District created 1913 Last contested 1917 | First contested 1913 District abolished 1921 | |
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South Calgary was a provincial electoral district from Alberta, Canada. The electoral district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921. After 1921 the district was abolished and reconstituted to a five-member district.
Electoral history
The South Calgary electoral district was created in 1913 when the Calgary provincial electoral district was carved into three riding's. The first election in 1913 featured a two candidate fight between Dr. Thomas Blow Conservative candidate and well known Calgary area lawyer Clifford Jones.
Blow won the district with 71% of the popular vote, riding the peak of a wave that saw all the Calgary districts return Conservatives that year.
The second and final election in the district in 1917 saw Blow re-elected. Blow defeated Labor Representative leader William Irvine and sitting City of Calgary Alderman John McNeill to hold his district. The South Calgary district was abolished in 1921 as Calgary was reconstituted into a five-member district.