Calgary-Hays
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-Hays |
| province | Alberta |
| image | Calgary-Hays 2017.svg |
| caption | Calgary-Hays within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries |
| prov-rep | Ric McIver |
| prov-rep-party | UCP |
| prov-status | active |
| prov-created | 2003 |
| prov-election-first | 2004 |
| prov-election-last | 2023 |
| :: |
| name =Calgary-Hays | province =Alberta | image =Calgary-Hays 2017.svg | caption =Calgary-Hays within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries | prov-rep =Ric McIver | prov-rep-link = | prov-rep-party = UCP | prov-rep-party-link = | prov-status =active | prov-created =2003 | prov-abolished = | prov-created2 = | prov-election-first =2004 | prov-election-last =2023 Calgary-Hays is a provincial electoral district mandated to return one member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada using the first past the post method of voting.
The riding was formed in 2004, carved out of the Calgary-Shaw electoral district. The district is named after former Calgary mayor and Canadian Senator Harry Hays who represented the electoral district of Calgary South as a Member of Parliament.
In its present boundaries the electoral district covers the deep southeast corner of Calgary and includes the neighbourhoods of McKenzie Lake, McKenzie Towne, Quarry Park, Douglas Glen, and Douglasdale.
History
The electoral district was created in the 2003 boundary redistribution from Calgary-Shaw. The 2010 boundary redistribution split the riding in half to form most of Calgary-South East due to significant growth of new communities in the southeast quadrant of Calgary.
Boundary history
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| 13 Calgary-Hays 2003 boundaries | Bordering districts | North | East | West | South | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. |
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| Calgary-Fort, Calgary-Egmont | Airdrie-Chestermere | Calgary-Egmont, Calgary-Fish Creek, Calgary-Shaw, Highwood | Highwood | |||
| riding map goes here | [[File:Calgary Provincial Riding - Calgary Hays.svg]] | |||||
| Starting at the intersection of Barlow Trail SE with Glenmore Trail SE; then 1. east along Glenmore Trail SE to the Calgary city boundary; 2. generally south and west along the city boundary to the right bank of the Bow River; 3. north along the right bank of the Bow River to the north boundary of Sec. 13, Twp. 23, Rge. 1 W5; 4. east along the north boundary of Sec. 13 and the north boundary of Sec. 16 in Twp. 23, Rge. 29 W4 to Barlow Trail SE; 5. north along Barlow Trail SE to the starting point. | ||||||
| Note: New District | ||||||
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| 16 Calgary-Hays 2010 boundaries | Bordering districts | North | East | West | South | Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act. |
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| Calgary-Fort | Calgary-Fort and Calgary-South East | Calgary-Fish Creek and Calgary-Shaw | Calgary-South East | |||
| [[File:CalgaryHays electoral district 2010.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:CalgaryHays in Calgary.jpg | 200px]] | |||
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Electoral history
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| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Hays | Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Calgary-Shaw 1993-2004 | ||||
| 26th | 2004–2008 | AB | PC | background}} |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | |||
| 28th | 2012–2015 | Ric McIver | ||
| 29th | 2015–2017 | |||
| 2017–2019 | AB | UCP | background}} | |
| 30th | 2019–2023 | |||
| 31st | 2023– | |||
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The electoral district was created in the boundary redistribution of 2004 out of Calgary-Shaw after that electoral district became one of the most populated electoral districts in Alberta.
The first election held in the district in 2004 saw Progressive Conservative candidate Arthur Johnston win the election with a landslide majority taking nearly 64% of the popular vote while the second place candidate trailed far behind with just 22%.
Johnston stood for re-election in the 2008 provincial election. He won a higher popular vote but his percentage of victory dropped as the Liberal and Wildrose Alliance candidates made gains. However Johnston held the district with almost 55% of the popular vote.
Johnston announced his retirement as incumbent after being defeated twice for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Calgary-Hays and in the new electoral district of Calgary-South East.
In 2012, PC Candidate Ric McIver defeated Wayne Anderson, contender for the Wild Rose Party, to become the second representative for the Hays district since its creation.
Legislative election results
2004
2008
2012
2015
2019
2023
Senate nominee election results
2004
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| 24,936 eligible electors |
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Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot
References
References
- (2003). "Statutes of the Province of Alberta". Government 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.
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