Calgary Queens Park was a

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, mandated to return a single

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to the

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using the

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method of voting from 1963 to 1971.

History

The riding was created from a slice of

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during the 1963 election. The riding disappeared when it was merged with

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to create

Calgary-McKnight Calgary-McKnight was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993. History The Calgary-McKnight ele ...

during the 1971 election. The riding was a thin strip that ran north from

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to the north end city limits, and on the west side of Centre Street.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Election results

1963 general election

1967 general election

References

External links

Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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