Bob Hawkesworth
Hawkesworth in Calgary's Chinatown (2010)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary Mountain View
In office
1986–1993
Preceded byBohdan Zip
Succeeded byMark Hlady
Personal details
Born
Robert Andrew Hawkesworth

(1951-02-18) February 18, 1951
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party

Robert Andrew "Bob" Hawkesworth (born February 18, 1951) is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.[1]

Life and career

Hawkesworth was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary before being elected in 1980 to Calgary City Council as alderman for Ward 3. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1986 general election to represent the riding of Calgary Mountain View for the Alberta New Democratic Party. His Progressive Conservative (PC) opponent (whom he defeated by just 257 votes) in that election was Jim Prentice, a future federal government minister and Premier of Alberta.[2] Hawkesworth was re-elected in the 1989 election before being defeated in the 1993 election by Mark Hlady. He returned to City Council and served as alderman for Ward 4 until October 18, 2010.

Hawkesworth received the 2000 Calgary United Way Spirits of Gold Award for co-chairing the Calgary Homeless Initiative and was named one of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People by Alberta Venture Magazine.

Hawkesworth ran for Mayor in the Calgary civic election held on October 18, 2010, which was won by Naheed Nenshi. He withdrew on October 13 to support Barb Higgins. Under Calgary's electoral rules a candidate can not run for multiple positions meaning Ward 4 did not have an incumbent on the ballot.

In July 2015, Hawkesworth won the NDP nomination for the by-election in the Calgary-Foothills district, due in September of that year. The seat had been vacated by Jim Prentice (whom Hawkesworth had defeated almost 30 years earlier) following the PCs defeat by the NDP at the 2015 general election.[3] But in the by-election on September 3, 2015, he lost out to Wildrose candidate Prasad Panda.[4]

Electoral history

2015 Calgary-Foothills by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, September 3, 2015: Calgary-Foothills
Voiding of general election results due to Jim Prentice disclaiming his seat
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildrosePrasad Panda4,87738.35+20.24
New DemocraticBob Hawkesworth3,27025.71-6.65
Progressive ConservativeBlair Houston2,74621.59-18.74
LiberalAli Bin Zahid7916.22-0.94
Alberta PartyMark Taylor6104.80+4.80
GreenJanet Keeping3772.96+0.92
IndependentAntoni Grochowski460.36–
Total valid votes 12,717
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 39.48
Eligible voters 32,212
Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +19.49

1993 Alberta general election

1993 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 53.49% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeMark Hlady5,76846.21%12.85%
New DemocraticBob Hawkesworth3,25526.08%-25.67%
LiberalJonathan Horlick2,79122.36%7.47%
Social CreditGeorge Clark4813.85%
Confederation of RegionsBruce Jackman1160.93%
  Natural Law Alberta Scraba 71 0.57% *
Total 12,482
Rejected, spoiled and declined 38
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,408 %
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing 20.76%

1989 Alberta general election

1989 Alberta general election results[6] Turnout 54.99% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
New DemocraticBob Hawkesworth6,46951.75%6.10%
Progressive ConservativeVicky Adamson4,17133.36%-10.16%
LiberalKevin Murphy1,86214.89%5.48%
Total 12,502
Rejected, spoiled and declined 52
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,831 %
  NDP hold Swing 8.13%

1986 Alberta general election

1986 Alberta general election results[7] Turnout 51.56% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
New DemocraticBob Hawkesworth5,52445.65%18.58%
Progressive ConservativeJim Prentice5,26743.52%-14.17%
LiberalDoug Rae1,1399.41%6.04%
IndependentTom Erhart1721.42%
Total 12,102
Rejected, spoiled and declined 57
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,542 %
  NDP gain from Progressive Conservative. Swing 16.38%

References

  1. ↑ Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Gale Canada. 1993. ISBN 9780921925316.
  2. ↑ "Election Results - Calgary Mountain View 1986". Alberta's Political History. University of Alberta. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Bob Hawkesworth to run for NDP in Calgary-Foothills byelection". CBC.
  4. ↑ "Wildrose's Panda defeats NDP in Calgary-Foothills byelection battle". Calgary Herald, September 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Calgary-Mountain View Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Calgary-Mountain View Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Calgary-Mountain View Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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