Calgary-Elbow
Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Calgary-Elbow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. Its most recent MLA was Doug Schweitzer, who won the seat in the 2019 provincial election, stepped down on August 31, 2022[1] and the electoral district (often commonly referred to as “riding”) was unrepresented until May 2023, when Samir Kayande from the NDP was elected in a general election.[2]
Alberta electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
MLA |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1971 | ||
First contested | 1971 | ||
Last contested | 2023 |
The riding was created in 1971 from the southeast part of Calgary-Glenmore and the southwest part of the old Calgary South riding.
It includes the following communities: Altadore, Bel-Aire, Britannia, Elbow Park, Elboya, Erlton, Garrison Woods, Glamorgan, Lincoln Park, Mount Royal, Marda Loop, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, North Glenmore, Parkhill, Rideau Park, Roxboro, South Calgary and Windsor Park.
The NDP won the seat for the first time at the 2023 Alberta general election.[3]