Riding Profile:
This new riding in north-central Calgary is bordered on the east by
Deerfoot Trail, on the south mostly by McKnight and John Laurie Boulevards,
on the west by Shaganappi Trail and on the north by Beddington Trail,
Beaconsfield Way and MacEwan Park View. The riding was created in the
2004 redistribution by combining portions of Calgary-North Hill and
Calgary-Nose Creek.
The average household income is $59,808 a year, slightly less than
the provincial average, and about 15.4 per cent of residents are low
income. Retail is the biggest employer, followed by manufacturing. Almost
one in eight people here identify themselves as being Chinese in origin
and more than 22 per cent of residents are immigrants. About 46 per
cent were born in-province.
Political History:
Both of this riding's precursors, Calgary-North Hill and Calgary-Nose
Creek, were solidly Conservative. Calgary-Nose Creek, formed in 1993,
had only one MLA - Health Minister Gary Mar. Mar was elected in 1993
over Liberal Yolande Gagnon, the then-incumbent from Calgary-McKnight,
by more than 1,900 votes. In 1997 he beat the Liberal's Peter Willott
by almost 5,000 votes, and in 2001 he defeated Willott again, this time
by almost 9,000 votes. Mar has served in various cabinet positions over
the past dozen years.
In 2001, voter turnout in Calgary-Nose Creek was 47.6 per cent.
Calgary-North Hill has elected PC candidates since 1971. Incumbent
Richard Magnus won office in 1993, defeating Liberal Tom Dixon by 2,494
votes. In 1997 Magnus won over Liberal John Schmal by 3,082 votes, and
in 2001 his margin of victory was almost 5,000 votes, this time over
the Liberal's Darryl Hawkins. Preceding Magnus were Tories Roy Farran
(1971-79), Ed Oman (1979-86) and Fred Stewart (1986-93).
In 2001, voter turnout in Calgary-North Hill was 48.9 per cent.
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