Calgary West is a federal
electoral districtAn electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding in Canadian English political terminology, is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in
AlbertaAlberta is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south....
,
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that has been represented in the
Canadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate.
The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament .
Members are elected by simple...
from 1917 to 1953, and since 1979. It is located in the western part of the City of
CalgaryCalgary is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada.The Calgary census metropolitan area is the third most diverse in Canada in terms of visible minorities after Toronto and Vancouver when considering only CMAs with population greater than 200,000...
.
The electoral district was originally created in 1914 from
CalgaryCalgary was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917. It was located initially in the Northwest Territories. Following the creation of the province of Alberta in 1905, the riding was located in that province...
riding. It was abolished in 1952 with parts being transferred to
Calgary NorthCalgary North was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1997.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of the Bow River, Calgary West and East Calgary ridings....
,
Calgary SouthCalgary South was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West and East Calgary ridings....
,
Bow RiverBow River was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1988.This riding was created in 1914 from Macleod riding...
and
Red DeerRed Deer is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908.- History :This riding was created in 1907 from Calgary and Strathcona ridings....
ridings. It was re-created in 1976 from Calgary North, Calgary South,
Calgary CentreCalgary Centre is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. It is an 42 km² riding in the city of Calgary with 124,197 people...
,
MacleodMacleod 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...
and
PalliserPalliser was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Acadia, Bow River, Calgary North, and Macleod ridings...
ridings.
From 1993 to 1997, Calgary West was represented by future Prime Minister
Stephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became Prime Minister after his party won a minority government in the January 2006 federal election...
.
Calgary West is a federal
electoral districtAn electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding in Canadian English political terminology, is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in
AlbertaAlberta is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south....
,
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that has been represented in the
Canadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate.
The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament .
Members are elected by simple...
from 1917 to 1953, and since 1979. It is located in the western part of the City of
CalgaryCalgary is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada.The Calgary census metropolitan area is the third most diverse in Canada in terms of visible minorities after Toronto and Vancouver when considering only CMAs with population greater than 200,000...
.
The electoral district was originally created in 1914 from
CalgaryCalgary was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917. It was located initially in the Northwest Territories. Following the creation of the province of Alberta in 1905, the riding was located in that province...
riding. It was abolished in 1952 with parts being transferred to
Calgary NorthCalgary North was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1997.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of the Bow River, Calgary West and East Calgary ridings....
,
Calgary SouthCalgary South was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West and East Calgary ridings....
,
Bow RiverBow River was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1988.This riding was created in 1914 from Macleod riding...
and
Red DeerRed Deer is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908.- History :This riding was created in 1907 from Calgary and Strathcona ridings....
ridings. It was re-created in 1976 from Calgary North, Calgary South,
Calgary CentreCalgary Centre is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. It is an 42 km² riding in the city of Calgary with 124,197 people...
,
MacleodMacleod 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...
and
PalliserPalliser was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Acadia, Bow River, Calgary North, and Macleod ridings...
ridings.
From 1993 to 1997, Calgary West was represented by future Prime Minister
Stephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became Prime Minister after his party won a minority government in the January 2006 federal election...
. As of the 2008 elections, Harper represents the nearby riding of
Calgary SouthwestCalgary Southwest is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. The district is in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail, and west of the Canadian Pacific railway.The seat is currently held by...
.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of...
:
From 1917-1953:
- 1917-1921: Thomas Tweedie
Thomas Mitchell March Tweedie was a politician and lawyer and Chief Justice from, Canada.-Early life:Thomas was born in River John, Nova Scotia in 1871....
- UnionistThe Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden during the First World War....
- 1921-1925: Joseph Tweed Shaw
Joseph Tweed Shaw was a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1921 to 1925 as an independent Member of Parliament , and later became leader of the Alberta Liberal Party....
- Independent Labour
- 1925-1939: Richard Bennett - Conservative
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
- 1939-1940: Douglas Cunnington
Colonel Douglas George Leopold Cunnington was a farmer, advertising agent, insurance salesman, soldier and a politician at the federal and municipal levels in Canada.-Early life:...
- ConservativeThe Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
- 1940-1945: Manley Justin Edwards
Manley Justin Edwards was a barrister, teacher and Canadian federal politician.Edwards ran as a Liberal candidate in the 1940 Canadian federal election. He defeated incumbent Douglas Cunnington in a hotly contested race. Edwards has been the only Liberal candidate to win Calgary West thus far...
- LiberalThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is a major political party in Canada. The party sits between the centre-left and centre of the Canadian political spectrum. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada since the 2006 federal election...
- 1945-1951: Arthur LeRoy Smith
Arthur LeRoy Smith Sr. was a barrister, inventor and a Canadian federal politician. He was born in Regina, Northwest Territories....
- Progressive ConservativeThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and a centrist stance on social issues....
- 1951-1953: Carl Olof Nickle - Progressive Conservative
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and a centrist stance on social issues....
After its re-establishment in 1979:
- 1979-1993: Jim Hawkes
Frederick James "Jim" Hawkes, , is a former Canadian politician.-Early life and education:Hawkes was born in Calgary, Alberta. He studied at Sir George Williams College , earning a B.A. in 1957....
- Progressive ConservativeThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and a centrist stance on social issues....
- 1993-1997: Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became Prime Minister after his party won a minority government in the January 2006 federal election...
- ReformThe Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a conservative and populist party...
- 1997-present: Rob Anders
Robert J. "Rob" Anders is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and has represented the riding of Calgary West since 1997...
- ReformThe Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a conservative and populist party...
(1997-2000), Canadian AllianceThe Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003...
(2000-2003), ConservativeThe Conservative Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Tories, 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. The party is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
(2003-present)
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is
Rob AndersRobert J. "Rob" Anders is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and has represented the riding of Calgary West since 1997...
, a former administrator. He was first elected in
1997The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
. He represents the
Conservative Party of CanadaThe Conservative Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Tories, 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. The party is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
. In the last parliamentary session he served as a co-chair of the 'Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations'. In the current Parliament,
Rob AndersRobert J. "Rob" Anders is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and has represented the riding of Calgary West since 1997...
is the Chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee.
1979-present
1917 to 1953
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election.
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election. New Democracy vote is compared to Social Credit vote in 1935 election.
Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.
See also
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