Calgary-McKnight

Calgary-McKnight was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993.[1]

Calgary-McKnight
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1993
First contested1971
Last contested1989

History

The Calgary-McKnight electoral district was created in the 1971 electoral boundary re-distribution from a merger of Calgary-North and Calgary Queens Park. In the 1993 electoral boundary re-distribution, Calgary-McKnight expanded and was renamed to Calgary Nose Creek. Calgary-McKnight was named because McKnight Boulevard the main east west artery in the north at the time, cut through the middle of the riding.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-McKnight
Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary-North electoral district from 1959-1971
and Calgary Queens Park electoral district from 1963-1971
17th  1971–1975     Calvin Lee Progressive Conservative
18th  1975–1979 Eric C. Musgreave
19th  1979–1982
20th  1982–1986
21st  1986–1989
22nd  1989–1993     Yolande Gagnon Liberal
See Calgary Nose Creek electoral district from 1993-2004

Legislature results

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCalvin Lee6,13447.75%
Social CreditJim Richards5,36841.79%
New DemocraticWalter H. Siewert1,0978.54%
LiberalPhilip T. Keuber2461.92%
Total 12,845
Rejected, spoiled and declined 58
Eligible electors / turnout 17,75672.67%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight 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 ConservativeEric C. Musgreave8,58667.88%20.13%
New DemocraticRay Martin1,74713.81%5.27%
Social CreditAllen Howard1,57212.43%-29.36%
LiberalPat Smart7435.87%3.96%
Total 12,648
Rejected, spoiled and declined 15
Eligible electors / turnout 21,55658.74%-13.92%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 24.05%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight 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 ConservativeEric C. Musgreave7,24861.99%-5.90%
Social CreditJerry Melchin2,68422.95%10.53%
New DemocraticJack Dale1,0979.38%-4.43%
LiberalJohn J. Gleason6645.68%-0.20%
Total 11,693
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 22,04453.04%-5.70%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.52%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight 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 ConservativeEric C. Musgreave12,13071.70%9.72%
New DemocraticEileen Nesbitt2,45114.49%5.11%
Western Canada ConceptJohn Jasienczyk1,3327.87%
LiberalJohn J. Gleason6213.67%-2.01%
Social CreditJerry J. Glowacki3832.26%-20.69%
Total 16,917
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 39
Eligible electors / Turnout 29,77156.95%3.91%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 9.09%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeEric C. Musgreave4,82355.18%-16.52%
New DemocraticSandra Botting2,61029.86%15.37%
LiberalCarol Reimer1,30714.95%11.28%
Total 8,740
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 27
Eligible electors / Turnout 25,48034.41%-22.55%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.95%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalYolande Gagnon5,30342.84%27.89%
Progressive ConservativeMark Petros4,70438.00%-17.18%
New DemocraticRoy Brown2,37119.15%-10.71%
Total 12,378
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 29
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,61746.61%12.21%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -10.24%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

  1. "Election results for Calgary-McKnight". 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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