Calgary (provincial electoral district)
1957 by-election

Calgary (provincial electoral district)

Section Title: 1957 by-election
Table Section Text: None

October 2, 1957 by-election results	Turnout 34.37%	Swing

Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal

Progressive Conservative	Ernest Watkins	17,565	43.69%	*

Social Credit	Samuel Helman	15,010	37.33%	*

Labor	Frank Bodie	3,916	9.74%	*

Liberal	Reginald McCollough	3,023	7.52%	*

Independent	Cliff Harris	693	1.72%	*

Total	40,207	100%

Rejected, Spoiled and Declined	Unknown

117,000 Eligible Electors

Progressive Conservative hold	Swing ?%

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There were 117,000 eligible voters casting ballots in the election.

final_sentence: There were 117,000 eligible voters casting ballots in the election.