Calgary Victoria Park was a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1967 to 1971.[1][2]

Calgary Victoria Park
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1967
District abolished1970
First contested1967
Last contested1967

The riding existed for four years and would be contested once for the 1967 election. After which the Alberta Legislature passed the 1970 An Act to amend The Election Act and The Legislative Assembly Act to redraw provincial electoral districts. Calgary Centre and Calgary Victoria Park were split between Calgary-Buffalo, Calgary-Mountain View, Calgary-Bow, Calgary-Millican and Calgary-North Hill.[2]

The riding was named after the community of Victoria Park.[3]

Election Results 1967

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1967 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative David John Russell 4,796 43.33%
Social Credit Art Davis 3,956 35.74%
New Democratic Ted Takacs 1,229 11.10%
Liberal Reginald J. Gibbs 1,088 9.83%
Total 11,069
Rejected, spoiled and declined 78
Eligible electors / turnout 17,982 61.99%
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Victoria Park Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Calgary Victoria Park". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b The Election Act, RSA 1970, c. C-117
  3. ^ "Nomenclature of Victoria Park". www.victoriapark.wa.gov.au. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

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