- Calgary North East
Calgary North East Provincial Electoral District was a historical riding covering the north east portion of
Calgary . The riding was very short lived, only existing in the election of 1959. In 1963 it became Calgary East.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, along with a few other ridings in the province elected members withSingle Transferable Vote . The redistribution created seven ridings in Calgary, two of those still exist today.This transition was done in part to standardize the electoral system across the province and because
Calgary andEdmonton were becoming two large to be a single riding.The other six ridings were
Calgary Bowness , Calgary West,Calgary Glenmore , Calgary Centre, Calgary South East, Calgary North.Election Results 1959
ee also
Calgary Northeast Federal Electoral DistrictExternal links
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]
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