Calgary-Bhullar-McCall explained

Calgary-Bhullar-McCall
Province:Alberta
Prov-Rep:Irfan Sabir
Prov-Rep-Party:NDP
Prov-Rep-Party-Link:Alberta New Democratic Party
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Created:1971
Prov-Election-First:1971
Prov-Election-Last:2023

Calgary-Bhullar-McCall is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It was created in 1971, and was named after Frederick McCall and the McCall Industrial Park. As of the 2010 redistricting, the industrial park is no longer in the boundaries. In December 2021, a bill was passed renaming the constituency to Calgary-Bhullar-McCall in remembrance of late MLA Manmeet Bhullar.

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Castleridge, Falconridge, Martindale, Saddleridge, and Skyview Ranch, and is noted for its high levels of ethnic diversity.[1]

History

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution and was formed out of the north half of Calgary East.

The 2010 boundary redistribution significantly changed the riding. All land west of 36 Street NE was moved out of the district. The Calgary International Airport was moved into Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill while the McCall Industrial Park was moved into Calgary-Cross. A large chunk of land south of 80 Street NE and east of Falconridge Blvd NE was moved into the new Calgary-Greenway constituency.

Boundary history

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-McCall
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Calgary East 1963-1971
17th1971-1975George Ho LemSocial Credit
18th1975-1979Andrew LittleProgressive
Conservative
19th1979-1982
20th1982-1986Stan Nelson
21st1986-1989
22nd1989-1993
23rd1993-1994Harry Sohal
1994-1995Vacant
1995-1997Shiraz ShariffProgressive
Conservative
24th1997-2001
25th2001-2004
26th2004-2008
27th2008-2012Darshan KangLiberal
28th2012–2015
29th2015–2019Irfan SabirNew Democratic
30th2019–2023
31st2023–present

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution. The first election held in the district that year returned former Calgary Alderman George Ho Lem who ran as a Social Credit candidate. He won a tight race over future MLA and Member of Parliament John Kushner.

The 1975 election would see the riding change hands as Ho Lem would be defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Andrew Little in a landslide. Little ran for re-election in the 1979 general election and won easily taking over 70% of the popular vote. He retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1982.

The third representative of the riding was returned in the 1982 election. The race that year saw Progressive Conservative candidate Stan Nelson returned with a landslide majority of over 75% of the popular vote and over 17,000 votes. He was re-elected to his second term in 1986 with a substantially reduced number of votes but still with a landslide majority of around 63%. Nelson would win his third term in office in 1989 with just over half the popular vote. He would retire from the Assembly at dissolution in 1993.

McCall would elect Progressive Conservative candidate Harry Sohal in the 1993 election. The race was the first closely contested since 1971. Sohal held the seat with just under 45% of the popular vote. On November 15, 1994, while out jogging, Sohal had a heart attack. He did not survive, and the seat became vacant.

On April 20, 1995, a by-election was held to replace Sohal. The election was another closely contested race with voters returning Progressive Conservative candidate Shiraz Shariff with a plurality of just over 43% of the vote. Shariff won his second term with a large majority in 1997 and was returned to his third term with a majority in 2001.

Shariff's popularity started to slide after 2001. He was nearly defeated by Liberal candidate Darshan Kang in the 2004 election when he lost nearly half of his popular vote from 2001. He won fewer votes with a lower percentage than when he was first elected in the 1995 by-election. The two faced each other in the 2008 election with the reverse result. Shariff was defeated while Kang won his first term in office.

In 2015 New Democratic Party candidate Irfan Sabir was elected, beating the Wildrose Party challenger by fewer than 500 votes. He was re-elected in 2019 with 51.7% of the popular vote.

Legislative election results

2001

2001 Alberta general election results[3] Turnout 39.00%Swing
AffiliationCandidateVotes%PartyPersonal

1997

1997 Alberta general election results[4] Turnout 41.84%Swing
AffiliationCandidateVotes%PartyPersonal

1993

1993 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 49.38%Swing
AffiliationCandidateVotes%PartyPersonalLiberalAnil Giga2,92131.98%5.50%

1989

1989 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 39.24%Swing
AffiliationCandidateVotes%PartyPersonal

1986

1986 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 32.87%Swing
AffiliationCandidateVotes%PartyPersonalLiberalJohn Gleason7308.51%

1982

1982 Alberta general election results[8] Turnout 53.84%Swing
AffiliationCandidateVotes%PartyPersonalAlberta Reform MovementGrand Majanja1200.52%

1979

1979 Alberta general election results[9] Turnout 51.93%Swing
AffiliationCandidateVotes%PartyPersonal

1975

1975 Alberta general election results[10] Turnout 50.68%Swing
AffiliationCandidateVotes%PartyPersonal

1971

1971 Alberta general election results[11] Turnout 67.64%Swing
AffiliationCandidateVotes%PartyPersonalLiberalNatalie Chapman1511.32%

Senate nominee election results

2004

2004 Senate nominee election results

Calgary-McCall[12]

Turnout 33.85%
AffiliationCandidateVotes% votes% ballotsRankIndependentLink Byfield1,9389.37%30.63%4Gary Horan1,8038.71%28.50%10Michael Roth1,7268.34%27.28%7Vance Gough1,7218.32%27.20%8IndependentTom Sindlinger1,5697.58%24.80%9
Total votes20,693100%
Total ballots6,3273.27 votes per ballot
Rejected, spoiled and declined1,062
align=center colspan=721,831 eligible electors
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot

2012

Student vote results

2004

Participating schools[13]
Bethel Christian Academy
Grant MacEwan Elementary School
James Fowler High School
Terry Fox Junior High School
On November 19, 2004, a student vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
2004 Alberta student vote results[14]
AffiliationCandidateVotes%LiberalDarshan Kang272 35.88%Sean Brocklesby9412.40%NDPPreet Sihota68 8.97%
Total758100%
Rejected, spoiled and declined32

2012

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Howell. Trevor. Riding: Calgary-McCall. 5 April 2016. Calgary Herald. Postmedia. April 28, 2015.
  2. Book: Statutes of the Province of Alberta. E‑4.1. Government of Alberta. 2003. 12.
  3. Web site: Calgary-McCall Official Results 2001 Alberta general election . Elections Alberta . March 3, 2010.
  4. Web site: 1997 General Election. Elections Alberta. January 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120214035402/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/758.htm. 2012-02-14. dead.
  5. Web site: Calgary-McCall Official Results 1993 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . March 1, 2010 . bot: unknown . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208200641/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1993&Constit=Calgary-McCall . December 8, 2010 .
  6. Web site: Calgary-McCall Official Results 1989 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . March 1, 2010 . bot: unknown . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208200512/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1989&Constit=Calgary-McCall . December 8, 2010 .
  7. Web site: Calgary-McCall Official Results 1986 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . March 1, 2010 . bot: unknown . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208200352/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1986&Constit=Calgary-McCall . December 8, 2010 .
  8. Web site: Calgary-McCall Official Results 1982 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . March 1, 2010 . bot: unknown . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208200918/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1982&Constit=Calgary-McCall . December 8, 2010 .
  9. Web site: Calgary-McCall Official Results 1979 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . March 1, 2010 . bot: unknown . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208200736/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1979&Constit=Calgary-McCall . December 8, 2010 .
  10. Web site: Calgary-McCall Official Results 1975 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . March 1, 2010 . bot: unknown . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208200600/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1975&Constit=Calgary-McCall . December 8, 2010 .
  11. Web site: Calgary-McCall Official Results 1971 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . March 1, 2010 . bot: unknown . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208200438/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1971&Constit=Calgary-McCall . December 8, 2010 .
  12. Web site: Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results . Elections Alberta . February 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704143923/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Reports/SN_snetabulation.pdf . July 4, 2009 .
  13. Web site: School by School results . Student Vote Canada . 2008-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071005211819/http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm . October 5, 2007 .
  14. Web site: Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates . Student Vote Canada . 2008-04-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006095842/http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Candidate.htm . October 6, 2007 .