# Calgary-Klein

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

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

17 Calgary-Klein 2010 boundaries :
| Bordering districts ||||
| North | west | West | east |
| Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill | Calgary-Cross | Calgary-Varsity | Calgary-East and Calgary-Mountain View |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2010, Electoral Divisions Act. ||||
| Note: ||||

### Electoral history

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.

## Legislative election results
### 2023

vte2023 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 | Total | Total | 20,767 | 99.17 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 173 | 0.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,940 | 59.23 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 35,352 |
| | New Democratic gain from United Conservative | New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | Swing | +5.95 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 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 | Total | Total | 21,995 | 99.05 | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 210 | 0.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,205 | 64.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 34,392 |
| | United Conservative notional hold | United Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | -0.51 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Total | Total | 18,286 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 168 | 41 | 51 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 34,702 | 53.33% | -2.15% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 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 | 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

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 | Total | Total | 16,642 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 69 | 30 | 4 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 30,131 | 55.47% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | 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. |||||||