title: Calgary (provincial electoral district)
text: # Calgary (provincial electoral district)
  
  Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1913, and again from 1921 to 1959. The district largely encompassed the boundaries of the City of Calgary, and was revised accordingly as the city grew.
  
  ## Calgary history
  
  ### Boundary history
  
  Calgary 1909 boundaries :
  
  | Bordering districts ||||
  | - | - | - | - |
  | North | East | West | South |
  | Gleichen | Gleichen | Okotoks | Okotoks |
  | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1909, An Act respecting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ||||
  | riding map goes here | riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here |
  | Calgary.—All that portion of the City of Calgary as incorporated lying south of the Bow River. ||||
  | Note: Boundaries came into force in 1909 and lasted until the district was abolished in 1913. ||||
  
  Calgary 1921 boundaries :
  
  | Bordering districts ||||
  | - | - | - | - |
  | North | East | West | South |
  | Cochrane | Gleichen | Cochrane | Okotoks |
  | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1921, An Act to Amend The Motor Vehicle Act, The Unearned Increment Tax Act, and Certain other Acts and Ordinances. ||||
  | riding map goes here | riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here |
  | 2. Section 2, as amended by section 1 of chapter 37 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1917: By adding thereto the following: "except the electoral districts of East Edmonton, West Edmonton and South Edmonton which shall hereafter constitute one electoral district to be called 'Edmonton' which shall return five members, and except the electoral districts of North Calgary, South Calgary and Centre Calgary which shall hereafter constitute one electoral district to be called 'Calgary' and which shall return five members, and except the electoral district of Medicine Hat which shall hereafter return two members." ||||
  | Note: The electoral district was created by amalgamation of Centre Calgary, North Calgary and South Calgary in 1921. No original boundary description was created. ||||
  
  Calgary 1926 boundaries :
  
  | Bordering districts ||||
  | - | - | - | - |
  | North | East | West | South |
  | Cochrane | Gleichen | Cochrane | Okotoks |
  | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1926, An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly Act. ||||
  | riding map goes here | riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here |
  | Calgary.—Commencing at the north-east corner of section 10, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence west along the north boundary of sections 10 and 9, township 25, range 29 west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7, in township 25, range 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence south along the meridian line between ranges 2, and 3, west of the 5th meridian to its intersection with the Elbow River; thence south-easterly down stream along the Elbow River to the point of its intersection with the north boundary of section 20, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian; thence east along the north boundary of sections 20, 21, 22, and 23, to the point of intersection of the north boundary of section 23, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian with the Bow River; thence southerly and down stream along the Bow River to the point of its intersection with the north boundary of sections 9 and 10, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian to the north-east corner of section 10, township 23, range 29 west of the 4th meridian; thence north along the east boundary of sections 15, 22, 27 and 34, township 23 range 29, west of the 4th meridian and of sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27, and 34, in township 24, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3 and 10 in township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian to the point of commencement. ||||
  | Note: The boundaries came into force in 1926. ||||
  
  Calgary 1930 boundaries :
  
  | Bordering districts ||||
  | - | - | - | - |
  | North | East | West | South |
  | Cochrane | Gleichen | Cochrane | Okotoks-High River |
  | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1930, An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly Act. ||||
  | | | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here |
  | Calgary.—Commencing at the north-east corner of section 10, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence west along the north boundary of sections 10 and 9, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7, in township 25, range 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence south along the meridian line between ranges 2, and 3, west of the 5th meridian to its intersection with the Elbow River; thence south-easterly down stream along the Elbow River to the point of its intersection with the meridian line between ranges 1 and 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence south along the said meridian line between ranges 1 and 2, west of the 5th meridian, to the north-west corner of section 7, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian; thence east along the north boundary of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and along the north boundary of sections 9 and 10, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence north along the east boundary of sections 15, 22, 27, and 35, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27, and 34, in township 24, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3 and 10 in township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, to the point of commencement. ||||
  | Note: The boundaries came into force in 1930. ||||
  
  Calgary 1939 boundaries :
  
  | Bordering districts ||||
  | - | - | - | - |
  | North | East | West | South |
  | Banff-Cochrane | Gleichen | Banff-Cochrane | Okotoks-High River |
  | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1939, An Act to Amend The Legislative Assembly Act. ||||
  | riding map goes here | riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here |
  | "Electoral Division of Calgary, the boundary whereof is as follows: Commencing at the north-east corner of section 10, in township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence west along the north boundary of sections 10 and 9, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7 in township 25, range 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence south along the meridian line between ranges 2, and 3, west of the 5th meridian to its intersection with the Elbow River; thence south-easterly downstream along the Elbow River to the point of its intersection with the meridian line between ranges 1 and 2, west of the 5th meridian, thence south along the said meridian line between ranges 1 and 2, west of the 5th meridian, to the north-west corner of section 7, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian; thence east along the north boundary of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and along the north boundary of sections 9 and 10, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, to the north-east corner of section 10, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34 in township 24, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3 and 10, in township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, to the point of commencement. ||||
  | Note: The boundaries came into force in 1940. ||||
  
  Calgary 1950 boundaries :
  
  | Bordering districts ||||
  | - | - | - | - |
  | North | East | West | South |
  | Banff-Cochrane | Gleichen | Banff-Cochrane | Banff-Cochrane |
  | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1950, An Act to Amend The Legislative Assembly Act. ||||
  | riding map goes here | riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here |
  | "Electoral Division of Calgary, the boundary whereof is as follows: Commencing at the north-east corner of section 10, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence westerly along the north boundary of sections 10 and 9, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence southerly along the meridian line lying between ranges 2 and 3, west of the 5th meridian, to its intersection with the left bank of the Elbow River; thence south-easterly downstream along the said left bank to its intersection with the north boundary of the north-east quarter of section 19, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian; thence easterly along the north boundary of sections 19 to 24. township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian and sections 21 and 22, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian and the east boundary of sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 35, township 24, range 29, west of the 4th meridian and the east boundary of sections 3 and 10, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian to the point of commencement. ||||
  | Note: The boundaries came into force in 1952. ||||
  
  ### Electoral history
  
  The first iteration of the Calgary provincial electoral district in Alberta was created in the 1905 provincial boundary distribution. The district was known in that first election as Calgary City. Prior to 1905 when Calgary was still part of the Northwest Territories there were two districts East Calgary and West Calgary, which were split from the original Calgary Northwest Territories district in 1894. Calgary district first came into existence when Calgary had a sufficiently large population to meet the requirements to elect members in the Northwest Territories in 1884.
  
  The first election in the district was held with the provincial general election of 1905. The election saw Liberal Minister of Public Works William Cushing win election against Conservative leader Richard Bennett. Cushing was named to the Rutherford prior to the election.
  
  The number of seats in Calgary was increased to two in 1909. In that election Bennett and Cushing both won election, each elector in Calgary had two votes to vote for each seat. Bennett resigned to run for federal office and a by-election was held in 1911 to replace him.
  
  The district was abolished and broken up into three electoral districts in 1913. The riding's were South Calgary, Centre Calgary and North Calgary. In 1921 the Liberal government promised to bring in proportion representation. They did not and instead decided to combine the three Calgary districts and add two more seats. Voters had the option of casting up to five votes and the top five candidates were elected by plurality Block Voting). As previously under Block Voting, Calgary voters did not vote the straight party line and two Independent, two Labour and a Liberal MLA were elected.
  
  The United Farmers of Alberta passed legislation in 1924 that changed both Edmonton and Calgary to Single Transferable Vote multi-member districts. The rest of the province had single member constituencies and used Alternative Vote, where vote transfers were conducted if the leading candidate did not have a clear majority of 50% on the first count.
  
  The 1926 and 1930 elections saw Calgary elect all opposition candidates because the United Farmers government decided not to field any candidates there. Under Single Transferable Voting the number of spoiled ballots jumped sharply as a sizable number of electors continued marking ballots with an "X". Calgary's first STV election produced mixed representation with no party taking all the seats. The 1935 election saw Social Credit candidates sweep to power But Calgary again elected a mixture of SC and non-SC MLAs.
  
  By the 1950s, Calgary and Edmonton had gone through significant growth. arriving at the final results in both cities would take days and was complicated in terms of counting the vote transfers. The length in terms of names on the ballots was causing long line-ups at polling stations, with electors taking as long as 15 minutes to mark their preferences. However, Calgary's ballot in 1955 held only 23 names and the voter was under no dictate to rank all the candidates on the list.
  
  In 1957 the Social Credit government passed legislation standardizing the electoral system to First Past the Post across the province. The government passed a separate redistribution bill that divided Calgary and Edmonton into single member districts. In Calgary those districts were Calgary West, Calgary Glenmore, Calgary Bowness, Calgary North East, Calgary South East, Calgary Centre and Calgary North. The last election held in the district, a by-election in 1957, was conducted under the first past the post method.
  
  ### Party composition by date 1905-1913
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | 1905 | 1909 | 1911 | 1911 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Nov 9 | Mar 22 | Sep 21 | Oct 31 |
  | | Liberal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Conservative | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | Vacant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  
  ### Party composition by date 1921-1959
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1926 | 1930 | 1932 | 1933 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1937 | 1940 | 1943 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1952 | 1955 | 1957 | 1957 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Jul 18 | Nov 14 | Jan 15 | Jun 28 | Jun 19 | Oct 14 | Jan 19 | Nov 10 | Jan 15 | Aug 22 | Aug 9 | Mar 21 | May 23 | Jul 8 | Aug 17 | Mar 1 | Aug 5 | Jun 29 | ? | Oct 2 |
  | | Liberal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Progressive Conservative | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | Social Credit | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Dominion Labor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Canadian Labor | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Independent Labor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Independent | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  
  ### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
  
  Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary :
  
  | Assembly | Assembly | Seat 1 | Seat 1 | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 2 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 3 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 4 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 5 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 6 | Seat 6 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Assembly | Assembly | Name | Name | Party | Name | Name | Party | Name | Name | Party | Name | Name | Party | Name | Name | Party | Name | Name | Party |
  | 1st | 1905 | | William Cushing | Lib. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2nd | 1909 | | William Cushing | Lib. | | Richard Bennett | Con. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2nd | 1911 | | William Cushing | Lib. | | Thomas Tweedie | Con. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | See Centre Calgary, North Calgary and South Calgary 1913-1921 |||||||||||||||||||||
  | 5th | 1921 | | Alex Ross | Dom. Lab. | | Robert Edwards | Ind. | | Fred White | Dom. Lab. | | Robert Marshall | Lib. | | Robert Pearson | Ind. | | | |
  | 5th | 1923 | | Alex Ross | Dom. Lab. | | William Davidson | Ind. | | Fred White | Dom. Lab. | | Robert Marshall | Lib. | | Robert Pearson | Ind. | | | |
  | 6th | 1926 | | Alexander McGillivray | Con. | | George Webster | Lib. | | Fred White | Dom. Lab. | | John Irwin | Con. | | Robert Parkyn | IL | | | |
  | 7th | 1930 | | Hugh Farthing | Con. | | George Webster | Lib. | | Fred White | Can. Lab. | | John Irwin | Con. | | John Bowlen | Lib. | | Harold McGill | Con. |
  | 7th | 1933 | | Hugh Farthing | Con. | | George Webster | Lib. | | Fred White | Can. Lab. | | John Irwin | Con. | | John Bowlen | Lib. | | Norman Hindsley | Ind. |
  | 7th | 1934 | | Hugh Farthing | Con. | | William Ross | Lib. | | Fred White | Can. Lab. | | John Irwin | Con. | | John Bowlen | Lib. | | Norman Hindsley | Ind. |
  | 8th | 1935 | | Edith Gostick | SC | | Ernest Manning | SC | | Fred Anderson | SC | | John Irwin | Con. | | John Bowlen | Lib. | | John Hugill | SC |
  | 8th | 1937 | | Edith Gostick | SC | | Ernest Manning | SC | | Fred Anderson | SC | | John Irwin | Con. | | John Bowlen | Lib. | | John Hugill | Ind. |
  | 8th | 1940 | | Edith Gostick | SC | | Ernest Manning | SC | | Fred Anderson | SC | | John Irwin | Con. | | John Bowlen | Ind. | | John Hugill | Ind. |
  | 9th | 1940 | | James Mahaffy | Ind. | | William Aberhart | SC | | Fred Anderson | SC | | Andrew Davison | Ind. | | John Bowlen | Ind. | | | |
  | 9th | 1943 | | James Mahaffy | Ind. | | Vacant | Vacant | | | Fred Anderson | SC | | Andrew Davison | Ind. | | John Bowlen | Ind. | | | |
  | 10th | 1944 | | Rose Wilkinson | SC | | Howard MacDonald | Ind. | | Fred Anderson | SC | | Andrew Davison | Ind. | | Aylmer Liesemer | CCF | | | |
  | 11th | 1948 | | Rose Wilkinson | SC | | Howard MacDonald | Ind. | | Fred Colborne | SC | | Hugh MacDonald | Lib. | | Aylmer Liesemer | CCF | | | |
  | 11th | 1952 | | Rose Wilkinson | SC | | Howard MacDonald | SC | | Fred Colborne | SC | | Hugh MacDonald | Lib. | | Aylmer Liesemer | CCF | | | |
  | 12th | 1952 | | Rose Wilkinson | SC | | Howard MacDonald | SC | | Fred Colborne | SC | | Hugh MacDonald | Lib. | | Paul Brecken | PC | | Arthur Dixon | SC |
  | 13th | 1955–1957 | | Rose Wilkinson | SC | | Arthur Smith | PC | | Fred Colborne | SC | | Hugh MacDonald | Lib. | | Grant MacEwan | Lib. | | Arthur Dixon | SC |
  | 13th | 1957 | | Rose Wilkinson | SC | | Vacant | Vacant | | | Fred Colborne | SC | | Hugh MacDonald | Lib. | | Grant MacEwan | Lib. | | Arthur Dixon | SC |
  | 13th | 1957–1959 | | Rose Wilkinson | SC | | Ernest Watkins | PC | | Fred Colborne | SC | | Hugh MacDonald | Lib. | | Grant MacEwan | Lib. | | Arthur Dixon | SC |
  | See Calgary North East, Calgary South East 1959-1963, Calgary Bowness, Calgary Centre, Calgary North 1959-1971, Calgary Glenmore, Calgary West 1959-present |||||||||||||||||||||
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1905 general election
  
  The Calgary electoral district was created when Alberta became a province independent of the Northwest Territories in 1905. Calgary had previously had two seats when it was represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. This change created controversy because Conservatives accused the Liberals of creating more seats in northern Alberta where their support and organization was stronger. The two riding's previously represented in the city were West Calgary and East Calgary.
  
  | 1905 Alberta general election results | 1905 Alberta general election results | 1905 Alberta general election results | Turnout unknown | Turnout unknown | Swing | Swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
  | | Liberal | William Cushing | 1,030 | 42.39% | * | * |
  | | Conservative | Richard Bennett | 993 | 40.86% | * | * |
  | | Labor | Alex D. Macdonald | 407 | 16.75% | * | * |
  | Total | Total | Total | 2,430 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Records not kept | Records not kept | Records not kept | Records not kept |
  | Unknown eligible electors |||||||
  | | Liberal pickup new district | Liberal pickup new district | Liberal pickup new district | Liberal pickup new district | Swing N/A | Swing N/A |
  | Returning Officer Ruben Askin Janes |||||||
  
  The election was a three-way contest but was primarily a two-way race. Richard Bennett the Conservative candidate and party leader was a well known lawyer and former Northwest Territories MLA. William Henry Cushing the Liberal candidate had previously been a prominent Calgary municipal politician including serving as mayor. He also had a number of private enterprises in the building materials industry. Rounding out the field was labor activist and independent candidate Alex Macdonald.
  
  The 1905 election was mired in controversy as election results see-sawed back and forth, claims of Conservative supporters being denied access to polling stations were made with supporters of Cushing having been found to run the polling stations. After the official results were released Cushing was declared the winner by 47 votes. Macdonald placed well behind in third place but still with a respectable showing taking close to 20% of the popular vote. The result in Calgary had been seen by the Conservatives as an embarrassing personal defeat for Bennett as the party got nearly shut out of office province wide. Bennett quickly resigned as leader and was replaced by Albert Robertson.
  
  ### 1909 general election
  
  About 6000 voters cast votes in this election.
  
  | 1909 Alberta general election results | 1909 Alberta general election results | 1909 Alberta general election results | Turnout N/A% | Turnout N/A% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | | Liberal | William Cushing | 2,579 | 26.90% |
  | | Conservative | Richard Bennett | 2,423 | 25.27% |
  | | Liberal | William Egbert | 1,933 | 20.16% | * |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Blow | 1,907 | 19.88% | * |
  | | Socialist | George Howell | 747 | 7.79% | * |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,589 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Records not kept | Records not kept | Records not kept |
  | Unknown eligible electors |||||
  | Returns, percentages and swing by party Affiliation Votes Percent Seats Swing   Liberal 4,512 47.06% 1 4.50%   Conservative 4,330 45.15% 1 6.72% Socialist 747 7.79% 0 *   Liberal hold Swing 5.61%   Conservative pickup new seat |||||
  
  The 1909 Alberta general election saw a second seat added to the Calgary electoral district. The riding was not split however. Instead the members were elected by Block Voting with electors having the right to select up to two candidates on the ballots. Voters did not cast their votes solidly for the two candidates of their preferred party so members of two different parties were elected.
  
  The Conservatives and Liberals ran a slate of two candidates each, while the Socialists fielded one. William Cushing Minister of Public Works decided to run for a second term in office. The other Liberal candidate was prominent medical doctor William Egbert.
  
  The Conservatives ran former party leader Richard Bennett who had previously contested the district in 1905. Thomas Blow who was also a medical doctor rounded out the slate. Bennett was unanimously acclaimed at the party nominating convention held on March 1, 1909 despite not attending. The second spot on the slate was contested between Blow and J.A. Carson. The two candidates were left over from ten nominees who either had their nomination withdrawn for various reasons or the candidates themselves or refused to let their name stand.
  
  The Socialist Party selected George Howell to be its candidate. Howell worked as the secretary for the Calgary Trades and Labor council. Howell was a surprise choice by the Socialist nominating convention as he had not been running for the party nomination.
  
  The results of the election showed a roughly even split between the Liberals and Conservatives, although with each voter casting up to two votes, the picture is far from clear. Each major candidate received approximately a quarter of the votes cast. But it seems voters did not vote solidly for a slate. The leading candidate of the Liberals and Conservatives took more votes than their running mates, so in the end one of each party took the seats. The Conservatives picked up one seat and the Liberal incumbent held his.
  
  SPC candidate Howell took more votes than the Calgary Labour candidate had taken in 1905. He received support from about 12 percent of the voters. Howell's candidacy was not much of a factor, but Howell kept either of the main parties from gaining a clear majority in the popular vote.
  
  ### 1911 by-election
  
  | October 31, 1911 by-election results | October 31, 1911 by-election results | October 31, 1911 by-election results | Turnout unknown | Turnout unknown | Swing | Swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Tweedie | 2,931 | 63.65% | 18.50% | * |
  | | Liberal | Thomas Skinner | 1,674 | 36.35% | -8.80% | * |
  | Total | Total | Total | 4,605 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Records not kept | Records not kept | Records not kept | Records not kept |
  | Unknown eligible electors |||||||
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing N/A | Swing N/A |
  
  ### 1921 general election
  
  This election was conducted using Plurality block voting. Each voter had up to five votes. If all the voters who voted for the leader in the polls, Alex Ross, the most-popular Dominion Labour man, had voted consistently for the whole DLP slate and if the DLP had run five candidates, DLP would have taken all the seats. But as voters did not place all their votes along party lines, mixed representation was produced. The five seats offered only limited flexibility. The Liberals received just shy of enough votes to win two seats; the Conservatives far more than needed to win two. But the results, rough as they were, were relatively fair.
  
  | 1921 Alberta general election results | 1921 Alberta general election results | 1921 Alberta general election results | Turnout 53.82% | Turnout 53.82% | Swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Personal |
  | | Dominion Labor | Alex Ross | 7,294 | 9.64% | * |
  | | Independent | Robert Edwards | 6,400 | 8.46% | * |
  | | Dominion Labor | Fred White | 6,190 | 8.18% | * |
  | | Liberal | Robert Marshall | 5,246 | 6.93% | * |
  | | Independent | Robert Pearson | 5,141 | 6.79% | * |
  | | Liberal | George Webster | 4,391 | 5.80% | * |
  | | Liberal | Clinton Ford | 4,230 | 5.59% | * |
  | | Dominion Labor | Robert Parkyn | 4,082 | 5.39% | * |
  | | Conservative | Michael Costello | 3,808 | 5.03% | * |
  | | Conservative | C.F. Adams | 3,332 | 4.40% | * |
  | | Liberal | F. Langford | 3,282 | 4.34% | * |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Blow | 3,090 | 4.08% | * |
  | | Liberal | F.S. Selwood | 2,969 | 3.92% | * |
  | | Independent | Herbert Adshead | 2,878 | 3.80% | * |
  | | Independent Labor | Frederick Potts | 2,864 | 3.78% | * |
  | | Conservative | Edward Crandell | 2,663 | 3.52% | * |
  | | Independent Labor | Hannah Gale | 2,386 | 3.15% | * |
  | | Conservative | Samuel Hillocks | 2,282 | 3.02% | * |
  | | Socialist | Frank Williams | 1,745 | 2.31% | * |
  | | Independent | Alex Davidson | 1,423 | 1.87% | * |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,696 | 100% | 100% |
  | Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 17,187 | 4.40 votes per ballot | 4.40 votes per ballot |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 90 | 90 | 90 |
  | 32,103 eligible electors ||||||
  | Returns, percentages and swing by party Affiliation Votes Percent Seats Swing   Liberal 20,118 26.58% 1 *   Dominion Labor 17,566 23.21% 2 *   Independent 15,842 20.92% 2 *   Conservative 15,175 20.05% 0 *   Independent Labor 5,250 6.93% 0 * Socialist 1,745 2.31% 0 *   Liberal pickup new seat Swing N/A%   Dominion Labor pickup two new seats   Independent Robert Pearson pick up new seat   Independent Robert Edwards pick up new seat ||||||
  
  Note:
  
  * Voters could cast votes for as many as five candidates.
  
  ### 1921 by-election
  
  | December 9, 1921 by-election results | December 9, 1921 by-election results | December 9, 1921 by-election results | Turnout N/A% | Turnout N/A% | Swing | Swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
  | | Dominion Labor | Alex Ross | Acclaimed | Acclaimed | * | * |
  | Total | Total | Total | N/A | 100% | 100% | 100% |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
  | 32,103 eligible electors |||||||
  | | Dominion Labor hold | Dominion Labor hold | Dominion Labor hold | Dominion Labor hold | Swing N/A% | Swing N/A% |
  
  ### 1923 by-election
  
  Shortly after the 1923 by-election, a deputy returning officer Alexander Davidson was convicted for voting more than once during the by-election and sentenced to a year in prison and a $400 fine.
  
  | January 15, 1923 by-election results | January 15, 1923 by-election results | January 15, 1923 by-election results | Turnout 57.95% | Turnout 57.95% | Swing | Swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
  | | Independent | William Davidson | 9,930 | 54.40% | * | * |
  | | Citizens' Candidate | Clinton Ford | 8,325 | 45.60% | * | 40.01% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 18,255 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
  | 31,500 eligible electors |||||||
  | | Independent William Davidson pickup vacant seat | Independent William Davidson pickup vacant seat | Independent William Davidson pickup vacant seat | Independent William Davidson pickup vacant seat | Swing 36.75% | Swing 36.75% |
  
  ### 1926 general election
  
  In this election for the first time Calgary elected MLAs through Single transferable voting. In the First Count, the five top spots were held by two Conservatives, two Liberals and Parkyn. Vote transfers elevated a DLP candidate to the top positions, while Liberal McClung did not receive many vote transfers and fell out of the top runners. In the end, Calgary elected a balanced and mixed crop of MLAs - two Conservatives, a Liberal, a DLP-er and an Independent-Labour man. About 80 percent of the voters saw their vote used to actually elect someone. About half the voters saw their first choice elected; the other 30 percent saw their vote used to elect someone they preferred over others, as well as seeing their first choice elected without the help of their vote.
  
  34,287 eligible electors
  
  | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | 1926 Alberta general election results | Turnout 53.82% | Turnout 53.82% | 1st count swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | Quota (the vote threshold guaranteed to win a seat) 3,290 | | 1st count swing |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | 2nd* | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th* | 9th | 10th | | 1st count swing |
  | | Conservative | Alexander McGillivray | 5,928 | 30.04% | 3,290 | | | | | | | | | * |
  | | Conservative | John Irwin | 1,662 | 8.42% | 3,334 | 3,290 | | | | | | | | * |
  | | Liberal | George Webster | 2,941 | 14.90% | 3,144 | 3,158 | 3,191 | 3,523 | 3,290 | | | | | 9.10% |
  | | Dominion Labor | Fred J. White | 1,222 | 6.19% | 1,247 | 1,248 | 1,467 | 1,478 | 1,479 | 1,500 | 2,676 | 2,923** | | -1.99% |
  | | Independent Labor | Robert Parkyn | 2,467 | 12.50% | 2,506 | 2,514 | 2,554 | 2,582 | 2,583 | 2,595 | 2,664 | 2,852** | | 7.11% |
  | | Liberal | Nellie McClung | 1,928 | 9.77% | 1,971 | 1,975 | 1,980 | 2,191 | 2,193 | 2,363 | 2,433 | 2,622 | | * |
  | | Conservative | Michael Costello | 1,221 | 6.19% | 1,817 | 1,827 | 1,838 | 1,864 | 1,903 | 1,924 | 1,946 | | | 1.16% |
  | | Dominion Labor | Alex Ross | 1,265 | 6.41% | 1,282 | 1,298 | 1,419 | 1,444 | 1,445 | 1,454 | | | | -3.23% |
  | | Liberal | Robert Marshall | 626 | 3.17% | 651 | 651 | 654 | | | | | | | -3.76% |
  | | Dominion Labor | John Russell | 423 | 2.14% | 435 | 438 | | | | | | | | * |
  | | Independent | Frederick Potts | 54 | 0.27% | 60 | | | | | | | | | -3.51% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 19,737 | 100% | 19,737 | 19,733 | 19,727 | 19,716 | 19,716 | 19,716 | 19,598 | 18,276 | |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined 644 | Rejected, spoiled and declined 644 | Rejected, spoiled and declined 644 | Distributed | Distributed | 2,638 | 56 | 432 | 643 | 44 | 233 | 1,336 | 624 | |
  | | | | Exhausted | Exhausted | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 1,322 | |
  | Returns, percentages and swing by party Affiliation 1st count votes 1st count percent Seats 1st count swing   Conservative 8,811 44.65% 2 24.60%   Liberal 5,496 27.84% 1 1.26%   Dominion Labor 2,910 14.74% 1 -8.47%   Independent Labor 2.467 12.50% 1 5.57%   Independent 54 0.27% 0 -54.13%   Conservative pickup two seats Swing 18.81%   Liberal hold 1 seat   Dominion Labor hold 1 seat   Independent Labor pickup 1 seat |||||||||||||||
  
  * 2nd, 3rd and 8th counts -- transfer of surplus votes not needed by successful candidates elected in previous count. (transfers done in 3rd count not shown in above table)
     * White and Parkyn elected without quota as they were last two candidates in the running with two seats remaining to be filled.
  
  ### 1930 general election
  
  Five MLAs elected through STV
  
  Eligible voters 43,217 Turnout 56.70%
  
  | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | 1930 Alberta general election results | Turnout 56.70% | Turnout 56.70% | 1st count swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | Quota (vote threshold guaranteed to take a seat) 3495 | | 1st count swing |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 1st count swing |
  | | Conservative | John Irwin | 5,520 | 22.61% | 3,495 | | | | | | | | | 14.19% |
  | | Liberal | George Webster | 3,651 | 14.95% | 3,651 | 3,494 | | | | | | | | -0.05% |
  | | Canadian Labor | Fred J. White | 2,585 | 10.59% | 2,659 | 2,673 | 2,874 | 2,916 | 3,335 | 3,515 | 3,492 | | | 4.40% |
  | | Conservative | Hugh Farthing | 2,279 | 9.33% | 2,957 | 2,966 | 2,979 | 2,994 | 3,001 | 3,132 | 3,133 | 3,731 | | * |
  | | Liberal | John Bowlen | 2,598 | 10.64% | 2,667 | 2,700 | 2,711 | 2,721 | 2,727 | 2,821 | 2,823 | 2,869 | 3,588 | * |
  | | Conservative | Harold McGill | 1,634 | 6.69% | 2,226 | 2,238 | 2,252 | 2,260 | 2,266 | 2,446 | 2,449 | 3,089 | 3,293 | * |
  | | Independent | Robert Parkyn | 1,544 | 6.32% | 1,608 | 1,616 | 1,699 | 1,856 | 1,933 | 2,056 | 2,067 | 2,106 | 2,296 | -6.18% |
  | | Liberal | Robert Wier | 1,191 | 4.88% | 1,260 | 1,328 | 1,339 | 1,344 | 1,359 | 1,502 | 1,508 | 1,579 | | * |
  | | Conservative | H.S. Patterson | 1,007 | 4.12% | 1,368 | 1,374 | 1,382 | 1,395 | 1,405 | 1,480 | 1,480 | | | * |
  | | Citizens' Candidate | A.C. MacKay | 992 | 4.06% | 1,078 | 1,083 | 1,092 | 1,097 | 1,107 | | | | | * |
  | | Canadian Labor | W.E. Turner | 575 | 2.36% | 589 | 590 | 590 | 590 | | | | | | * |
  | | Communist | John O'Sullivan | 460 | 1.88% | 469 | 469 | 469 | | | | | | | * |
  | | Canadian Labor | Thomas Vickers | 381 | 1.57% | 390 | 391 | | | | | | | | * |
  | Total | Total | Total | 24,417 | 100% | 24,417 | 24,417 | 24,376 | 24,162 | 24,122 | 23,941 | 23,941 | 23,855 | 21,093 |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined 253 | Rejected, spoiled and declined 253 | Rejected, spoiled and declined 253 | Distributed | Distributed | 2,025 | 157 | 350 | 255 | 550 | 926 | 23 | 1,394 | 0 |
  | 43,513 eligible electors | 43,513 eligible electors | 43,513 eligible electors | Exhausted | Exhausted | 0 | 0 | 41 | 214 | 40 | 181 | 0 | 86 | 2,296 |
  | Returns, percentages and swing by party Affiliation 1st count votes 1st count percent Seats 1st count swing   Conservative 10,440 42.75% 3 -1.90%   Liberal 7,440 30.47% 2 2.63%   Canadian Labor 3,541 14.52% 1 -0.22%   Independent 1,544 6.32% 0 6.05%   Citizens' Candidate 992 4.06% 0 * Communist 460 1.88% 0 *   Conservative pickup 1 new seat, hold 2 seats Swing -2.70%   Liberal pick 1 seat, hold 1 seat   Canadian Labor hold 1 seat |||||||||||||||
  
  ### 1933 by-election
  
  | January 19, 1933 by-election results | January 19, 1933 by-election results | January 19, 1933 by-election results | January 19, 1933 by-election results | January 19, 1933 by-election results | January 19, 1933 by-election results | January 19, 1933 by-election results | Turnout 69.40% | Turnout 69.40% | 1st count swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 13,919 vote threshold | 13,919 vote threshold | 13,919 vote threshold | 13,919 vote threshold | 13,919 vote threshold | 13,919 vote threshold | | 1st count swing |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st count swing |
  | | Independent | Norman Hindsley | 12,532 | 45.03% | ? | ? | ? | 14,128 | % |
  | | Canadian Labor | Amelia Turner | 10,504 | 37.74% | ? | ? | ? | 12,307 | % |
  | | Independent Labor | Robert Parkyn | 2,003 | 7.20% | ? | ? | ? | | % |
  | | Independent | A.C. McKay | 1,775 | 6.37% | ? | ? | | | % |
  | | United Front | John O'Sullivan | 539 | 1.94% | ? | | | | % |
  | | Independent | D.R. Crighton | 478 | 1.72% | | | | | % |
  | Total | Total | Total | 27,831 | 100% | | | | 26,435 |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined 202 | Rejected, spoiled and declined 202 | Rejected, spoiled and declined 202 | Distributed | Distributed | | | | |
  | ? eligible electors | ? eligible electors | ? eligible electors | Exhausted | Exhausted | | | | 1396 |
  
  The Canadian Labor Party Alberta branch nominated candidate Amelia Turner under their banner. The Co-operative Commonwealth executive decided to support and endorse her election campaign but did not nominate her as a candidate for the organization. Norman Hindsley ran as an Independent but was endorsed and supported by the Conservative party.
  
  ### 1934 by-election
  
  | January 15, 1934 by-election results | January 15, 1934 by-election results | January 15, 1934 by-election results | January 15, 1934 by-election results | January 15, 1934 by-election results | January 15, 1934 by-election results | Turnout 50.88% | Turnout 50.88% | 1st count swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 10,994 vote threshold | 10,994 vote threshold | 10,994 vote threshold | 10,994 vote threshold | | 1st count swing |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | 2nd | 3rd | 1st count swing |
  | | | Liberal | William Ross | 8,665 | 39.41% | 8,955 | 10,801 | |
  | | | Canadian Labor + Co-operative Commonwealth | Amelia Turner | 8,058 | 36.65% | 8,277 | 8,326 | |
  | | | People's Candidate | Charles Jamieson | 4,168 | 18.96% | ? | |
  | | | Progressive Labor | Ernest Starr | 1,096 | 4.98% | | | |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | 21,987 | 100% | | 19,127 |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined 202 | Rejected, spoiled and declined 202 | Rejected, spoiled and declined 202 | Rejected, spoiled and declined 202 | Distributed | Distributed | | |
  | ? eligible electors | ? eligible electors | ? eligible electors | ? eligible electors | Exhausted | Exhausted | | 0 |
  
  Charles Jamieson was originally nominated as a Conservative candidate but left the party and changed to the People's Candidate banner midway through the election.
  
  ### 1935 general election
  
  | 1935 ballot transfer results | 1935 ballot transfer results | 1935 ballot transfer results | Turnout 80.39% | Turnout 80.39% | Turnout 80.39% | Turnout 80.39% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 5,885 quota | 5,885 quota | 5,885 quota | 5,885 quota |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | Votes | Count |
  | | Social Credit | Ernest Manning | 6,087 | 14.78% | 6,087 | 1st |
  | | Conservative | John Irwin | 2,529 | 6.14% | 6,092 | 13th |
  | | Social Credit | Fred Anderson | 5,058 | 12.28% | 6,638 | 15th |
  | | Liberal | John J. Bowlen | 3,874 | 9.41% | 8,478 | 17th |
  | | Social Credit | Edith Gostick | 3,787 | 9.19% | 5,886 | 18th |
  | | Social Credit | John Hugill | 3,152 | 7.65% | 4,399 | 18th |
  | | Social Credit | Walter Little | 2,963 | 7.19% | Eliminated 18th | Eliminated 18th |
  | | Liberal | Robert Wier | 1,774 | 4.31% | Eliminated 16th | Eliminated 16th |
  | | Social Credit | Oscar Devenish | 3,032 | 7.36% | Eliminated 14th | Eliminated 14th |
  | | Conservative | Hugh Farthing | 2,090 | 5.07% | Eliminated 13th | Eliminated 13th |
  | | Labor | Fred J. White | 1,024 | 2.49% | Eliminated 12th | Eliminated 12th |
  | | Liberal | George Millican | 1,566 | 3.80% | Eliminated 11th | Eliminated 11th |
  | | Conservative | Joseph Follett | 886 | 2.15% | Eliminated 10th | Eliminated 10th |
  | | Communist | Pat Lenihan | 820 | 1.99% | Eliminated 9th | Eliminated 9th |
  | | Liberal | Richard Watson | 786 | 1.91% | Eliminated 8th | Eliminated 8th |
  | | Labor | Aylmer Liesemer | 449 | 1.09% | Eliminated 7th | Eliminated 7th |
  | | Independent | Charles Jamieson | 469 | 1.14% | Eliminated 6th | Eliminated 6th |
  | | Conservative | James Milvain | 451 | 1.10% | Eliminated 5th | Eliminated 5th |
  | | Independent Labor | Robert Parkyn | 224 | 0.54% | Eliminated 4th | Eliminated 4th |
  | | Labor | William Southern | 172 | 0.41% | Eliminated 3rd | Eliminated 3rd |
  | Total | Total | Total | 41,193 | 100% | 18 counts | 18 counts |
  
  ### 1940 general election
  
  Five members elected Quota 7653
  
  1940 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | Elected |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Movement | Andrew Davison | 12,465 | 27.15% | 7,653 | Y |
  | | Social Credit | William Aberhart | 12,122 | 26.40% | 7,653 | Y |
  | | Independent | James Mahaffy | 3,645 | 7.49% | 9,449 | Y |
  | | Independent | John J. Bowlen | 3,447 | 7.51% | 7,247 | Y |
  | | Social Credit | Fred Anderson | 1,939 | 4.22% | 8,020 | Y |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred J. White | 2,846 | 6.20% |
  | | Independent | Joseph Tweed Shaw | 2,685 | 5.85% |
  | | Social Credit | Edith Gostick | 1,605 | 3.50% |
  | | Independent | Norman Dingle | 1,480 | 3.22% |
  | | Social Credit | H.D. Tarves | 1,386 | 3.02% |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Alderman | 1,298 | 2.83% |
  | | Independent | Harry Pryde | 576 | 1.26% |
  | | Independent Labor | D. V. Mitchell | 251 | 0.55% |
  | | Independent | J.F.M. Moodie | 169 | 0.35% |
  | Votes cast | Votes cast | Votes cast | 46,619 |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 59,338 | 78.6% |
  | Source(s) Note: Five seats were awarded in the Calgary Electoral District through single transferable vote. The Hare Quota, the number of votes needed to win a seat, was 7,653. There were a total of 10 ballot counts with Andrew Davison and William Aberhart elected on the first count. |||||||
  
  ### 1944 general election
  
  Five members elected
  
  6,562 quota
  
  (Armed Forces voters are identified separately in the First Count but are included in the un-bracketed total.)
  
  | 1944 ballot transfer results | 1944 ballot transfer results | 1944 ballot transfer results | Turnout 80.39% | Turnout 80.39% | Turnout 80.39% | Turnout 80.39% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 6,562 quota | 6,562 quota | 6,562 quota | 6,562 quota |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | 1st (Forces*) | % | Peak Votes | Count |
  | | Independent | Andrew Davison | 7,754 (137) | | 7,754 | 1st |
  | | Social Credit | Fred Anderson | 6,655 (123) | | 6,655 | 1st |
  | | Social Credit | Rose Wilkinson | 5,042 (103) | | 8,338 | 15th |
  | | Independent | Howard MacDonald | 2,365 (20) | | 6,897 | 17th |
  | | CCF | Alymer Liesemer | 3,560 (76) | | 6,077 | 17th |
  | | CCF | Robert Alderman | 2,088 (43) | | Eliminated 17th | Eliminated 17th |
  | | Independent | John J. Bowlen | 2,192 (25) | | Eliminated 16th | Eliminated 16th |
  | | Social Credit | Art Larsen | 1,351 (33) | | Eliminated 15th | Eliminated 15th |
  | | CCF | C.W.J. Helmer | 1,655 (72) | | Eliminated 14th | Eliminated 14th |
  | | Independent | R.C. Carlile | 1,433 (10) | | Eliminated 13th | Eliminated 13th |
  | | CCF | Ken Tory | 1,462 (49) | | Eliminated 12th | Eliminated 12th |
  | | Social Credit | Edward Geehan | 1,162 (42) | | Eliminated 11th | Eliminated 11th |
  | | Labor–Progressive | Pat Lenihan | 491 (25) | | | Eliminated 10th |
  | | Social Credit | C.M. Baker | 834 (30) | | Eliminated 9th | Eliminated 9th |
  | | CCF | Herbert Wiertz | 504 (4) | | Eliminated 8th | Eliminated 8th |
  | | Labor–Progressive | Lionel Edwards | 304 (3) | | | Eliminated 7th |
  | | Labor–Progressive | Mike Daniels | 258 (9) | | | Eliminated 6th |
  | | Labor–Progressive | Gordon Wray | 128 (5) | | | Eliminated 5th |
  | | Labor–Progressive | Audrey Staples | 71 (1) | | | Eliminated 4th |
  | Total | Total | Total | 39,309 (810) | 100% | 17 counts | 17 counts |
  
  Note:
  
  * In the 1944 election, some Canadian Forces personnel voted in the Calgary district. They were given special ballots intended to track how they voted. Service vote results are only available for the 1st count. They were included in the 39,309 valid vote total for the district. Later in this election, other Armed Forces voters, who had not already voted, voted for separate representation - by electing an Army, an Air Force and a Navy representative.
  
  ### 1948 general election
  
  Five members elected 39,101 valid votes Quota 6517
  
  vte1948 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Social Credit | Rose Wilkinson | 7,153 | 18.29% | 6,528 |
  | | Social Credit | Frederick C. Colborne | 3,923 | 10.03% | 6,520 |
  | | Independent | Howard B. Macdonald | 3,840 | 9.82% | 6,339 |
  | | Labour | Peter Newton Russel Morrison | 3,579 | 9.15% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Alymer J. E. Liesemer | 2,475 | 6.33% | 5,742 |
  | | Social Credit | James Leslie Hill | 2,464 | 6.30% | – |
  | | Liberal | Hugh John MacDonald | 1,977 | 5.06% | 6,215 |
  | | Social Credit | R.B. Estabrook | 1,751 | 4.48% | – |
  | | Liberal | J. Roger Flumerfelt | 1,691 | 4.32% | – |
  | | Liberal | Mrs. Mary Dover | 1,602 | 4.10% | – |
  | | Liberal | Michael J. McCormick | 1,237 | 3.16% | – |
  | | Independent | M.V. Anderson | 1,233 | 3.15% | – |
  | | Social Credit | George M. Whicher | 1,091 | 2.79% | – |
  | | Liberal | Loftus Dudley Ward | 949 | 2.43% | – |
  | | Independent Social Credit | A.P. van Buren | 737 | 1.88% | – |
  | | Independent | Mrs. Edwina Milvain | 578 | 1.48% | – |
  | | Independent Social Credit | Art Larsen | 563 | 1.44% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | George Ellinson | 539 | 1.38% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | George R. Austin | 518 | 1.32% | – |
  | | Labor–Progressive | Terry Levis | 516 | 1.32% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | W. Orr | 442 | 1.13% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Mrs. Mary A. Hart | 243 | 0.62% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 39,101 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 2,359 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 76,939 | 53.98% | -11.02% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Calgary Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Note: Five seats were awarded in the Calgary Electoral District through single transferable vote. The Hare Quota, the number of votes needed to win a seat, was 6,520. |||||||
  
  ### 1952 general election
  
  vte1952 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Social Credit | Rose Wilkinson | 6,796 | 16.31% | 5,967 |
  | | Social Credit | Howard B. Macdonald | 4,214 | 10.11% | 5,957 |
  | | Social Credit | Frederick C. Colborne | 3,974 | 9.54% | 5,959 |
  | | Conservative | Paul Brecken | 3,126 | 7.50% | 6,269 |
  | | Independent Labour | Donald Fraser McIntosh | 2,927 | 7.02% | – |
  | | Social Credit | Thomas Glen | 2,820 | 6.77% | – |
  | | Liberal | Hugh John MacDonald | 2,711 | 6.51% | 5,216 |
  | | Social Credit | Arthur J. Dixon | 2,677 | 6.42% | 5,966 |
  | | Social Credit | Clifford Norman Clark | 2,390 | 5.74% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Aylmer J. E. Liesemer | 1,991 | 4.78% | – |
  | | Conservative | Philip P. C. Haigh | 905 | 2.17% | – |
  | | Liberal | Melvin E. Shannon | 857 | 2.06% | – |
  | | Conservative | John James Zubick | 806 | 1.93% | – |
  | | Conservative | W. R. Irwin | 764 | 1.83% | – |
  | | Conservative | Ronald M. Helmer | 670 | 1.61% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert T. Alderman | 633 | 1.52% | – |
  | | Liberal | Alberta Clark | 563 | 1.35% | – |
  | | Liberal | Collier Maberley | 555 | 1.33% | – |
  | | Labour | W. Longridge | 527 | 1.26% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | George E. Ellinson | 378 | 0.91% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | H. J. Ryan | 333 | 0.80% | – |
  | | Liberal | Richard Thomson | 313 | 0.75% | – |
  | | Liberal | J. A. Murray Green | 287 | 0.69% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold L. Livegant | 243 | 0.58% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Ronald W. Stirling | 213 | 0.51% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 41,673 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 1,694 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 91,289 | 47.51% | -7.47% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Calgary Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Note: Six seats were awarded in the Calgary Electoral District through single transferable vote. The Hare Quota, the number of votes needed to win a seat, was 5,953. A total of 18 counts occurred. |||||||
  
  ### 1955 general election
  
  vte1955 Alberta general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Arthur Ryan Smith | 9,745 | 15.59% | 8,940 |
  | | Liberal | Hugh John MacDonald | 7,501 | 12.00% | 8,932 |
  | | Social Credit | Frederick C. Colborne | 5,470 | 8.75% | 8,931 |
  | | Conservative | Paul Brecken | 5,034 | 8.06% | – |
  | | Social Credit | Rose Wilkinson | 4,973 | 7.96% | 8,930 |
  | | Social Credit | Arthur J. Dixon | 4,566 | 7.31% | 7,698 |
  | | Social Credit | Howard B. MacDonald | 4,423 | 7.08% | – |
  | | Liberal | Grant MacEwan | 4,019 | 6.43% | 8,338 |
  | | Liberal | V. A. Cooney | 2,536 | 4.06% | – |
  | | Social Credit | Ian F. Smith | 2,290 | 3.66% | – |
  | | Social Credit | C. M. Willmott | 1,745 | 2.79% | – |
  | | Social Credit | E. R. A. Temple | 1,715 | 2.74% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | G. E. Ellinson | 1,277 | 2.04% | – |
  | | Liberal | Mary Dover | 1,201 | 1.92% | – |
  | | Liberal | Harold Cush | 1,065 | 1.70% | – |
  | | Liberal | Collier Maberley | 1,025 | 1.64% | – |
  | | Conservative | Roy V. Devell | 927 | 1.48% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Herbert J. Ryan | 648 | 1.04% | – |
  | | Labor–Progressive | A.L. Roberts | 579 | 0.93% | – |
  | | Conservative | P. P. C. Haigh | 577 | 0.92% | – |
  | | Independent | Arthur H. Wray | 471 | 0.75% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | K. A. Halliday | 462 | 0.74% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Paul J. Katzalay | 245 | 0.39% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 62,494 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 2,166 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 106,609 | 60.65% | +13.15% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Calgary Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Note: Six seats were awarded in the Calgary Electoral District through single transferable vote. The Hare Quota, the number of votes needed to win a seat, was 8,890. A total of 10 counts occurred. |||||||
  
  ### 1957 by-election
  
  | October 2, 1957 by-election results | October 2, 1957 by-election results | October 2, 1957 by-election results | Turnout 34.37% | Turnout 34.37% | Swing | Swing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Ernest Watkins | 17,565 | 43.69% | | * |
  | | Social Credit | Samuel Helman | 15,010 | 37.33% | | * |
  | | Labor | Frank Bodie | 3,916 | 9.74% | * | * |
  | | Liberal | Reginald McCollough | 3,023 | 7.52% | | * |
  | | Independent | Cliff Harris | 693 | 1.72% | * | * |
  | Total | Total | Total | 40,207 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
  | 117,000 eligible electors |||||||
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing ?% | Swing ?% |
  
  The October 1957 by-election held on October 2, 1957 was the last election held in the Calgary electoral district before it was officially split in 1959. This was the first election province wide since Single Transferable Vote was implemented in 1924 that First Past the Post was put to use. The changes were implemented in 1956 in An Act Representing Members of the Legislative Assembly.
  
  The election was called after Progressive Conservative incumbent, Arthur Ryan Smith resigned to run in the 1957 Canadian federal election.
  
  Five candidates offered themselves in the election. Social Credit ran high-profile lawyer Samuel Helman. During the campaign Premier Ernest Manning promised to promote Helman to Attorney General as soon as he was elected to the district. The Progressive Conservatives ran lawyer Ernest Watkins, who had arrived from England in 1952. Rounding out the field was Frank Bodie who ran on a Labor banner. Liberal candidate Reginald McCollough and Independent Cliff Harris who was running in the election to protest Alberta's liquor laws in force at the time.
  
  The election proved to be low turnout with 35% of 117,000 eligible voters casting ballots in the election. Advanced turnout was very quiet with just 148 votes being cast. Ernest Watkins won with 43% of the vote and held the seat for his party. The race turned out to be a primarily two-way race, with the other three candidates finishing well back.
  
  ## Plebiscite district results
  
  ### 1948 electrification plebiscite
  
  District results from the province wide plebiscite on electricity regulation:
  
  | Option A | Option B |
  | - | - |
  | Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being continued by the Power Companies? | Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being made a publicly owned utility administered by the Alberta Government Power Commission? |
  | 26,325 69.63% | 11,478 30.37% |
  | Province wide result: Option A passed. ||
  
  ### 1957 liquor plebiscite
  
  1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Calgary :
  
  | Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote? ||||
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ballot choice | Ballot choice | Votes | % |
  | | Yes | 47,382 | 77.41% |
  | | No | 13,830 | 22.59% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 61,212 | 100% |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 391 | 391 |
  | 114,986 eligible electors, turnout 53.57% ||||
  | Question B1: Should mixed drinking be allowed in beer parlours in Calgary and the surrounding areas? ||||
  | Ballot choice | Ballot choice | Votes | % |
  | | Yes | 49,669 | 81.12% |
  | | No | 11,561 | 18.88% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 61,230 | 100% |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 379 | 379 |
  | 114,986 eligible electors, turnout 53.58% ||||
  
  On October 30, 1957 a stand-alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive debate in the legislature. The plebiscite was intended to deal with the growing demand for reforming antiquated liquor control laws.
  
  The plebiscite was conducted in two parts. Question A, asked in all districts, asked the voters if the sale of liquor should be expanded in Alberta, while Question B, asked in a handful of districts within the corporate limits of Calgary and Edmonton, asked if men and women should be allowed to drink together in establishments. Question B was slightly modified depending on which city the voters were in.
  
  Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Calgary voted overwhelmingly in favor of the plebiscite posting a super majority for the yes side. The district recorded a strong voter turnout, well above the province wide average of 46%.
  
  Calgary also voted on question B1 to decide the issue of allowing men and women to drink together within the corporate limits of Calgary. Like question A, city residents also voted for mixed drinking with a super majority. Oddly question B1 experienced a slightly higher voter turnout than question A.
  
  Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957. The Social Credit government in power at the time did not consider the results binding. However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.
  
  Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the plebiscite were designated Local Option Zones by the Alberta Liquor Control Board and considered effective dry zones. Business owners who wanted a license had to petition for a binding municipal plebiscite in order to be granted a license.
  
  