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Calgary-Beddington
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Beddington within the City of Calgary (2017 boundaries)
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Amanda Chapman
New Democratic
District created2017
First contested2019
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]50,220
Area (km²)27.6
Pop. density (per km²)1,819.6

Calgary-Beddington is a provincial electoral district in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The seat has been held by Josephine Pon of the United Conservative Party since the 2019 Alberta election.

Geography

The district is located in northern Calgary, containing the neighbourhoods of Huntington Hills, Beddington Heights, Sandstone Valley, Country Hills, MacEwan, and Hidden Valley. The riding also includes Nose Hill Park, which lies to the south and west of the residential areas.

History

Members for Calgary-Beddington
Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill 2012–2019
30th 2019–2023 Josephine Pon United Conservative
31st 2023–present Amanda Chapman New Democratic

The Calgary-Beddington electoral district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended renaming Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill and changing its shape, removing its northern area but adding neighbourhoods from Calgary-Foothills and Calgary-Northern Hills. The Commission chose the name Beddington for this district because it "would most readily identify its location to residents in Calgary." The boundaries of the new electoral district in 2017 would have a population of 50,220, 7% above the provincial average of 46,803.[2]

In the 2019 Alberta general election, United Conservative Party candidate Josephine Pon would defeat NDP candidate Amanda Chapman by 3,807 votes. Pon gained the nomination for the Calgary-Beddington electoral district after Randy Kerr was removed by the UCP for failure to be "forthcoming" during the Alberta Election Commissioner's investigation into the Jeff Callaway leadership campaign for the UCP.[3] On April 30, 2019, Premier Jason Kenney would appoint Pon to Cabinet as the Minister of Seniors and Housing.[4]

Pon was unseated by Amanda Chapman from the NDP in the 2023 Alberta general election.[5]

Electoral results

2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Amanda Chapman 10,269 49.66 +13.95
United Conservative Josephine Pon 9,726 47.04 -6.07
Alberta Party Wayne Jackson 473 2.29 -5.93
Liberal Zarnab Shahid Zafar 210 1.02 -0.67
Total 20,678 99.32 –
Rejected and declined 142 0.68
Turnout 20,820 58.28
Eligible voters 35,724
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +10.01
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[6]


2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Josephine Pon 11,625 53.11 -3.74 $31,776
New Democratic Amanda Chapman 7,818 35.71 -0.93 $15,589
Alberta Party Carol-Lynn Darch 1,799 8.22 – $2,014
Liberal Chandan Tadavalkar 370 1.69 -2.91 $1,651
Alberta Independence Tom Grbich 161 0.74 – $500
Independent Alexander Dea 117 0.53 – $1,101
Total 21,890 99.53 –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 103 0.47 –
Turnout 21,993 63.12
Eligible voters 34,845
United Conservative notional hold Swing -1.41
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[7][8][9]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.
Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta general election
Party Votes %
New Democratic 6,982 36.64
Progressive Conservative 5,547 29.11
Wildrose 5,286 27.74
Liberal 876 4.60
Green 364 1.91
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder
Results by polling division

See also

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 978-1-988620-04-6. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Rieger, Sarah (March 6, 2019). "UCP removes Calgary-Beddington candidate for not being 'forthright' about campaign contribution". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Calgary, AB. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Josephine Pon biography". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Beddington | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "02 - Calgary-Beddington". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "02 - Calgary-Beddington, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 7–10. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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