohut3150.56$551
Marxist–LeninistAndré Vachon870.16$46
Total valid votes 56,032100.00
Total rejected ballots 1840.33+0.13
Turnout 56,21667.52+5.65
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceRob Anders33,22254.04+2.25$54,150
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye13,25921.57+4.15$26,369
LiberalFrank Bruseker11,18118.18-7.05$15,745
New DemocraticGreg Klassen2,3503.82+0.04$1,540
GreenEvan Osenton1,4562.36+1.09$1,069
Total valid votes 61,468100.00
Total rejected ballots 1220.20-0.04
Turnout 61,59061.87-3.00
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformRob Anders24,87851.79-0.32$55,330
LiberalDave Bronconnier15,27725.23-1.44$65,590
Progressive ConservativeSergei Scurfield9,59417.42+1.70$43,365
New DemocraticMichael Kozakavich2,1053.78+1.75$1,506
GreenJack Locke5571.27+0.68$1,210
Natural LawFrank Haika2930.47-0.37$1,149
Total valid votes 52,704100.00
Total rejected ballots 1280.24
Turnout 52,83264.87
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformStephen Harper30,13952.11+35.53
LiberalKaren Gainer15,42326.67+14.10
Progressive ConservativeJim Hawkes9,09015.72-42.80
New DemocraticRudy Rogers1,1752.03-9.58
NationalKathleen McNeil1,0671.84
Natural LawFrank Haika4830.84
GreenDon Francis3430.59
Christian HeritageLarry Heather1160.20
Total valid votes 57,836 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Hawkes32,02558.52-16.19
ReformSteve Harper9,07416.58
LiberalJohn Phillips6,88012.57+1.14
New DemocraticRichard D. Vanderberg6,35511.61+0.86
LibertarianDavid Faren2250.41-0.05
Confederation of RegionsBrent Morin1700.31-0.73
Total valid votes 54,729 100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Hawkes37,56574.70+8.85
LiberalBill Code5,74911.43-11.65
New DemocraticEd Smith5,40910.76+3.08
GreenMartin--John McDonald6051.20
Confederation of RegionsCliff Ginn5231.04
LibertarianFrank Ceri2330.46
Social CreditDoug Williams2010.40-0.33
Total valid votes 50,285 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Hawkes26,63965.85+0.47
LiberalJerry Arshinoff9,33923.09-1.63
New DemocraticBob Ritchie3,1077.68-0.80
RhinocerosAnthony G. Petti1,0272.54
Social CreditAda Major2940.73-0.45
Marxist–LeninistJohn Musgrave450.11
Total valid votes 40,451 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJim Hawkes28,47465.39
LiberalDoug Lauchlan10,76224.71
New DemocraticJack Peters3,6948.48
Social CreditDennis Shupe5121.18
CommunistJoan Jenkins104
Total valid votes 43,546 100.00

1951 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, 10 December 1951
Party Candidate Votes%±%
On Mr. Smith's resignation, 5 July 1951
Progressive ConservativeCarl Olof Nickle10,68647.29+4.63
LiberalFrank Gordon Buchanan6,42428.43-3.66
Social CreditArthur Dixon5,48924.29-0.97
Total valid votes 22,599 100.00

1949 general election

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeArthur LeRoy Smith11,45742.65+4.21
LiberalCharles Curtice Matthews8,61932.09+10.38
Social CreditArthur J. Dixon6,78525.26+4.61
Total valid votes 26,861 100.00
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeArthur LeRoy Smith8,87238.44+1.57
LiberalCharles Curtice Matthews5,01121.71-13.12
Social CreditAndrew Henry Jukes4,76620.65-0.36
Co-operative CommonwealthKen Simpson Tory3,64115.77+8.48
Labor–ProgressiveDuncan Archibald Mackenzie7913.43
Total valid votes 23,081 100.00

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election.

1940 general election

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalManley Justin Edwards7,29936.87+25.17
National GovernmentDouglas Cunnington6,89634.83-15.52
New DemocracyRose Wilkinson4,15921.01-10.93
Co-operative CommonwealthJ. Albert Johnson1,4447.29+3.53
Total valid votes 19,798 100.00

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election. New Democracy vote is compared to Social Credit vote in 1935 election.

By-election on 18 September 1939

On Richard Bennett's resignation, 28 January 1939

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDouglas Cunningtonacclaimed
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRichard Bennett9,17250.35-19.87
Social CreditRobert Lincoln Reid5,81731.93
LiberalPeter Laurence Hyde2,13011.69-18.08
Co-operative CommonwealthHenry Magee Horricks6863.77
ReconstructionCharles Thomas Galbraith4112.26
Total valid votes 18,216 100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930
Party Candidate Votes
On acceptance by the Hon. Richard Bennett of an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 July 1930
ConservativeRichard Bennettacclaimed
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRichard Bennett13,88370.22+12.30
LiberalColin Campbell McLaurin5,88729.78-12.30
Total valid votes 19,770 100.00
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRichard Bennett8,95157.92-5.01
LiberalHarry William Lunney6,50242.08
Total valid votes 15,453 100.00
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRichard Bennett10,25662.94+17.19
LabourJoseph Tweed Shaw6,04037.06-8.78
Total valid votes 16,296 100.00
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LabourJoseph Tweed Shaw7,36945.85
ConservativeRichard Bennett7,35345.75-27.49
LiberalEdward Faustinus Ryan1,3518.41-18.36
Total valid votes 16,073 100.00

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Government (Unionist)Thomas Tweedie10,98673.24
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)John Alfred Irvine4,01526.76
Total valid votes 15,001 100.00

See also

References

  • "Calgary West (Code 48009) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

Notes

51.069°N 114.177°W / 51.069; -114.177

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