Riding Profile:

This southwest Calgary riding is bordered to the west by the city limits, to the north by the Glenmore Reservoir and Heritage Drive, to the east by the LRT line and to the south by Anderson Road. The 2004 redistribution expanded the riding to take in areas formerly of Calgary-Lougheed.

Retail jobs are Calgary-Glenmore's biggest employers, followed by professional services. The average household earns $75,997 a year - about $10,000 over the Alberta norm. Seven per cent of residents are low income. One in five people living here is an immigrant, while 44 per cent were born in-province.

 

Political History:

This riding has been taken by the Progressive Conservatives since 1971. The incumbent, Gaming Minister Ron Stevens, gained office in 1997, beating Liberal Wayne Stewart by 3,328 votes. In 2001, Liberal Michael Broadhurst challenged Stevens and was beaten by almost 6,000 votes. Stevens' predecessor, Dianne Mirosh, was elected in 1986 and re-elected by less than 1,000 votes in both 1989 and 1992. She held a variety of cabinet posts. Tory Hugh Planche served Calgary Glenmore from 1975-86.

In 2001, voter turnout was 60.6 per cent.