Calgary South was a

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from 1963 to 1971. The district was one of 63 districts in 1963, and 65 in 1967, mandated to return a single member to the

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using the

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method of voting.

History

The Calgary South electoral district, covering southeast

, was created in the early 1960s from

Calgary-South East Calgary-South East (previously styled Calgary South East) is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta. It has existed twice, first from 1959 to 1963, and then re-created in 2010. The district is mandated to return a single member to ...

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and

Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 2019. The Banff-Cochrane electoral district is home to t ...

electoral districts. The district was abolished in the 1971 electoral boundary re-distribution to form both

Calgary-Egmont Calgary-Egmont was a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single Member of the Legislative Assembly, member to the Legislative Assembly o ...

and Calgary-Millican electoral districts.

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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