Canadian federal election results in Calgary

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This is page shows results of Canadian federal elections in the city of Calgary.

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Calgary is, by far, the most conservative

Conservatism

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major city in Canada. This political leaning goes back to the days prior to Alberta

Alberta

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's creation as a province, when what was to become Southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

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was selected over Northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

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for the route of the new Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

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under the auspices of Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Canada

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John A. Macdonald

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. Only three Liberals

Liberal Party of Canada

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have ever been elected to the federal parliament from Calgary ridings, the most recent being Patrick Morgan Mahoney

Patrick Morgan Mahoney

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in 1968.

Like rural Alberta, Calgary has always gone for the most right-wing party on the ballot since the 1993 election, with one exception: Joe Clark

Joe Clark

Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician...

in Calgary Centre in 2000, with his notability of being a former prime minister and the controversy of Stockwell Day

Stockwell Day

Stockwell Burt Day, Jr., PC, MP is a former Canadian politician, and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is a former cabinet minister in Alberta, and a former leader of the Canadian Alliance. Day was MP for the riding of Okanagan—Coquihalla in British Columbia and the president of...

's stances on same-sex marriage being an issue that election that caused many voters in that riding to turn away from the Canadian Alliance

Canadian Alliance

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candidate Eric Lowther

Eric Lowther

Eric Lowther is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Calgary Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2000....

and support Mr. Clark instead. With Clark having retired by the next election, Calgary returned to a Conservative sweep in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2011. The Conservatives have in fact won an outright majority of the votes cast in each Calgary riding since 2004, with vote splitting of the residual minority of the vote among the Liberals/NDP/Green party causing none of the races to even be close. Anything besides a Conservative sweep in the next federal election would be a major upset. The Liberals

Liberal Party of Canada

have some support, primarily in the central part of Calgary (West, North-Centre and Centre), but are not strong or concentrated enough to contend for any seats. The New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

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have similar levels of support as the Liberals, while the Green Party

Green Party of Canada

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are stronger in Calgary than most other areas, and could finish ahead of the Liberals or NDP in some ridings (as is sometimes the case in Rural Alberta).

Conservative support is strongest in Calgary Southwest and Calgary Southeast, two of the most affluent and ethnically homogeneous Calgary ridings where Conservative support routinely tops 70%. The visible minority communities in Calgary are clustered in the ridings of Calgary Northeast and Calgary East, however these two ridings routinely suffer from abysmally low voter turnout levels (among the lowest in urban Canada).

Unlike the other urban centres in the prairies (Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, and Winnipeg), all of the Calgary ridings are entirely within the city limits.
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2004 ELECTION RESULTS CITY OF CALGARY
Party		Votes	%
Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	232,796	60.9
Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	88,133	23.1	N.D.P. New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	30,050	7.9	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	28,631	7.5	Canadian Action Canadian Action Party The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...	880	0.2	Marijuana Marijuana Party of Canada The Marijuana Party is a Canadian federal political party. Its agenda consists of ending prohibition of cannabis. With the exception of this one issue, the party does not have "official policy" in any other area...	516	0.1	Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) The Communist Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Marxist–Leninist political party.The party is registered with Elections Canada as the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada...	271	0.1	Communist Communist Party of Canada The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...	245	0.1	Christian Heritage Christian Heritage Party of Canada The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...	229	0.1	Independents	380	0.1
Total		382,131

2004 - 38th General Election

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