Calgary-Lougheed is a

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, Canada. It is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member to the

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using the

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method of voting. The district is primarily urban, and it exists on the suburban fringes of the city of

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. It was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution from

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, and is named in honour of former

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, who held the nearby seat of

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from 1967 to 1986. The district has been a stronghold for Progressive Conservative candidates since it was created. The riding is currently vacant following the resignation of the former

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of the

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. The first MLA was Jim Dinning who previously represented Calgary-Shaw. The district contains the neighbourhoods of Bridlewood and

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History

The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution from

and Highwood. In the 2010 Boundary redistribution all land east of 14 Street was cut out of the riding and given to Shaw and

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Boundary history

Representation history

The electoral district was created from

in the 1993 boundary redistribution. The first election held that year saw incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA

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defeat

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candidate Jack Driscoll and three other candidates. Dinning retired from the legislature in 1997. The 1997 election saw Progressive Conservative candidate Marlene Graham elected with a landslide majority. She was re-elected with a larger margin in the 2001 general election and retired at dissolution in 2004. The 2004 election saw Progressive Conservative candidate Dave Rodney win a very large majority to hold the seat for his party. He was easily re-elected in 2008 and 2012. In 2015, however, Rodney barely held the seat in a close three-way race against

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and Wildrose challengers. In 2017, the Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties merged to form the

, which Rodney joined. He subsequently resigned his seat to allow party leader

to run in a by-election. Kenney was elected by a wide margin over the NDP candidate and Liberal leader David Khan.

Legislature results

1993 general election

1997 general election

2001 general election

2004 general election

2008 general election

2012 general election

2015 general election

2017 by-election

2019 general election

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election district results

''Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot''

2012 Senate nominee election district results

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References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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