Calgary-McKnight (provincial electoral district)

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Calgary-McKnight
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1993
First contested 1971
Last contested 1989

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]

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History

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)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-McKnight
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Calgary-North electoral district from 1959-1971
and Calgary Queens Park electoral district from 1963-1971
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

Legislative election results

1971

1971 Alberta general election : Calgary-McKnight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Calvin Lee 6,13447.75%
Social Credit Jim Richards5,36841.79%
New Democratic Walter H. Siewert1,0978.54%
Liberal Philip T. Keuber 2461.92%
Total12,845
Rejected, spoiled and declined58
Eligible electors / turnout17,75672.67%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975

1975 Alberta general election : Calgary-McKnight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Eric C. Musgreave 8,58667.88%20.13%
New Democratic Ray Martin 1,74713.81%5.27%
Social Credit Allen Howard1,57212.43%-29.36%
Liberal Pat Smart7435.87%3.96%
Total12,648
Rejected, spoiled and declined15
Eligible electors / turnout21,55658.74%-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.

1979

1979 Alberta general election : Calgary-McKnight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Eric C. Musgreave 7,24861.99%-5.90%
Social Credit Jerry Melchin2,68422.95%10.53%
New Democratic Jack Dale1,0979.38%-4.43%
Liberal John J. Gleason6645.68%-0.20%
Total11,693
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / turnout22,04453.04%-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.

1982

1982 Alberta general election : Calgary-McKnight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Eric C. Musgreave 12,13071.70%9.72%
New Democratic Eileen Nesbitt2,45114.49%5.11%
Western Canada Concept John Jasienczyk1,3327.87%
Liberal John J. Gleason6213.67%-2.01%
Social Credit Jerry J. Glowacki3832.26%-20.69%
Total16,917
Rejected, spoiled and declined39
Eligible electors / turnout29,77156.95%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.

1986

1986 Alberta general election : Calgary-McKnight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Eric C. Musgreave 4,82355.18%-16.52%
New Democratic Sandra Botting2,61029.86%15.37%
Liberal Carol Reimer1,30714.95%11.28%
Total8,740
Rejected, spoiled and declined27
Eligible electors / turnout25,48034.41%-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.

1989

1989 Alberta general election : Calgary-McKnight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Yolande Gagnon 5,30342.84%27.89%
Progressive Conservative Mark Petros4,70438.00%-17.18%
New Democratic Roy Brown2,37119.15%-10.71%
Total12,378
Rejected, spoiled and declined29
Eligible electors / turnout26,61746.61%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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References

  1. "Election results for Calgary-McKnight". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

Further reading

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