Calgary-Mackay was a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 2004 to 2012.
History The Calgary-MacKay electoral district was created in the 2003 electoral boundary re-distribution from the Calgary-Nose Creek electoral district.
The Calgary-MacKay electoral district would be dissolved in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution and would be re-distributed into the Calgary-Northern Hills and Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill electoral districts.
Boundary history 15 Calgary-Mackay 2003 boundariesBordering districtsNorthEastWestSouthFoothills-Rocky ViewCalgary-McCall, Airdrie-ChestermereCalgary-FoothillsCalgary-Nose Hillriding map goes heremap in relation to other districts in Alberta goes hereLegal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act.Starting at the intersection of the north Calgary city boundary with Simons Valley Road NW; then 1. east along the city boundary to Deerfoot Trail NE; 2. generally south and southwest along Deerfoot Trail NE to Beddington Trail NE; 3. generally northwest along Beddington Trail NE and Beddington Trail NW to Berkshire Boulevard NW; 4. southwest along Berkshire Boulevard NW to MacEwan Glen Drive NW; 5. in a generally westerly direction along MacEwan Glen Drive NW to MacEwan Park View NW; 6. west along MacEwan Park View NW and its westerly extension to Utility Right of Way (UR/W) 9011734 (lying along the north boundary of Nose Hill Park); 7. west along the UR/W 9011734 and its westerly extension to Shaganappi Trail NW; 8. north along Shaganappi Trail NW to Country Hills Boulevard NW; 9. east along Country Hills Boulevard NW to Beddington Trail NW; 10. northwest along Beddington Trail NW and Simons Valley Road NW to the starting point.Note:
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Legislative election results
2004
2008
Senate nominee election results
2004 2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-MackayTurnout 36.10% AffiliationCandidateVotes% votes% ballotsRankProgressive ConservativeBert Brown4,36716.55%50.71%1Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger3,76614.26%43.74%2Progressive ConservativeJim Silye3,69013.97%42.85%5Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood2,88610.93%33.51%6Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,64410.01%30.71%3IndependentLink Byfield2,1918.30%25.44%4IndependentTom Sindlinger1,6136.09%18.73%9Total votes26,410100%Total ballots8,6113.07 votes per ballotRejected, spoiled and declined1,44927,886 eligible electors Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot.
2004 student vote results Participating schoolsBrentwood ElementaryMonseignor N. Anderson School On November 19, 2004, a student vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district than where they were physically located.
2004 Alberta student vote results AffiliationCandidateVotes%Progressive ConservativeGary Mar1858.07%LiberalDarryl Hawkins712.90%IndependentPaul Martin26.45%NDPGiorgio Cattabeni00.00%Total31Rejected, spoiled and declined0
See also List of Alberta provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
Further reading
External links Elections Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta Electoral Divisions Act, SA 2003, c E-4.1 on CanLII