Bow River is a federal
electoral district in southern
Alberta
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968, from 1979 to 1988 and since 2015.
This
riding was first created in 1914 from
Macleod riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into
Calgary North
Calgary North was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of the Bow River, Calgary West and East Calgary ridings.
Th ...
,
Crowfoot,
Palliser and
Rocky Mountain
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ridings.
It was re-created in 1976 from parts of Crowfoot,
Lethbridge, Palliser and Rocky Mountain ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Calgary North,
Calgary Northeast,
Calgary West
Calgary West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, and from 1979 to 2015. It was in the western part of the City of Calgary.
The electoral district was ...
, Crowfoot, Lethbridge, Macleod,
Red Deer
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and
Wild Rose ridings.
It was re-created by the
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the
42nd Canadian federal election
The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister.
The election was held to elect me ...
, scheduled for October 2015.
This newest iteration of the riding was created out of parts of
Crowfoot (53%),
Medicine Hat
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(37%) and
Macleod (10%) ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the
House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
2015–present
1976–1987
1917–1968
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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Notes
References
External links
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{{Ridings in the Prairies
Alberta federal electoral districts
Brooks, Alberta
Taber, Alberta