J. Albert Johnson

Actor

BIOGRAPHY

Calgary West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, and from 1979 to 2015. It was located in the western part of the City of Calgary.The electoral district was originally created in 1914 from Calgary riding. It was abolished in 1952 with parts being transferred to Calgary North, Calgary South, Bow River and Red Deer ridings. It was re-created in 1976 from Calgary North, Calgary South, Calgary Centre, and Palliser ridings. It was abolished during the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 into Calgary Signal Hill (58%), Calgary Rocky Ridge (25%) and Calgary Confederation (17%).From 1993 to 1997, Calgary West was represented by future Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Harper would later represent the nearby riding of Calgary Southwest.

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