Calgary Southwest
 Alberta electoral district
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Calgary Southwest in relation to the other Calgary ridings
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 136,011 |
| Electors (2011) | 93,707 |
| Area (km²) | 76.70 |
| Census divisions | Division No. 6 |
| Census subdivisions | Calgary |
Calgary Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. The district was in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail, and west of the Canadian Pacific railway.
The seat was held by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The electoral district was created in 1987 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West, Calgary East, and Calgary South ridings.
The riding was abolished during the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 80% into Calgary Heritage and 20% into Calgary Midnapore.
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Its Member of Parliament is former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, an economist and a lecturer. He was first elected in 2002 and is the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Alliance vote in 2002.
Note: Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.
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