Palliser (Alberta electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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Palliser was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Acadia, Bow River, Calgary North, and Macleod ridings. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Bow River, Calgary East, Calgary North, Calgary West, and Red Deer ridings.
 Alberta electoral district | |
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Palliser electoral district boundaries | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 1979 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 1974 |
Members of Parliament
| Palliser | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| District created from Acadia, Bow River, Calgary North, and Macleod | ||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Stanley Schumacher | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| District redistributed into Bow River, Calgary East, Calgary North, Calgary West, and Red Deer | ||||
Election results
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stanley Schumacher | 34,185 | 68.91 | +4.83 | ||||
| Liberal | John Salus | 10,125 | 20.41 | +1.04 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill McCutcheon | 3,708 | 7.48 | –3.47 | ||||
| Social Credit | Ada Major | 1,590 | 3.21 | –2.40 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,608 | 99.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 142 | 0.29 | –0.50 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,750 | 68.53 | –8.59 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,591 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.93 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[1][2] | ||||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stanley Schumacher | 29,284 | 64.08 | +3.76 | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Guichon | 8,854 | 19.37 | –13.15 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill McCutcheon | 5,000 | 10.94 | +3.78 | ||||
| Social Credit | Edwin Ed Ens | 2,563 | 5.61 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,701 | 99.21 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 362 | 0.79 | +0.26 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,063 | 77.12 | +0.57 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 59,731 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.45 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[3][4] | ||||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stanley Schumacher | 16,967 | 60.32 | – | ||||
| Liberal | John Ayer | 9,147 | 32.52 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Allan M. Early | 2,014 | 7.16 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,128 | 99.47 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.53 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 28,279 | 76.55 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 36,943 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional gain | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[5][6] | ||||||||