Calgary-Peigan is a

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, Canada. The district will be one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the

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using the

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method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

Geography

The district is located in eastern

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, containing the western part of

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, the neighbourhoods of

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, Riverbend, Quarry Park, Douglasdale and Douglasglen, the northern part of McKenzie Lake, and the former hamlet of Shepard. It is bounded on the west by the

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and stretches to the eastern edge of Calgary, also including the sprawling industrial subdivisions around the CPR lands and

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. It is named for Peigan Trail SE, which forms part of its northern boundary.

History

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing

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and shifting the boundaries of

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southward. Calgary-Peigan was formed from most of Calgary-Fort, the northern neighbourhoods of Calgary-Hays, and a small part of

Calgary-Acadia Calgary-Acadia is a current provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Created in 2010, the district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past t ...

(the neighbourhood of Riverbend). As

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was moved to the district of

Calgary-Buffalo Calgary-Buffalo is a current provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method o ...

, the name Calgary-Fort could no longer be used.

Electoral results

References

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Geography

History

Electoral results

See also

References