Calgary-Shaw

Calgary-Shaw is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

Calgary-Shaw
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Shaw within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Rebecca Schulz
United Conservative
District created1986
First contested1986
Last contested2019

This urban riding was created from parts of Calgary-Fish Creek and Calgary-Glenmore in the 1986 boundary redistribution. It covers the central southern portion of city of Calgary, and has seen its borders change numerous times since it was created. The riding in its current boundaries contains the neighbourhoods of Shawnessy, Somerset, Silverado, Chaparral, Walden and Legacy.

The riding was named after former Liberal leader Joseph Tweed Shaw.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution from the south end of Calgary-Glenmore and the west half of Calgary-Fish Creek. Over the years the riding boundaries have caused the riding to shift southward from its original boundaries.

The 2003 boundary redistribution caused the riding to be split east of the Bow River into the electoral district of Calgary-Hays.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw all land south of Alberta Highway 22X move into the electoral district of Calgary-South East. The west boundaries with Calgary-Lougheed were altered in the northwest corner to gain land in the community of Millrise and the Shawnee Slopes golf course from Lougheed.

Boundary history

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Shaw[2]
Assembly Years Member Party
See: Calgary-Fish Creek 1979-1986 and Calgary-Glenmore 1959-1986
21st 1986-1989 Jim Dinning Progressive Conservative
22nd 1989-1993
23rd 1993-1997 Jon Havelock
24th 1997-2001
25th 2001-2004 Cindy Ady
26th 2004-2008
27th 2008-2012
28th 2012–2014 Jeff Wilson Wildrose
2014–2015 Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2019 Graham Sucha New Democratic
30th 2019–present Rebecca Schulz United Conservative

The electoral district was created in the 1986 boundary redistribution. The election that year saw Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Dinning win with a landslide majority. He ran for a second term in the 1989 general election and won a bigger popular vote but his percentage decreased.

The 1993 boundary redistribution changed the boundaries for Calgary-Shaw. Dinning ran in the new electoral district of Calgary-Lougheed for the 1993 election and won. The election in this district saw former Calgary alderman Jon Havelock run as the Progressive Conservative candidate and win a landslide. He won his second term in the 1997 general election with an even bigger landslide taking 78% of the popular vote. He retired from provincial office at dissolution of the legislature in 2001.

The 2001 general election saw Progressive Conservative candidate Cindy Ady win the largest majority in Alberta history. She became the first candidate to top 20,000 votes and took over 80%. She ran for a second term in office in the 2004 general election. She lost almost 14,000 voters from 2001 but still took the district with 63%.

Premier Ed Stelmach appointed Ady in 2007 to the cabinet with the junior portfolio of Associate Minister of Tourism Promotion. She was promoted to be a full minister in 2008. Ady was re-elected to her third term in the 2008 general election taking just over half the popular vote.

In the 2012 general election Jeff Wilson of the Wildrose Party was elected. In 2014 Jeff Wilson left the Wildrose Party and crossed the floor of the Alberta Legislature to sit with the Progressive Conservative Party.

In the 2015 general election Graham Sucha of the New Democratic Party was elected with 31% of the vote.

Legislature results

Elections in the 1980s
1986 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 44.62% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning 6,694 61.51% *
Liberal Brendan Dunphy 2,727 25.06% *
New Democratic Len Curle 1,166 10.72% *
RepresentativeByron Chenger2952.71%
Total 10,882
Rejected, spoiled and declined 23
Eligible electors / Turnout 24,442 %
  Progressive Conservative pickup new district Swing N/A
1989 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 50.06% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning 7,412 52.92% -8.59%
Liberal Robert Crump 4,865 34.74% 9.68% *
New Democratic Gordon Christie 1,728 12.34% 1.62% *
Total 14,005
Rejected, spoiled and declined 29
Eligible electors / Turnout 28,037 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.14%

Elections in the 1990s
1993 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 62.60% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative Jon Havelock 9,328 62.38% 9.46% *
Liberal Bill Walker 4,963 33.19% -1.55% *
New Democratic Jason Ness 526 3.52% -8.82% *
  Natural Law Ken Nielsen 136 0.91% *
Total 14,953
Rejected, spoiled and declined 35
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,941 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.51%
1997 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 49.41% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative Jon Havelock 12,304 75.29% 12.91%
Liberal Sharon Howe 2,860 17.50% -15.69% *
Social Credit Michael Roth 624 3.82% *
New Democratic Shawn Keown 485 2.97% -0.55% *
  Natural Law Almas Walden 69 0.42% -0.49% *
Total 16,342
Rejected, spoiled and declined 35
Eligible electors / Turnout 33,108 %
  Progressive Conservative hold Swing 14.30%

Elections in the 2000s
2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCindy Ady20,30680.72%5.43%
LiberalJim McPherson3,59514.29%−3.21%
New DemocraticRyan Falkenberg7292.90%−0.07%
Alberta FirstPeter Singleton2220.88%
IndependentKevin Agar1530.61%
IndependentDarren Popik1510.60%
Total 25,156
Rejected, spoiled and declined 55
Eligible electors / Turnout 49,366 51.0%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 4.32%
Source: "Calgary-Shaw Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCindy Ady6,73563.44%−17.28%
LiberalJohn Roggeveen2,41022.70%8.41%
Alberta AllianceBarry Chase6205.84%
GreenRick Papineau3813.59%
New DemocraticJarrett Young3002.83%−0.07%
SeparationDaniel Doherty1701.60%0.72%
Total 10,616
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 83
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,408 40.51%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −12.85%
Source: "Calgary-Shaw Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
2008 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 36.40% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 7,010 58.12% -5.32%
Liberal John Roggeveen 2,958 24.53% 1.83%
  Wildrose Alliance Richard Dur 1,268 10.51% 4.67% *
Green Jennifer Saunders 491 4.07% 0.48% *
New Democratic Jenn Carlson 334 2.77% -0.06% *
Total 12,061
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 72
Eligible electors / Turnout 33,332 %
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.58%

Elections in the 2010s
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseJeff Wilson7,36545.21+34.70
Progressive ConservativeFarouk Adatia6,86442.13-15.99
LiberalJohn Roggeveen1,1266.91-17.61
New DemocraticAshley Fairall5993.68+0.91
Alberta PartyBrandon Beasley3372.07
Total 16,291
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticGraham Sucha5,44931.27+27.59
Progressive ConservativeJeff Wilson5,34830.69-11.44
WildroseBrad Leishman5,30130.42-14.79
LiberalAlexander Barrow6683.83-3.08
Alberta PartyEvert Smith6613.79*
Total valid votes 17,427100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined 97
Turnout 17,52457.5
Eligible voters 30,458
Source: Elections Alberta[8]
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeRebecca Schulz14,27365.4
New DemocraticGraham Sucha5,58925.6
Alberta PartyBronson Ha1,3316.1
LiberalVesna Samardzija2891.3
GreenJohn Daly2121.0
 IndependenceJarek Bucholc
145
0.7
Total valid votes
Rejected, spoiled and declined
Registered electors / Turnout

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results
2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Shaw[9] Turnout 39.74%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive Conservative Bert Brown 5,115 17.89% 56.33% 1
  Progressive Conservative Betty Unger 4,132 14.45% 45.50% 2
  Progressive Conservative Jim Silye 4,098 14.33% 45.13% 5
  Progressive Conservative Cliff Breitkreuz 3,293 11.52% 36.26% 3
  Progressive Conservative David Usherwood 3,015 10.54% 33.20% 6
  Independent Link Byfield 2,282 7.98% 25.13% 4
  Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 1,839 6.43% 20.25% 8
  Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,686 5.90% 18.57% 7
  Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,590 5.56% 17.51% 10
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 1,545 5.40% 17.01% 9
Total Votes 28,595 100%
Total Ballots 9,081 3.15 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1,519

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results
Participating Schools[10]
Bishop OByrne High School
Centennial High School

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.

2004 Alberta Student Vote results[11]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeCindy Ady4452.38%
Green Rick Papineau 16 19.05%
  Liberal John Roggeveen 10 11.91%
  NDP Jarrett Young 9 10.71%
Alberta AllianceBarry Chase44.76%
SeparationDaniel Doherty11.19%
Total 84 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 2

2012 election
2012 Alberta Student Vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive ConservativeFarouk Adatia%
WildroseJeff Wilson
  Liberal %
Alberta PartyBrandon Beasley
  NDP Ashley Fairall %
Total 100%

References
  1. "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 14.
  2. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. "Calgary-Shaw results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  4. "Calgary-Shaw results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  5. "Calgary-Shaw results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  6. "Calgary-Shaw results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  7. The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 256–259.
  8. "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  9. "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  10. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  11. "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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