Calgary Southwest

Calgary Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. The district was in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail, and west of the Canadian Pacific railway. The seat was held by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. HistoryThe electoral district was created in 1987 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West, Calgary East, and Calgary South ridings. The riding was abolished during the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 80% into Calgary Heritage and 20% into Calgary Midnapore. Members of ParliamentThis riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada: Members of ParliamentAll three of the riding's MPs were prominent, Bobbie Sparrow served in the Kim Campbell cabinet, while Preston Manning was the leader of the Reform Party of Canada, its final MP in this configuration was Prime Minister Stephen Harper, an economist and a lecturer. He was first elected in 2002 and is the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Calgary Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. The district was in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail, and west of the Canadian Pacific railway. The seat was held by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. HistoryThe electoral district was created in 1987 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West, Calgary East, and Calgary South ridings. The riding was abolished during the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 80% into Calgary Heritage and 20% into Calgary Midnapore. Members of ParliamentThis riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada: Members of ParliamentAll three of the riding's MPs were prominent, Bobbie Sparrow served in the Kim Campbell cabinet, while Preston Manning was the leader of the Reform Party of Canada, its final MP in this configuration was Prime Minister Stephen Harper, an economist and a lecturer. He was first elected in 2002 and is the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.