Macleod (electoral district)

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Macleod
Alberta electoral district


Macleod in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Ted Menzies
Conservative
District created 1987
First contested 1988
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 107,638
Electors (2006) 75,975
Area (km²) 28,387
Pop. density (per km²) 3.8
Census divisions Division No. 3, Division No. 6, Division No. 15
Census subdivisions Calgary, Rocky View No. 44, Foothills No. 31, Okotoks, Cochrane, High River, Crowsnest Pass, Willow Creek No. 26, Blood 148, Cardston County
This article is about the Alberta electoral district. For the Northwest Territories electoral district, see Macleod (N.W.T. electoral district).

Macleod is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1968 and since 1988. It is a rural riding in southwest Alberta, representing the municipal districts of Foothills, Willow Creek, Pincher Creek and Ranchland, as well as Vulcan County and Kananaskis Country.

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[edit] History

This riding was originally created in 1907 from parts of District of Alberta and Calgary ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Rocky Mountain, Palliser Crowfoot, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat ridings.

It was re-created in 1987 from Bow River, Lethbridge—Foothills, Medicine Hat and Wild Rose ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Ted Menzies, a former farmer. He was first elected in 2004. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the 38th Parliament he was the Conservative critic for Internal Trade and Interprovincial Trade and the critic for International Cooperation. He also served as vice-chair on the 'Subcommittee on International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade' and a member on the 'Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade'. In the 39th Parliament, Menzies was appointed parliamentary secretary to Josée Verner, who is presently the Minister for International Cooperation, Minister responsible for Official Languages, and Minister responsible for La Francophonie.

[edit] Election results

[edit] 1988 - present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Ted Menzies 37,534 75.45%
     Liberal Bernie Kennedy 4,596 9.23%
     New Democrat Joyce Thomas 3,251 6.53%
     Green Larry Ashmore 3,075 6.18%
     Independent Myron Wolf Child 1,055 2.12%
     Canadian Action Catherine Whelan Costen 235 0.47%
Total valid votes 49,879 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 133 0.27%
Turnout 43,224 60.03%
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Ted Menzies 32,232 74.76% $45,277
     Liberal Chris Shade 5,214 12.09%
     Green Laurel Denise Fadeeff 2,865 6.64% $1,011
     New Democrat Joyce Thomas 2,802 6.49% $1,368
Total valid votes 43,113 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 111 0.26%
Turnout 43,224 60.03%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance Grant Hill 30,783 70.05% $47,809
     Progressive Conservative Cyril R. Abbott 6,079 13.83% $9,380
     Liberal Marlene LaMontagne 4,137 9.41% $5,561
     New Democrat Dwayne Good Striker 2,945 6.70% $524
Total valid votes 43,944 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 116 0.26%
Turnout 44,060 62.77%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Grant Hill 24,225 68.02% $40,614
     Progressive Conservative Tim Anderson 5,555 15.59% $32,047
     Liberal Christopher Paton-Gay 4,137 11.61% $41,335
     New Democrat Stanley Carl Knowlton 1,444 4.05% $2,140
     Natural Law Diane Shapka 253 0.71%
Total valid votes 35,614 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 53 0.15%
Turnout 35,667 56.57%


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Reform Grant Hill 23,803
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Gardner Hughes 6,517
     Liberal Roy Whitney 6,095
     New Democrat Susanne Abildgaard 714
     Green Warren Smith 214
     Natural Law Gloria Hansen 200


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Gardner Hughes 16,989
     Reform Ken Copithorne 10,498
     Liberal Ernie Patterson 3,175
     New Democrat Gary Taje 2,884
     Commonwealth F.B. Tex Hover 84

[edit] 1908 - 1968

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 8,706
     Social Credit Ernie Patterson 6,487
     Liberal Bill Matheson 3,142
     New Democrat Sam Brown 1,307


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 9,785
     Social Credit Ernie Patterson 7,795
     Liberal Robert Bostrom 2,866
     New Democrat John P. Griffin 1,143


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 9,605
     Social Credit Ernie Patterson 6,970
     Liberal James A. Coutts 3,133
     New Democrat John P. Griffin 1,245


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 11,911
     Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 5,623
     Liberal James Derrick 1,907
     Co-operative Commonwealth John Purrier Griffin 736


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 8,411
     Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 5,073
     Liberal Gordon Lloyd Burton 4,774
     Co-operative Commonwealth John Purrier Griffin 1,001


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 8,685
     Liberal John Joseph McIntyre 4,298
     Progressive Conservative Warren Cecil Cooper 3,625
     Co-operative Commonwealth Leslie Norman Howard 721
     Labour-Progressive Anthony Patera 620


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 7,411
     Liberal Alfred Gladstone Lewis 4,066
     Progressive Conservative Stanley Wyatt 3,314
     Co-operative Commonwealth John Purrier Griffin 1,647


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 6,342
     Progressive Conservative Stanley Wyatt 3,924
     Liberal Alfred Gladstone Lewis 2,620
     Co-operative Commonwealth Otto Edward Wobick 2,569
     Labour-Progressive William Austin Arland 1,613


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 6,655
     Liberal Francis Olestes McKenna 4,829
     National Government Grier Rider Davis 3,039
     Co-operative Commonwealth Ruth House McBride 2,180


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 7,028
     Co-operative Commonwealth George Gibson Coote 3,577
     Conservative John Walter Matthewson 2,100
     Liberal Frank Olestes McKenna 1,761


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers George Gibson Coote 6,897
     Conservative Joseph Duncan Matheson 6,105


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers George Gibson Coote 6,840
     Conservative John Herron 3,465


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive George Gibson Coote 4,943
     Conservative John Herron 4,239
     Liberal Thomas Charles Milnes 1,941


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive George Gibson Coote 6,086
     Conservative Hugh Murray Shaw 1,767
     Labour James Fairhurst 1,407
     Liberal Joseph E. Gillis 922


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Government Hugh Murray Shaw 5,128
     Opposition Donald Randolph McIvor 2,610
     Non-Partisan League Stephen Thorne Marshall 950


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal David Warnock 3,660
     Liberal-Conservative John Herron 2,841
     Independent Edmund Fulcher 902


Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative John Herron 2,935
     Liberal Allan Ban MacDonald 2,642
     Independent John Harrington 662

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