Calgary-Cross
Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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::summary Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Calgary-Cross |
| province | Alberta |
| image | Calgary-Cross 2017.svg |
| caption | Calgary-Cross within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries |
| prov-rep | Mickey Amery |
| prov-rep-party | UCP |
| prov-status | active |
| prov-created | 1993 |
| prov-election-first | 1993 |
| prov-election-last | 2023 |
| :: |
| name =Calgary-Cross | province =Alberta | image =Calgary-Cross 2017.svg | caption =Calgary-Cross within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries | prov-rep =Mickey Amery | prov-rep-link = | prov-rep-party = UCP | prov-status =active | prov-created =1993 | prov-abolished = | prov-created2 = | prov-election-first =1993 | prov-election-last =2023 Calgary-Cross is a current provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Created in 1993, the district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.
The district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution from Calgary-McCall and Calgary-Montrose, and present boundaries covers the neighbourhoods of Pineridge, Rundle, Marlborough,Marlborough Park and Monterey Park in northeast Calgary.
History
The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary re-distribution from the electoral districts of Calgary-McCall and Calgary-Montrose. The district is named after Alfred Ernest Cross (a member of Calgary's Big Four) who entered politics in 1898, and was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for East Calgary prior to the formation of Alberta.
The 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution saw all land east of 68 Street NE distributed to the new Calgary-Greenway electoral district. The west boundary was moved to Deerfoot Trail claiming land that used to be in McCall, Calgary-East and Calgary-North Hill. When created in 2010, the Calgary-Acadia electoral district would have a population of 46,102, which was 12.77 above the provincial average of 40,880.
The 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution saw Calgary-Cross gain the remainder of the Marlborough community from Calgary-East while moving the Abbeydale community to Calgary-East. The boundaries as adjusted would give the electoral district a population of 50,634 in 2017, 8% above the provincial average of 46,803.
Boundary history
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| 4 Calgary-Cross 2003 boundaries | Bordering districts | North | East | West | South | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. |
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| Calgary-McCall | Airdrie-Chestermere | Calgary-East and Calgary-McCall | Calgary-Montrose | |||
| riding map goes here | [[File:Calgary Provincial Riding - Calgary Cross.svg]] | |||||
| Starting at the intersection of 36 Street NE with McKnight Boulevard NE; then 1. east along McKnight Boulevard NE to the east Calgary city boundary (84 Street NE); 2. south along the city boundary to the easterly extension of 32 Avenue NE; 3. west along the extension and 32 Avenue NE to the northerly extension of the east boundary of Block 10, Plan 8411285 (Monterey Park Estates); 4. generally south, west and north along the block boundary and its northerly extension to 32 Avenue NE; 5. west along 32 Avenue NE to 68 Street NE; 6. south along 68 Street NE to 16 Avenue NE; 7. west along 16 Avenue NE to 52 Street NE; 8. north along 52 Street NE to 32 Avenue NE; 9. west along 32 Avenue NE to 36 Street NE; 10. north along 36 Street NE to the starting point. | ||||||
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| 6 Calgary-Cross 2010 boundaries | Bordering districts | North | East | West | South |
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| Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill and Calgary-McCall | Calgary-Greenway | Calgary-Klein and Calgary-Mountain View | Calgary-East | ||
| [[File:CalgaryCross electoral district 2010.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:CalgaryCross in Calgary.jpg | 200px]] | ||
| Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution | |||||
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Representation history
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| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Cross | Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
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| See Calgary-McCall 1971-1993 and Calgary-Montrose 1986-1993 | ||||
| 23rd | 1993-1997 | AB | PC | background}} |
| 24th | 1997-2001 | |||
| 25th | 2001-2004 | |||
| 26th | 2004-2008 | |||
| 27th | 2008–2012 | |||
| 28th | 2012–2015 | |||
| 29th | 2015–2019 | Ricardo Miranda | ||
| 30th | 2019–2023 | AB | UCP | background}} |
| 31st | 2023–present | |||
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Calgary-Cross was created from the electoral districts of Calgary-McCall and Calgary-Montrose in the 1993 boundary redistribution. Currently, the constituency is represented by Mickey Amery. The first representative was Progressive Conservative member Yvonne Fritz. Prior to representing Montrose she served as an Alderman for the city of Calgary representing the Ward 5 electoral district.
The 1993 election saw Fritz win with a large majority of votes. She sought a second term in 1997 and while her popularity declined she still won very easily over Liberal Keith Jones.
Jones and Fritz would face each other again in the 2001 general election. She would go on to win the district with the largest majority of her career while Jones saw his popular vote collapse. Fritz would win a fourth term in the 2004 general election, seeing almost half her vote disappear.
Fritz became a cabinet minister for the first time in 2004. She won re-election again in 2008.
Legislative election results
1993
1997
2001
2004
2008
2012
2015
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| 2015 Alberta general election redistributed results | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,256 | 36.78 | 5,103 | 35.71 |
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2019
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2023
Senate nominee election results
2004
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| 21,993 eligible electors |
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Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot
Student vote results
2004
::data[format=table] | url=http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm |title=School by School results |publisher=Student Vote Canada |access-date=2008-04-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213075644/http://studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm/ |archive-date=February 13, 2012 }} | |---| | Lester B. Pearson High School | | Pineridge Community School | ::
On November 19, 2004, a student vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
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| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 59 |
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References
References
- "Provincial Electoral Division of 5 Calgary Cross: Voting Area Map".
- Brennan, Brian. (2001). "Alberta Originals: Stories of Albertans Who Made a Difference". Fifth House.
- Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. (June 2010). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta". [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]].
- Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. (October 2017). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta". [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]].
- (2003). "Statutes of the Province of Alberta". Government of Alberta.
- (2010). "Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
- "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
- "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results". Elections Alberta.
- "School by School results". Student Vote Canada.
- "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada.
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