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Coordinates: 51°05′N 114°04′W / 51.09°N 114.06°W / 51.09; -114.06
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Calgary-Klein
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Klein within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Lizette Tejada
New Democratic
District created2010
First contested2012
Last contested2023

Calgary-Klein is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post voting system. The riding is named after former premier Ralph Klein.

History

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The electoral district was created in the 2010 Alberta boundary re-distribution. It was created mainly from Calgary-North Hill and a portion of Calgary-Nose Hill.

Boundary history

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Electoral history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for
Calgary-Klein
Assembly Years Member Party
See Calgary-North Hill 1971-2012, Calgary-Nose Hill 2004-2012
28th 2012–2015 Kyle Fawcett Progressive Conservative
29th 2015–2019 Craig Coolahan New Democratic
30th 2019–2023 Jeremy Nixon United Conservative
31st 2023–present Lizette Tejada New Democratic

Prior to the election of New Democrat candidate Craig Coolahan in 2015, the antecedent electoral districts that comprise Calgary-Klein elected Progressive Conservative candidates since the 1970s.

The seat returned to the NDP in the 2023 Alberta general election.[1]

Legislative election results

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2023

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2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lizette Tejada 10,564 50.87 +10.97
United Conservative Jeremy Nixon 9,697 46.69 -0.92
Green Kenneth Drysdale 353 1.70 +0.36
Solidarity Movement Rob Oswin 153 0.74
Total 20,767 99.17
Rejected and declined 173 0.83
Turnout 20,940 59.23
Eligible voters 35,352
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +5.95
Source(s)

2019

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2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Jeremy Nixon 10,473 47.62 -3.65 $71,085
New Democratic Craig Coolahan 8,776 39.90 -2.63 $42,716
Alberta Party Kara Levis 1,842 8.37 $18,147
Liberal Michael Macdonald 396 1.80 -4.06 $1,598
Green Janine St. Jean 294 1.34 +1.23 $750
Alberta Independence C.W. Alexander 214 0.97 $3,445
Total 21,995 99.05
Rejected, spoiled and declined 210 0.95
Turnout 22,205 64.56
Eligible voters 34,392
United Conservative notional hold Swing -0.51
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[3][4][5]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015

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2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Craig Coolahan 8,098 44.29% 34.14%
Progressive Conservative Kyle Fawcett 4,878 26.68% -14.54%
Wildrose Jeremy Nixon 4,206 23.00% -11.58%
Liberal David Gamble 1,104 6.04% -5.89%
Total 18,286
Rejected, spoiled and declined 168 41 51
Eligible electors / turnout 34,702 53.33% -2.15%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 5.48%
Source(s)
Source: "17 - Calgary-Klein, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 151–153.
2015 Alberta general election redistributed results
Party Votes %
New Democratic 8,003 42.53
Progressive Conservative 5,113 27.17
Wildrose 4,535 24.10
Liberal 1,103 5.86
Green 21 0.11
Others 44 0.23
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder

2012

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2012 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kyle Fawcett 6,859 41.21%
Wildrose Alliance Jeremy Nixon 5,754 34.58%
Liberal Christopher Tahn 1,985 11.93%
New Democratic Marc Power 1,689 10.15%
Evergreen Roger Gagné 355 2.13%
Total 16,642
Rejected, spoiled and declined 69 30 4
Eligible electors / turnout 30,131 55.47%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "17 - Calgary-Klein, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Senate nominee election results

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2012

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References

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  1. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Klein | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "15 - Calgary-Klein". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "15 - Calgary-Klein, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ 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. 58–62. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. ^ 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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51°05′N 114°04′W / 51.09°N 114.06°W / 51.09; -114.06