Calgary-Buffalo

Calgary-Buffalo is a current provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. Calgary-Buffalo is currently represented by NDP MLA Joe Ceci.

Calgary-Buffalo
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Buffalo within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Joe Ceci
New Democratic
District created1971
First contested1971
Last contested2019

The riding comprises primarily the downtown core of the city of Calgary. The riding has broad demographic diversity, and comprises the most transient population in Alberta.

The riding contains a mix of corporate office towers, luxury apartment buildings, Chinatown in the north part of the riding and lower income apartments in the south along the Beltline community. The Liberals have won this riding six times, the Progressive Conservatives six, and the New Democrats twice, while the Alberta Reform Movement was represented very briefly.

Due to the nature of the riding, candidates have a tougher time running a campaign, as traditional campaign methods — i.e., placement of lawn signs, door knocking, and voter identification — have proven to be of limited usefulness.

The riding was created in 1971, largely out of the old Calgary Centre riding and a small portion of the eastern part of Calgary West.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary re-distribution out of parts of Calgary Centre, Calgary Victoria Park, and Calgary-West. The district has shifted boundaries many times over the years but has always covered the downtown core of Calgary.

The 2010 Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution saw significant changes to the district, losing a huge portion of land to Calgary-Currie on the west boundary when it was cut from 37 Street to 14 Street SW. The East Village neighborhood and Fort Calgary were moved into Calgary-Fort on the west side and the south boundary was pushed from 17 Avenue into Lower Mount Royal to run along approximately 19 Avenue in land that used to be in Calgary-Currie. The electoral district would have a population of 40,381 in 2010, which was 1.2% below the provincial average of 40,880.[1]

The 2017 Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution saw Calgary-Buffalo expand East into the communities of Ramsay and Inglewood. The boundaries as adjusted would give the electoral district a population of 49,907 in 2017, 7% above the provincial average of 46,803.[2]

Boundary history

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Buffalo
Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary Centre 1959-1971, Calgary Victoria Park 1967-1971
and Calgary West 1959-1971
17th 1971-1975 Ron Ghitter Progressive Conservative
18th 1975-1979
19th 1979-1980 Tom Sindlinger
1980-1982 Independent Conservative
1982 Alberta Reform Movement
20th 1982-1986 Brian Lee Progressive Conservative
21st 1986-1989 Sheldon Chumir Liberal
22nd 1989-1992
1992 Vacant
1992-1993 Gary Dickson Liberal
23rd 1993-1997
24th 1997-2001
25th 2001-2004 Harvey Cenaiko Progressive Conservative
26th 2004-2008
27th 2008-2012 Kent Hehr Liberal
28th 2012–2015
29th 2015–2019 Kathleen Ganley New Democratic
30th 2019–present Joe Ceci

The electoral district of Calgary-Buffalo was created in the boundary redistribution of 1971. The area it covered primarily consisted of three antecedent riding's Calgary Centre, Calgary Victoria Park and Calgary West. The riding primarily covers the City of Calgary's downtown core and belt line as well as some southwest inner city neighborhoods. The riding is one of Calgary's few swing ridings.

The Progressive Conservatives won the first election easily under Ron Ghitter who was later appointed to the Senate of Canada. The second member of the riding Tom Sindlinger who was elected in the 1979 general election. He was removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus on October 16, 1980 and sat as an Independent Conservative after calling for increased transparency with the Heritage Trust Fund.

Sindlinger formed the Alberta Reform Movement, a right wing party and became its leader on September 17, 1982. He was the first and only member of that party to form the Alberta Reform Movement caucus in the legislature. He was defeated in the 1982 general election in a landslide by Progressive Conservative Brian Lee.

Lee only held one term before being defeated by Liberal Sheldon Chumir in 1986. Chumir was re-elected with a landslide in 1989. He died on January 26, 1992. Liberal Gary Dickson won a by-election later that year and held the district for three terms before retiring.

The Progressive Conservatives won the seat back in 2001 with Harvey Cenaiko who was later given the cabinet portfolio of Solicitor General. He retired in 2008. Liberal candidate Kent Hehr won back the electoral district for his party in 2008. April 23, 2012, Kent Hehr was re-elected for a second term during the biggest percentage turnout of eligible voters since 1993. 2015 election, Kent Hehr decided to step up to the Federal Election which will be fall of 2015.

Along with a shocking Alberta Provincial win for the NDP, Kathleen Ganley helped by winning Calgary Buffalo Riding in May 2015. Like many Ridings in Calgary, Alberta, it is the first time the NDP represents this riding in Alberta Political History.

Election results

Graphical Summary

1971
11.09% 42.56% 46.35%
NDP Social Credit Progressive Conservative
1975
9.53% 8.54% 70.88% 10.45%
NDP Social Credit Progressive Conservative Liberal
1979
10.39% 14.15% 64.02% 10.83%
NDP Social Credit Progressive Conservative Liberal
1982
9.93% 62.27% 21.73% 6.07%
NDP Progressive Conservative Alberta Reform Movement Western Canada
1986
10.98% 34.64% 52.84%
NDP Progressive Conservative Liberal
1989
7.64% 31.33% 61.03%
NDP Progressive Conservative Liberal
1992
25.4% 15.25% 53.89%
NDP Progressive Conservative Liberal
1993
10% 40.7% 45.54%
NDP Progressive Conservative Liberal
1997
5.83% 3% 43.84% 45.91%
NDP Progressive Conservative Liberal
2001
4.59% 54.18% 40.13%
NDP Progressive Conservative Liberal
2004
4.9% 43.53% 4% 36.42% 8.67%
NDP Progressive Conservative Alliance Liberal Green
2008
4.1% 38.85% 48.83% 6.5%
NDP Progressive Conservative Liberal Green
2012
5% 30.61% 20.31% 42.02%
NDP Progressive Conservative Wildrose Liberal
2015
35.11% 28.09% 10.15% 24.67%
NDP Progressive Conservative Wildrose Liberal
2019
48.86% 39.16% 2.5% 6.9%
NDP United Conservative Alberta

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRonald H. Ghitter5,70546.36%
Social CreditDon Luzzi5,23842.56%
New DemocraticJane Ann Summers1,36411.08%
Total 12,307
Rejected, spoiled and declined 72
Eligible electors / turnout 18,66466.33%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Buffalo Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRonald H. Ghitter6,52570.89%24.53%
LiberalMaria Eriksen96210.45%
New DemocraticPaula Davies8779.53%-1.56%
Social CreditNorman Ashmead7868.54%-34.02%
CommunistDavid Wallis550.60%
Total 9,205
Rejected, spoiled and declined 26
Eligible electors / turnout 18,21950.67%-15.66%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 28.32%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Buffalo Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom Sindlinger6,48164.02%-6.86%
Social CreditJim Rocker1,43214.15%5.61%
LiberalLloyd Hamilton1,09610.83%0.38%
New DemocraticBrian Rees1,05210.39%0.86%
CommunistDavid Willis620.61%0.01%
Total 10,123
Rejected, spoiled and declined 39
Eligible electors / turnout 24,09142.18%-8.49%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.28%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Buffalo Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBrian Craig Lee7,59162.27%-1.75%
Alberta Reform MovementTom Sindlinger2,64921.73%
New DemocraticBarry Pashak1,2119.93%-0.46%
Western Canada ConceptAnita Bozak7396.06%
Total 12,190
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 52
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,76449.43%7.25%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.67%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Buffalo Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSheldon Chumir5,24252.84%
Progressive ConservativeBrian Craig Lee3,43734.64%-27.63%
New DemocraticGeorge Chatsis1,08910.98%1.04%
RepresentativeColin Svendsen1531.54%
Total 9,921
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 30
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,04838.20%-11.23%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -11.17%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Buffalo Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSheldon Chumir7,01461.03%8.20%
Progressive ConservativeKate Thrasher3,60131.33%-3.31%
New DemocraticIain Dunbar8777.63%-3.35%
Total 11,492
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 33
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,43343.60%5.40%
Liberal hold Swing 5.75%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Buffalo Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1992 by-election

July 21, 1992 by-election results[5] Turnout 33.23% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
LiberalGary Dickson4,63653.89%-7.14%
New DemocraticElaine Husband2,18525.40%17.76%
Progressive ConservativeRod Love1,31215.25%-16.08%
Confederation of RegionsJoseph Babineau2683.12%
Green Sol Candel 201 2.34% *
Total 8,602
Rejected, spoiled and declined 47
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,029 %
  Liberal hold Swing -12.45%

The by-election held on July 21, 1992 was called on the death of Liberal MLA Sheldon Chumir on January 26, 1992.

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGary Dickson4,82645.54%-15.50%
Progressive ConservativeSteven Yu4,31340.70%9.36%
New DemocraticIsrael Lachovsky1,06210.02%2.39%
GreensRebecca Matiowsky2122.00%
Natural LawRalph Holt1851.75%
Total 10,598
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 74
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,43945.53%1.93%
Liberal hold Swing -12.43%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Buffalo Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGary Dickson4,31045.91%0.38%
Progressive ConservativeTerri-Lynn Bradford4,11543.84%3.14%
New DemocraticNeil McKinnon5475.83%-4.19%
Social CreditRaymond Neilson3003.20%
Natural LawRalph Holt1151.23%-0.52%
Total 9,387
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 68
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,92941.24%-4.29%
Liberal hold Swing -1.38%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Buffalo Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Cenaiko5,58254.18%10.34%
LiberalBrian Edy4,13540.13%-5.78%
New DemocraticNeil McKinnon4734.59%-1.24%
Social CreditDave Schwartz1131.10%-2.10%
Total 10,303
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 49
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,84441.67%0.43%
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 5.98%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Cenaiko3,36543.53%-10.65%
LiberalTerry Taylor2,81536.42%-3.72%
GreenGrant Neufeld6708.67%
New DemocraticCliff Hesby4575.91%1.32%
Alberta AllianceNadine Hunka2943.80%
Social CreditElizabeth K. Fielding730.94%-0.15%
Alberta PartyCarl Schwartz560.72%
Total 7,730
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 100
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,68931.71%-9.95%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.46%

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKent Hehr4,58348.83%12.42%
Progressive ConservativeSean Chu3,64638.85%-4.68%
GreenStephen Ricketts6116.51%-2.16%
New DemocraticRobert Lawrence3874.12%-1.79%
Social CreditAntoni (Tony) Grochowski1581.68%0.74%
Total 9,385
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 103
Eligible electors / Turnout 31,22330.39%-1.33%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 1.43%
Source(s)
Source: "03 - Calgary-Buffalo, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 178–180.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKent Hehr4,74041.47%-7.36%
Progressive ConservativeJamie Lall3,50630.67%-8.18%
WildroseMike Blanchard2,41521.13%
New DemocraticRebecca Eras5394.72%0.59%
Alberta PartyCory Mack2302.01%
Total 11,430
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 176
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,22044.26%13.88%
Liberal hold Swing 0.41%
Source(s)
Source: "05 - Calgary-Buffalo, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticKathleen T. Ganley4,67135.11%30.39%$3,118
Progressive ConservativeTerry Rock3,73828.09%-2.58%$92,068
LiberalDavid Khan3,28224.67%-16.80%$54,749
WildroseLeah Wamboldt1,35110.15%-10.97%$2,900
GreenSabrina Lee Levac2631.98%$500
Total 13,305
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 162
Eligible electors / Turnout 32,95040.87%-3.39%
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing -1.89%
Source(s)
Source: "05 - Calgary-Buffalo, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
"2015-2016 Annual Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJoe Ceci11,29248.86%13.75%
United ConservativeTom Olsen9,05039.16%0.92%
Alberta PartyOmar Masood1,5976.91%
LiberalJennifer Khan5902.55%-22.11%
GreenHeather Morigeau4361.89%-0.09%
Alberta IndependenceCory Hetherington1470.64%
Total 23,112
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 290
Eligible electors / Turnout 38,43260.89%20.02%
New Democratic hold Swing 1.34%
Source(s)
Source: "04 - Calgary-Buffalo, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate Nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Buffalo[6] Turnout 31.76%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown2,74315.18%45.37%1
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye2,39313.24%39.59%5
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger2,17712.05%36.01%2
  Independent Link Byfield 2,134 11.81% 35.30% 4
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,10411.64%34.81%3
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,774 9.82% 29.35% 9
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood1,5398.52%25.46%6
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,159 6.41% 19.17% 8
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,055 5.84% 17.45% 7
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 994 5.49% 16.44% 10
Total Votes 18,072 100%
Total Ballots 6,045 2.99 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,796
24,689 Eligible Electors

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Plebiscite results

1971 Daylight Saving Plebiscite

Do you favour province-wide Daylight Saving Time?
For Against
9,363   76.80% 2,828   23.20%
Province wide result: Passed

Student Vote results

2004 election

Participating Schools[7]
Almadina ESL Charter School
National Sport School
Sacred Heart School

On November 19, 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.

2004 Alberta Student Vote results[8]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Terry Taylor 62 34.44%
Green Grant Neufeld 32 17.78%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Cenaiko2212.22%
  New Democrat Cliff Hesby 18 10.00%
Alberta AllianceNadine Hunka168.89%
Alberta PartyCarl Schwartz168.89%
Social CreditElizabeth Fielding147.78%
Total 180 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 7

See also

References

  1. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (June 2010). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-9865367-1-7. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-1-988620-04-6. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 7.
  4. "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
  5. "Calgary-Buffalo By-election results". Elections Alberta. July 21, 1992. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  6. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  7. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  8. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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