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Macleod (federal electoral district)

Coordinates: 50°18′N 113°36′W / 50.3°N 113.6°W / 50.3; -113.6
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Macleod
Alberta electoral district
Macleod in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
District created1987
District abolished2012
First contested1988
Last contested2014 by-election
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]123,778
Electors (2011)81,141
Area (km²)[2]28,303.15
Census division(s)Division No. 3, Division No. 6, Division No. 15
Census subdivision(s)Arrowwood, Bighorn No. 8, Black Diamond, Blood 148, Calgary, Cardston County, Carmangay, Champion, Claresholm, Cochrane, Cowley, Crowsnest Pass, Eden Valley 216, Foothills No. 31, Fort Macleod, Glenwood, Granum, High River, Hill Spring, Kananaskis, Lomond, Longview, Milo, Nanton, Okotoks, Piikani 147, Pincher Creek, Pincher Creek No. 9, Ranchland No. 66, Rocky View County, Siksika 146, Stavely, Stoney 142, 143, 144, Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 (Sarcee 145), Turner Valley, Vulcan, Vulcan County, Willow Creek No. 26

Macleod was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1968 and from 1988 to 2015. It was a mostly rural riding in southwest Alberta, however it extended as far north as the outer suburbs of Calgary, and in its final years included a few slivers of Calgary itself. It covered the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31, Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26, Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9, Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66, Vulcan County, the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, and Kananaskis Improvement District. It also included the towns of Okotoks, Cochrane, and High River.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Canadian census

Ethnic groups: 84.1% White, 12.1% Aboriginal
Languages: 87.7% English, 3.6% German, 1.4% French, ~1.8% Blackfoot (Blackfoot counted as "Other language" on the Census; this number derived from "other language" speakers on Blackfoot reserves)
Religions: 67.4% Christian (22.7% Catholic, 12.2% United Church, 6.0% Anglican, 2.9% Lutheran, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.6% Baptist, 1.4% Presbyterian, 18.8% Other Christian), 1.9% Traditional Aboriginal spirituality, 28.9% No religion
Median income (2010): $33,338

History

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This riding was originally created in 1907 from parts of District of Alberta and Calgary ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Rocky Mountain, Palliser, Crowfoot, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat ridings.

It was re-created in 1987 from Bow River, Lethbridge—Foothills, Medicine Hat and Wild Rose ridings.

Due to the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution the riding was abolished prior to the next election. Most of the riding was transferred to the new riding of Foothills. Small parts were also transferred to Bow River, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner and Banff—Airdrie. Small portions that had been annexed into Calgary joined Calgary Midnapore and Calgary Signal Hill.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Macleod
Riding created from Calgary and Alberta provisional district
11th  1908–1911     John Herron Liberal–Conservative
12th  1911–1917     David Warnock Liberal
13th  1917–1921     Hugh Murray Shaw Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     George Gibson Coote Progressive
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930     United Farmers
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Ernest George Hansell Social Credit
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Lawrence Kindt Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Rocky Mountain, Palliser, Crowfoot,
Lethbridge and Medicine Hat
Riding re-created from Bow River, Lethbridge—Foothills,
Medicine Hat and Wild Rose
34th  1988–1993     Ken Hughes Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Grant Hill Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Progressive Conservative
 2004–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006     Ted Menzies Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2013
 2014–2015     John Barlow Conservative
Riding dissolved into Foothills, Bow River, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner,
Banff—Airdrie, Calgary Signal Hill and Calgary Midnapore

Current member of Parliament

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The seat was last held by John Barlow, a Conservative and a former newspaper editor, who was elected in a by-election on June 30, 2014 following the resignation of Ted Menzies on November 6, 2013.

Election results

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1988–2015

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Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Barlow 12,616 69.16 −8.33
Liberal Dustin Fuller 3,092 16.95 +13.27
Green Larry Ashmore 991 5.43 +0.81
Christian Heritage David J. Reimer 774 4.24 +3.75
New Democratic Aileen Burke 770 4.22 −6.11
Total valid votes/expense limit 18,243 100.0
Total rejected ballots 81 0.44
Turnout 18,324 19.92 −41.60
Eligible voters 92,007
Conservative hold Swing −10.80
By-election due to the resignation of Ted Menzies.
Source: Elections Canada[3]



2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ted Menzies 40,007 77.48 +0.12 $51,784
New Democratic Janine Giles 5,335 10.33 +3.65 $4,665
Green Attila Nagy 2,389 4.63 -4.48 $2,587
Liberal Nicole Hankel 1,898 3.68 -2.24
Progressive Canadian Brad Carrigan 1,754 3.40
Christian Heritage Marc Slingerland 252 0.49 -0.43
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,635 100.00
Total rejected ballots 157 0.30 +0.10
Turnout 51,792 61.52 +5.13
Eligible voters 84,182
Conservative hold Swing -1.76
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ted Menzies 35,328 77.36 +1.91 $47,418
Green Jared McCollum 4,161 9.11 +2.93 $3,884
New Democratic Stan Knowlton 3,053 6.69 +0.16 $4,003
Liberal Isabel Paynter 2,703 5.92 -3.31 $7,424
Christian Heritage Marc Slingerland 422 0.92
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,667 100.00 $96,193
Total rejected ballots 91 0.20 -0.07
Turnout 45,758 56.39 -3.64


2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ted Menzies 37,534 75.45 +0.69
Liberal Bernie Kennedy 4,596 9.23 −2.86
New Democratic Joyce Thomas 3,251 6.53 +0.04
Green Larry Ashmore 3,075 6.18 −0.46
Independent Myron Wolf Child 1,055 2.12
Canadian Action Catherine Whelan Costen 235 0.47
Total valid votes 49,879 100.00
Total rejected ballots 133 0.27 +0.01
Turnout 43,224 60.03 0.00
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ted Menzies 32,232 74.76 -9.12 $45,277
Liberal Chris Shade 5,214 12.09 +2.68
Green Laurel Denise Fadeeff 2,865 6.64 $1,011
New Democratic Joyce Thomas 2,802 6.49 -0.21 $1,368
Total valid votes 43,113 100.00
Total rejected ballots 111 0.26 0.00
Turnout 43,224 60.03 -2.74

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance Grant Hill 30,783 70.05 +2.03 $47,809
Progressive Conservative Cyril R. Abbott 6,079 13.83 -1.76 $9,380
Liberal Marlene LaMontagne 4,137 9.41 +5.36 $5,561
New Democratic Dwayne Good Striker 2,945 6.70 +5.99 $524
Total valid votes 43,944 100.00
Total rejected ballots 116 0.26 +0.11
Turnout 44,060 62.77 +6.20

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Reform Grant Hill 24,225 68.02 +4.62 $40,614
Progressive Conservative Tim Anderson 5,555 15.59 -1.77 $32,047
Liberal Christopher Paton-Gay 4,137 11.61 -4.62 $41,335
New Democratic Stanley Carl Knowlton 1,444 4.05 +2.15 $2,140
Natural Law Diane Shapka 253 0.71 +0.18
Total valid votes 35,614 100.00
Total rejected ballots 53 0.15
Turnout 35,667 56.57
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Grant Hill 23,803 63.40 +32.19
Progressive Conservative Ken Hughes 6,517 17.36 -33.16
Liberal Roy Whitney 6,095 16.23 +6.79
New Democratic Susanne Abildgaard 714 1.90 -6.67
Green Warren Smith 214 0.57
Natural Law Gloria Hansen 200 0.53
Total valid votes 37,543 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Ken Hughes 16,989 50.52
Reform Ken Copithorne 10,498 31.22
Liberal Ernie Patterson 3,175 9.44
New Democratic Gary Taje 2,884 8.58 0.25
Commonwealth of Canada F.B. Tex Hover 84
Total valid votes 33,630 100.00

1908–1968

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1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 8,706 44.32 -1.00
Social Credit Ernie Patterson 6,487 33.03 -3.08
Liberal Bill Matheson 3,142 16.00 +2.72
New Democratic Sam Brown 1,307 6.65 +1.36
Total valid votes 19,642 100.00
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 9,785 45.32 -0.52
Social Credit Ernie Patterson 7,795 36.11 +2.84
Liberal Robert Bostrom 2,866 13.28 -1.68
New Democratic John P. Griffin 1,143 5.29 -0.65
Total valid votes 21,589 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 9,605 45.84 -13.19
Social Credit Ernie Patterson 6,970 33.26 +5.40
Liberal James A. Coutts 3,133 14.95 +5.50
New Democratic John P. Griffin 1,245 5.94 +2.29
Total valid votes 20,953 100.00

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 11,911 59.03 +32.69
Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 5,623 27.87 -15.80
Liberal James Derrick 1,907 9.45 -15.34
Co-operative Commonwealth John Purrier Griffin 736 3.65 -1.55
Total valid votes 20,177 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 8,411 43.67 -4.71
Progressive Conservative Lawrence Kindt 5,073 26.34 +6.14
Liberal Gordon Lloyd Burton 4,774 24.79 +0.84
Co-operative Commonwealth John Purrier Griffin 1,001 5.20 +1.18
Total valid votes 19,259 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 8,685 48.39 +3.30
Liberal John Joseph McIntyre 4,298 23.95 -0.79
Progressive Conservative Warren Cecil Cooper 3,625 20.20 +0.04
Co-operative Commonwealth Leslie Norman Howard 721 4.02 -6.00
Labor–Progressive Anthony Patera 620 3.45
Total valid votes 17,949 100.00
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 7,411 45.08 +7.93
Liberal Alfred Gladstone Lewis 4,066 24.74 +9.39
Progressive Conservative Stanley Wyatt 3,314 20.16 -2.83
Co-operative Commonwealth John Purrier Griffin 1,647 10.02 -5.03
Total valid votes 16,438 100.00
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 6,342 37.16 -2.69
Progressive Conservative Stanley Wyatt 3,924 22.99 +4.80
Liberal Alfred Gladstone Lewis 2,620 15.35 -13.56
Co-operative Commonwealth Otto Edward Wobick 2,569 15.05 +2.00
Labor–Progressive William Austin Arland 1,613 9.45
Total valid votes 17,068 100.00

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 6,655 39.84 -8.74
Liberal Francis Olestes McKenna 4,829 28.91 +16.74
National Government Grier Rider Davis 3,039 18.19 +3.68
Co-operative Commonwealth Ruth House McBride 2,180 13.05 -11.68
Total valid votes 16,703 100.00

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.'

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Ernest George Hansell 7,028 48.58
Co-operative Commonwealth George Gibson Coote 3,577 24.73
Conservative John Walter Matthewson 2,100 14.52 -32.44
Liberal Frank Olestes McKenna 1,761 12.17
Total valid votes 14,466 100.00

Note: George Gibson Coote's CCF vote is compared to his UFA vote in 1930 election.

1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers of Alberta George Gibson Coote 6,897 53.05 -13.33
Conservative Joseph Duncan Matheson 6,105 46.95 +13.33
Total valid votes 13,002 100.00
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers of Alberta George Gibson Coote 6,840 66.38 +21.94
Conservative John Herron 3,465 33.62 -4.49
Total valid votes 10,305 100.00

Note: UFA vote is compared to Progressive vote in 1925 election.

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive George Gibson Coote 4,943 44.44 -15.33
Conservative John Herron 4,239 38.11 +20.76
Liberal Thomas Milnes 1,941 17.45 +8.40
Total valid votes 11,123 100.00
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive George Gibson Coote 6,086 59.77
Conservative Hugh Murray Shaw 1,767 17.35 -41.67
Labour James Fairhurst 1,407 13.82
Liberal Joseph E. Gillis 922 9.06 -20.99
Total valid votes 10,182 100.00

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Government (Unionist) Hugh Murray Shaw 5,128 59.02 +20.65
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Donald Randolph McIvor 2,610 30.04 -19.40
Nonpartisan League Stephen Thorne Marshall 950 10.93
Total valid votes 8,688 100.00

Note: Unionist vote is compared to Liberal-Conservative vote in 1911 election.

1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Warnock 3,660 49.44 +7.09
Liberal–Conservative John Herron 2,841 38.38 -8.67
Independent Edmund Fulcher 902 12.18
Total valid votes 7,403 100.00
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John Herron 2,935 47.04
Liberal Allan Ban MacDonald 2,642 42.35
Independent John Harrington 662 10.61
Total valid votes 6,239 100.00

See also

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Notes

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References

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  • "Macleod (federal electoral district) (Code 48020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • Riding history for Macleod (1907–1966) from the Library of Parliament
  • Riding history for Macleod (1987–present) from the Library of Parliament
  • Expenditures – 2008
  • Expenditures – 2004
  • Expenditures – 2000
  • Expenditures – 1997

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
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50°18′N 113°36′W / 50.3°N 113.6°W / 50.3; -113.6