Calgary-Elbow

Calgary-Elbow
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Elbow within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Samir Kayande
New Democratic
District created1971
First contested1971
Last contested2023

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[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ "Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. ^ von Scheel, Elise (October 24, 2022). "Orange is the new blue: How progressive conservatives could help the NDP win power". CBC News.