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Encyclopedia > Calgary Shaw

Calgary Shaw is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. {Canadian politics} Canada is a federation of ten provinces which, together with three territories, comprise the worlds second largest country. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ... 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. ...


This highly Conservative riding covers the central southern portion of Calgary, and has seen its borders change numerous times since it was created in 1986, when it was carved out of Calgary Fish Creek. The riding has a long tradition of crushing Progressive Conservative wins. Calgary Fish Creek is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...


The riding contains the neighborhoods of Midnapore, Shawnessy, Somerset, Lake Sundance and Lake Chaparral.

Contents


Boundaries

As defined in the Electoral Divisions Act 2003


Northeast Boundary


The north eastern boundary weaves its way along the edge of Fish Creek Provincial Park from the city limits to Macleod Trail. The border moves south along Macleod Trail and turns west at Shawnessy Blvd and continues to James McKevitt Road SW. Fish Creek Park is a provincial park located in the southern part of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...


Calgary Hays, borders to the east Calgary Fish Creek borders to the north and Calgary Lougheed borders to the north and west. Calgary Hays is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Calgary Fish Creek is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Calgary Lougheed is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ...


West boundary


The west boundary travels south down James McKevitt Road and continues down 14 Street SW until it reaches the city limits.


Foothills-Rocky View borders the Southwestern edge of the district. Foothills-Rocky View is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ...


South boundary


The South boundary follows the city limits back to Fish Creek Provincial Park.


Highwood borders the riding to the south. Highwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ...


Demographics

Total Population
38,366

49.7% Male
50.3% Female

45.8% Married
20.4% Single never married
Population by Age

  • 0-4 2,730 7.1%
  • 5-19 10,365 27.1%
  • 20-24 2,160 5.7%
  • 25-44 13,260 34.7%
  • 45-64 7,885 20.6%
  • 65-74 1,225 3.2%
  • 75+ 575 1.5%


Total Registered Voters
26,120


Source Alberta Government


Local Issues

  • Lack of access to Schools and Health Care.
  • High Property Taxes
  • Significant growth is putting extream pressure on transportation infrastructure.
  • Spruce Meadows is fighting the city on surronding land use.
  • Highway 22x bridge twining

Spruce Meadows is a major equestrian facility located in Calgary, Alberta. ...

Constituency Associations

4 Associations registered with Elections Alberta

The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... John Roggeveen is a Calgary lawyer. ... The Alberta New Democrats or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Canada that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...

Election Results 1986 - present

1997 - 2004

2004 Results 2001 Results 1997 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 6,732 61.99%     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 20,306 80.72%     Progressive Conservative John Havelock 12,304 78.28%
     Liberal John Roggeveen 2,373 21.85% Liberal Jim McPhearson 3,595 14.29% Liberal Sharon Howe 2,860 18.20%
     Alberta Alliance Barry Chase 620 5.71% N.D.P. Ryan Falkenberg 729 2.90% N.D.P. Shawn Keown 485 3.09%
     N.D.P. Jarrett Young 583 5.37% Alberta First Peter Singleton 222 0.88% Natural Law Almas Waldon 69 0.44%
     Green Rick Papineau 380 3.50% Independent Keven Agar 153 0.61%
     Separation Daniel Doherty 171 1.57% Independent Derin Popik 151 0.60%

Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ... The 25th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. ... The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... John Roggeveen is a Calgary lawyer. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta, Canada. ... Barry Chase is an Albertan politician. ... The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ... The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ... The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ... The Alberta First Party was a right_wing political party that operated in Alberta, Canada from 1999 until 2003. ... The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party, the political arm of Maharishi Mahesh Yogis Transcendental Meditation movement. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Green political parties | Alberta political parties ... The Separation Party of Alberta is a political party that advocates the secession of Alberta from Canada. ...

1986 - 1993

1993 Results 1989 Results 1986 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative John Havelock 9,328 59.88%     Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning 7,412 52.92%     Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning 6,694 61.50%
     Liberal Bill Walker 4,963 31.86% Liberal Robert Crump 4,865 34.74% Liberal Brendan Dunphy 2,727 25.05%
     Social Credit Michael Roth 624 4.01% N.D.P. Gordon Christie 1,728 12.34% N.D.P. Len Curle 1,166 10.71%
     N.D.P. Jason Ness 526 3.38% Representative Byron Chenger 295 2.74%
     Natural Law Ken Nielsen 136 0.87%

The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Jim Dinning is a Canadian politician and businessman. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Jim Dinning is a Canadian politician and businessman. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ... The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ... The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ... The Representative Party of Alberta was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada formed by Raymond Speaker in the mid-1980s. ... The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party, the political arm of Maharishi Mahesh Yogis Transcendental Meditation movement. ...

2004 Senator in waiting district results

2004 Senator in Waiting Results: Calgary Hays
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Rank
     Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 5,117 18% 2
     Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 4,117 14% 1
     Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 4,093 14% 5
     Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 3,296 12% 3
     Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 3,007 11% 6
     Independent Link Byfield 2,311 8% 4
     Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,850 6% 8
     Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,683 6% 7
     Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,590 6% 10
     Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,544 5% 9

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot The 3rd Alberta Senate nominee election was held on November 22, 2004 in conjuction with the Alberta general election, 2004. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Bert Brown is a farmer and politician from Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Jim Silye (born April 28, 1946) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and former professional football player for the Canadian Football League (CFL). ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Cliff Breitkreuz was born near Onoway, Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Link Byfield is a current Senator-in-waiting in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta, Canada. ... Gary Horan is a long time politician and small buisness man from Edmonton, Alberta. ... Tom Sindlinger is a prominent Alberta politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Tom Sindlinger was elected as a member for the district of Calgary Buffalo in the 1979 for the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. ...


Alberta Student Vote 2004

On November 19th 2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools of all types, to parralel the 2004 Election results and to educate students about the electoral process. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 ridings.


Participating schools in Calgary Shaw

  • Bishop O'Byrne High School
  • Centennial High School

Student Vote 2004 Results

2004 Student Vote Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 44 52.4%
     Green Rick Papineau 16 19.0%
     Liberal John Roggeveen 10 11.9%
     N.D.P. Jarrett Young 9 10.7%
     Alberta Alliance Barry Chase 4 4.8%
     Separation Daniel Doherty 1 1.2%

Alberta Student Vote 2004 was conducted by Student Vote Canada in conjunction with the Alberta general election, 2004. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Green political parties | Alberta political parties ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... John Roggeveen is a Calgary lawyer. ... The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ... The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta, Canada. ... Barry Chase is an Albertan politician. ... The Separation Party of Alberta is a political party that advocates the secession of Alberta from Canada. ...

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Calgary Shaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (292 words)
Calgary Shaw is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
This highly Conservative riding covers the central southern portion of Calgary, and has seen its borders change numerous times since it was created in 1986, when it was carved out of Calgary Fish Creek.
Calgary Hays, borders to the east Calgary Fish Creek borders to the north and Calgary Lougheed borders to the north and west.
Shaw Cablesystems - definition of Shaw Cablesystems in Encyclopedia (79 words)
Shaw Communications Inc. is a Canadian company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.
Shaw provides Internet access, cable television, digital cable and video on demand.
Shaw plans to introduce telephony service in 2005.
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