Calgary-Hawkwood

Calgary-Hawkwood 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 2012 to 2019.

Calgary-Hawkwood
Alberta electoral district
2010 boundaries
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created2010
District abolished2019
First contested2012
Last contested2015

History

The Calgary-Hawkwood electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created from parts of Calgary-Bow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-North West and a small portion of Calgary-Varsity.[1]

The Calgary-Hawkwood electoral district was dissolved in the 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution int Calgary-Edgemont ahead of the 2019 Alberta general election.[2]

Boundary history

Electoral history
Members of the Legislative Assembly
for Calgary-Hawkwood
Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary-Bow and Calgary-Foothills 1971–2012,
and Calgary-North West 1986–2012
28th 2012–2015 Jason Luan PC
29th 2015–2019 Michael Connolly NDP
See Calgary-Edgemont 2019–

The antecedent electoral districts that comprise Calgary-Hawkwood have been returning mainly Progressive Conservative and the occasional Liberal candidates to office since the 1970s. Varsity has returned a Liberal candidate since 2004 and North West returned a Liberal candidate from 1989 to 1997.

Legislature results

2012 general election
results by polling division, 2012
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJason Luan9,09747.10%–
WildroseDavid Yager7,03036.40%–
LiberalMaria Davis1,6328.45%–
New DemocraticCollin Anderson9114.72%–
Alberta PartyKevin Woron2421.25%–
EvergreenJanet Keeping1991.03%–
Social CreditLen Skowronski1030.53%–
IndependentEd Torrance990.51%–
Total 19,313––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 138––
Eligible electors / Turnout 33,66357.78%–
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "15 - Calgary-Hawkwood Official Results 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2015 general election
results by polling division, 2015
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMichael Connolly7,44336.35%31.63%
Progressive ConservativeJason Luan6,37831.15%-15.95%
WildroseJae Shim4,44821.72%-14.68%
Alberta PartyBeth Barberree9254.52%3.26%
LiberalHarbaksh Singh Sekhon7363.59%-4.86%
GreenPolly Knowlton Cockett4552.22%1.19%
Social CreditLen Skowronski900.44%-0.09%
Total 20,475––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 68––
Eligible electors / Turnout 33,52361.28%3.50%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -2.75%
Source(s)
Source: "15 - Calgary-Hawkwood Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Senate nominee results

Student vote results

2012 election
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeJason Luan18643.36%
WildroseDavid Yager12930.00%
LiberalMaria Davis5312.44%
Alberta PartyKevin Woron163.72%
New DemocraticCollin Anderson153.49%
IndependentEd Torrance92.09%
Social CreditLen Skowronski30.70%
Total 430 100%

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.
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