Macleod (electoral district)

Macleod was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1968 and from 1988 to 2015. It was a mostly rural riding in southwest Alberta, however it extended as far north as the outer suburbs of Calgary, and in its final years included a few slivers of Calgary itself. It covered the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31, Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26, Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9, Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66, Vulcan County, the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, and Kananaskis Improvement District. It also included the towns of Okotoks, Cochrane, and High River.

This article is about the former Alberta federal electoral district. For the Northwest Territories electoral district, see Macleod (N.W.T. electoral district).
Macleod
Alberta electoral district
Macleod in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
District created1987
District abolished2012
First contested1988
Last contested2014 by-election
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]123,778
Electors (2011)81,141
Area (km²)[2]28,303.15
Census division(s)Division No. 3, Division No. 6, Division No. 15
Census subdivision(s)Arrowwood, Bighorn No. 8, Black Diamond, Blood 148, Calgary, Cardston County, Carmangay, Champion, Claresholm, Cochrane, Cowley, Crowsnest Pass, Eden Valley 216, Foothills No. 31, Fort Macleod, Glenwood, Granum, High River, Hill Spring, Kananaskis, Lomond, Longview, Milo, Nanton, Okotoks, Piikani 147, Pincher Creek, Pincher Creek No. 9, Ranchland No. 66, Rocky View County, Siksika 146, Stavely, Stoney 142, 143, 144, Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 (Sarcee 145), Turner Valley, Vulcan, Vulcan County, Willow Creek No. 26

Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 Census

Ethnic groups: 84.1% White, 12.1% Aboriginal
Languages: 87.7% English, 3.6% German, 1.4% French, ~1.8% Blackfoot (Blackfoot counted as "Other language" on the Census; this number derived from "other language" speakers on Blackfoot reserves)
Religions: 67.4% Christian (22.7% Catholic, 12.2% United Church, 6.0% Anglican, 2.9% Lutheran, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.6% Baptist, 1.4% Presbyterian, 18.8% Other Christian), 1.9% Traditional Aboriginal spirituality, 28.9% No religion
Median income (2010): $33,338

History

This riding was originally created in 1907 from parts of District of Alberta and Calgary ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Rocky Mountain, Palliser Crowfoot, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat ridings.

It was re-created in 1987 from Bow River, Lethbridge—Foothills, Medicine Hat and Wild Rose ridings.

Due to the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution the riding was abolished prior to the next election. Most of the riding was transferred to the new riding of Foothills. Small parts were also transferred to Bow River, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner and Banff—Airdrie. Small portions that had been annexed into Calgary joined Calgary Midnapore and Calgary Signal Hill.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Macleod
Riding created from Calgary and Alberta provisional district
11th  1908–1911     John Herron Liberal–Conservative
12th  1911–1917     David Warnock Liberal
13th  1917–1921     Hugh Murray Shaw Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     George Gibson Coote Progressive
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930     United Farmers
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Ernest George Hansell Social Credit
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Lawrence Kindt Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Rocky Mountain, Palliser, Crowfoot,
Lethbridge and Medicine Hat
Riding re-created from Bow River, Lethbridge—Foothills,
Medicine Hat and Wild Rose
34th  1988–1993     Ken Hughes Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Grant Hill Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Progressive Conservative
 2004–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006     Ted Menzies Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2013
 2014–2015     John Barlow Conservative
Riding dissolved into Foothills, Bow River, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner,
Banff—Airdrie, Calgary Signal Hill and Calgary Midnapore

Current Member of Parliament

The seat is currently held by John Barlow, a Conservative and a former newspaper editor, who was elected in a by-election on June 30, 2014 following the resignation of Ted Menzies on November 6, 2013.

Election results

1988–2015
Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Barlow12,61669.16−8.33
LiberalDustin Fuller3,09216.95+13.27
GreenLarry Ashmore9915.43+0.81
Christian HeritageDavid J. Reimer7744.24+3.75
New DemocraticAileen Burke7704.22−6.11
Total valid votes/Expense limit 18,243 100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 81 0.44 –
Turnout 18,324 19.92 −41.60
Eligible voters 92,007
Conservative hold Swing −10.80
By-election due to the resignation of Ted Menzies.
Source: Elections Canada[3]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTed Menzies40,00777.48+0.12$51,784
New DemocraticJanine Giles5,33510.33+3.65$4,665
GreenAttila Nagy2,3894.63-4.48$2,587
LiberalNicole Hankel1,8983.68-2.24
Progressive CanadianBrad Carrigan1,7543.40
Christian HeritageMarc Slingerland2520.49-0.43
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,635100.00
Total rejected ballots 157 0.30+0.10
Turnout 51,792 61.52+5.13
Eligible voters 84,182 ––
Conservative hold Swing -1.76
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTed Menzies35,32877.36+1.91$47,418
GreenJared McCollum4,1619.11+2.93$3,884
New DemocraticStan Knowlton3,0536.69+0.16$4,003
LiberalIsabel Paynter2,7035.92-3.31$7,424
Christian HeritageMarc Slingerland4220.92–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,667100.00 $96,193
Total rejected ballots 910.20-0.07
Turnout 45,75856.39-3.64
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeTed Menzies37,53475.45+0.69
LiberalBernie Kennedy4,5969.23−2.86
New DemocraticJoyce Thomas3,2516.53+0.04
GreenLarry Ashmore3,0756.18−0.46
IndependentMyron Wolf Child1,0552.12–
Canadian ActionCatherine Whelan Costen2350.47–
Total valid votes 49,879100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1330.27+0.01
Turnout 43,22460.03 0.00
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTed Menzies32,23274.76-9.12$45,277
LiberalChris Shade5,21412.09+2.68
GreenLaurel Denise Fadeeff2,8656.64–$1,011
New DemocraticJoyce Thomas2,8026.49-0.21$1,368
Total valid votes 43,113100.00
Total rejected ballots 1110.26 0.00
Turnout 43,22460.03 -2.74

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceGrant Hill30,78370.05+2.03$47,809
Progressive ConservativeCyril R. Abbott6,07913.83-1.76$9,380
LiberalMarlene LaMontagne4,1379.41+5.36$5,561
New DemocraticDwayne Good Striker2,9456.70+5.99$524
Total valid votes 43,944100.00
Total rejected ballots 1160.26+0.11
Turnout 44,06062.77+6.20

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformGrant Hill24,22568.02+4.62$40,614
Progressive ConservativeTim Anderson5,55515.59-1.77$32,047
LiberalChristopher Paton-Gay4,13711.61-4.62$41,335
New DemocraticStanley Carl Knowlton1,4444.05+2.15$2,140
Natural LawDiane Shapka2530.71+0.18
Total valid votes 35,614100.00
Total rejected ballots 530.15
Turnout 35,66756.57
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformGrant Hill23,80363.40+32.19
Progressive ConservativeKen Hughes6,51717.36-33.16
LiberalRoy Whitney6,09516.23+6.79
New DemocraticSusanne Abildgaard7141.90-6.67
GreenWarren Smith2140.57
Natural LawGloria Hansen2000.53
Total valid votes 37,543 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeKen Hughes16,98950.52
ReformKen Copithorne10,49831.22
LiberalErnie Patterson3,1759.44
New DemocraticGary Taje2,8848.580.25
Commonwealth of CanadaF.B. Tex Hover84
Total valid votes 33,630 100.00

1908–1968
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLawrence Kindt8,70644.32-1.00
Social CreditErnie Patterson6,48733.03-3.08
LiberalBill Matheson3,14216.00+2.72
New DemocraticSam Brown1,3076.65+1.36
Total valid votes 19,642 100.00
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLawrence Kindt9,78545.32-0.52
Social CreditErnie Patterson7,79536.11+2.84
LiberalRobert Bostrom2,86613.28-1.68
New DemocraticJohn P. Griffin1,1435.29-0.65
Total valid votes 21,589 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLawrence Kindt9,60545.84-13.19
Social CreditErnie Patterson6,97033.26+5.40
LiberalJames A. Coutts3,13314.95+5.50
New DemocraticJohn P. Griffin1,2455.94+2.29
Total valid votes 20,953 100.00

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLawrence Kindt11,91159.03+32.69
Social CreditErnest George Hansell5,62327.87-15.80
LiberalJames Derrick1,9079.45-15.34
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Purrier Griffin7363.65-1.55
Total valid votes 20,177 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditErnest George Hansell8,41143.67-4.71
Progressive ConservativeLawrence Kindt5,07326.34+6.14
LiberalGordon Lloyd Burton4,77424.79+0.84
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Purrier Griffin1,0015.20+1.18
Total valid votes 19,259 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditErnest George Hansell8,68548.39+3.30
LiberalJohn Joseph McIntyre4,29823.95-0.79
Progressive ConservativeWarren Cecil Cooper3,62520.20+0.04
Co-operative CommonwealthLeslie Norman Howard7214.02-6.00
Labor–ProgressiveAnthony Patera6203.45
Total valid votes 17,949 100.00
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditErnest George Hansell7,41145.08+7.93
LiberalAlfred Gladstone Lewis4,06624.74+9.39
Progressive ConservativeStanley Wyatt3,31420.16-2.83
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Purrier Griffin1,64710.02-5.03
Total valid votes 16,438 100.00
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditErnest George Hansell6,34237.16-2.69
Progressive ConservativeStanley Wyatt3,92422.99+4.80
LiberalAlfred Gladstone Lewis2,62015.35-13.56
Co-operative CommonwealthOtto Edward Wobick2,56915.05+2.00
Labor–ProgressiveWilliam Austin Arland1,6139.45
Total valid votes 17,068 100.00

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditErnest George Hansell6,65539.84-8.74
LiberalFrancis Olestes McKenna4,82928.91+16.74
National GovernmentGrier Rider Davis3,03918.19+3.68
Co-operative CommonwealthRuth House McBride2,18013.05-11.68
Total valid votes 16,703 100.00

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.'

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditErnest George Hansell7,02848.58
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Gibson Coote3,57724.73
ConservativeJohn Walter Matthewson2,10014.52-32.44
LiberalFrank Olestes McKenna1,76112.17
Total valid votes 14,466 100.00

Note: George Gibson Coote's CCF vote is compared to his UFA vote in 1930 election.

1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaGeorge Gibson Coote6,89753.05-13.33
ConservativeJoseph Duncan Matheson6,10546.95+13.33
Total valid votes 13,002 100.00
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaGeorge Gibson Coote6,84066.38+21.94
ConservativeJohn Herron3,46533.62-4.49
Total valid votes 10,305 100.00

Note: UFA vote is compared to Progressive vote in 1925 election.

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ProgressiveGeorge Gibson Coote4,94344.44-15.33
ConservativeJohn Herron4,23938.11+20.76
LiberalThomas Milnes1,94117.45+8.40
Total valid votes 11,123 100.00
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ProgressiveGeorge Gibson Coote6,08659.77
ConservativeHugh Murray Shaw1,76717.35-41.67
LabourJames Fairhurst1,40713.82
LiberalJoseph E. Gillis9229.06-20.99
Total valid votes 10,182 100.00

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Government (Unionist)Hugh Murray Shaw5,12859.02+20.65
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Donald Randolph McIvor2,61030.04-19.40
Nonpartisan LeagueStephen Thorne Marshall95010.93
Total valid votes 8,688 100.00

Note: Unionist vote is compared to Liberal-Conservative vote in 1911 election.

1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDavid Warnock3,66049.44+7.09
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Herron2,84138.38-8.67
IndependentEdmund Fulcher90212.18
Total valid votes 7,403 100.00
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Herron2,93547.04
LiberalAllan Ban MacDonald2,64242.35
IndependentJohn Harrington66210.61
Total valid votes 6,239 100.00

See also

Notes

    References
    • "(Code 48020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
    • Riding history for Macleod (1907–1966) from the Library of Parliament
    • Riding history for Macleod (1987–present) from the Library of Parliament
    • Expenditures – 2008
    • Expenditures – 2004
    • Expenditures – 2000
    • Expenditures – 1997

    Notes
    1. Statistics Canada: 2012
    2. Statistics Canada: 2012
    3. "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

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