- Calgary Egmont
Infobox Canada electoral district
name =Calgary-Egmont
province =Alberta
caption =2004 boundaries
prov-rep =Jonathan Denis
prov-rep-link =
prov-rep-party =Progressive Conservative
prov-rep-party-link =Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
prov-status =active
prov-created =1971
prov-abolished =
prov-created2 =
prov-election-first =1971
prov-election-last =2008Calgary Egmont is a provincial
electoral district for the Legislative Assembly ofAlberta ,Canada .Calgary Egmont was created in
1971 out of most of the old Calgary South riding.The riding covers central southeast Calgary, in the older neighborhoods of Riverbend, Acadia, Fairview, Willowpark, Mapleridge and Ramsay, Kingsland and Manchester. The riding includes a large swath of industrial land including the Highfield Industrial area. Bonnybrook and the Sewage Treatment Plant. The neighborhoods in the north part of the riding are blue collar working class, while the south contains more upscale neighborhoods.
Calgary Egmont has had four consecutive Progressive Conservative MLA's since its creation in 1971. The Progressive Conservatives only strong challenge came in 1971 coming from Pat O'Byrne of the Social Credit party. No by-elections have taken place. The Progressive Conservatives have never had less than 50% of the popular vote in this riding.
Calgary Egmont is considered one of the most conservative ridings especially in the south part of the riding which tends to anchor the strong wins, while the north tends to split votes among all parties. The right wing Alberta Alliance pulled out 15%, the Alliance's best showing in all of Calgary.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
2004 Senate nominee election district results
1971 - 1979
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-Egmont.pdf Demographics for Calgary Egmont]
* [http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/maps%5Cnb%5C07.pdf Riding Map for Calgary Egmont]
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]
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