Centre Calgary was a
provincial
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electoral district
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in
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
,
Alberta,
Canada, mandated to return a single
member to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the
first past the post method of voting from 1913 to 1921.
History
The Centre Calgary electoral district was formed in 1913 from
Calgary (provincial electoral district) and abolished in 1921 and once again became part of the Calgary provincial electoral district.
Boundary history
Electoral history
The Centre Calgary provincial electoral district was created in 1913 as part of a contentious re-distribution of boundaries that saw the City of Calgary divided up into three electoral districts. The other two electoral districts were
North Calgary
North Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1913 to 1921.
North Calgary history ...
and
South Calgary.
Conservative candidate Thomas Tweedie won the Centre Calgary's first election held in 1913. He was part of a Conservative sweep of the city that year. The Conservatives had a wave of support due to the unpopularity of the Sifton government in power at the time.
Thomas Tweedie was defeated in a stunning upset by the Calgary Labor temple member Alex Ross. Ross held the electoral district until it was abolished in 1921, as Calgary was reformed into a five-member seat.
Legislature results
1913 general election
1917 general election
See also
*
List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
*
Calgary Centre, active federal electoral district
*
Calgary Centre, provincial electoral district from 1959 to 1970
References
Further reading
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External links
Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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Politics of Calgary
Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta