Calgary North
Former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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Calgary North was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1997. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of the Bow River, Calgary West, and East Calgary ridings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Calgary—Nose Hill.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary North Riding created from Calgary West, Bow River and Calgary East |
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| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Douglas Harkness | Progressive Conservative | |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Eldon Woolliams | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Frederick Wright | Progressive Conservative | |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Paul Gagnon | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Al Johnson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Diane Ablonczy | Reform | |
| Riding dissolved into Calgary Nose Hill | ||||
Election results
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Douglas Scott Harkness | 11,002 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Clifford Menzies Willmott | 8,293 | ||||||
| Liberal | Harold William Riley | 8,191 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Herbert James Ryan | 1,578 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | David Wittig | 426 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Douglas Scott Harkness | 21,783 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Ian Smith | 10,066 | ||||||
| Liberal | Una MacLean | 6,429 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Bronson | 1,545 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Douglas Scott Harkness | 30,930 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Lee Leavitt | 5,484 | ||||||
| Liberal | D. Austin Lane | 4,555 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Ellinson | 2,018 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Douglas Scott Harkness | 22,446 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Robert A. Simpson | 13,143 | ||||||
| Liberal | Harry Slater Rowbotham | 9,919 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Harry Pope | 4,910 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Douglas Scott Harkness | 21,966 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Robert A. Simpson | 15,386 | ||||||
| Liberal | Marion Albert Law | 14,653 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Everett C. Baldwin | 4,792 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Douglas Scott Harkness | 23,810 | ||||||
| Liberal | Adrian Berry | 16,029 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Nelson Weston | 9,742 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ian Adam | 5,412 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eldon Woolliams | 21,708 | ||||||
| Liberal | Peter Petrasuk | 18,185 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ted Takacs | 3,648 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eldon Woolliams | 30,973 | ||||||
| Liberal | Roland-Aimé Lambert | 12,647 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Barry Pashak | 6,630 | ||||||
| Social Credit | A. Geoffrey Dawrant | 1,851 | ||||||
| Independent | John J. Jasienczyk | 192 | ||||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eldon Woolliams | 30,175 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Sutherland | 10,773 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Floyd Johnson | 4,332 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Dale Schlenker | 1,358 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eldon Woolliams | 27,994 | ||||||
| Liberal | Darryl Raymaker | 10,794 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Norm Herman | 4,227 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Stewart Hodgkinson | 552 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Wright | 26,201 | ||||||
| Liberal | Darryl Raymaker | 10,689 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Dave Hammond | 3,180 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Mike Williams | 878 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Rod home Start | 318 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Bill Kalturnyk | 46 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Gagnon | 39,207 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Pam Appleton | 7,027 | ||||||
| Liberal | Darryl Raymaker | 6,864 | ||||||
| Independent | Peter E. Hope | 765 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Al Johnson | 35,212 | ||||||
| Reform | Murray Smith | 9,889 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jim Bennett | 7,925 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Tom Schepens | 7,626 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Elizabeth A. Anderson | 219 | ||||||
| Confederation of Regions | Andrew Michael Gustafsson | 113 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Reform | Diane Ablonczy | 35,388 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Maxim | 17,844 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Al Johnson | 10,391 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Andrea Garnier | 1,582 | ||||||
| National | Mike Schubert | 1,357 | ||||||
| Green | Michael Alvarez-Toye | 341 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Bruce Hansen | 306 | ||||||
| Independent | Robert McCallum | 266 | ||||||