Riding Profiles
CALGARY-NOSE HILL (21)Current MLA: Neil Brown (PC) Candidates:
Riding Profile:This 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 the 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 the province. Political History:The incumbent, Conservative Neil Brown, was elected in 2004 when he garnered 4,369 votes to Liberal Len Borowski's 2,605. It's not a surprising result as 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. 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 2004, voter turnout was 39.6 per cent. 
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | 72 | 0 | 72 | 52.66% |
| LIB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 26.37% |
| NDP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.52% |
| WAP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.77% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.58% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.11% |
- Updated: Mar 4, 2008, 12:02 MST
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