Calgary-Beddington Explained

Calgary-Beddington
Province:Alberta
Prov-Rep:Amanda Chapman
Prov-Rep-Party:NDP
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Created:2017
Prov-Election-First:2019
Prov-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Pop:50220
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area:27.6

Calgary-Beddington is a provincial electoral district in the city of 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 of voting. The seat has been held by Amanda Chapman of the New Democratic Party since the 2023 Alberta election.

Geography

The district is located in northern Calgary, containing the neighbourhoods of Huntington Hills, Beddington Heights, Sandstone Valley, Country Hills, MacEwan, and Hidden Valley. The riding also includes Nose Hill Park, which lies to the south and west of the residential areas.

History

Members for Calgary-Beddington
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill 2012–2019
30th2019–2023Josephine PonUnited Conservative
31st2023–presentAmanda ChapmanNew Democratic
The Calgary-Beddington electoral district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended renaming Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill and changing its shape, removing its northern area but adding neighbourhoods from Calgary-Foothills and Calgary-Northern Hills. The Commission chose the name Beddington for this district because it "would most readily identify its location to residents in Calgary." The boundaries of the new electoral district in 2017 would have a population of 50,220, 7% above the provincial average of 46,803.[2]

In the 2019 Alberta general election, United Conservative Party candidate Josephine Pon would defeat NDP candidate Amanda Chapman by 3,807 votes. Pon gained the nomination for the Calgary-Beddington electoral district after Randy Kerr was removed by the UCP for failure to be "forthcoming" during the Alberta Election Commissioner's investigation into the Jeff Callaway leadership campaign for the UCP.[3] On April 30, 2019, Premier Jason Kenney would appoint Pon to Cabinet as the Minister of Seniors and Housing.[4]

Pon was unseated by Amanda Chapman from the NDP in the 2023 Alberta general election.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. [Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta . October 2017 . 978-1-988620-04-6 . May 29, 2020 . Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission . Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  3. News: Rieger . Sarah . UCP removes Calgary-Beddington candidate for not being 'forthright' about campaign contribution . 6 July 2020 . . March 6, 2019 . Calgary, AB.
  4. Web site: Josephine Pon biography. www.alberta.ca. en-CA. 2019-10-27.
  5. Web site: Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Beddington Globalnews.ca . 2023-05-30 . Global News . en-US.