South Calgary (provincial electoral district)

South Calgary 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 1913 to 1921.[1]

South Calgary
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1913
District abolished1921
First contested1913
Last contested1917

History

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Boundary history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for South Calgary[3]
Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary electoral district from 1905-1913
3rd 1913-1917 Thomas Blow Conservative
4th 1917-1921
See Calgary electoral district from 1921-1959

Electoral history

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The South Calgary electoral district was created in 1913 when the Calgary provincial electoral district was carved into three ridings. The first election in 1913 featured a two candidate fight between Dr. Thomas Blow Conservative candidate and well known Calgary area lawyer Clifford Jones.

Blow won the district with 71% of the popular vote, riding the peak of a wave that saw all the Calgary districts return Conservatives that year.

The second and final election in the district in 1917 saw Blow re-elected. Blow defeated Labor Representation leader William Irvine and sitting City of Calgary Alderman John McNeill to hold his district. The South Calgary district was abolished in 1921 as Calgary was reconstituted into a five-member district.

Election results

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1913

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1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas H. Blow 3,654 71.97%
Liberal Clifford T. Jones 1,423 28.03%
Total 5,077
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 7,958 63.80%
Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-South Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917

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1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas H. Blow 3,273 48.01% -23.96%
Labor Representation William Irwin 2,248 32.98%
Liberal–Conservative John McNeill 1,296 19.01%
Total 6,817
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 14,401 47.34% -16.46%
Conservative hold Swing -14.45%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-South Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Calgary (South)". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1913. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

Further reading

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