Calgary Queens Park

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Calgary Queens Park
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1963
District abolished1971
First contested 1963
Last contested 1967

Calgary Queens Park was a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1963 to 1971. [1]

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History

The riding was created from a slice of Calgary Bowness during the 1963 election. The riding disappeared when it was merged with Calgary North to create Calgary-McKnight during the 1971 election.

The riding was a thin strip that ran north from Downtown to the north end city limits, and on the west side of Centre Street.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary Queens Park
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Calgary Bowness electoral district from 1959-1963
15th  1963–1967   Lee Leavitt Social Credit
16th  1967–1971
See Calgary-McKnight electoral district from 1971-1993

Election results

1963

1963 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Lee Leavitt 4,36349.25%
Progressive Conservative Duncan L. McKillop1,59718.03%
Independent Roy Farran 1,46916.58%
Liberal John Donnachie7948.96%
New Democratic Ben S. Greenfield5095.75%
Independent Social Credit Conrad Pfeifer1261.42%
Total8,858
Rejected, spoiled and declined196
Eligible electors / turnout16,56954.64%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Queen's park Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967

1967 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Lee Leavitt 4,94341.96%-7.29%
Progressive Conservative Eric C. Musgreave 3,91533.23%15.21%
Liberal Darryl Raymaker1,70214.45%5.48%
New Democratic Lisa Baldwin1,22010.36%4.61%
Total11,780
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / turnout17,84366.02%11.38%
Social Credit hold Swing -11.25%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Queen's park Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

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

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