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Encyclopedia > Calgary East

For the provincial electoral district, see Calgary East (provincial electoral district) Calgary East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ...


Calgary East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It has existed three times in history, the most recent created in 1996. An electoral district (or riding) is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ...

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First creation

Created in 1924 from East Calgary, abolished in 1952 into Calgary North, Calgary South and Macleod 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... East Calgary was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Alberta. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Calgary North was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Alberta. ... Calgary South was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Alberta. ... Macleod is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Alberta. ...


List of members

  1. Fred Davis, Conservative (1925-1926)
  2. Herbert Bealy Adshead, Labour (1926-1930)
  3. George Douglas Stanley, Conservative (1930-1935)
  4. John Charles Landeryou, Social Credit (1935-1940)
  5. George Henry Ross, Liberal (1940-1945)
  6. Douglas Scott Harkness, Prog. Cons. (1945-1953)

The name which emphasised a revitalised National Policy and links to Britain. ... There have been various groups in Canada who have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. ... The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative - populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... Douglas Scott Harkness (March 29, 1903 - May 2, 1999), P.C., O.C., G.M., E.D., B.A., D.U.C. was a Canadian politician, teacher, farmer and former Lieutenant Colonel in Royal Canadian Artillery. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...

Second creation

Created in 1976 from Calgary North, Calgary South and Palliser. Abolished in 1987 into Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast, Calgary Southeast, Calgary Southwest and Crowfoot 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the current federal electoral district is Saskatchewan see Palliser (electoral district) Palliser was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Alberta. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Calgary Centre is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Alberta. ... Calgary Northeast is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Alberta. ... Calgary Southeast is the name of a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada. ... Calgary Southwest is the name of a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada. ... Crowfoot is a federal electoral district in central Alberta, Canada. ...


List of members

  1. John Kushner, Prog. Cons. (1979-1984)
  2. Alex Kindy, Prog. Cons. (1984-1988)

Third creation

Created in 1996 from Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast, Calgary Southeast, and Wild Rose. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Wild Rose is the name of a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada. ...


List of members

  1. Deepak Obhrai, Reform/Canadian Alliance/Conservative (1997-present)

Deepak Obhrai (born May 7, 1950 in Oldeani, Tanzania) is a Canadian politician, representing the riding of Calgary East for the Conservative Party of Canada. ... For the Reform Party that existed prior to Canadian Confederation see Reform Party (pre-Confederation) The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party in the 1980s and 1990s. ... The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right_of_centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...

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Calgary East - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (246 words)
Calgary East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953, 1979 to 1988, and since 1997.
It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Calgary North, Calgary South and Macleod ridings.
It was re-created in 1976 from parts of Calgary North, Calgary South and Palliser ridings.
Calgary Southeast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (219 words)
Calgary Southeast is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.
The district is in the southeast part of the City of Calgary.
The electoral district was created in 1986 from Calgary East, Bow River and Calgary South ridings.
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