Bow River (electoral district)

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Bow River
Alberta electoral district
Bow-River 2013 Riding.png
Bow River in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Martin Shields
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]115,022
Electors (2019)78,944
Area (km²)[2]24,036.47
Pop. density (per km²)4.8
Census division(s)Division No. 2, Division No. 5, Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)Brooks, Chestermere, Kneehill, Newell, Rocky View, Strathmore, Taber, Taber (MD), Vulcan, Wheatland

Bow River is a federal electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968, from 1979 to 1988 and since 2015.

This riding was first created in 1914 from Macleod riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Calgary North, Crowfoot, Palliser and Rocky Mountain ridings.

It was re-created in 1976 from parts of Crowfoot, Lethbridge, Palliser and Rocky Mountain ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Calgary North, Calgary Northeast, Calgary West, Crowfoot, Lethbridge, Macleod, Red Deer and Wild Rose ridings.

It was re-created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] This newest iteration of the riding was created out of parts of Crowfoot (53%), Medicine Hat (37%) and Macleod (10%) ridings.

Members of Parliament[]

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bow River
Riding created from Macleod
13th  1917–1921     Howard Hadden Halladay Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Edward Joseph Garland Progressive
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930     United Farmers of Alberta
17th  1930–1932[nb 1]
 1932–1935     Co-operative Commonwealth
18th  1935–1940     Charles Edward Johnston Social Credit
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Eldon Woolliams Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Calgary North, Crowfoot,
Palliser and Rocky Mountain
Riding re-created from Crowfoot, Lethbridge,
Palliser and Rocky Mountain
31st  1979–1980     Gordon Taylor Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Calgary North, Calgary Northeast, Calgary West,
Crowfoot, Lethbridge, Macleod, Red Deer and Wild Rose
Riding re-created from Crowfoot, Medicine Hat and Macleod
42nd  2015–2019     Martin Shields Conservative
43rd  2019–present

Election results[]

2015–present[]

Graph of election results in Bow River (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
hide2021 Canadian federal election
The 2021 general election will be held on September 20.
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Maverick Orrin Bliss
People's Jonathan Bridges
Christian Heritage Tom Lipp
New Democratic Michael MacLean
Liberal Getu Shawile
Conservative Martin Shields
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Canada[4]
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2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Martin Shields 46,279 83.9 +6.48 $65,788.69
Liberal Margaret Rhemtulla 3,173 5.8 -7.88 none listed
New Democratic Lynn Macwilliam 3,086 5.6 +0.35 none listed
People's Tom Ikert 1,321 2.4 - none listed
Green Hendrika Maria Tuithof de Jonge 826 1.5 -0.34 $0.00
Christian Heritage Tom Lipp 453 0.8 +0.24 $9,450.78
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,138 100.0
Total rejected ballots 234
Turnout 55,372 70.1
Eligible voters 78,944
Conservative hold Swing +7.31
Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7]
hide2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Martin Shields 38,701 77.42 –5.97 $79,588.40
Liberal William MacDonald Alexander 6,840 13.68 +10.14 $2,815.97
New Democratic Lynn MacWilliam 2,622 5.25 –2.91 $1,102.35
Green Rita Ann Fromholt 919 1.84 –1.57 –
Independent Andrew Kucy 543 1.09 – $7,287.85
Christian Heritage Frans VandeStroet 280 0.56 – $883.46
Democratic Advancement Fahed Khalid 83 0.17 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,988 100.00   $229,883.88
Total rejected ballots 151 0.30 –
Turnout 50,139 66.72 –
Eligible voters 75,146
Conservative hold Swing –8.06
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 30,412 83.39
  New Democratic 2,976 8.16
  Liberal 1,291 3.54
  Green 1,244 3.41
  Others 547 1.50

1979–1988[]

hide1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Gordon Taylor 43,033
New Democratic William McCutcheon 5,258
Liberal B.C. Tanner 4,066
Rhinoceros Gordon D. Taylor 2,349
Confederation of Regions Dean Oseen 1,443
Social Credit Tom Erhart 326
hide1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Gordon Taylor 30,463
Liberal Neville Tilley 5,850
New Democratic David Radke 2,802
Social Credit Edward M. Kiddle 656
hide1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Gordon Taylor 25,973
Independent Stanley Schumacher 8,378
Liberal Madeline J. Hombert 4,633
New Democratic Gale Burke 2,200

1917–1968[]

hide1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Eldon Woolliams 12,611
Social Credit Ron Allen 5,671
Liberal W. James Anderson 3,615
New Democratic Doug Murdoch 1,836
hide1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Eldon Woolliams 11,461
Social Credit Francis J. Porter 7,460
Liberal Earl Hastings 4,589
New Democratic Walter W. Siewert 1,481
hide1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Eldon Woolliams 10,733
Social Credit Francis J. Porter 6,844
Liberal Earl Hastings 3,944
New Democratic Gordon Bowers 1,629
hide1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Eldon Woolliams 12,695
Social Credit Charles Edward Johnston 5,646
Liberal Francis John Robert Olson 1,772
hide1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Charles Edward Johnston 7,383
Progressive Conservative Eldon Woolliams 7,039
Liberal Arthur Cecil Bates 4,493
hide1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Charles Edward Johnston 7,320
Liberal William Duncan MacDonald 4,698
Progressive Conservative Wilfred J. Wilde 2,698
Labor–Progressive Arthur Llewelyn Roberts 671
hide1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Charles Edward Johnston 8,537
Liberal William Duncan MacDonald 4,449
Progressive Conservative Wilfred John Wilde 2,558
Co-operative Commonwealth George Edwin Ellinson 1,530
Labor–Progressive Arthur Llewelyn Roberts 969
hide1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Charles Edward Johnston 6,569
Progressive Conservative 3,917
Co-operative Commonwealth John Herbert Coldwell 3,386
Liberal William George Southern 2,091
Labor–Progressive John Blair Brown 1,149
hide1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Charles Edward Johnston 5,410
Liberal Austin Claypool 4,050
National Government M.E. Manning 3,248
Co-operative Commonwealth Aylmer Liesemer 2,197
Communist Lawrence Anderson 847
hide1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Charles Edward Johnston 7,529
Conservative Andrew Davison 3,091
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward Joseph Garland 2,315
Liberal Charles Ross Walrod 1,242
hide1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
United Farmers of Alberta Edward Joseph Garland 5,825
Conservative Dawson Graham 4,653
hide1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
United Farmers of Alberta Edward Joseph Garland 5,144
Conservative Acle Carman Scratch 3,028
hide1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Edward Joseph Garland 3,773
Liberal Jesse Elmer Gouge 2,917
Conservative William James Douglass 2,075
hide1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Edward Joseph Garland 11,527
Conservative William Rose Fulton 3,579
Unknown Herbert Adolph Wiertz 369
hide1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) Howard Hadden Halladay 3,757
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Jesse Elmer Gouge 2,996
Nonpartisan League Daniel Harcourt Galbraith 1,453
Labour John Reid 312

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Edward Joseph Garland was a founding member of the Co-operative Commonwealth, which was founded on 1 August 1932

References[]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Bow River (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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