Calgary Shaw

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Calgary-Shaw
Alberta electoral district


2004 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA       Cindy Ady
Progressive Conservative
District created 1986
First contested 1986
Last contested 2008
Location of Calgary-Shaw as of 2004 in the City of Calgary
Location of Calgary-Shaw as of 2004 in the City of Calgary

Calgary Shaw is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. Its current MLA is Cindy Ady, who has represented the riding since 2001.

This riding covers the central southern portion of Calgary, and has seen its borders change numerous times since it was created in 1986, when it was carved out of Calgary Fish Creek. It has had Progressive Conservative MLAs since its creation, often elected with large majorities.

The riding contains the neighborhoods of Midnapore, Shawnessy, Somerset, Lake Sundance and Lake Chaparral.

Contents

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[1] Turnout 40.51%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 6,735 63.44%
     Liberal John Roggeveen 2,410 22.70%
     Alberta Alliance Barry Chase 620 5.84%
     Green Rick Papineau 381 3.59%
     NDP Jarrett Young 300 2.83%
     Separation Daniel Doherty 170 1.60%
Total 10,616 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 83

[edit] 2004 Senate nominee election district results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary Shaw[2] 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

[edit] 2001 general election

2001 Results 1997 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes  % Affiliation Candidate Votes  %
     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 20,306 80.72%     Progressive Conservative Jon Havelock 12,304 78.28%
     Liberal Jim McPhearson 3,595 14.29% Liberal Sharon Howe 2,860 18.20%
     N.D.P. Ryan Falkenberg 729 2.90% N.D.P. Shawn Keown 485 3.09%
     Alberta First Peter Singleton 222 0.88% Natural Law Almas Waldon 69 0.44%
     Independent Keven Agar 153 0.61%
     Independent Derin Popik 151 0.60%

[edit] 1986 – 1993

1993 Results 1989 Results 1986 Results
Affiliation Candidate Votes  % Affiliation Candidate Votes  % Affiliation Candidate Votes  %
     Progressive Conservative Jon Havelock 9,328 59.88%     Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning 7,412 52.92%     Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning 6,694 61.50%
     Liberal Bill Walker 4,963 31.86% Liberal Robert Crump 4,865 34.74% Liberal Brendan Dunphy 2,727 25.05%
     Social Credit Michael Roth 624 4.01% N.D.P. Gordon Christie 1,728 12.34% N.D.P. Len Curle 1,166 10.71%
     N.D.P. Jason Ness 526 3.38% Representative Byron Chenger 295 2.74%
     Natural Law Ken Nielsen 136 0.87%

[edit] 2004 Student Vote

Participating Schools[3]
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[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady 44 52.38%
     Green Rick Papineau 16 19.05%
     Liberal John Roggeveen 10 11.91%
     NDP Jarrett Young 9 10.71%
     Alberta Alliance Barry Chase 4 4.76%
     Separation Daniel Doherty 1 1.19%
Total 84 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ Calgary-Shaw Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  3. ^ School by School results. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  4. ^ Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates. Student Vote Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.

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See also: Politics of Alberta · List of Alberta general elections · 2008 election