Calgary Nose Hill (Alberta) 49/338

Calgary Nose Hill (Alberta)

Today we're in northern Calgary with Calgary Nose Hill!

Calgary Nose Hill has existed as a riding since 1997, created from the Calgary North and Wildrose ridings. The population of the riding was 115,795 in 2016. The riding is almost a quarter Chinese, 22.2% in 2016. The riding is named for Nose Hill Park, the fourth largest urban park in Canada at over 11 square kilometers.

Politically, I don't need to tell you. Wide margins, closer in 2015 and during the split Conservative years, but not too much difference. Provincially, two of the three went NDP in 2015, while the last remained PC. As you'd expect, however, they all flipped to the UCP in 2019, but the seats kept most of their NDP support, only losing at most 7%. The seat is currently represented by Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner.

Michelle Rempel Garner was first elected to the House of Commons in 2011 and served in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet as Minister of Western Economic Development. She actually first entered federal politics by volunteering for the MP she would eventually replace, Diane Albonczy, who she would eventually serve in cabinet alongside. In 2019, the riding was 15/34 in Alberta and 311/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 9.3/10 - I love how a lot of Calgary ridings are named after their parks!

Shape: 7.5/10 - This riding is okay for the most part, just the top part is so annoying to me. It doesn't even look like anyone even lives there.

Individuality: 4.2/10 - It is cool that two female ministers served here, but not too different from the rest of the city/province.

Total: 21/30 (70%)

See you tomorrow in Calgary Rocky Ridge!