Calgary Southwest
Alberta electoral district
Southwest
Calgary Southwest in relation to the other Calgary ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature
House of Commons
District created
1987
District abolished
2013
First contested
1988
Last contested
2011
Demographics
Population (2011 )[1]
136,011
Electors (2011)
93,707
Area (km²)[2]
76.70
Census divisions
Division No. 6
Census subdivisions
Calgary
Calgary Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta , Canada , that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. The district was in the southwest part of the City of Calgary , south of Glenmore Trail, and west of the Canadian Pacific railway.
The seat was held by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper .
History [ edit ]
The electoral district was created in 1987 from parts of Bow River , Calgary West , Calgary East , and Calgary South ridings .
The riding was abolished during the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 , 80% into Calgary Heritage and 20% into Calgary Midnapore .
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada :
Current Member of Parliament [ edit ]
Its Member of Parliament is former Prime Minister Stephen Harper , an economist and a lecturer.[3] He was first elected in 2002 and is the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada .
Election results [ edit ]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Conservative
Stephen Harper
42,998
75.12
+2.22
$62,436
New Democratic
Holly Heffernan
6,823
11.92
+4.12
$1,113
Liberal
Marlene Lamontagne
4,121
7.20
−2.11
$14,171
Green
Kelly Christie
2,991
5.23
−3.72
$4,879
Independent
Larry R. Heather
303
0.53
+0.05
$495
Total valid votes
57,236
100.00
Total rejected ballots
177
0.31
Turnout
57,413
60.95
Eligible voters
94,192
Note: Larry R. Heather's vote as an independent candidate is compared to his vote as a CHP candidate in 2008.
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Conservative
Stephen Harper
38,545
72.90
+0.94
$61,102
Liberal
Marlene Lamontagne
4,918
9.31
−2.07
$14,071
Green
Kelly Christie
4,732
8.95
+1.32
$1,250
New Democratic
Holly Heffernan
4,122
7.80
−0.22
$1,719
Libertarian
Dennis Young
277
0.52
+0.52
$398
Christian Heritage
Larry R. Heather
256
0.48
−0.52
$1,746
Total valid votes/Expense limit
52,850
100.00
–
$92,156
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Conservative
Stephen Harper
41,549
71.96
+3.61
$67,115
Liberal
Michael Swanson
6,573
11.38
-7.01
$15,691
New Democratic
Holly Heffernan
4,628
8.02
+1.81
$5,177
Green
Kim Warnke
4,407
7.63
+2.05
$1,800
Christian Heritage
Larry Heather
579
1.00
+0.56
$1,370
Total valid votes
57,736
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
–
–
Turnout
–
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Conservative
Stephen Harper
35,297
68.35
-3.31
$62,955
Liberal
Avalon Roberts
9,501
18.39
–
$55,529
Green
Darcy Kraus
3,210
6.21
+2.63
$521
New Democratic
Daria Fox
2,884
5.58
-15.12
$3,648
Marijuana
Mark de Pelham
516
0.99
–
Christian Heritage
Larry Heather
229
0.44
-1.30
$1,630
Total valid votes
51,637
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
149
0.29
–
–
Turnout
51,786
64.49
–
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Alliance vote in 2002.
Canadian federal by-election, May 13, 2002
Resignation of Preston Manning
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Alliance
Stephen Harper
13,200
71.66
$58,959.16
New Democratic
Bill Phipps
3,813
20.70
$34,789.77
Green
James S. Kohut
660
3.58
$2,750.80
Independent
Gordon Barrett
428
2.32
$3,329.34
Christian Heritage
Ron Gray
320
1.74
$27,772.78
Total valid votes
18,421
100.00
Total rejected ballots
98
Turnout
18,519
23.05
Electors on the lists
80,360
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Alliance
Preston Manning
34,529
64.81
+6.82
$69,676
Progressive Conservative
Paul Monaghan
8,679
16.29
-1.61
$8,592
Liberal
Barry J. Rust
7,954
14.93
-5.23
$13,233
New Democratic
Jennifer Stewart
2,113
3.96
+1.22
$720
Total valid votes
53,275
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
158
0.30
–
–
Turnout
53,433
62.93
-3.85
–
Note: Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Reform
Preston Manning
27,912
57.99
-3.09
$62,515
Liberal
Paul Drager
9,706
20.16
+3.87
$61,666
Progressive Conservative
Jan Brown
8,617
17.90
-0.83
$34,551
New Democratic
Mara Vogel
1,322
2.74
+1.13
$1,064
Green
Sol Candel
310
0.64
+0.18
Natural Law
Richard Shelford
175
0.36
-0.00
Christian Heritage
Larry Heather
89
0.18
–
$176
Total valid votes
48,131
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
107
0.22
–
–
Turnout
48,238
66.78
–
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Reform
Preston Manning
41,630
61.22
$59,445
Progressive Conservative
Bobbie Sparrow
12,642
18.59
$61,978
Liberal
Bill Richards
11,087
17.36
$60,511
New Democratic
Catherine Rose
1,099
1.62
$4,791
National
Lea Russell
910
1.34
$2,580
Green
Sol Candel
301
0.44
$6,216
Natural Law
Ida Bugmann
249
0.37
$0
Independent
Miel S.R. Gabriel
57
0.08
$218
N/A (Communist )
Darrell Rankin
28
0.04
$1,422
Total valid votes
68,003
100.00
Rejected ballots
137
Turnout
68,140
70.81
Electors on lists
96,213
Source:Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada .
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References [ edit ]
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Coordinates : 50°58′01″N 114°06′00″W / 50.967°N 114.100°W / 50.967; -114.100