CALGARY ELBOW

'Calgary Elbow' is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
The riding was created in 1971 from the southeast part of Calgary Glenmore and the southwest Part of the old Calgary South riding. Since 1971 the riding has been held by only 2 Progressive Conservative MLAs. It has been the home of Progressive Conservative Premier Ralph Klein since 1989, and is considered a stronghold for the party.
The riding become vacant on January 15, 2007 with the formal retirement of Ralph Klein. A by-election on 12 June 2007 resulted in Craig Cheffins of the Alberta Liberal Party taking over the seat in the Alberta Legislature.

Contents
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Election results 1971 to present
2004 - 2007
1993 - 2001
1982 - 1989
1971 - 1979
External links

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

	'Name '	'Party'	'Elected'	'Left Office'	David John Russell	Progressive Conservative	1971	1989	Ralph Klein	Progressive Conservative	1989	2007	Craig Cheffins	Liberal	2007	present

Election results 1971 to present

2004 - 2007

'2007 by-election Results'

'Turnout 35.66%'

'2004 Results'

'Turnout 52.4%'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

Liberal

Craig Cheffins

4,801

48.58%

Progressive Conservative

Ralph Klein

6,958

51.48%

Progressive Conservative

Brian Heninger

4,017

38.14%

Liberal

Stephen Brown

4,938

36.53%

Green

George Read

611

5.8%

Green

Alison Roth

668

4.94%

Alberta Alliance

Jane Greydanus

456

4.33%

Alberta Alliance

Diana-Lynn Brooks

488

3.61%

NDP

Al Brown

348

3.30%

NDP

Becky Kelley

345

2.55%

Social Credit

Trevor Grover

175

1.66%

Social Credit

Trevor Grover

69

0.51%

Independent

Jeff Willerton

124

1.18%

Independent

Lloyd Blimke

51

0.38%

'Total'

'10,532'

'100%'

'Total'

'13,517'

'100%'

1993 - 2001

'2001 Results'

'Turnout %'

'1997 Results'

'Turnout %'

'1993 Results'

'Turnout %'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

Progressive Conservative

Ralph Klein

10,213

%

Progressive Conservative

Ralph Klein

8,237

%

Progressive Conservative

Ralph Klein

10,061

%

Liberal

Harold Swanson

4,533

%

Liberal

Harold Swanson

5,195

%

Liberal

Madeleine King

6,142

%

NDP

Mathew Zachariah

369

%

Social Credit

Lera Shirley

421

%

NDP

Eileen Teslenko

617

%

Independent

Monier Rahall

166

%

NDP

Shawn Christie

307

%

Social Credit

Steve Tobler

312

%

Natural Law

Frank Haika

75

%

Independent

Miel Gabriel

101

%

Natural Law

Bruce Hansen

85

%

'Total'

'15,281'

'100%'

'Total'

'14,235'

'100%'

'Total'

'17,318'

'100%'

1982 - 1989

'1989 Results'

'Turnout %'

'1986 Results'

'Turnout %'

'1982 Results'

'Turnout %'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

Progressive Conservative

Ralph Klein

4,505

%

Progressive Conservative

David Russell

4,515

%

Progressive Conservative

David Russell

7,521

%

Liberal

Gilbert Clark

3,682

%

Liberal

Frank Wishlow

1,268

%

NDP

Thora Miessner

1,054

%

NDP

David Jones

719

%

NDP

Susan Liddy

1,119

%

Western Canada Concept

Gregory Langen

829

%

Independent

Larry Heather

174

%

Liberal

John S. Webb

674

%

Independent

Don Carter

520

%

Social Credit

Ray Neilson

172

%

'Total'

'9,080'

'100%'

'Total'

'6,902'

'100%'

'Total'

'10,770'

'100%'

1971 - 1979

'1979 Results'

'Turnout %'

'1975 Results'

'Turnout %'

'1971 Results'

'Turnout %'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

'Affiliation'

'Candidate'

'Votes'

'%'

Progressive Conservative

David Russell

5,941

%

Progressive Conservative

David Russell

6,159

%

Progressive Conservative

David Russell

5,547

%

Social Credit

Patricia Sveen

1,321

%

Liberal

Sharon Carstairs

1,149

%

Social Credit

L.A. Thorssen

4,480

%

Liberal

John S. Webb

1,227

%

Social Credit

Bernard Laing

589

%

NDP

Dolores LeDrew

688

%

NDP

William Oxendale

531

%

NDP

Jack Peters

449

%

'Total'

'9,020'

'100%'

'Total'

'8,346'

'100%'

'Total'

'10,715'

'100%'

External links

★ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta