Calgary North (provincial electoral district)
 Alberta electoral district
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1957 |
| District abolished | 1971 |
| First contested | 1959 |
| Last contested | 1967 |
Calgary North provincial electoral district was a single member electoral district in the northwest and northeast parts of Calgary, Alberta. The electoral district existed from 1959 to 1971 before it was abolished. After being abolished the area of Calgary North became part of Calgary McKnight.
The Alberta government decided to return to using the first past the post system of voting from Single Transferable Vote for the 1959 general election. The province redistributed the Calgary and Edmonton super riding's and standardized the voting system across the province.
Calgary-Glenmore was one of the six electoral districts created that year. The others were Calgary Bowness, Calgary Centre, Calgary West, Calgary Glenmore, Calgary North East, Calgary South East.
The first election held in 1959 would end up having two incumbents from the old Calgary electoral district facing each other Rose Wilkinson and Grant MacEwan, plus a third MLA Aylmer Liesemer who was defeated in the 1955 Alberta general election. Wilkinson would handily win and serve her final term representing the district.
The second election held in 1963 would see Social Credit keep the seat under MLA Robert Simpson. He would win a second term in 1967 and hold the district until it was abolished in 1971.
Coordinates: 51°07′41″N 114°05′46″W / 51.128°N 114.096°W
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