for the Federal electoral district of the same name, see Calgary West For the provincial electoral district, see Calgary West (provincial electoral district) Calgary West is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada. ...

Calgary West is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... 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. ...

The electoral riding of Calgary West is one of the two original Calgary ridings of the seven that has survived from the 1959 Redistribution of the Calgary riding. The other riding is Calgary Glenmore Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ...

This riding covers the central west portion of Calgary and contains the neighborhoods of Cougar Ridge, Coach Hill, Strathcona, Signal Hill, Discovery Ridge

1959 Redistribution

The historic 1959 redistribution of the provincial ridings of Calgary and Edmonton marked the transition back to First Past the Post. From 1921 to 1959 Calgary and Edmonton members were elected by Single Transferable Vote. The redistribution created seven ridings in Calgary, two of those still exist today. The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ... The Single Transferable Vote, or STV, is a preference voting system designed to minimise wasted votes in multi-candidate elections while ensuring that votes are explicitly for candidates rather than party lists. ...

This transition was done in part to standardize the electoral system across the province and because Calgary and Edmonton were becoming to large to be a single riding. Motto: Heart of the new west Area: 712. ... More than one place has the name Edmonton. ...

The other six ridings were Calgary Bowness, Calgary Centre, Calgary Glenmore, Calgary North, Calgary North East, Calgary South East. Calgary Bowness is a historical Provincial Riding in Alberta Canada It was named after the community of Bowness, and during its time encompassed the Northwestern part of the city. ... Calgary Centre has existed twice 1913 to 1917 and 1959 to 1967. ... Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Calgary North provincial electoral district was a riding in the north part of Calgary, Alberta. ... Calgary South East Provincial Electoral District was a historical riding covering the south east portion of Calgary. ...

Boundarys

The north boundary follows the edge of the cougar ridge subdivision from Sarcee Trail west to the City limits of Calgary. Calgary Bow borders to the north.

The West and South boundary follows the city limits around, back to Sarcee Trail. Foothills-Rocky View borders to the west and south. Foothills-Rocky View is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ...

The East boundary travels north on Sarcee Trail, and turns North East on Richmond Road, travels north at 37th Street SW and moves back west along 26th Ave and continues north Along Sarcee Trail. Calgary Elbow and Calgary Currie border on the east

Demographics

Total Population
38187

48.6% Male
51.4% Female

45.7% Married
22.5% Single

Population by Age

• 0-4 2,585 6.8
• 5-19 7,715 20.4
• 20-24 2,110 5.6
• 25-44 12,765 33.8
• 45-64 8,990 23.8
• 65-74 2,185 5.8
• 75+ 1,425 3.8

Registered Voters
29,890

Source Alberta Government

Local Issues

• High Growth in the area strains transportation infrastructure

• High Property Taxes

Riding Associations

4 Associations Registered with Elections Alberta

• Alberta Alliance President John Keyes
• Liberal, President ??
• NDP, President ??
• Progressive Conservative, President Blair Yorke-Slader

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Election Results

2004 - 1986

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1982 - 1959

The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, QC, MBA, LL.D., (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ... The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, QC, MBA, LL.D., (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ... The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, QC, MBA, LL.D., (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ... The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, QC, MBA, LL.D., (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ... The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, QC, MBA, LL.D., (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ... 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 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 Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation. ...

See Also

Calgary West Federal Riding For the provincial electoral district, see Calgary West (provincial electoral district) Calgary West is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada. ...

External links

• Demographics for Calgary West (http://www.finance.gov.ab.ca/aboutalberta/ped_profiles/2004_new_boundaries/Calgary-West.pdf)
• Riding Map for Calgary West (http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/maps%5Cnb%5C24.pdf)
• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (http://www.assembly.ab.ca/)