# Calgary-Elbow

Calgary-Elbow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The seat is held by NDP MLA Samir Kayande, who won the seat in the 2023 provincial election
The riding was created in 1971 from the southeast part of Calgary-Glenmore and the southwest part of the old Calgary South riding.
It includes the following communities: Altadore, Bel-Aire, Britannia, Elbow Park, Elboya, Erlton, Garrison Woods, Glamorgan, Lincoln Park, Mount Royal, Marda Loop, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, North Glenmore, Parkhill, Rideau Park, Roxboro, South Calgary and Windsor Park.
The NDP won the seat for the first time at the 2023 Alberta general election.

## History

The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution out of the electoral districts of Calgary Glenmore, Calgary South and Calgary Victoria Park.
The 2010 boundary redistribution saw significant changes to the riding. All territory south of Glenmore Trail was moved to Calgary-Glenmore & the northern boundary shifted, exchanging and losing many different portions of the riding with Calgary-Currie and Calgary-Buffalo.

### Boundary history

8 Calgary-Elbow 2003 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Calgary-Buffalo, Calgary-Currie and Calgary-West | Calgary-Egmont | Calgary-West and Foothills-Rocky View | Calgary-Glenmore |
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| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act. ||||
| Starting at the intersection of Sarcee Trail SW and Richmond Road SW; then 1. northeast along Richmond Road SW to Crowchild Trail SW; 2. south along Crowchild Trail SW to 50 Avenue SW; 3. east along 50 Avenue SW and its easterly extension to the left bank of the Elbow River; 4. generally northwest and north along the left bank of the lbow River to the south easterly extension of the southwest boundary of Block 4, Plan 8035 AG; 5. northwesterly along the extension and the west boundary of Block 4, Plan 8035 AG to its northerly extension with 38 Avenue SW; 6. west along 38 Avenue SW to 14 Street SW; 7. north along 14 Street SW to Council Way SW; 8. northeast along Council Way SW to 10 Street SW; 9. north along 10 Street SW to Premier Way SW; 10. northeasterly along Premier Way SW to 30 Avenue SW; 11. east along 30 Avenue SW to 7 Street SW; 12. north along 7 Street SW to 29 Avenue SW; 13. east along 29 Avenue SW and its extension to the left bank of the Elbow River; 14. generally northeast along the left bank of the Elbow River to Macleod Trail S; 15. south along Macleod Trail S to Glenmore Trail SW; 16. west along Glenmore Trail SW to Elbow Drive SW; 17. south along Elbow Drive SW to Heritage Drive SW; 18. west along Heritage Drive SW and its westerly extension to the east shore of Glenmore Reservoir; 19. in a generally westerly and northerly direction along the east shore of Glenmore Reservoir to Glenmore Trail SW; 20. northwest along Glenmore Trail SW to the west shore of Glenmore Reservoir; 21. in a generally southwesterly and northwesterly direction along the west shore of Glenmore Reservoir to the east boundary of Sec. 25, Twp. 23, Rge. 2 W5; 22. north along the east boundary of Sec. 25 to the west city boundary (near 66 Avenue SW); 23. north and west along the west city boundary to a southerly extension of the Sarcee Trail SW; 24. north along the extension and the Sarcee Trail SW to the starting point. ||||
| Note: ||||
9 Calgary-Elbow 2010 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | East | West | South |
| Calgary-Buffalo and Calgary-Currie | Calgary-Acadia | Calgary-West | Calgary-Glenmore and Chestermere-Rocky View |
| Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution ||||

### Representation history

Calgary-Elbow :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Calgary Glenmore, Calgary South and Calgary Victoria Park |||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | David Russell | Progressive Conservative |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | David Russell | Progressive Conservative |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | David Russell | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | David Russell | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | David Russell | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1993–1997 | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1997–2001 | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 2001–2004 | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 2004–2007 | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 2007–2008 | Craig Cheffins | Liberal |
| 27th | 2008–2012 | Alison Redford | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 2012–2014 | Alison Redford | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 2014–2015 | Gordon Dirks | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 2015–2019 | Greg Clark | Alberta Party |
| 30th | 2019–2022 | Doug Schweitzer | United Conservative |
| 31st | 2023–Present | Samir Kayande | New Democratic |
The electoral district of Calgary-Elbow was created in the boundary redistribution of 1971 from Calgary Glenmore, Calgary South and Calgary Victoria Park. The first election saw architect and former Calgary Victoria Park Progressive Conservative incumbent and Calgary Alderman David Russell run for re-election. He won a hotly contested race over Social Credit candidate L.A. “Chick” Thorssen to pick up the new district for his party.
Upon being elected Russell was appointed into the cabinet of Premier Peter Lougheed. He ran for re-election in 1975 and defeated future Senator Sharon Carstairs in a landslide victory. He would be re-elected with large majorities three more times while continuing to serve in various cabinet portfolios. He would be appointed Deputy Premier by Don Getty in 1985. Russell retired from the legislature in 1989.
The second representative in the riding was former Mayor of Calgary Ralph Klein who, following a party nomination win over business-person Fran Drummond, was elected to his first term in 1989. Klein would win the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives in 1992 and become Premier of the province. He would hold the premiership until December 2006 before resigning his seat in 2007. In total, Klein was re-elected in the Elbow electoral district four times.
A hotly contested by-election was held on June 12, 2007. The winner was Alberta Liberal candidate Craig Cheffins who managed an upset win over well-known local business person Brian Heninger.
The 2008 general election saw Cheffins defeated as Progressive Conservative candidate Alison Redford won back the riding for her party. She was promoted to cabinet by Premier Ed Stelmach following the election.
Redford became Premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative party after winning the 2011 Progressive Conservative leadership race. She was re-elected in the 2012 provincial election, but stepped down in 2014 following significant internal party unrest about her leadership.
Calgary-Elbow was one of four provincial seats won by the Progressive Conservatives in the 2014 Alberta by-elections. Former Calgary school board chair and Saskatchewan MLA Gordon Dirks took Calgary-Elbow in this by-election.
In the 2015 provincial election Greg Clark, the leader of the Alberta Party, was elected MLA, defeating incumbent MLA and Education minister Gordon Dirks. While Clark had a modest showing in the 2012 election, his strong local connections gave him healthy numbers in the 2014 by-election and foreshadowed his 2015 win. Clark led the Alberta Party between 2013 and 2017, stepping down as leader prior to the 2019 general election.
A general election was called in April 2019, with recently nominated United Conservative Party representative Doug Schweitzer defeating Greg Clark. Schweitzer was named to cabinet of the governing Jason Kenney led UCP, first as Justice Minister and later as Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation. In a series of announcements, Schweitzer in May, 2022 stated he would not seek re-election in 2023, subsequently resigning from cabinet and finally stepping down as MLA on August 31, 2022, leaving the riding vacant. With some uncertainty in the legislation governing the timing of provincial by-elections, Premier Jason Kenney side-stepped the issue confirming he would leave the matter of a possible by-election to his successor, following the UCP leadership vote on October 6, 2022.

## Legislative election results
### Graphical summary

1971 :
| 6.42% | 51.77% | 41.81% |
| NDP | Progressive Conservative | Social Credit |
1975 :
| 5.38% | 13.77% | 73.79% | 7.06% |
| NDP | Liberal | Progressive Conservative | SC |
1979 :
| 5.89% | 13.6% | 65.86% | 14.65% |
| NDP | Liberal | Progressive Conservative | Social Credit |
1982 :
| 9.79% | 6.26% | 4.83% | 69.83% | 1.59% | 7.7% |
| NDP | Liberal | Ind. | Progressive Conservative | SC | WCC |
1986 :
| 16.21% | 18.37% | 65.42% |
| NDP | Liberal | Progressive Conservative |
1989 :
| 7.92% | 40.55% | 49.61% |
| NDP | Liberal | Progressive Conservative |
1993 :
| 35.47% | 58.1% |
| Liberal | Progressive Conservative |
1997 :
| 36.5% | 57.86% | 3% |
| Liberal | Progressive Conservative | SC |
2001 :
| 2.41% | 29.66% | 66.84% |
| NDP | Liberal | Progressive Conservative |
2004 :
| 5% | 36.53% | 51.48% |
| Green | Liberal | Progressive Conservative |
2007 by-election :
| 5.6% | 45.77% | 38.33% |
| Green | Liberal | Progressive Conservative |
2008 :
| 39.2% | 42.08% | 6.6% |
| Liberal | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose |
2012 :
| 58.09% | 28.58% |
| Progressive Conservative | Wildrose |
2014 by-election :
| 12.02% | 26.88% | 33.22% | 24.16% |
| Liberal | Alberta Party | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose |
2015 :
| 15.78% | 42.2% | 30.31% | 8.7% |
| NDP | Alberta Party | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose |
2019 :
| 23.5% | 30.5% | 44.3% |
| NDP | Alberta Party | United Conservative |
2023 :
| 49.0% | 4.6% | 46.0% |
| NDP | Alberta Party | United Conservative |

### 2023

vte2023 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Samir Kayande | 12,189 | 49.01 | +25.54 |
| | United Conservative | Chris Davis | 11,446 | 46.02 | +1.68 |
| | Alberta Party | Kerry Cundal | 1,136 | 4.57 | -25.97 |
| | Solidarity Movement | Artur Pawlowski | 99 | 0.40 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,870 | 99.12 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 220 | 0.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,090 | 68.77 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 36,483 |
| | New Democratic gain from United Conservative | New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | Swing | +11.93 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | United Conservative | Doug Schweitzer | 10,951 | 44.34 | +5.03 | $309,597 |
| | Alberta Party | Greg Clark | 7,542 | 30.54 | -9.73 | $70,288 |
| | New Democratic | Janet Eremenko | 5,796 | 23.47 | +7.17 | $44,092 |
| | Liberal | Robin Mackintosh | 275 | 1.11 | -2.61 | $500 |
| | Green | Quinn Rupert | 132 | 0.53 | +0.45 | $500 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,696 | 98.36 | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 413 | 1.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,109 | 71.88 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 34,934 |
| | United Conservative gain from Alberta Party | United Conservative gain from Alberta Party | Swing | Swing | +7.38 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections AlbertaNote: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alberta Party | Greg Clark | 8,707 | 42.20% | 15.32% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Edwin Dirks | 6,254 | 30.31% | -2.91% |
| | New Democratic | Catherine Welburn | 3,256 | 15.78% | 12.06% |
| | Wildrose | Megan Brown | 1,786 | 8.66% | -15.50% |
| | Liberal | John Roggeveen | 565 | 2.74% | -9.28% |
| | Social Credit | Larry R. Heather | 67 | 0.32% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,635 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 43 | 43 | 15 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 34,681 | 59.67% | 22.51% |
| | Alberta Party gain from Progressive Conservative | Alberta Party gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -8.81% |
| Source(s) Source: "09 - Calgary-Elbow, 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. 121–124. |||||||
2015 Alberta general election redistributed results :
| Party | Party | Votes | % |
| | Alberta Party | 8,372 | 40.27 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 6,384 | 30.71 |
| | New Democratic | 3,389 | 16.30 |
| | Wildrose | 1,788 | 8.60 |
| | Liberal | 775 | 3.73 |
| | Social Credit | 64 | 0.31 |
| | Green | 17 | 0.08 |
| Source(s) Source: Ridingbuilder ||||

### 2014 by-election

vteAlberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014 Resignation of Alison Redford on August 6, 2014 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Dirks | 4,209 | 33.22 | -24.87 |
| | Alberta Party | Greg Clark | 3,406 | 26.88 | +24.20 |
| | Wildrose | John Fletcher | 3,061 | 24.16 | -4.42 |
| | Liberal | Susan Wright | 1,523 | 12.02 | +6.49 |
| | New Democratic | Stephanie McLean | 471 | 3.72 | -0.23 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,842 | — | — |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 23 | 22 | 2 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 34,163 | 37.16 | — |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -24.53 |
| Source(s) Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2015). Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections in: Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-West, Edmonton-Whitemud (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. ISBN 978-098653678-6. Retrieved April 20, 2021. |||||||

### 2012

vte2012 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alison Redford | 11,198 | 58.09 | +16.01 |
| | Wildrose | James Cole | 5,509 | 28.58 | +21.97 |
| | Liberal | Beena Ashar | 1,067 | 5.53 | −33.67 |
| | New Democratic | Craig Coolahan | 761 | 3.95 | +1.96 |
| | Alberta Party | Greg Clark | 518 | 2.69 | – |
| | Evergreen | William Hamilton | 225 | 1.17 | −2.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,278 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 257 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,535 | 58.44 | +12.60 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 33,430 | – | – |

### 2008

vte2008 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alison Redford | 6,130 | 42.08 | +3.75 |
| | Liberal | Craig Cheffins | 5,711 | 39.20 | −6.57 |
| | Wildrose Alliance | Dale Nelson | 963 | 6.61 | +2.44 |
| | Independent | Barry Erskine | 948 | 6.51 |
| | Green | Jonathon Sheffield | 526 | 3.61 | −1.99 |
| | New Democratic | Garnet Wilcox | 290 | 1.99 | −1.31 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,568 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,645 | 45.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 31,947 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.16% |

### 2007 by-election

vteAlberta provincial by-election, June 12, 2007 Resignation of Ralph Klein on January 15, 2007 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Craig Cheffins | 4,823 | 45.77 | +9.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian Heninger | 4,039 | 38.33 | −13.15 |
| | Green | George Read | 590 | 5.60 | +0.66 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Jane Morgan | 439 | 4.17 | +0.56 |
| | New Democratic | Al Brown | 348 | 3.30 | +0.75 |
| | Social Credit | Trevor Grover | 175 | 1.66 | +1.15 |
| | Independent | Jeff Willerton | 124 | 1.17 | — |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,538 | — | — |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 13 | 25 | 3 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 30,538 | 34.64 | — |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +11.20 |
| Source(s) Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Report on the June 12, 2007 By-elections: Calgary-Elbow & Drumheller-Stettler (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 20, 2021. |||||||

### 2004

2004 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ralph Klein | 6,958 | 51.48 | -15.36 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Brown | 4,938 | 36.53 | +6.87 |
| | Green | Alison Roth | 668 | 4.94 | – |
| | Alberta Alliance | Diana-Lynn Brooks | 488 | 3.61 | – |
| | New Democratic | Becky Kelly | 345 | 2.55 | +0.14 |
| | Social Credit | Trevor Grover | 69 | 0.51 | – |
| | Independent | Lloyd Blimke | 51 | 0.38 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,517 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 142 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,659 | 52.60 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 25,968 | – | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -11.12 |

### 2001

2001 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ralph Klein | 10,213 | 66.84 | +8.98 |
| | Liberal | Harold Swanson | 4,533 | 29.66 | -6.83 |
| | New Democratic | Mathew Zachariah | 369 | 2.41 | +0.25 |
| | Independent | Monier Rahall | 166 | 1.09 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,281 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 73 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,354 | 61.95 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 24,786 | – | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.91 |

### 1997

1997 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ralph Klein | 8,237 | 57.86 | -0.24 |
| | Liberal | Harold Swanson | 5,195 | 36.49 | +1.02 |
| | Social Credit | Lera Shirley | 421 | 2.96 | +1.16 |
| | New Democratic | Shawn Christie | 307 | 2.16 | -1.40 |
| | Natural Law | Frank Haika | 75 | 0.53 | +0.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,235 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 48 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,283 | 60.34 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 23,626 | – | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.63 |

### 1993

1993 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ralph Klein | 10,061 | 58.10 | +8.49 |
| | Liberal | Madeleine King | 6,142 | 35.47 | -5.08 |
| | New Democratic | Eileen Teslenko | 617 | 3.56 | -4.36 |
| | Social Credit | Steve Tobler | 312 | 1.80 | – |
| | Independent | Miel Gabriel | 101 | 0.58 | – |
| | Natural Law | Bruce Hansen | 85 | 0.49 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,318 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 48 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,366 | 67.10 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 25,873 | – | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.79 |

### 1989

1989 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ralph Klein | 4,505 | 49.61 | -15.81 |
| | Liberal | Gilbert Clark | 3,682 | 40.55 | +22.18 |
| | New Democratic | David Jones | 719 | 7.92 | -8.29 |
| | Independent | Larry Heather | 174 | 1.92 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,080 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 17 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,097 | 51.12 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 17,794 | – | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -18.96 |

### 1986

1986 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Russell | 4,515 | 65.42 | -4.41 |
| | Liberal | Frank Wishlow | 1,268 | 18.37 | +12.11 |
| | New Democratic | Susan Liddy | 1,119 | 16.21 | +6.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,902 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 27 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,929 | 39.77 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 17,422 | – | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.26 |

### 1982

1982 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Russell | 7,521 | 69.83 | +3.97 |
| | New Democratic | Thora Miessner | 1,054 | 9.79 | +3.90 |
| | Western Canada Concept | Gregory Langen | 829 | 7.70 | – |
| | Liberal | John Webb | 674 | 6.26 | -7.34 |
| | Independent | Don Carter | 520 | 4.83 | – |
| | Social Credit | Raymond Neilson | 172 | 1.59 | -13.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,770 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 30 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,800 | 60.81 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 17,761 | – | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.94 |

### 1979

1979 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Russell | 5,941 | 65.86 | -7.93 |
| | Social Credit | Patricia Sveen | 1,321 | 14.65 | +7.59 |
| | Liberal | John Webb | 1,227 | 13.60 | -0.17 |
| | New Democratic | William Oxendale | 531 | 5.89 | +0.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,020 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 27 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,047 | 52.16 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 17,345 | – | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -7.76 |

### 1975

1975 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Russell | 6,159 | 73.79 | +22.02 |
| | Liberal | Sharon Carstairs | 1,149 | 13.77 | – |
| | Social Credit | Bernard Laing | 589 | 7.06 | -34.75 |
| | New Democratic | Jack Peters | 449 | 5.38 | -1.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,346 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 13 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,359 | 61.11 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,679 | – | – |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +28.39 |

### 1971

1971 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Russell | 5,547 | 51.77 |
| | Social Credit | L.A. Thorssen | 4,480 | 41.81 |
| | New Democratic | Dolores LeDrew | 688 | 6.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,715 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 47 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,762 | 73.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 14,606 | – |

## Senate nominee election results
### 2004

| 2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Elbow | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Elbow | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Elbow | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Elbow | 2004 Senate nominee election results: Calgary-Elbow | Turnout 52.80% | Turnout 52.80% |
| | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % ballots | Rank |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bert Brown | 5,751 | 54.51% | 1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Silye | 5,181 | 49.10% | 5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Unger | 4,173 | 39.55% | 2 |
| | Independent | Link Byfield | 3,175 | 30.09% | 4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Usherwood | 2,826 | 26.78% | 6 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Breitkreuz | 2,437 | 23.10% | 3 |
| | Independent | Tom Sindlinger | 2,172 | 20.59% | 9 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Vance Gough | 1,707 | 16.18% | 8 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Michael Roth | 1,556 | 14.75% | 7 |
| | Alberta Alliance | Gary Horan | 1,385 | 14.75% | 10 |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 10,551 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 3,161 | 3,161 | 3,161 | 3,161 |
| 25,968 eligible electors |||||||
Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot