Calgary-Nose Hill
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Calgary-Nose Hill is a provincial
electoral district
in Alberta
, Canada
. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
using the first past the post method of voting.
The electoral district was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution from portions of Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-North Hill and Calgary-Nose Creek. With the riding being named after Nose Hill Park
in Calgary
.
The electoral district and its antecedents have primarily elected Progressive Conservative candidates in recent years. The current representative for the district is Progressive Conservative Neil Brown who was elected in 2004.
Brown stood for re-election against four other candidates in the 2008 general election. He was returned to power with a slight increase in his popular vote but still won under 50%.
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
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.
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Electoral district
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in Alberta
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. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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using the first past the post method of voting.
The electoral district was created in the 2004 boundary redistribution from portions of Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-North Hill and Calgary-Nose Creek. With the riding being named after Nose Hill Park
Nose Hill Park
Nose Hill Park, one of the largest municipal parks in Canada and North America, is located in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is a natural environment park, commonly regarded as a retreat from city life and a place to enjoy nature...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
.
The electoral district and its antecedents have primarily elected Progressive Conservative candidates in recent years. The current representative for the district is Progressive Conservative Neil Brown who was elected in 2004.
Boundary history
| 21 Calgary-Nose Hill 2003 Boundaries | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| Calgary-Mackay | Calgary-McCall | Calgary-Foothills | Calgary-North Hill, Calgary-Varsity |
| 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 Shaganappi Trail NW with the westerly extension of Utility Right of Way (UR/W) 9011734 (lying along the north boundary of Nose Hill Park); then 1. southeast along UR/W 9011734 to MacEwan Park View NW; 2. east along MacEwan Park View NW to MacEwan Glen Drive NW; 3. east along MacEwan Glen Drive NW and Berkshire Boulevard NW to Beddington Trail NW; 4. southeast along Beddington Trail NW and Beddington Trail NE to Deerfoot Trail NE; 5. south along Deerfoot Trail NE to McKnight Boulevard NE; 6. west along McKnight Boulevard NE, McKnight Boulevard NW and 48 Avenue NW to North Haven Drive NW; 7. north and northwest along North Haven Drive to 14 Street NW; 8. south along 14 Street NW to John Laurie Boulevard NW; 9. northwest along John Laurie Boulevard NW to Shaganappi Trail NW; 10. north along Shaganappi Trail NW to the starting point. | |||
| Note: | |||
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Nose Hill | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Calgary-Foothills, 1971–2004, Calgary-North Hill 1971-2004 and Calgary-Nose Creek 1993-2004 |
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| 26th 26th Alberta Legislative Assembly The members of the 26th Legislature were elected in the 26th Alberta general election held on November 22, 2004. In the list below, cabinet members' names are bolded; leaders of official parties are italicized.-Party standings after 26th General... |
2004–2008 | Neil Brown | Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
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| 27th 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly The 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the 2008 Alberta general election on March 3, 2008. The Progressive Conservatives led by Premier Ed Stelmach increased the size of his majority.-Election aftermath:... |
2008–present | |||
Electoral history
The electoral district was created from parts of three different riding's in the 2004 boundary redistribution. The first election held in 2004 saw Progressive Conservative candidate Neil Brown pickup the district with under half of the popular vote. He defeated a field of four other candidates.Brown stood for re-election against four other candidates in the 2008 general election. He was returned to power with a slight increase in his popular vote but still won under 50%.
2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 2004 The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 22, 2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... results |
Turnout 39.72% | Swing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Neil Brown | 4,372 | 47.01% | * |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Len Borowski | 2,607 | 28.03% | * |
Alberta Alliance Alberta Alliance Party The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties... |
Bill McGregor | 1,009 | 10.85% | * |
Green Green Party of Alberta The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990... |
John Johnson | 583 | 6.27% | * |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Dick Huysman | 549 | 5.90% | * |
Social Credit Social Credit Party of Alberta The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values.... |
Raymond Hurst | 180 | 1.94% | * | |||||||
| Total | 9,300 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23,572 Eligible Electors |
Progressive Conservative pickup new district | Swing N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Senate nominee election district results
| 2004 Senate nominee election results Alberta Senate nominee election, 2004 The 3rd Alberta Senate nominee election was held on November 22, 2004 in conjunction with the Alberta general election, 2004. Alberta is the only Canadian province to elect nominees for the Senate of Canada.-Background:... : Calgary-Nose Hill |
Turnout 39.74% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | % Ballots | Rank |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Bert Brown Bert Brown For the English footballer Bert Brown, see Sailor BrownBert Brown is a Canadian Senator and retired farmer and development consultant currently residing in Balzac, Alberta.-Early life:... |
4,144 | 17.47% | 51.88% | 1 |
Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye Jim Silye Jim Silye is a Canadian politician, businessman, and former professional football player for the Canadian Football League.... |
3,138 | 13.23% | 39.29% | 5 |
Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger Betty Unger Betty E. Unger is a Canadian politician and a Progressive Conservative Senator in waiting from Alberta, Canada. Unger owned and operated a successful Alberta nursing services company for many years.... |
2,941 | 12.40% | 36.82% | 2 |
Independent | Link Byfield Link Byfield -Columnist and Writer:Byfield was editor and publisher for the now defunct Alberta Report magazine for 18 years. He is the son of conservative columnist Ted Byfield... |
2,390 | 10.08% | 29.92% | 4 |
Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz Cliff Breitkreuz Clifford N. Breitkreuz . He was raised on a farm and lived there until he left to earn his university degrees . In 1967 he returned to farming, and started teaching at Onoway Junior/Senior High School not long after that... |
2,151 | 9.07% | 26.93% | 3 |
Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,013 | 8.49% | 25.20% | 6 |
Alberta Alliance Alberta Alliance Party The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties... |
Vance Gough | 1,841 | 7.76% | 23.05% | 8 |
Independent | Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger is a politician in Alberta, Canada, and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Tom Sindlinger was elected as a member for the district of Calgary-Buffalo in the 1979 for the Progressive Conservatives. He disagreed with his party on matters relating to the Heritage Trust... |
1,761 | 7.43% | 22.05% | 9 |
Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 1,712 | 7.22% | 21.44% | 7 |
Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 1,624 | 6.85% | 20.33% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 23,715 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Ballots | 7,987 | 2.97 Votes Per Ballot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 1,381 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot
2008 general election
| 2008 Alberta general election results | Turnout 33.26% | Swing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Neil Brown | 4,586 | 49.24% | -2.23% |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Len Borowski | 2,761 | 29.65% | 1.62% |
Wildrose Alliance | John Murdoch | 954 | 10.24% | |||
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Green Green Party of Alberta The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990... |
Nick Burman | 624 | 6.70% | 0.43% | * |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Tristan Ridley | 388 | 4.17% | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 9,313 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28,148 Eligible Electors |
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing 1.93% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Student Vote
| Participating Schools |
|---|
| John G. Diefenbaker High School |
| Sir John A Macdonald Junior High School Sir John A Macdonald Junior High School Sir John A. Macdonald Junior High School is a middle school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1967 and named after the first prime minister of Canada Sir John Alexander Macdonald. The school has 4 core subjects: math, science, social studies and language arts... |
| St. Hubert School |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Neil Brown | 133 | 27.65% |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Len Borowski | 107 | 22.25% |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Dick Huysman | 92 | 19.13% |
Green Green Party of Alberta The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990... |
John Johnson | 66 | 13.72% |
Alberta Alliance Alberta Alliance Party The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties... |
Bill McGregor | 60 | 12.47% |
Social Credit Social Credit Party of Alberta The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values.... |
Raymond Hurst | 23 | 4.78% | |
| Total | 481 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||