Bow River (electoral district)

Bow River
Alberta electoral district
Bow River in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Martin Shields
Conservative
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1] 115,022
Electors (2015) 75,146
Area (km²)[2] 24,036.47
Pop. density (per km²) 4.8
Census divisions Division No. 2, Division No. 5, Division No. 6
Census subdivisions Brooks, Chestermere, Kneehill, Newell, Rocky View, Strathmore, Taber, Taber (MD), Vulcan, Wheatland

Bow River is a federal electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968, from 1979 to 1988 and since 2015.

This riding was first created in 1914 from Macleod riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Calgary North, Crowfoot, Palliser and Rocky Mountain ridings.

It was re-created in 1976 from parts of Crowfoot, Lethbridge, Palliser and Rocky Mountain ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Calgary North, Calgary Northeast, Calgary West, Crowfoot, Lethbridge, Macleod, Red Deer and Wild Rose ridings.

It was re-created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] This newest iteration of the riding was created out of parts of Crowfoot (53%), Medicine Hat (37%) and Macleod (10%) ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bow River
Riding created from Macleod
13th  1917–1921     Howard Hadden Halladay Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Edward Joseph Garland Progressive
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930     United Farmers of Alberta
17th  1930–1932[nb 1]
 1932–1935     Co-operative Commonwealth
18th  1935–1940     Charles Edward Johnston Social Credit
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Eldon Woolliams Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Calgary North, Crowfoot,
Palliser and Rocky Mountain
Riding re-created from Crowfoot, Lethbridge,
Palliser and Rocky Mountain
31st  1979–1980     Gordon Taylor Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Calgary North, Calgary Northeast, Calgary West,
Crowfoot, Lethbridge, Macleod, Red Deer and Wild Rose
Riding re-created from Crowfoot, Medicine Hat and Macleod
42nd  2015–Present     Martin Shields Conservative

Election results

2015–present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMartin Shields38,70177.42–5.97$79,588.40
LiberalWilliam MacDonald Alexander6,84013.68+10.14$2,815.97
New DemocraticLynn MacWilliam2,6225.25–2.91$1,102.35
GreenRita Ann Fromholt9191.84–1.57–
IndependentAndrew Kucy5431.09–$7,287.85
Christian HeritageFrans VandeStroet2800.56–$883.46
Democratic AdvancementFahed Khalid830.17––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,988100.00 $229,883.88
Total rejected ballots 1510.30–
Turnout 50,13966.72–
Eligible voters 75,146
Conservative hold Swing –8.06
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative30,41283.39
  New Democratic2,9768.16
  Liberal1,2913.54
  Green1,2443.41
  Others5471.50

1979–1988

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGordon Taylor43,033
New DemocraticWilliam McCutcheon5,258
LiberalB.C. Tanner4,066
RhinocerosGordon D. Taylor2,349
Confederation of RegionsDean Oseen1,443
Social CreditTom Erhart326
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGordon Taylor30,463
LiberalNeville Tilley5,850
New DemocraticDavid Radke2,802
Social CreditEdward M. Kiddle656
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGordon Taylor25,973
IndependentStanley Schumacher8,378
LiberalMadeline J. Hombert4,633
New DemocraticGale Burke2,200

1917–1968

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeEldon Woolliams12,611
Social CreditRon Allen5,671
LiberalW. James Anderson3,615
New DemocraticDoug Murdoch1,836
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeEldon Woolliams11,461
Social CreditFrancis J. Porter7,460
LiberalEarl Hastings4,589
New DemocraticWalter W. Siewert1,481
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeEldon Woolliams10,733
Social CreditFrancis J. Porter6,844
LiberalEarl Hastings3,944
New DemocraticGordon Bowers1,629
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeEldon Woolliams12,695
Social CreditCharles Edward Johnston5,646
LiberalFrancis John Robert Olson1,772
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles Edward Johnston7,383
Progressive ConservativeEldon Woolliams7,039
LiberalArthur Cecil Bates4,493
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles Edward Johnston7,320
LiberalWilliam Duncan MacDonald4,698
Progressive ConservativeWilfred J. Wilde2,698
Labor–ProgressiveArthur Llewelyn Roberts671
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles Edward Johnston8,537
LiberalWilliam Duncan MacDonald4,449
Progressive ConservativeWilfred John Wilde2,558
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Edwin Ellinson1,530
Labor–ProgressiveArthur Llewelyn Roberts969
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles Edward Johnston6,569
Progressive ConservativeJohn Angus MacKinnon3,917
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Herbert Coldwell3,386
LiberalWilliam George Southern2,091
Labor–ProgressiveJohn Blair Brown1,149
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles Edward Johnston5,410
LiberalAustin Claypool4,050
National GovernmentM.E. Manning3,248
Co-operative CommonwealthAylmer Liesemer2,197
CommunistLawrence Anderson847
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles Edward Johnston7,529
ConservativeAndrew Davison3,091
Co-operative CommonwealthEdward Joseph Garland2,315
LiberalCharles Ross Walrod1,242
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
United Farmers of AlbertaEdward Joseph Garland5,825
ConservativeDawson Graham4,653
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
United Farmers of AlbertaEdward Joseph Garland5,144
ConservativeAcle Carman Scratch3,028
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveEdward Joseph Garland3,773
LiberalJesse Elmer Gouge2,917
ConservativeWilliam James Douglass2,075
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveEdward Joseph Garland11,527
ConservativeWilliam Rose Fulton3,579
UnknownHerbert Adolph Wiertz369
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist)Howard Hadden Halladay3,757
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Jesse Elmer Gouge2,996
Nonpartisan LeagueDaniel Harcourt Galbraith1,453
LabourJohn Reid312

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Edward Joseph Garland was a founding member of the Co-operative Commonwealth, which was founded on 1 August 1932

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Bow River (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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