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Calgary - Nose Hill
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234/234 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Diane Ablonczy | 40,392 | 70.20 |
Elected |
| NDP | Collin Anderson | 7,167 | 12.46 |
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| LIB | Margaret McLeod | 6,502 | 11.30 |
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| GRN | Tony Hajj | 3,479 | 6.05 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This largely suburban riding is in Calgary's northwest end. It is bounded by 144th Avenue Northwest in the north, by Centre Street North, Harvest Hills Boulevard North and Beddington Trail Northwest in the east and by Berkshire Boulevard Northwest, 14th Street Northwest, John Laurie Boulevard Northwest and Shaganappi Trail Northwest in the south. Crowchild Trail Northwest, 112th Avenue Northwest and Rocky Ridge Road Northwest form the western boundary.
The riding of Calgary North was established in 1952. The riding of Calgary-Nose Hill was established in the 1996 redistribution. In 2004, Calgary-Nose Hill lost about 30 per cent of its population, while gaining about 2,300 residents from Calgary Northeast.
Population: 130,942 (2006 census; an increase of 30.9% since 2001)
Political History
Diane Ablonczy has won the past six elections with the Reform, Canadian Alliance and Conservative parties. In 2008, she won a landslide victory, defeating Liberal Anoush Newman by almost 30,000 votes. In her 2004 victory, she defeated Liberal Ted Haney by more than 21,000 votes. She took on Haney again in the 2006 election, winning by 28,372 votes.
Prior to Ablonczy, Tories had dominated for 40 years. For nearly half that time, the seat was held by Doug Harkness, who served as John Diefenbaker's defence minister. Eldon Woolliams took over from Harkness in 1968 and was MP until 1980. Tories Bill Wright, Paul Gagnon and Al Johnson each served single terms after that.
Calgary North:
- 1953-88 inclusive - PC
- 1993 - REF
Calgary-Nose Hill:
- 1997 - REF
- 2000 - CA
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 39.17% (51,180) |
| French | 8.47% (11,065) |
| Aboriginal | 2.61% (3,405) |
| American | 1.97% (2,580) |
| Canadian | 16.18% (21,135) |
| Caribbean | 1.04% (1,365) |
| Latin, Central, South | 1.36% (1,775) |
| Western European | 20.33% (26,560) |
| Northern European | 7.85% (10,260) |
| Eastern European | 14.68% (19,185) |
| S European | 6.85% (8,950) |
| Other European | 0.47% (620) |
| Scandinavian | 7.51% (9,810) |
| Baltic | 0.22% (285) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.25% (1,630) |
| African | 1.79% (2,335) |
| Arab | 1.39% (1,810) |
| Maghrebi | 0.08% (110) |
| West Asia | 1.23% (1,605) |
| South Asia | 7.91% (10,340) |
| East/SE Asia | 22.36% (29,210) |
| Oceania | 0.28% (370) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.05% (70) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 130,650 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 66% (85,510) |
| French | 1% (1,520) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (20) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (10) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (15) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 1% (1,110) |
| Portuguese | 0% (335) |
| Romanian | 0% (305) |
| Spanish | 1% (1,670) |
| Danish | 0% (70) |
| Dutch | 0% (520) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 1% (1,575) |
| Norwegian | 0% (105) |
| Swedish | 0% (30) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (35) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (165) |
| Croatian | 0% (145) |
| Czech | 0% (110) |
| Macedonian | 0% (35) |
| Polish | 1% (1,220) |
| Russian | 0% (595) |
| Serbian | 0% (115) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (120) |
| Slovak | 0% (190) |
| Slovenian | 0% (30) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (450) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (15) |
| Finnish | 0% (55) |
| Hungarian | 0% (270) |
| Greek | 0% (110) |
| Armenian | 0% (15) |
| Turkish | 0% (90) |
| Amharic | 0% (120) |
| Arabic | 1% (1,005) |
| Hebrew | 0% (15) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (30) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (15) |
| Bengali | 0% (480) |
| Gujarati | 0% (640) |
| Hindi | 1% (705) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 1% (1,910) |
| Pashto | 0% (25) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1% (1,030) |
| Sindhi | 0% (220) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (90) |
| Urdu | 1% (1,235) |
| Malayalam | 0% (120) |
| Tamil | 0% (190) |
| Telugu | 0% (235) |
| Japanese | 0% (335) |
| Korean | 1% (1,460) |
| Cantonese | 5% (6,690) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 7% (8,970) |
| Mandarin | 2% (2,160) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (55) |
| Lao | 0% (25) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (60) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (1,225) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (145) |
| Ilocano | 0% (55) |
| Malay | 0% (55) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1% (1,480) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (120) |
| Swahili | 0% (30) |
| Creoles | 0% (45) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 128,745 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.32 |
| Mining | 9.08 |
| Utilities | 0.94 |
| Construction | 6.27 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.37 |
| Retail | 9.01 |
| Transport | 3.35 |
| Info Culture | 2.60 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.08 |
| Real Estate | 2.47 |
| ProSciTech | 14.72 |
| Management | 0.36 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.21 |
| Education | 8.88 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.82 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.47 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 3.95 |
| Public Admin | 3.61 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 77,795 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.1%
4.3% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 7.04%
10.74%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 30.58%
27.90%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $119,671
$98,240 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 31%
16% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 42.07%
33.20% National
33.35%
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