Calgary-Forest Lawn
Calgary-Forest Lawn was a provincial electoral district in central east Calgary from 1979 to the 1989 election. In 1979 the riding was carved out of the southern end of Calgary McCall. The riding disappeared in 1993 when it merged with part of Calgary-Millican to re-form Calgary-East.
The riding was named after the community and former town of Forest Lawn.
1979 - 1989 Results
| Party | 1982 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | J.V.W. Gairy 314 |
Marg Bogstie 284 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Zaozirny 9,704 |
John Zaozirny 5,901 |
| N. D. P. | Ken Richmond 1,478 |
Doug Murdoch 813 |
| Social Credit | Ella Ayers 294 |
Don Howes 2,263 |
| Communist | Bruce Potter 56 |
Bruce Potter 47 |
| Western Canada Concept | Henry Braeutigam 1,244 |
|
| Independent | John Sutherland 577 |
| 1986 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Barry Pashak | 2,492 | 35.86% | 24.57% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Moe Amiri | 2,410 | 34.68% | -39.45% | ||||
| Liberal | Gene Czaprowski | 1,111 | 15.99% | 13.59% | ||||
| Independent | Mikey Graham | 271 | 3.90% | – | ||||
| Representative | Douglas Williams | 237 | 3.41% | – | ||||
| Independent | Gerald K. Lee | 224 | 3.22% | – | ||||
| Independent | Dorothy Bohdan | 109 | 1.57% | – | ||||
| Independent | Jim Othen | 67 | 0.96% | – | ||||
| Communist | Bruce Potter | 28 | 0.40% | -0.02% | ||||
| Total | 6,949 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 22,614 | 30.84% | -19.91% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -30.83% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Forest Lawn Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 1989 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Barry Pashak | 3,994 | 44.14% | 8.28% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Moe Amiri | 3,177 | 35.11% | 0.43% | ||||
| Liberal | Gene Czaprowski | 1,584 | 17.50% | 1.52% | ||||
| Independent | Jim Othen | 294 | 3.25% | 2.29% | ||||
| Total | 9,049 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 25 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 23,968 | 37.86% | 7.02% | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | 3.92% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Calgary-Forest Lawn Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||