- Calgary Buffalo
Infobox Canada electoral district
name =Calgary-Buffalo
province =Alberta
caption =2004 boundaries
prov-rep =Kent Hehr
prov-rep-party =Liberal
prov-rep-party-link =Alberta Liberal Party
prov-status =active
prov-created =1971
prov-abolished =
prov-election-first =1971
prov-election-last =2008Calgary Buffalo is a provincial
electoral district for the Legislative Assembly ofAlberta ,Canada .The riding is comprised primarily of the downtown core of the city of Calgary. The riding has broad demographic diversity, and comprises the most transient population in Alberta.
The riding contains a mix of corporate office towers, luxury apartment buildings,
Chinatown in the north part of the riding and lower income apartments in the south along the belt line. Calgary Buffalo is generally regarded as Calgary's only swing riding, and is traditionally less conservative then the rest of Calgary. The Liberals have won this riding five times, and the Progressive Conservatives six, while theAlberta Reform Movement was represented very briefly.Due to the nature of the riding, candidates have a tougher time running a campaign in Calgary Buffalo, as traditional campaign methods have proven relatively ineffective — i.e., placement of lawn signs, door knocking, and voter identification have proven to be of limited usefulness.
The riding was created in 1971, largely out of the old Calgary Centre riding and a small portion of the eastern part of Calgary West.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
1997 general election
1989 general election
1979 general election
2004 Senate Nominee election district results
On
November 19 ,2004 a Student Vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.Plebiscite results
1971 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
References
External links
* [http://www.canlii.org/ab/laws/sta/e-4.1/20050211/whole.html Electoral Divisions Act 2003]
* [http://www.finance.gov.ab.ca/aboutalberta/ped_profiles/2004_new_boundaries/Calgary-Buffalo.pdf Demographics for Calgary Buffalo]
* [http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/maps%5Cnb%5C03.pdf Riding Map for Calgary Buffalo]
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]
* [http://www.studentvote.ca/alberta/index.php Student Vote Alberta 2004]
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