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Calgary East

Calgary East
Alberta electoral district
Calgary East in relation to the other Calgary ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1914
District abolished 2013
First contested 1917
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) 111,223
Electors (2011) 75,298
Area (km²) 113.34
Census divisions Division No. 6
Census subdivisions Calgary

Calgary East was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1953, 1979 to 1988, from 1997 to 2015. It was a lower income urban riding in Calgary, with a sizable visible minority population.

This riding was originally created in 1914 as East Calgary from Calgary and Macleod. The riding's name was changed in 1924 to Calgary East.

It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Calgary North, Calgary South and Macleod ridings.

It was re-created in 1976 from parts of Calgary North, Calgary South and Palliser ridings.

It was again abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast, Calgary Southeast, Crowfoot and Calgary Southwest ridings.

This electoral district was again created in 1996 from Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast, Calgary Southeast, and Wild Rose ridings.

It was abolished for a third time in 2013 into Calgary Forest Lawn, Calgary Shepard and Calgary Centre.

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:


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