Calgary Queens Park

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]

Calgary Queens Park
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1963
District abolished1971
First contested1963
Last contested1967

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
Assembly Years Member Party
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 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditLee Leavitt4,36349.25%
Progressive ConservativeDuncan L. McKillop1,59718.03%
IndependentRoy Farran1,46916.58%
LiberalJohn Donnachie7948.96%
New DemocraticBen S. Greenfield5095.75%
Independent Social CreditConrad Pfeifer1261.42%
Total 8,858
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 196
Eligible electors / Turnout 16,56954.64%
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 general election

1967 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditLee Leavitt4,94341.96%-7.29%
Progressive ConservativeEric C. Musgreave3,91533.23%15.21%
LiberalDarryl Raymaker1,70214.45%5.48%
New DemocraticLisa Baldwin1,22010.36%4.61%
Total 11,780
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined N/A
Eligible electors / Turnout 17,84366.02%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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See also

References

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

Further reading

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