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For other districts and communities of a similar name, see South Calgary (disambiguation).

Calgary South was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West and Calgary East ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Calgary Southwest and Calgary West ridings.

Election results

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Location of Calgary South within Calgary between the 1952 and 1966 representation orders
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Carl Olof Nickle 12,491
Liberal Edward Joseph McCormick 8,689
Social Credit Tom Glen 6,829
Co-operative Commonwealth George Ellinson 1,501
Labor–Progressive Josephine Longridge 339
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Arthur Ryan Smith 21,065
Liberal Donald Hugh MacKay 11,599
Social Credit Cliff M. Willmott 5,738
Co-operative Commonwealth H.J. Ryan 1,033
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Arthur Ryan Smith 29,482
Liberal Mel Shannon 7,039
Social Credit Frank Brown 3,884
Co-operative Commonwealth H.J. Ryan 1,416
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Arthur Ryan Smith 21,927
Liberal Frank S. Morley 12,837
Social Credit Bob Woodman 8,806
New Democratic F. William Hanley 3,654
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Harry Hays 21,619
Progressive Conservative Jack Leslie 19,760
Social Credit Glen Cumming 8,753
New Democratic F.W. Hanley 3,760
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Harold Raymond Ballard 20,640
Liberal Harry Hays 20,525
Social Credit E. Leonard Pearson 7,970
New Democratic David Gravells 3,678
Location of Calgary South within Calgary between the 1966 and 1976 representation orders
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pat Mahoney 20,472
Progressive Conservative Harold Raymond Ballard 19,716
New Democratic Jack D. Peters 2,798
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Peter Bawden 34,925
Liberal Pat Mahoney 18,437
New Democratic Joseph Yanchula 5,386
Social Credit Ralph Wilson Cameron 1,233
Independent E. John Mason 110
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Peter Bawden 41,530
Liberal Don Green 14,116
New Democratic Bohdan Harasymiw 3,558
Social Credit Ralph W. Cameron 1,120
Independent Stephen E. Browning 607
Location of Calgary South within Calgary between the 1976 and 1987 representation orders
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative John William Thomson 37,900
Liberal Jim Palmer 14,839
New Democratic Cathie McCreary 3,584
Social Credit Raymond Hurst 460
Libertarian Luc C. Comtois 174
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative John William Thomson 34,873
Liberal Madeline Hombert 11,754
New Democratic Cathie McCreary 2,812
Rhinoceros David E. Fred Lambe 887
Independent Walter Petrigo 527
Social Credit Alma E. Hancock 305
Marxist–Leninist André Vachon 34
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bobbie Sparrow 55,590 77.91 +9.79
Liberal Harold Millican 7,827 10.97 -11.99
New Democratic Brendan Quigley 6,135 8.60 +3.10
Confederation of Regions Phyllis Kobley 866 1.21
Independent Larry Heather 800 1.12
Commonwealth of Canada Bill Bohdan 136 0.19
Total valid votes 71,354
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.89

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