Calgary Southwest

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 line.

Calgary Southwest
Alberta electoral district
Calgary Southwest in relation to the other Calgary ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1987
District abolished2013
First contested1988
Last contested2011
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]136,011
Electors (2011)93,707
Area (km²)[2]76.70
Census division(s)Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)Calgary

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper represented the riding during his leadership.

History

The electoral district was created in 1987 from parts of the Bow River, Calgary West, Calgary East, Calgary South and a small piece of Calgary Centre ridings.

The riding was abolished during the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 80% into Calgary Heritage and 20% into Calgary Midnapore.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Calgary Southwest
Riding created from Bow River, Calgary Centre, Calgary East,
Calgary West and Calgary South
34th  1988–1993     Bobbie Sparrow Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Preston Manning Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2002
 2002–2003 Stephen Harper
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Calgary Heritage and Calgary Midnapore

Members of Parliament

All three of the riding's MPs were prominent: Bobbie Sparrow served in the cabinet led by Kim Campbell, while Preston Manning was the leader of the Reform Party of Canada from 1987 and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2000. Its final MP in the Southwest configuration was Prime Minister Stephen Harper, an economist and a lecturer outside politics.[3] He was elected to Calgary Southwest, shortly after becoming leader of the Canadian Alliance and thus leader of the Opposition, in a 2002 by-election occasioned by Manning's retirement. From 2003, Harper was the leader of the re-formed Conservative Party of Canada, and from 2006, prime minister; he ceased to be both after the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Election results
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeStephen Harper42,99875.12+2.16$62,436
New DemocraticHolly Heffernan6,82311.92+4.16$1,113
LiberalMarlene Lamontagne4,1217.20−2.11$14,171
GreenKelly Christie2,9915.23−3.75$4,879
IndependentLarry R. Heather3030.53+0.04$495
Total valid votes 57,23699.69
Total rejected ballots 177 0.31−0.00
Turnout 57,413 60.42+2.02
Eligible voters 95,026
Conservative hold Swing -1.00
Note: Larry R. Heather's vote as an independent candidate is compared to his vote as a CHP candidate in 2008.
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeStephen Harper38,54572.96+0.60$61,102
LiberalMarlene Lamontagne4,9189.31−2.10$14,071
GreenKelly Christie4,7438.98+1.30$1,250
New DemocraticHolly Heffernan4,1027.76−0.30$1,719
LibertarianDennis Young2650.48$398
Christian HeritageLarry R. Heather2560.48−0.01$1,746
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,832 99.69– $92,156
Total rejected ballots 1640.31+0.10
Turnout 52,99658.39-8.18
Eligible voters 52,996
Conservative hold Swing +1.35
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeStephen Harper41,54972.36+4.01$67,115
LiberalMichael Swanson6,55311.41-6.99$15,691
New DemocraticHolly Heffernan4,6288.06+2.48$5,177
GreenKim Warnke4,4077.68+1.46$1,800
Christian HeritageLarry Heather2790.49+0.04$1,370
Total valid votes 57,41699.79– 
Total rejected ballots 1200.21-0.08–
Turnout 57,53666.57+2.08–
Eligible voters 86,426
Conservative hold Swing +5.50
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeStephen Harper35,29768.36-12.84$62,955
LiberalAvalon Roberts9,50118.40+3.49$55,529
GreenDarcy Kraus3,2106.22$521
New DemocraticDaria Fox2,8845.59+1.70$3,648
MarijuanaMark de Pelham5161.00– 
Christian HeritageLarry Heather2290.44$1,630
Total valid votes 51,63799.71– 
Total rejected ballots 1490.29––
Turnout 51,78664.49 –
Eligible voters 80,296
Conservative notional hold Swing -8.16

Note: Change is compared to redistributed 2000 results. Conservative vote is compared to the combined Alliance and Progressive Conservative vote.

2000 federal election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote  %
  Canadian Alliance31,75664.96
  Progressive Conservative7,93616.23
  Liberal7,29014.91
  New Democratic1,9013.89
Canadian federal by-election, May 13, 2002
Resignation of Preston Manning
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceStephen Harper13,20071.66+6.84$58,959.16
New DemocraticBill Phipps3,81320.70+16.73$34,789.77
GreenJames S. Kohut6603.58$2,750.80
IndependentGordon Barrett4282.32$3,329.34
Christian HeritageRon Gray3201.74$27,772.78
Total valid votes 18,421 99.47
Total rejected ballots 980.53+0.23
Turnout 18,519 23.05-39.89
Electors on the lists 80,360
Alliance hold Swing -4.94
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AlliancePreston Manning34,52964.81+6.81$69,676
Progressive ConservativePaul Monaghan8,67916.29-1.61$8,592
LiberalBarry J. Rust7,95414.93-5.24$13,233
New DemocraticJennifer Stewart2,1133.97+1.22$720
Total valid votes 53,27599.70– 
Total rejected ballots 1580.30+0.07–
Turnout 53,43362.93-3.84–
Eligible voters 84,905
Alliance notional hold Swing +4.22

Note: Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformPreston Manning27,91257.99-3.23$62,515
LiberalPaul Drager9,70620.17+3.86$61,666
Progressive ConservativeJan Brown8,61717.90-0.69$34,551
New DemocraticMara Vogel1,3222.75+1.13$1,064
GreenSol Candel3100.64+0.20 
Natural LawRichard Shelford1750.36-0.00 
Christian HeritageLarry Heather890.18–$176
Total valid votes 48,13199.78– 
Total rejected ballots 1070.22––
Turnout 48,23866.78 –
Eligible voters 72,239
Reform hold Swing -3.54
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformPreston Manning41,63061.22+47.80$59,445
Progressive ConservativeBobbie Sparrow12,64218.59-46.57$61,978
LiberalBill Richards11,08716.30+4.77$60,511
New DemocraticCatherine Rose1,0991.62-6.49$4,791
NationalLea Russell9101.34$2,580
GreenSol Candel3010.44$6,216
Natural LawIda Bugmann2490.37$0
IndependentMiel S.R. Gabriel570.08$218
CommunistDarrell Rankin280.04$1,422
Total valid votes 68,003 100.00
Rejected ballots 137
Turnout 68,140 70.81
Electors on lists 96,213
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +47.19
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.
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBobbie Sparrow40,39765.16
ReformJanet Jessop8,31613.41
LiberalPercy Baker7,14711.53
New DemocraticVera Vogel5,0248.10
IndependentLarry R. Heather6691.08
RhinocerosJohnny Barretto3720.60
Confederation of RegionsBill Sinclair680.11
Total valid votes 61,993100.00

See also

References
  • "Calgary Southwest (Code 48008) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. "Prime Minister Stephen Harper - Prime Minister of Canada". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  4. Election Prediction Project

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