Calgary Queens Park Explained

Calgary Queens Park
Province:	Alberta
Prov-Status:	defunct
Prov-Election-First:	1963
Prov-Election-Last:	1967
Prov-Created:	1963
Prov-Abolished:	1971

Calgary Queens Park was a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1963 to 1971.^[1]

History

The riding was created from a slice of Calgary Bowness during the 1963 election. The riding disappeared when it was merged with Calgary North to create Calgary-McKnight during the 1971 election.

The riding was a thin strip that ran north from Downtown to the north end city limits, and on the west side of Centre Street.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Election results

1967

See also

• List of Alberta provincial electoral districts

Further reading

• Book: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer . Legislative Assembly Office . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . Elections Alberta . A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005 . 2006 . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . The Centennial Series . Edmonton, AB . 0-9689217-8-7 . 25 May 2020.

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Notes and References

1. Web site: Election results for Calgary Queens Park. . abheritage.ca. . Heritage Community Foundation . 8 June 2020 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208183724/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/year_result.php?Constit=Calgary . December 8, 2010 . Wayback Machine.