Calgary (federal electoral district)

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Calgary
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1914
First contested1905
Last contested 1911

Calgary was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917. It was located initially in the Northwest Territories. Following the creation of the province of Alberta in 1905, the riding was located in that province. (From 1905 to 1907, Calgary riding also included parts of Saskatchewan.)

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History

This riding was created in 1903, and abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Calgary West, East Calgary and Macleod ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Calgary
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Alberta
10th  1905–1908   Maitland Stewart McCarthy Conservative
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917 Richard Bennett
Riding dissolved into Calgary West, East Calgary
and Macleod

Election results

1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Maitland Stewart McCarthy 2,99354.04
Liberal Charles John Stewart2,54545.96
Total valid votes5,538100.00
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Maitland Stewart McCarthy 4,10549.66
Liberal Charles John Stewart3,41841.35
Socialist Frank Henry Sherman 7438.99
Total valid votes8,266100.00
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Bennett 7,67158.15
Liberal Isaac Stephen Gerow Van Wart4,80536.42
UnknownArthur Masters7165.43
Total valid votes13,192100.00

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