Calgary-Peigan

Calgary-Peigan is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district will be 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. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

Calgary-Peigan
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Peigan within the City of Calgary (2017 boundaries)
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Tanya Fir
United Conservative
District created2017
First contested2019
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]45,810
Area (km²)110.1
Pop. density (per km²)416.1

Geography

The district is located in eastern Calgary, containing the western part of Dover, the neighbourhoods of Ogden, Riverbend, Quarry Park, Douglasdale and Douglasglen, the northern part of McKenzie Lake, and the former hamlet of Shepard. It is bounded on the west by the Bow River and stretches to the eastern edge of Calgary, also including the sprawling industrial subdivisions around the CPR lands and Ralph Klein Park. It is named for Peigan Trail SE, which forms part of its northern boundary.

History
Members for Calgary-Peigan
Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary-Fort 1997–2019 and Calgary-Hays 2004–2019
30th 2019–2023 Tanya Fir United Conservative
31st 2023–

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Calgary-Fort and shifting the boundaries of Calgary-Hays southward. Calgary-Peigan was formed from most of Calgary-Fort, the northern neighbourhoods of Calgary-Hays, and a small part of Calgary-Acadia (the neighbourhood of Riverbend). As Fort Calgary was moved to the district of Calgary-Buffalo, the name Calgary-Fort could no longer be used.[2]

Electoral results
Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
Party Votes %
New Democratic6,53835.57
Progressive Conservative5,82031.66
Wildrose5,04127.43
Liberal6801.64
Others302[lower-alpha 1]3.13
  1. Includes an Alberta Party candidate in Calgary-Fort and Green and Social Credit candidates in Calgary-Hays.
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeTanya Fir13,35359.83%0.74%
New DemocraticJoe Pimlott6,52729.25%-6.32%
Alberta PartyRonald Reinhold1,5346.87%–
LiberalJaro Giesbrecht4251.90%0.26%
Freedom ConservativeSheyne Espey2991.34%–
Alberta IndependenceWill Hatch1800.81%–
Total 22,318––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 165502
Eligible electors / turnout 33,89966.33%–
United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "22 - Calgary-Peigan, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 84–87. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeTanya Fir11,89255.02-4.81
New DemocraticDenis Ram9,09542.08+12.84
GreenShaun Pulsifer6262.90–
Total 21,61399.36–
Rejected and declined 1390.64
Turnout 21,75262.27
Eligible voters 34,932
United Conservative hold Swing -8.82
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[3]

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "Final Report" (PDF). p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. "22 - Calgary-Peigan". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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