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{{short description|Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name                =Calgary-Buffalo
| province            =Alberta
| image               =Calgary-Buffalo 2017.svg
| caption             =Calgary-Buffalo within the [[Calgary|City of Calgary]], 2017 boundaries
| prov-rep            =Joe Ceci
| prov-rep-party      =NDP
| prov-status         =active
| prov-created        =1971
| prov-abolished      =
| prov-election-first =1971
| prov-election-last  =2023
}}
'''Calgary-Buffalo''' is a current [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. The district is one of [[List of Alberta provincial electoral districts|87 districts]] mandated to return a single [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|member (MLA)]] to the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] using the [[first past the post]] method of voting. Calgary-Buffalo is currently represented by NDP MLA [[Joe Ceci]].
The [[Electoral district (Canada)|riding]] comprises primarily the [[Downtown Calgary|downtown]] core of the city of [[Calgary]]. The riding has broad demographic diversity, and comprises the most transient population in Alberta.
The riding contains a mix of corporate office towers, luxury apartment buildings, [[Chinatown]] in the north part of the riding and lower income apartments in the south along the Beltline community. The [[Alberta Liberal Party|Liberal]]s have won this riding seven times, the [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative]]s six, and the [[New Democratic Party of Alberta| New Democrats]] twice, while the [[Alberta Reform Movement]] was represented very briefly.
Due to the nature of the riding, candidates have a tougher time running a campaign, as traditional campaign methods — i.e., placement of lawn signs, door knocking, and voter identification — have proven to be of limited usefulness.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
The riding was created in 1971, largely out of the old [[Calgary Centre (provincial electoral district)|Calgary Centre]] riding and a small portion of the eastern part of [[Calgary-West|Calgary West]].
==History==
The electoral district was created in the 1971 boundary re-distribution out of parts of [[Calgary Centre (provincial electoral district)|Calgary Centre]], [[Calgary Victoria Park]], and [[Calgary-West]]. The district has shifted boundaries many times over the years but has always covered the downtown core of Calgary.
The [[Alberta Electoral Boundary Re-distribution, 2010|2010 Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution]] saw significant changes to the district, losing a huge portion of land to [[Calgary-Currie]] on the west boundary when it was cut from 37 Street to 14 Street SW. The East Village neighbourhood and [[Fort Calgary]] were moved into [[Calgary-Fort]] on the west side and the south boundary was pushed from 17 Avenue into Lower Mount Royal to run along approximately 19 Avenue in land that used to be in Calgary-Currie. The electoral district would have a population of 40,381 in 2010, which was 1.2% below the provincial average of 40,880.<ref name="2010changes">{{cite web|title=Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/egovdocs/2010/alch/9780986536717.pdf |isbn=978-0-9865367-1-7 |date=June 2010 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |author=Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission |publisher=[[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]}}</ref>
The 2017 Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution saw Calgary-Buffalo expand East into the communities of [[Ramsay, Calgary|Ramsay]] and [[Inglewood, Calgary|Inglewood]]. The boundaries as adjusted would give the electoral district a population of 49,907 in 2017, 7% above the provincial average of 46,803.<ref name="2017boundarychanges">{{cite web|title=Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/egovdocs/2017/alch/224424.pdf |date=October 2017 |isbn=978-1-988620-04-6 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |author=Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission |publisher=[[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]}}</ref>
===Boundary history===
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!colspan=4|3 Calgary-Buffalo 2003 boundaries<ref name="2003bound">{{cite book|title=Statutes of the Province of Alberta|chapter=E‑4.1|url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=E04P1.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=0779738748|publisher=Government of Alberta|year=2003|page=7}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=4|Bordering districts
|-
!North
!East
!West
!South
|-
|[[Calgary-Mountain View]]
|[[Calgary-Egmont]] and [[Calgary-Fort]]
|[[Calgary-Bow]]
|[[Calgary-Currie]] and [[Calgary-Elbow]]
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|''riding map goes here''
|colspan=2 align=center|[[File:Calgary Provincial Riding - Calgary Buffalo.svg]]
|-
!colspan=4|Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 2003, Electoral Divisions Act.
|-
|colspan=4|Starting at the intersection of the northerly extension of 37 Street SW with the right bank of the Bow River; then 1. southeast along the right bank of the Bow River to the left bank of the Elbow River; 2. south and west along the left bank of the Elbow River to 1 Street SE; 3. north along 1 Street SE to 17 Avenue SE; 4. west along 17 Avenue SE and 17 Avenue SW to 45 Street SW; 5. north along 45 Street SW to 8 Avenue SW; 6. east along 8 Avenue SW to 37 Street SW; 7. north along 37 Street SW and its northerly extension to the starting point.
|-
|colspan=4|'''Note:'''
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!colspan=4|5 Calgary-Buffalo 2010 boundaries<ref name="2010bound">{{cite web|title=Bill 28 Electoral Divisions Act|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|year=2010|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/bills/bill/legislature_27/session_3/20100204_bill-028.pdf}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=4|Bordering districts
|-
!North
!East
!West
!South
|-
|[[Calgary-Mountain View]]
|[[Calgary-Fort]]
|[[Calgary-Currie]]
|[[Calgary-Acadia]] and [[Calgary-Elbow]]
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|[[File:CalgaryBuffalo electoral district 2010.jpg|200px]]
|colspan=2 align=center|[[File:CalgaryBuffalo in Calgary.jpg|200px]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Note: Boundary descriptions were not used in the 2010 redistribution'''
|}
===Representation history===
{{Align|right|
{{AbMLA/top|Edmonton-Whitemud}}
{{AbMLA/change|Riding created from [[Calgary Centre (provincial electoral district)|Calgary Centre]], [[Calgary Victoria Park]] and [[Calgary West (provincial electoral district)|Calgary West]]}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1971
| ToYr         = 1975
| Assembly#    = 17
| AbParty      = PC
| RepName      = Ron Ghitter
| RepTerms#    = 2
| PartyTerms#  = 3
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1975
| ToYr         = 1979
| Assembly#    = 18
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1979
| ToYr         = 1980
| Assembly#    = 19
| RepName      = Tom Sindlinger
| RepTerms#    = 3
| #ByElections = 2
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1980
| ToYr         = 1982
| AbParty      = Independent Conservative
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1982
| ToYr         = 1982
| AbParty      = [[Alberta Reform Movement]]
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1982
| ToYr         = 1985
| Assembly#    = 20
| RepName      = Brian Lee
| RepLink      = Brian Lee (politician)
| AbParty      = PC
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1986
| ToYr         = 1989
| Assembly#    = 21
| RepName      = Sheldon Chumir
| AbParty      = Liberal
| RepTerms#    = 2
| PartyTerms#  = 5
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1989
| ToYr         = 1992
| Assembly#    = 22
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1992
| ToYr         = 1993
| RepName      = Gary Dickson
| RepTerms#    = 3
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1993
| ToYr         = 1997
| Assembly#    = 23
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 1997
| ToYr         = 2001
| Assembly#    = 24
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 2001
| ToYr         = 2004
| Assembly#    = 25
| RepName      = Harvey Cenaiko
| AbParty      = PC
| RepTerms#    = 2
| PartyTerms#  = 2
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 2004
| ToYr         = 2008
| Assembly#    = 26
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 2008
| ToYr         = 2012
| Assembly#    = 27
| RepName      = Kent Hehr
| AbParty      = Liberal
| RepTerms#    = 2
| PartyTerms#  = 2
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 2012
| ToYr         = 2015
| Assembly#    = 28
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 2015
| ToYr         = 2019
| Assembly#    = 29
| RepName      = Kathleen Ganley
| AbParty      = NDP
| PartyTerms#  = 3
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 2019
| ToYr         = 2023
| Assembly#    = 30
| RepName      = Joe Ceci
| RepTerms#    = 2
}}
{{AbMLA/row
| FromYr       = 2023
| ToYr         =
| Assembly#    = 31
}}
{{AbMLA/end}}
}}
The electoral district of Calgary-Buffalo was created in the boundary redistribution of 1971. The area it covered primarily consisted of three antecedent riding's Calgary Centre, Calgary Victoria Park and Calgary West. The riding primarily covers the City of Calgary's downtown core and belt line as well as some southwest [[inner city]] neighbourhoods. The riding is one of Calgary's few swing ridings.
The Progressive Conservatives won the first election easily under Ron Ghitter who was later appointed to the [[Senate of Canada]]. The second member of the riding Tom Sindlinger who was elected in the 1979 general election. He was removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus on October 16, 1980 and sat as an Independent Conservative after calling for increased transparency with the [[Heritage Trust Fund]].
Sindlinger formed the Alberta Reform Movement, a right wing party and became its leader on September 17, 1982. He was the first and only member of that party to form the Alberta Reform Movement caucus in the legislature. He was defeated in the 1982 general election in a landslide by Progressive Conservative Brian Lee.
Lee only held one term before being defeated by Liberal Sheldon Chumir in 1986. Chumir was re-elected with a landslide in 1989. He died on January 26, 1992. Liberal Gary Dickson won a by-election later that year and held the district for three terms before retiring.
The Progressive Conservatives won the seat back in 2001 with Harvey Cenaiko who was later given the cabinet portfolio of Solicitor General. He retired in 2008. Liberal candidate Kent Hehr won back the electoral district for his party in 2008. April 23, 2012, Kent Hehr was re-elected for a second term during the biggest percentage turnout of eligible voters since 1993. 2015 election, Kent Hehr decided to step up to the Federal Election which will be fall of 2015.
NDP candidate Kathleen Ganley won Calgary Buffalo for her party in the provincial election of 2015 for the first time. Joe Ceci was elected under the NDP banner in 2019 and is the current MLA.
==Legislative election results==
===Graphical summary===
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''1971'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:11.09%;" | 11.09%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:42.56%;" | 42.56%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:46.35%;" | '''46.35%'''
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}|Social Credit}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|'''Progressive Conservative'''}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''1975'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:9.53%;" | 9.53%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:8.54%;" | 8.54%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:70.88%;" | '''70.88%'''
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:10.45%;" | 10.45%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Communist}}; width:0.6%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}|Social Credit}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|'''Progressive Conservative'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|Liberal}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Communist}}|}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''1979'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:10.39%;" | 10.39%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:14.15%;" | 14.15%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:64.02%;" | '''64.02%'''
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:10.83%;" | 10.83%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Communist}}; width:0.61%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}|Social Credit}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|'''Progressive Conservative'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|Liberal}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Communist}}|}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''1982'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:9.93%;" | 9.93%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:62.27%;" | '''62.27%'''
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent}}; width:21.73%;" | 21.73%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Western Canada Concept}}; width:6.07%;" | 6.07%
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|'''Progressive Conservative'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent}}|Alberta Reform Movement}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Western Canada Concept}}|Western Canada}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''1986'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:10.98%;" | 10.98%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:34.64%;" | 34.64%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:52.84%;" | '''52.84'''%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Representative}}; width:1.54%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Representative}}|}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''1989'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:7.64%;" | 7.64%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:31.33%;" | 31.33%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:61.03%;" | '''61.03'''%
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''1992'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:25.4%;" | 25.4%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:15.25%;" | 15.25%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:53.89%;" | '''53.89'''%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Confederation of Regions}}; width:3.12%;" |
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}; width:2.34%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Confederation of Regions}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}|}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''1993'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:10.02%;" | 10%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:40.7%;" | 40.7%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:45.54%;" | '''45.54'''%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}; width:2%;" |
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Natural Law}}; width:1.74%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Natural Law}}|}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''1997'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:5.83%;" | 5.83%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:3.2% | 3%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:43.84%;" | 43.84%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:45.91%;" | '''45.91'''%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Natural Law}}; width:1.22%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Natural Law}}|}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''2001'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:4.59%;" | 4.59%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:1.1% |
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:54.18%;" | '''54.18%'''
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:40.13%;" | 40.13%
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|'''Progressive Conservative'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|Liberal}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''2004'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:4.91%;" | 4.9%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:0.94% |
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:43.53%;" | '''43.53%'''
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance}}; width:3.8%;" | 4%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:36.42%;" | 36.42%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}; width:0.73%;" |
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}; width:8.67%;" | 8.67%
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|'''Progressive Conservative'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance}}|Alliance}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|Liberal}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}|Green}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''2008'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:4.12%;" | 4.1%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}; width:1.69% |
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:38.85%;" | 38.85%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:48.83%;" | '''48.83%'''
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}; width:6.51%;" | 6.5%
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}|Green}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''2012'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:4.95%;" | 5%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:30.61%;" | 30.61%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}; width:20.31%;" | 20.31%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:42.02%;" | '''42.02%'''
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}; width:2.11%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|NDP}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}|Wildrose}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|'''Liberal'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}|}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''2015'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:35.11%;" | '''35.11'''%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}; width:28.09%;" | 28.09%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}; width:10.15%;" | 10.15%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:24.67%;" | 24.67%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}; width:1.98%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|'''NDP'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC}}|Progressive Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose}}|Wildrose}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|Liberal}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}|}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''2019'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:48.86%;" | '''48.86'''%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}}; width:39.16%;" | 39.16%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}; width:2.55%;" | 2.5%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}; width:6.91%;" | 6.9%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}; width:1.89%;" |
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Western Canada Concept}}; width:0.64%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|'''NDP'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}}|United Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta}}|Alberta}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Western Canada Concept}}|}}
|}
{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+'''2023'''
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}; width:63.00%;" | '''63.00'''%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}}; width:34.75%;" | 34.75%
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}; width:1.66%;" |
| style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Solidarity Movement}}; width:0.60%;" |
|-
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}}|'''NDP'''}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}}|United Conservative}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green}}|}}
| {{colour|{{Canadian party colour|AB|Solidary Movement}}|}}
|}
===1971===
{{Alberta provincial election, 1971/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===1975===
{{Alberta provincial election, 1975/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===1979===
{{Alberta provincial election, 1979/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===1982===
{{Alberta provincial election, 1982/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===1986===
{{Alberta provincial election, 1986/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===1989===
{{Alberta provincial election, 1989/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===1992 by-election===
{{CANelec/top|AB|July 21, 1992|Calgary-Buffalo|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=Called upon the death of death of Liberal MLA [[Sheldon Chumir]] on January 26, 1992.}}
{{CANelec|AB|Liberal|[[Gary Dickson]]|4,636|53.89%|-7.14%}}
{{CANelec|AB|NDP|Elaine Husband|2,185|25.40%|17.76%}}
{{CANelec|AB|PC|[[Rod Love]]|1,312|15.25%|-16.08%}}
{{CANelec|AB|CoR|Joseph Babineau|268|3.12%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|AB|Greens|Sol Candel|201|2.34%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,602|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected, Spoiled and Declined|47|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible electors / Turnout|26,029|%|%}}
{{CANelec/hold|AB|Liberal|%}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source:<ref name="1992 official">{{cite web|title=Calgary-Buffalo By-election results|publisher=Elections Alberta|date=July 21, 1992|url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#july1992|access-date=March 3, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607094042/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#july1992|archive-date=June 7, 2009}}</ref>}}
{{end}}
===1993===
{{Alberta provincial election, 1993/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===1997===
{{Alberta provincial election, 1997/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===2001===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2001/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===2004===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2004/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===2008===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2008/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===2012===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2012/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===2015===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2015/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===2019===
[[File:Calgary Buffalo, Results by polling division.png|thumb|right|Results by Polling Division]]
{{Alberta provincial election, 2019/Calgary-Buffalo}}
===2023===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2023/Calgary-Buffalo}}
==Senate nominee election results==
===2004===
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="5" align=center|'''[[2004 Alberta Senate nominee election|2004 Senate nominee election results]]: Calgary-Buffalo'''<ref name="senresults2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Reports/SN_snetabulation.pdf |title=Senate Nominee Election 2004 Tabulation of Official Results |publisher=Elections Alberta |access-date=February 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704143923/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Reports/SN_snetabulation.pdf |archive-date=July 4, 2009 }}</ref>
| colspan="2"|'''Turnout 31.76%'''
|-
!style="width: 10px;"|
|'''Affiliation'''
|'''Candidate'''
|'''Votes'''
|'''% votes'''
|'''% ballots'''
|'''Rank'''
{{CANelec|AB|PC|[[Bert Brown]]|2,743|15.18%|45.37%|1}}
{{CANelec|AB|PC|[[Jim Silye]]|2,393|13.24%|39.59%|5}}
{{CANelec|AB|PC|[[Betty Unger]]|2,177|12.05%|36.01%|2}}
{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}
|Independent
|[[Link Byfield]]
|2,134
|11.81%
|35.30%
|4
{{CANelec|AB|PC|[[Cliff Breitkreuz]]|2,104|11.64%|34.81%|3}}
{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}
|Independent
|[[Tom Sindlinger]]
|1,774
|9.82%
|29.35%
|9
{{CANelec|AB|PC|David Usherwood|1,539|8.52%|25.46%|6}}
{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}}
|Vance Gough
|1,159
|6.41%
|19.17%
|8
{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}}
|Michael Roth
|1,055
|5.84%
|17.45%
|7
{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}}
|Gary Horan
|994
|5.49%
|16.44%
|10
|-
|colspan="3" align="right"|'''Total votes'''
|'''18,072'''
|colspan="3"|'''100%'''
|-
|colspan="3" align="right"|'''Total ballots'''
|'''6,045'''
|colspan="3"|'''2.99 votes per ballot'''
|-
|colspan="3" align="right"|'''Rejected, spoiled and declined'''
|colspan="4"|'''1,796'''
|-
|align=center colspan=7|'''24,689 eligible electors'''
|}
''Voters had the option of selecting four candidates on the ballot''
===2012===
==Plebiscite results==
===1971 daylight saving plebiscite===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse"
|colspan="4"|Do you favour province-wide Daylight Saving Time?
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
|align="center"|'''For'''
|align="center"|'''Against'''
|-
|align="center"|'''9,363&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;76.80%'''
|align="center"|'''2,828&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.20%'''
|-
|align="center" colspan="2"|'''Province wide result: Passed'''
|}
==Student vote results==
===2004===
{| class="wikitable" align=right
!Participating schools<ref name="school">{{cite web|url=http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm |title=School by School results |publisher=Student Vote Canada |access-date=2008-04-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005211819/http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Schools.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2007 }}</ref>
|-
|Almadina ESL Charter School
|-
|National Sport School
|-
|Sacred Heart School
|}
On November 19, 2004 a student vote was conducted at participating Alberta schools to parallel the 2004 Alberta general election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. The vote was conducted in 80 of the 83 provincial electoral districts with students voting for actual election candidates. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="5" align="center"|'''2004 Alberta student vote results'''<ref name="stu2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Candidate.htm |title=Riding by Riding Results - the Candidates |publisher=Student Vote Canada |access-date=2008-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006095842/http://www.studentvote.ca/admin/election/Candidate.htm |archive-date=October 6, 2007 }}</ref>
|-
!style="width: 10px;"|
|'''Affiliation'''
|'''Candidate'''
|'''Votes'''
|'''%'''
{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}
|[[Alberta Liberal Party|Liberal]]
||Terry Taylor
|62
|34.44%
{{Canadian party colour|AB|Green|row-name}}
|Grant Neufeld
|32
|17.78%
{{CANelec|AB|PC|[[Harvey Cenaiko]]|22|12.22%}}
{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}
|[[Alberta New Democratic Party|New Democrat]]
|Cliff Hesby
|18
|10.00%
{{CANelec|AB|Alliance|Nadine Hunka|16|8.89%}}
{{CANelec|AB|Alberta|Carl Schwartz|16|8.89%}}
{{CANelec|AB|Social Credit|Elizabeth Fielding|14|7.78%}}
|-
|colspan="3" align="right"|'''Total'''
|'''180'''
|'''100%'''
|-
|colspan="3" align="right"|'''Rejected, spoiled and declined'''
|colspan="2"|'''7'''
|}
===2012===
==See also==
*[[List of Alberta provincial electoral districts]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/ Elections Alberta]
*[http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ The Legislative Assembly of Alberta]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150614103124/http://www.elections.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/ED5_CALGARY_BUFFALO.pdf Riding Map for Calgary Buffalo]
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[[Category:Alberta provincial electoral districts]]
[[Category:Politics of Calgary]]