Calgary-McKnight was a
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electoral district
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in
Alberta
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,
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, mandated to return a single
member
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to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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using the
first past the post
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method of voting from 1971 to 1993.
History
The Calgary-McKnight electoral district was created in the 1971 electoral boundary re-distribution from a merger of
Calgary-North and
Calgary Queens Park. In the 1993 electoral boundary re-distribution, Calgary-McKnight expanded and was renamed to
Calgary Nose Creek. Calgary-McKnight was named because
McKnight Boulevard McKnight (also MacKnight, Macknight) is a Scottish ( Ulster-Scots) surname. It is a derivative of the surname MacNaught/ McNaught.
Notable people with the surname include
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* Allen McKnight (born 1964), Northern Irish footballer
* Angela V. McKn ...
the main east west artery in the north at the time, cut through the middle of the riding.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Legislature results
1971 general election
1975 general election
1979 general election
1982 general election
1986 general election
1989 general election
See also
*
List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
Alberta provincial electoral districts are currently single member ridings that each elect one member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. There are 87 districts fixed in law in Alberta.
History
The original twenty five districts were drawn u ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta
Politics of Calgary