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Calgary-Acadia
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Acadia within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Diana Batten
New Democratic
District created2010
First contested2012
Last contested2023

Calgary-Acadia is a current provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Created in 2010, the district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

History

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The Calgary-Acadia electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created primarily from the old electoral district of Calgary-Egmont and a portion of Calgary-Glenmore. Egmont also had some other areas redistributed to Glenmore and Calgary-Fort. When created in 2010, the Calgary-Acadia electoral district would have a population of 37,718, which was 7.7% below the provincial average of 40,880.[1]

Minor adjustments to the district occurred in the 2017 electoral boundaries re-distribution, the district would be reunited with North Glenmore Park, and three communities belonging to the same community association and equalizing variances to a degree among the constituencies of Calgary-Acadia, Calgary-Elbow and Calgary-Glenmore. In the result, the Chinook Park community would be moved out of Calgary-Acadia and into Calgary-Glenmore. Further, Bow River would no longer bisect the constituency and, instead, would largely form its eastern boundary. The boundaries as adjusted would give the electoral district a population of 48,966 in 2017, 5% above the provincial average of 46,803.[2]

Boundary history

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Representation history

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Calgary-Acadia
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Calgary-Egmont and Calgary-Glenmore
28th  2012–2015     Jonathan Denis Progressive Conservative
29th  2015–2019     Brandy Payne New Democratic
30th  2019–2023     Tyler Shandro United Conservative
31st  2023–Present     Diana Batten New Democratic

The Calgary-Acadia electoral district would elect the incumbent from the abolished Calgary-Egmont electoral district, Progressive Conservative Jonathan Denis in the 2012 Alberta general election. Denis would defeat his closest opponent Wildrose candidate Richard Jones by 555 votes. Denis had previously served as the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs from 2010 to 2011, and Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security from 2011-2012. Following the 2012 election Dennis would be appointed Minister of Justice, Attorney General and Solicitor General. Denis would hold the position until April 2015, when he would resign after being sued by his estranged wife on false allegations of abuse.[4] The Court of Queen's Bench would ultimately find the allegations unfounded in February 2019 and that Palmer "lied to the Court under oath" with the intent of defrauding Denis out of $1,000,000.00.[5]

The 2015 Alberta general election would see NDP candidate Brandy Payne defeat PC incumbent Jonathan Denis and Wildrose candidate Linda Carlson as part of the "Orange Crush" which saw the 40 year Progressive Conservative dynasty end, and the NDP form government in Alberta. The incumbent Jonathan Denis would finish third. Payne would win the election despite spending only $240 during the campaign, well under Denis' total of $79,171.[6]

Prior to the 2019 Alberta general election, incumbent Brandy Payne would announce she would not be seeking re-election, and instead would spend more time with her family.[7] United Conservative Party of Alberta candidate Tyler Shandro would go on to defeat NDP candidate Kate Andrews by 4,567 votes. Shandro would be appointed Minister of Health by Premier Jason Kenney.

Shandro lost his seat in the 2023 Alberta general election to Diana Batten from the NDP.[8]

Legislative elections results

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2023

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2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Diana Batten 10,958 48.58 +13.93
United Conservative Tyler Shandro 10,933 48.47 -5.84
Green Paul Bechthold 293 1.29 +0.25
Independent Larry R. Heather 163 0.72
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Donna Kathleen Scott 119 0.53
Solidarity Movement Linda McClelland 92 0.41
Total 22,558 99.24
Rejected and declined 173 0.76
Turnout 22,731 64.29
Eligible electors 35,355
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +9.88
Source(s)

2019

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Results by polling division
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Tyler Shandro 12,615 54.30 -3.45 $117,646
New Democratic Kate Andrews 8,049 34.65 -1.04 $37,925
Alberta Party Lana Bentley 1,728 7.44 +5.69 $8,020
Liberal Lorissa Good 350 1.51 -3.19 $500
Alberta Independence Patrick Reilly 245 1.05 $8,243
Green Amanda Bishop 243 1.05 $500
Total 23,230 99.23
Rejected, spoiled and declined 180 0.77
Turnout 23,410 67.60
Eligible voters 34,632
United Conservative notional hold Swing -1.21
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[10][11][12]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015

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2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Brandy Payne 5,506 34.72% 30.20%
Wildrose Linda Carlson 4,985 31.44% -10.65%
Progressive Conservative Jonathan Denis 4,602 29.02% -16.76%
Liberal Nicholas Borovsky 765 4.82% -1.45%
Total 15,858
Rejected, spoiled and declined 113
Eligible electors / turnout 29,264 54.58% -2.06%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -0.21%
Source(s)
Source: "03 - Calgary-Acadia, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
2015 Alberta general election redistributed results
Party Votes %
New Democratic 7,058 35.69
Progressive Conservative 5,797 29.31
Wildrose 5,625 28.44
Liberal 929 4.70
Alberta Party 346 1.75
Social Credit 21 0.11
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder

2012

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2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jonathan Denis 6,863 45.78%
Wildrose Richard Jones 6,308 42.08%
Liberal Nicole Hankel 940 6.27%
New Democratic Nick Lepora 677 4.52%
Evergreen Antoni (Tony) Grochowski 202 1.35%
Total 14,990
Rejected, spoiled and declined 117
Eligible electors / turnout 26,675 56.63%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "03 - Calgary-Acadia, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Senate nominee election results

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2012

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Student vote results

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2012

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2012 Alberta student vote results
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Jonathan Denis 341 33.46%
Wildrose Richard Jones 319 31.31%
Liberal Nicole Hankel 171 16.78%
New Democratic Nick Lepora 98 9.62%
Evergreen Antoni Grochowski 90 8.83%
Total 1,019 100%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (June 2010). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-9865367-1-7. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-1-988620-04-6. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2010.
  4. ^ James, Wood (April 27, 2015). "Tory Justice Minister Jonathan Denis resigns". Calgary Herald. Calgary, AB. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Corbella, Licia (April 23, 2019). "Corbella: Ex-wife 'lied' in bid to grab $1 million from former Alberta attorney general, court rules". Calgary, AB: Calgary Herald. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Wood, James (February 3, 2016). "New minister Brandy Payne faces big issues". Calgary Herald. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Rumbolt, Ryan (March 31, 2018). "Brandy Payne says she won't seek re-election in 2019". Calgary Herald. Calgary, AB. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Alberta election: UCP, NDP split battleground Calgary; cabinet ministers unseated in close races". calgaryherald. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "01 - Calgary-Acadia". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "01 - Calgary-Acadia, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 3–6. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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