Calgary-Mackay was a
provincial electoral district
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in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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, Canada, mandated to return a single
member to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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using the
first past the post
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method of voting from 2004 to 2012.
History
The Calgary-MacKay electoral district was created in the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution from the
Calgary-Nose Creek
Calgary-Nose Creek was a Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single Member of the Legislative Assembly, member to the Legislative Assem ...
electoral district.
The Calgary-MacKay electoral district would be dissolved in the
2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution and would be re-distributed into the
Calgary-Northern Hills and
Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill electoral districts.
Boundary history
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Legislative election results
2004
2008
Senate nominee election results
2004
''Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot.''
2004 student vote results
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 than where they were physically located.
See also
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List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
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Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
Further reading
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External links
Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of AlbertaElectoral Divisions Act, SA 2003, c E-4.1
on CanLII
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Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta
Politics of Calgary