Former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada from 1988 to 2015
Calgary Southwest
Alberta electoral district
Calgary
Centre
East
Centre North
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
West
Nose Hill
Calgary Southwest in relation to the other Calgary ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature
House of Commons
District created
1987
District abolished
2013
First contested
1988
Last contested
2011
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]
136,011
Electors (2011)
93,707
Area (km²)[2]
76.70
Census division(s)
Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)
Calgary
Calgary Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. The district was in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail and west of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway line.
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper represented the riding during his leadership.
CalgarySouthwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. The district...
metropolitan area in Canada. Calgary is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the southwest of the province, in the transitional...
Harper, P.C. Library of Parliament – History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Calgary Heritage. Library of Parliament: History of Federal Ridings since 1867...
from the former CalgarySouthwest comprises 99% of the new riding, with territory from Calgary Southeast making up 1%. While Calgary as a whole has long...
Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper represented the nearby riding of CalgarySouthwest as leader of the Opposition (from 2002) and prime minister (from 2006)...
Calgary West and Calgary East ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into CalgarySouthwest and Calgary West ridings. Calgary South...
Alberta (Calgary Herald, 8 April 2004). He worked in sales in private life, and was a radio programmer at CJSW 90.9 FM in Calgary (Calgary Herald, 27...
of Calgary Southeast, with smaller portions coming from CalgarySouthwest and Macleod. It is named for the Midnapore neighbourhood. While Calgary has...
Calgary International Airport (IATA: YYC, ICAO: CYYC), branded as YYC Calgary International Airport, is an international airport that serves the city...
8 Street SW station is a CTrain light rail station in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station is used only by eastbound trains. The platform for...
Calgary Transit is the public transit agency which is owned and operated by the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 2019, an estimated 106.5 million...
of Canada in 2003. Manning represented the federal constituency of CalgarySouthwest in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 until his retirement in...
degree from the London School of Economics. He is a longtime resident of Calgary, Alberta, where he owns the Movie Poster Shop, a business that collects...
1994 (Calgary Herald, 11 March 1994). Gainer was named to the Calgary Health Services Board in 1987, and was chosen as its chair in 1989 (Calgary Herald...
6 Street SW station is a CTrain light rail station in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 6 Street SW is only used by eastbound trains, with the nearest...
was re-elected in the 1988 general election for the new riding of CalgarySouthwest. In 1991, she was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of...
The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as...
Gabriel campaigned for the Calgary City Council later in 1993. He finished eighth out of nine candidates in CalgarySouthwest in the 1993 federal election...
The 3 Street SW Station is a Calgary C-Train light rail station in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 3 Street SW platform is used by eastbound trains...
of Calgary Centre, 38,889 people from Calgary West and 7,578 from CalgarySouthwest. The riding was notable at the 2000 federal election when residents...
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The Libertarian Party of Canada fielded 26 candidates in the 2008 federal election, none of whom were elected. A list of these candidates may be found...
The Christian Heritage Party is a minor political party in Canada. It fielded forty-five candidates in the 2006 federal election. Information about some...