Calgary-Elbow
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Elbow within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Samir Kayande
New Democratic
District created1971
First contested1971
Last contested2023

Calgary-Elbow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. Its most recent MLA was Doug Schweitzer, who won the seat in the 2019 provincial election, stepped down on August 31, 2022[1] and the electoral district (often commonly referred to as “riding”) was unrepresented until May 2023, when it was taken by Samir Kayande from the NDP.[2]

The riding was created in 1971 from the southeast part of Calgary-Glenmore and the southwest part of the old Calgary South riding.

It includes the following communities: Altadore, Bel-Aire, Britannia, Elbow Park, Elboya, Erlton, Garrison Woods, Glamorgan, Lincoln Park, Mount Royal, Marda Loop, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, North Glenmore, Parkhill, Rideau Park, Roxboro, South Calgary and Windsor Park.

The NDP won the seat for the first time at the 2023 Alberta general election.[3]

History

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution out of the electoral districts of Calgary Glenmore, Calgary South and Calgary Victoria Park.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw significant changes to the riding. All territory south of Glenmore Trail was moved to Calgary-Glenmore & the northern boundary shifted, exchanging and losing many different portions of the riding with Calgary-Currie and Calgary-Buffalo.

Boundary history

Representation history

Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary Glenmore 1959–1971, Calgary South 1963–1971
and Calgary Victoria Park 1967–1971
17th 1971–1975 David Russell Progressive Conservative
18th 1975–1979
19th 1979–1980
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1989
22nd 1989–1993 Ralph Klein
23rd 1993–1997
24th 1997–2001
25th 2001–2004
26th 2004–2007
2007 Vacant
2007–2008 Craig Cheffins Liberal
27th 2008–2012 Alison Redford Progressive Conservative
28th 2012–2014
2014 Vacant
2014–2015 Gordon Dirks Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2019 Greg Clark Alberta Party
30th 2019–2022 Doug Schweitzer United Conservative
2022–2023 Vacant
31st 2023 Samir Kayande New Democratic

The electoral district of Calgary-Elbow was created in the boundary redistribution of 1971 from Calgary Glenmore, Calgary South and Calgary Victoria Park. The first election saw architect and former Calgary Victoria Park Progressive Conservative incumbent and Calgary Alderman David Russell run for re-election. He won a hotly contested race over Social Credit candidate L.A. “Chick” Thorssen to pick up the new district for his party.

Upon being elected Russell was appointed into the cabinet of Premier Peter Lougheed. He ran for re-election in 1975 and defeated future Senator Sharon Carstairs in a landslide victory. He would be re-elected with large majorities three more times while continuing to serve in various cabinet portfolios. He would be appointed Deputy Premier by Don Getty in 1985. Russell retired from the legislature in 1989.

The second representative in the riding was former Mayor of Calgary Ralph Klein who, following a party nomination win over business-person Fran Drummond,[6] was elected to his first term in 1989. Klein would win the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives in 1992 and become Premier of the province. He would hold the premiership until December 2006 before resigning his seat in 2007. In total, Klein was re-elected in the Elbow electoral district four times.

A hotly contested by-election was held on June 12, 2007. The winner was Alberta Liberal candidate Craig Cheffins who managed an upset win over well-known local business person Brian Heninger.

The 2008 general election saw Cheffins defeated as Progressive Conservative candidate Alison Redford won back the riding for her party. She was promoted to cabinet by Premier Ed Stelmach following the election.

Redford became Premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative party after winning the 2011 Progressive Conservative leadership race. She was re-elected in the 2012 provincial election, but stepped down in 2014 following significant internal party unrest about her leadership.

Calgary-Elbow was one of four provincial seats won by the Progressive Conservatives in the 2014 Alberta by-elections. Former Calgary school board chair and Saskatchewan MLA Gordon Dirks took Calgary-Elbow in this by-election.[7]

In the 2015 provincial election Greg Clark, the leader of the Alberta Party, was elected MLA, defeating incumbent MLA and Education minister Gordon Dirks. While Clark had a modest showing in the 2012 election, his strong local connections gave him healthy numbers in the 2014 by-election and foreshadowed his 2015 win. Clark led the Alberta Party between 2013 and 2017, stepping down as leader prior to the 2019 general election.[8]

A general election was called in April 2019, with recently nominated United Conservative Party representative Doug Schweitzer defeating Greg Clark. Schweitzer was named to cabinet of the governing Jason Kenney led UCP, first as Justice Minister and later as Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation. In a series of announcements, Schweitzer in May, 2022 stated he would not seek re-election in 2023, [9] subsequently resigning from cabinet [10] and finally stepping down as MLA on August 31, 2022, leaving the riding vacant. With some uncertainty in the legislation governing the timing of provincial by-elections, Premier Jason Kenney side-stepped the issue confirming he would leave the matter of a possible by-election to his successor, following the UCP leadership vote on October 6, 2022.[11]

Election results

Graphical Summary

1971
6.42% 51.77% 41.81%
NDP Progressive Conservative Social Credit
1975
5.38% 13.77% 73.79% 7.06%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative SC
1979
5.89% 13.6% 65.86% 14.65%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative Social Credit
1982
9.79% 6.26% 4.83% 69.83% 1.59% 7.7%
NDP Liberal Ind. Progressive Conservative SC WCC
1986
16.21% 18.37% 65.42%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative
1989
7.92% 40.55% 49.61%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative
1993
35.47% 58.1%
Liberal Progressive Conservative
1997
36.5% 57.86% 3%
Liberal Progressive Conservative SC
2001
2.41% 29.66% 66.84%
NDP Liberal Progressive Conservative
2004
5% 36.53% 51.48%
Green Liberal Progressive Conservative
2007 by-election
5.6% 45.77% 38.33%
Green Liberal Progressive Conservative
2008
39.2% 42.08% 6.6%
Liberal Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2012
58.09% 28.58%
Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2014 by-election
12.02% 26.88% 33.22% 24.16%
Liberal Alberta Party Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2015
15.78% 42.2% 30.31% 8.7%
NDP Alberta Party Progressive Conservative Wildrose
2019
23.5% 30.5% 44.3%
NDP Alberta Party United Conservative
2023
49.0% 4.6% 46.0%
NDP Alberta Party United Conservative

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticSamir Kayande12,18949.01+25.54
United ConservativeChris Davis11,44646.02+1.68
Alberta PartyKerry Cundal1,1364.57-25.97
Solidarity MovementArtur Pawlowski990.40
Total 24,87099.12
Rejected and declined 2200.88
Turnout 25,09068.77
Eligible voters 36,483
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +11.93
Source(s)

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
United ConservativeDoug Schweitzer10,95144.34+5.03$309,597
Alberta PartyGreg Clark7,54230.54-9.73$70,288
New DemocraticJanet Eremenko5,79623.47+7.17$44,092
LiberalRobin Mackintosh2751.11-2.61$500
GreenQuinn Rupert1320.53+0.45$500
Total 24,69698.36
Rejected, spoiled and declined 4131.64
Turnout 25,10971.88
Eligible voters 34,934
United Conservative gain from Alberta Party Swing +7.38
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[13][14][15]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Alberta PartyGreg Clark8,70742.20%15.32%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Edwin Dirks6,25430.31%-2.91%
New DemocraticCatherine Welburn3,25615.78%12.06%
WildroseMegan Brown1,7868.66%-15.50%
LiberalJohn Roggeveen5652.74%-9.28%
Social CreditLarry R. Heather670.32%
Total 20,635
Rejected, spoiled and declined 434315
Eligible electors / turnout 34,68159.67%22.51%
Alberta Party gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -8.81%
Source(s)
Source: "09 - Calgary-Elbow, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 121–124.
2015 Alberta general election redistributed results
Party Votes %
Alberta Party 8,372 40.27
Progressive Conservative 6,384 30.71
New Democratic 3,389 16.30
Wildrose 1,788 8.60
Liberal 775 3.73
Social Credit 64 0.31
Green 17 0.08
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder

2014 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014
Resignation of Alison Redford on August 6, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Dirks4,20933.22-24.87
Alberta PartyGreg Clark3,40626.88+24.20
WildroseJohn Fletcher3,06124.16-4.42
LiberalSusan Wright1,52312.02+6.49
New DemocraticStephanie McLean4713.72-0.23
Total 12,842
Rejected, spoiled and declined 23222
Eligible electors / turnout 34,163 37.16
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -24.53
Source(s)
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2015). Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections in: Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-West, Edmonton-Whitemud (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. ISBN 978-098653678-6. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlison Redford11,19858.09+16.01
WildroseJames Cole5,50928.58+21.97
LiberalBeena Ashar1,0675.53−33.67
New DemocraticCraig Coolahan7613.95+1.96
Alberta PartyGreg Clark5182.69
EvergreenWilliam Hamilton2251.17−2.44
Total valid votes 19,278100.00
Total rejected ballots 257
Turnout 19,53558.44+12.60
Eligible voters 33,430

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlison Redford6,13042.08+3.75
LiberalCraig Cheffins5,71139.20−6.57
Wildrose AllianceDale Nelson9636.61+2.44
IndependentBarry Erskine9486.51
GreenJonathon Sheffield5263.61−1.99
New DemocraticGarnet Wilcox2901.99−1.31
Total valid votes 14,568100.00
Total rejected ballots 77
Turnout 14,64545.84
Eligible voters 31,947
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.16%

2007 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, June 12, 2007
Resignation of Ralph Klein on January 15, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCraig Cheffins4,82345.77+9.24
Progressive ConservativeBrian Heninger4,03938.33−13.15
GreenGeorge Read5905.60+0.66
Alberta AllianceJane Morgan4394.17+0.56
New DemocraticAl Brown3483.30+0.75
Social CreditTrevor Grover1751.66+1.15
IndependentJeff Willerton1241.17
Total valid votes 10,538
Rejected, spoiled and declined 13253
Eligible electors / turnout 30,53834.64
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +11.20
Source(s)
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Report on the June 12, 2007 By-elections: Calgary-Elbow & Drumheller-Stettler (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRalph Klein6,95851.48-15.36
LiberalStephen Brown4,93836.53+6.87
GreenAlison Roth6684.94
Alberta AllianceDiana-Lynn Brooks4883.61
New DemocraticBecky Kelly3452.55+0.14
Social CreditTrevor Grover690.51
IndependentLloyd Blimke510.38
Total valid votes 13,517100.00
Total rejected ballots 142
Turnout 13,65952.60
Eligible voters 25,968
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.12

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRalph Klein10,21366.84+8.98
LiberalHarold Swanson4,53329.66-6.83
New DemocraticMathew Zachariah3692.41+0.25
IndependentMonier Rahall1661.09
Total valid votes 15,281100.00
Total rejected ballots 73
Turnout 15,35461.95
Eligible voters 24,786
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.91

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRalph Klein8,23757.86-0.24
LiberalHarold Swanson5,19536.49+1.02
Social CreditLera Shirley4212.96+1.16
New DemocraticShawn Christie3072.16-1.40
Natural LawFrank Haika750.53+0.04
Total valid votes 14,235100.00
Total rejected ballots 48
Turnout 14,28360.34
Eligible voters 23,626
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.63

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRalph Klein10,06158.10+8.49
LiberalMadeleine King6,14235.47-5.08
New DemocraticEileen Teslenko6173.56-4.36
Social CreditSteve Tobler3121.80
IndependentMiel Gabriel1010.58
Natural LawBruce Hansen850.49
Total valid votes 17,318100.00
Total rejected ballots 48
Turnout 17,36667.10
Eligible voters 25,873
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.79

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRalph Klein4,50549.61-15.81
LiberalGilbert Clark3,68240.55+22.18
New DemocraticDavid Jones7197.92-8.29
IndependentLarry Heather1741.92
Total valid votes 9,080100.00
Total rejected ballots 17
Turnout 9,09751.12
Eligible voters 17,794
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -18.96

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Russell4,51565.42-4.41
LiberalFrank Wishlow1,26818.37+12.11
New DemocraticSusan Liddy1,11916.21+6.42
Total valid votes 6,902100.00
Total rejected ballots 27
Turnout 6,92939.77
Eligible voters 17,422
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.26

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Russell7,52169.83+3.97
New DemocraticThora Miessner1,0549.79+3.90
Western Canada ConceptGregory Langen8297.70
LiberalJohn Webb6746.26-7.34
IndependentDon Carter5204.83
Social CreditRaymond Neilson1721.59-13.06
Total valid votes 10,770100.00
Total rejected ballots 30
Turnout 10,80060.81
Eligible voters 17,761
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.94

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Russell5,94165.86-7.93
Social CreditPatricia Sveen1,32114.65+7.59
LiberalJohn Webb1,22713.60-0.17
New DemocraticWilliam Oxendale5315.89+0.51
Total valid votes 9,020100.00
Total rejected ballots 27
Turnout 9,04752.16
Eligible voters 17,345
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.76

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Russell6,15973.79+22.02
LiberalSharon Carstairs1,14913.77
Social CreditBernard Laing5897.06-34.75
New DemocraticJack Peters4495.38-1.04
Total valid votes 8,346100.00
Total rejected ballots 13
Turnout 8,35961.11
Eligible voters 13,679
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +28.39

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Russell5,54751.77
Social CreditL.A. Thorssen4,48041.81
New DemocraticDolores LeDrew6886.42
Total valid votes 10,715100.00
Total rejected ballots 47
Turnout 10,76273.68
Eligible voters 14,606

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Elbow[16] Turnout 52.80%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown5,75154.51%1
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye5,18149.10%5
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,17339.55%2
IndependentLink Byfield3,17530.09%4
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood2,82626.78%6
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,43723.10%3
IndependentTom Sindlinger2,17220.59%9
Alberta AllianceVance Gough1,70716.18%8
Alberta AllianceMichael Roth1,55614.75%7
Alberta AllianceGary Horan1,38514.75%10
Total Ballots 10,551 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,161
25,968 Eligible Electors

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

2012 Senate nominee election district results

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  14. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 35–38. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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