Calgary-Varsity
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Varsity within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Luanne Metz
New Democratic
District created1993
First contested1993
Last contested2023

Calgary-Varsity is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 1993 and returns a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

It comprises the communities of Varsity, Dalhousie, Brentwood, Banff Trail, University Heights, Parkdale, Point Mckay, and Charleswood (part of the Triwood community which also includes Collingwood west of 19th St NW.

History

The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution out of parts of three electoral districts. They were Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-North Hill and Calgary-North West.

The 2010 boundary redistribution saw the district only slightly altered. It picked up some land from Calgary-Bow and Calgary-Mountain View when the south boundary was moved south to run completely along the Bow River and it also picked up a few blocks of houses from Calgary-North Hill when the east boundary between 17th Ave NW and 24 Ave NW was moved one block over to 18 Street NW

Boundary history

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Varsity
Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary-Foothills and Calgary-North Hill 1971-1993,
Calgary-North West 1979-1993
23rd 1993–1997 Murray Smith Progressive Conservative
24th 1997–2001
25th 2001–2004
26th 2004–2008 Harry Chase Liberal
27th 2008–2012
28th 2012–2014 Donna Kennedy-Glans Progressive Conservative
2014 Independent
2014–2015 Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2019 Stephanie McLean New Democratic
2019 Vacant
30th 2019–2023 Jason Copping United Conservative
31st 2023–present Luanne Metz New Democratic

The electoral district was created in 1993 and comprised land that had existed in three electoral districts. The region at that era had returned a mixture of Liberal and Progressive Conservative representatives.

In the first election in the district held in 1993, the district saw a closely contested race between Progressive Conservative candidate Murray Smith and Liberal candidate Carrol Jaques. Smith would win with a plurality of 47%. Premier Ralph Klein appointed Smith to his first cabinet post as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism in 1994. He would be shuffled to the Labour portfolio in 1996.

Smith and Jaques faced each other again in the 1997 election with both candidates losing popular vote. Smith however won his second term by taking a majority of the ballots cast. After the election Smith kept his Labour portfolio until 1999 when he was shuffled to be the Minister of Gaming.

The 2001 election would see Jaques and Smith face each other for the third time. The result would be a near landslide in Smith's favour. After the election Smith would once again change cabinet portfolios this time becoming Minister of Energy until he retired at dissolution of the assembly in 2004.

Liberal candidate Harry Chase was elected as the second representative of the riding in the 2004 election with nearly 45% of the vote. He won his second term in 2008 with a slightly larger plurality.

In 2012 Progressive Conservative candidate Donna Kennedy-Glans was elected with 46% of the vote. She briefly sat as an independent in protest of Alison Redford's leadership.

In 2015 New Democrat candidate Stephanie McLean was elected with 44% of the vote. After serving in the cabinet of Rachel Notley, she stepped down as MLA shortly before the 2019 election.

Despite the NDP attracting a star candidate to run in Calgary-Varsity, Anne McGrath, she was defeated by United Conservative candidate Jason Copping, who is the district's current representative.

Legislature results

2023

2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLuanne Metz13,44958.27+14.83
United ConservativeJason Copping9,37740.63-5.53
Wildrose Loyalty CoalitionOaklan Davidsen1410.61–
Solidarity MovementKent Liang1120.49–
Total valid votes 23,07998.96–
Rejected and declined 2431.04
Turnout 23,32270.65
Eligible electors 33,010
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +10.18
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[2]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeJason Copping10,85346.16+1.90
New DemocraticAnne McGrath10,21543.44+3.29
Alberta PartyBeth Barberree1,6877.17+6.05
LiberalRyan Campbell3831.63-10.48
GreenCheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes2741.17-1.04
 IndependenceChris McAndrew
101
0.43
New
Total valid votes 23,51399.89
Rejected, spoiled and declined 2641.11
Turnout 23,77773.34
Eligible electors 32,422
United Conservative notional hold Swing -0.69
Source(s)
"2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticStephanie McLean8,29743.94+39.31
Progressive ConservativeSusan Billington5,70030.19-15.71
WildroseSharon Polsky2,59813.76-12.45
LiberalPete Helfrich1,8629.86-10.62
GreenCarl Svoboda4242.25+0.92
Total valid votes 18,88199.33 +0.03
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1270.67 -0.03
Eligible voters / turnout 32,46758.55 -1.30
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +27.51
Source(s)
"2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
2015 Alberta general election redistributed results
Party Votes %
New Democratic 8,322 40.16
Progressive Conservative 6,137 29.61
Wildrose 3,034 14.64
Liberal 2,510 12.11
Green 456 2.20
Alberta Party 233 1.12
Social Credit 32 0.15
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder
2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDonna Kennedy-Glans8,09945.90+9.22
WildroseRob Solinger4,62426.21+19.06
LiberalBruce Payne3,61420.48-26.85
New DemocraticJackie Seidel8174.63+1.00
Alberta PartyAlex McBrien2551.45
EvergreenCarl Svoboda2341.33-3.87
Total valid votes 17,64399.30-0.11
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1240.70 +0.11
Eligible electors / turnout 29,68859.85 +15.21
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.04
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Calgary-Varsity". Retrieved June 13, 2018.

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHarry Chase6,90747.34+2.70
Progressive ConservativeJennifer Diakiw5,35336.69-2.63
Wildrose AllianceBrennan Lytle1,0437.15+1.77
GreensSean Maw7585.19-0.16
New DemocraticTim Stock-Bateman5303.63-0.85
Total valid votes 14,59199.41-0.07
Rejected, spoiled and declined 870.59 +0.07
Eligible electors / Turnout 32,88344.64-9.67
Liberal hold Swing +2.67
Source(s)
The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 260–263.
2004 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHarry Chase6,34744.64+16.01
Progressive ConservativeMichael Smyth5,59139.32-20.10
Alberta AllianceRonald Beniger7655.38New
GreensRichard Larson7615.35+2.92
New DemocraticMark Gabruch6374.48-5.04
Social CreditLen Skowronski1180.83New
Total valid votes 14,21999.48 +0.01
Rejected, spoiled and declined 750.52-0.01
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,31854.31-5.14
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +18.06
Source(s)
"Calgary-Varsity Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
2001 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMurray Smith8,17359.42+8.00
LiberalCarrol Jaques3,93828.63-9.87
New DemocraticSusan Scott1,3099.52+4.97
GreensTavis Du Preez3342.43+1.49
Total valid votes 13,75499.47-0.37
Rejected, spoiled and declined 730.53 +0.37
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,26059.45 +0.24
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.94
Source(s)
"Calgary-Varsity Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 27, 2010.

Elections in the 1990s

1997 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMurray Smith7,23251.42+3.54
LiberalCarrol Jaques5,41438.50-0.05
Social CreditMike Bressers6464.59New
New DemocraticDirk Huysman6404.55-5.48
GreensJoel Ashworth1320.94-2.04
Total 14,06499.84 +0.10
Rejected, spoiled and declined 230.16-0.10
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,79259.21 -5.53
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.80
Source(s)
"1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeMurray Smith8,52047.88
LiberalCarrol Jaques6,86038.55
New DemocraticSharon Kimmel1,78510.03
GreensMike Sawyer5312.98
Natural LawSanto Esposito990.56
Total valid votes 17,79599.74
Rejected, spoiled and declined 470.26
Eligible electors / Turnout 27,560 64.74
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
"Calgary-Varsity results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Senate nominee results

2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Varsity[3] Turnout 54.44%
Affiliation Votes % Votes % Ballots Rank
Progressive ConservativeBert Brown5,38716.92%49.83%1
Progressive ConservativeJim Silye4,89115.36%45.25%5
Progressive ConservativeBetty Unger4,07212.79%37.67%2
  Independent Link Byfield 3,812 11.97% 35.26% 4
  Independent Tom Sindlinger 2,920 9.17% 27.01% 9
Progressive ConservativeDavid Usherwood2,6828.42%24.81%6
Progressive ConservativeCliff Breitkreuz2,5367.96%23.46%3
Alberta Alliance Vance Gough 2,105 6.61% 19.47% 8
Alberta Alliance Michael Roth 1,895 5.95% 17.53% 7
Alberta Alliance Gary Horan 1,547 4.61% 14.31% 10
Total Votes 31,847 100%
Total Ballots 10,810 2.95 Votes Per Ballot
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 3,517

Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot

Student Vote results

Participating Schools[4]
Banff Trail School
Brentwood Elementary
Ecole Varsity Acres School
F. E. Osborne Junior High School
H.D. Cartwright Junior High School
Jerry Potts Elementary
Sir William Van Horne High School
William Aberhart High 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.

2004 Alberta Student Vote results[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Harry Chase 424 30.44%
Progressive ConservativeMichael Smyth37326.78%
Green Richard Larson 282 20.24%
  NDP Mark Gabruch 203 14.57%
Alberta AllianceRonald Beniger604.31%
Social CreditLen Skowronski513.66%
Total 1,393 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 95

References

  1. ↑ "E‑4.1". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 2003. p. 15.
  2. ↑ "25 - Calgary-Varsity". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2008.

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