# Calgary-McKnight (provincial electoral district)

Calgary-McKnight was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993.

## History

The Calgary-McKnight electoral district was created in the 1971 electoral boundary re-distribution from a merger of Calgary-North and Calgary Queens Park. In the 1993 electoral boundary re-distribution, Calgary-McKnight expanded and was renamed to Calgary Nose Creek. Calgary-McKnight was named because McKnight Boulevard the main east west artery in the north at the time, cut through the middle of the riding.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-McKnight :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See Calgary-North electoral district from 1959-1971 and Calgary Queens Park electoral district from 1963-1971 |||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Calvin Lee | Progressive Conservative |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Eric C. Musgreave | Progressive Conservative |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | Eric C. Musgreave | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Eric C. Musgreave | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Eric C. Musgreave | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Yolande Gagnon | Liberal |
| See Calgary Nose Creek electoral district from 1993-2004 |||||

## Legislative election results
### 1971

vte1971 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Calvin Lee | 6,134 | 47.75% | – |
| | Social Credit | Jim Richards | 5,368 | 41.79% | – |
| | New Democratic | Walter H. Siewert | 1,097 | 8.54% | – |
| | Liberal | Philip T. Keuber | 246 | 1.92% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,845 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 58 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 17,756 | 72.67% | – |
| | 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: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1975

vte1975 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eric C. Musgreave | 8,586 | 67.88% | 20.13% |
| | New Democratic | Ray Martin | 1,747 | 13.81% | 5.27% |
| | Social Credit | Allen Howard | 1,572 | 12.43% | -29.36% |
| | Liberal | Pat Smart | 743 | 5.87% | 3.96% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,648 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 15 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 21,556 | 58.74% | -13.92% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 24.05% |
| Source(s) Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1979

vte1979 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eric C. Musgreave | 7,248 | 61.99% | -5.90% |
| | Social Credit | Jerry Melchin | 2,684 | 22.95% | 10.53% |
| | New Democratic | Jack Dale | 1,097 | 9.38% | -4.43% |
| | Liberal | John J. Gleason | 664 | 5.68% | -0.20% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,693 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 22,044 | 53.04% | -5.70% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -7.52% |
| Source(s) Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1982

vte1982 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eric C. Musgreave | 12,130 | 71.70% | 9.72% |
| | New Democratic | Eileen Nesbitt | 2,451 | 14.49% | 5.11% |
| | Western Canada Concept | John Jasienczyk | 1,332 | 7.87% | – |
| | Liberal | John J. Gleason | 621 | 3.67% | -2.01% |
| | Social Credit | Jerry J. Glowacki | 383 | 2.26% | -20.69% |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,917 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 39 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 29,771 | 56.95% | 3.91% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 9.09% |
| Source(s) Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1986

vte1986 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eric C. Musgreave | 4,823 | 55.18% | -16.52% |
| | New Democratic | Sandra Botting | 2,610 | 29.86% | 15.37% |
| | Liberal | Carol Reimer | 1,307 | 14.95% | 11.28% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,740 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 27 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 25,480 | 34.41% | -22.55% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -15.95% |
| Source(s) Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1989

vte1989 Alberta general election: Calgary-McKnight :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yolande Gagnon | 5,303 | 42.84% | 27.89% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark Petros | 4,704 | 38.00% | -17.18% |
| | New Democratic | Roy Brown | 2,371 | 19.15% | -10.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,378 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 29 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 26,617 | 46.61% | 12.21% |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -10.24% |
| Source(s) Source: "Calgary-McKnight Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||