Calgary North (provincial electoral district)

Calgary North provincial electoral district was a single member electoral district in the northwest and northeast parts of 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...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

. The electoral district existed from 1959 to 1971 before it was abolished. After being abolished the area of Calgary North became part of Calgary McKnight

Calgary McKnight

Calgary McKnight was a provincial electoral district coverning the north central part of Calgary Alberta Canada. The was created from a merger of Calgary North and Calgary Queens Park during the election of 1971. The riding's boundaries expanded in 1993 and was renamed to Calgary Nose Creek...

Boundary history

Calgary North 1957 Boundaries
Bordering Districts
North	East	West	South
Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here....	Calgary North East Calgary North East Calgary North East Provincial Electoral District was a historical riding covering the north east portion of Calgary. The riding was very short lived, only existing in the election of 1959. In 1963 it became Calgary East.-1959 Redistribution:...	Calgary Bowness Calgary Bowness Calgary Bowness is a defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta Canada. The district was named after the community of Bowness, and during its time encompassed the Northwestern part of the city. The riding was created in 1959... , Calgary West	Calgary Centre Calgary Centre (provincial electoral district) Calgary Centre was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The district has existed in two incarnations the first from 1913 to 1917 and the second from 1959 to 1967....
Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1957, An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly Act.
riding map goes here		map in relation to other districts in Calgary goes here
"Electoral Division of Calgary North, the boundary whereof is as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the centre line of Centre Street in the City of Calgary with the left bank of the Bow River; thence in a generally westerly direction along the said left bank to the west limit of Fourteenth Street North West in the City of Calgary; thence northerly along the west limit of Fourteenth Street North West of the fifth meridian 114th meridian west The meridian 114° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.... ; thence easterly along the north boundaries of sections 9 and 10 in the said township; thence westerly along the north boundary of section 34, township 24 range 1, west of the fifth meridian to the centre line of Centre Street aforesaid; thence southerly along the centre line of Centre Street to the point of commencement.
Note: Boundaries came into force in 1959.

Calgary North 1961 Boundaries
Bordering Districts
North	East	West	South
Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here....	Calgary East	Calgary Queens Park Calgary Queens Park Calgary Queens Park was a provincial electoral district that existed in Calgary Alberta from 1963 to 1967.The riding was created from a slice of Calgary Bowness during the 1963 election...	Calgary Centre Calgary Centre (provincial electoral district) Calgary Centre was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The district has existed in two incarnations the first from 1913 to 1917 and the second from 1959 to 1967....
Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1961, An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly Act and The Election Act.
riding map goes here		map in relation to other districts in Calgary goes here
"Electoral Division of Calgary North, the boundary whereof is as follows: Commencing at the north-east corner of section 10, township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian 114th meridian west The meridian 114° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.... to the centre line of the Calgary-Edmonton Branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence in a general south-easterly direction along the said centre line to the centre line of the Edmonton Trail; thence in a general south-westerly and southerly direction along the said centre line to the centre line of the 4th street bridge; thence in a general south-westerly direction along the said centre line to the right bank of the Bow River; thence upstream along the said right bank to the centre line of the Louise Bridge; thence in a general north-westerly direction along the said centre line to the centre line of 10th street north west; thence in ageneral northerly direction along the said centre line to the centre line of 16th avenue north west; thence easterly along the said centrea line to the centre line of 4th street north west; thence northerly along the said centre line to the westerly production of the centre line of Blackthorn Road; thence westerly along the said production to the east boundary of section 9, township 25, range 1 west of the 5th meridian, to the north-east corner of said section; thence easterly along the north boundary of section 10, township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, to the point of commencement.
Note: Boundaries lasted until the district was abolished in 1971.

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary North
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
See Calgary Calgary (provincial electoral district) Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada that existed from 1905 to 1913 and was recreated from 1921 to 1959. The district returned from one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta... 1921-1959
14th 14th Alberta Legislative Assembly The 14th Alberta Legislative Assembly lasted from 1959 to 1963. The Social Credit government had been re-elected to their seventh consecutive term in power under Premier Ernest Manning...	1959–1963		Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1963.-Political career:...	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....
15th 15th Alberta Legislative Assembly The 15th Alberta Legislative Assembly lasted from June 17, 1963 to dissolution on April 14, 1967. The Social Credit government had been re-elected to their eighth consecutive term in power under Premier Ernest Manning...	1963–1967		Robert Simpson Robert A. Simpson Robert Archibald "Bob" Simpson was a former provincial politician.-Political career:Simpson attempted to run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 Canadian federal election. He finished second to incumbent Douglas Scott Harkness in a hotly contested election by roughly 6000 votes...
16th 16th Alberta Legislative Assembly The members of the 16th Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held on May 23, 1967.On August 30, 1971, the 19th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.-Party standings after the 16th General Election:...	1967–1971
See Calgary-McKnight 1971-1993, Calgary-North Hill and Calgary-Mountain View 1971–present

1959 redistribution

The Alberta government decided to return to using the first past the post system of voting from Single Transferable Vote for the 1959 general election. The province redistributed the Calgary

Calgary (provincial electoral district)

Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada that existed from 1905 to 1913 and was recreated from 1921 to 1959. The district returned from one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...

and Edmonton

Edmonton (provincial electoral district)

Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955. The district was created when Alberta first became a province....

super riding's and standardized the voting system across the province.

Calgary-Glenmore was one of the six electoral districts created that year. The others were Calgary Bowness

Calgary Bowness

Calgary Bowness is a defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta Canada. The district was named after the community of Bowness, and during its time encompassed the Northwestern part of the city. The riding was created in 1959...

, Calgary Centre

Calgary Centre (provincial electoral district)

Calgary Centre was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The district has existed in two incarnations the first from 1913 to 1917 and the second from 1959 to 1967....

, Calgary West, Calgary Glenmore

Calgary-Glenmore

Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary Glenmore is one of two original Calgary ridings of the seven that still survives from the 1959 redistribution of the Calgary riding...

, Calgary North East

Calgary North East

Calgary North East Provincial Electoral District was a historical riding covering the north east portion of Calgary. The riding was very short lived, only existing in the election of 1959. In 1963 it became Calgary East.-1959 Redistribution:...

, Calgary South East

Calgary South East (provincial electoral district)

Calgary-South East provincial electoral district also known in its former incarnation as the Calgary South East electoral district from 1959 to 1963 is a proposed electoral district under the 2010 boundary redistribution and a historical electoral district.The first district was very short lived...

Electoral history

The first election held in 1959 would end up having two incumbents from the old Calgary electoral district facing each other Rose Wilkinson and Grant MacEwan, plus a third MLA Aylmer Liesemer who was defeated in the 1955 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1955

The Alberta general election of 1955 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1955 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

. Wilkinson would handily win and serve her final term representing the district.

The second election held in 1963 would see Social Credit keep the seat under MLA Robert Simpson. He would win a second term in 1967 and hold the district until it was abolished in 1971.

1959 general election

1959 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1959 The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 18, 1959 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C... results		Turnout 62.63%		Swing
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal	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....	Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1963.-Political career:...	6,655	51.82%	*	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...	James Macdonald	3,385	26.36%	*	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...	Grant MacEwan Grant MacEwan John Walter Grant MacEwan, best known as Grant MacEwan was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, the 28th Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada...	2,429	18.91%	*	Co-operative Commonwealth 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...	Aylmer Liesemer Aylmer Liesemer Aylmer "Alymer" "A.J.E" John Eggert Liesemer was a retired politician and teacher in Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Liesemer was born in Didsbury, Alberta in 1905...	374	2.91%	*
Total		12,843	100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined		34
20,562 Eligible Electors						Social Credit pickup new district				Swing N/A

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1963 The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 17, 1963 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C... results			font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout 52.49%	Swing
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal	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....	Robert Simpson Robert A. Simpson Robert Archibald "Bob" Simpson was a former provincial politician.-Political career:Simpson attempted to run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 Canadian federal election. He finished second to incumbent Douglas Scott Harkness in a hotly contested election by roughly 6000 votes...	4,713	56.94%	5.12%	*	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...	Larry Nugent	2,123	25.65%
*	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...	Robert Goss	794	9.59%
*	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...	Steven Galan	647	7.82%	4.91%¹	*
Total			8,277	100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			18
15,804 Eligible Electors							Social Credit hold				Swing 2.92%

Party percent change compared to the Cooperative Commonwealth 1959 results.

1967 general election

1967 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1967 The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... results		font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout 62.44%	Swing
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal	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....	Robert Simpson Robert A. Simpson Robert Archibald "Bob" Simpson was a former provincial politician.-Political career:Simpson attempted to run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 Canadian federal election. He finished second to incumbent Douglas Scott Harkness in a hotly contested election by roughly 6000 votes...	4,308	43.00%	-13.94%	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...	Henry Beaumont	3,915	39.08%	13.43%	*	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...	Walter Siewert	1,157	11.55%	3.73%	*	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...	Charles Loughridge	638	6.37%
*
Total		10,018	100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined		62
16,143 Eligible Electors						Social Credit hold				Swing -13.69%

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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