Calgary Centre-North

Calgary Centre-North
Alberta electoral district
Calgary Centre-North in relation to the other Calgary ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 2003
District abolished 2013
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 114,784
Electors (2011) 83,832
Area (km²)[2] 48.05
Census divisions Division No. 6
Census subdivisions Calgary

Calgary Centre-North (formerly known as Calgary North Centre) was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2015. It was a mixed urban and suburban constituency in Calgary – with a dense urban area close to the Bow River in the south and suburbs in the north of the riding, west of Deerfoot Trail and east of Nose Hill Park.

History

This riding was created as "Calgary North Centre" in 2003 from Calgary Centre (38%), Calgary—Nose Hill (38%) and Calgary Northeast (24%).

In 2004, it was renamed "Calgary Centre-North".

In 2013, it was abolished and redistributed into Calgary Confederation (67%) and Calgary Nose Hill (33%) ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament Years Member Party
Calgary North Centre
Riding created from Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast
and Calgary—Nose Hill
38th  2004–2006     Jim Prentice Conservative
Calgary Centre-North
39th  2006–2008     Jim Prentice Conservative
40th  2008–2010
41st  2011–2015 Michelle Rempel
Riding dissolved into Calgary Confederation and Calgary Nose Hill

Election results

Calgary Centre-North

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMichelle Rempel 28,443 56.53 0.00 $82,363.77
New DemocraticPaul Vargis 8,048 15.99 +0.67 $15,914.50
LiberalStephen Randall 7,046 14.00 +2.23 $55,742.32
GreenHeather MacIntosh 6,578 13.07 -2.22 $42,457.33
Marxist–LeninistPeggy Askin 203 0.40 +0.02 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,318 100.00  $
Total rejected ballots 200 0.40–
Turnout 50,518 60.55–
Eligible voters 83,431 ––


Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Prentice 27,371 56.53 +0.53 $67,126
New DemocraticJohn Chan 7,417 15.32 -1.46 $24,957
GreenEric Donovan 7,403 15.29 +3.49 n/a
LiberalDoug James 5,699 11.77 -1.93 $12,026
LibertarianJason McNeil 345 0.71 +0.71 $3,315
Marxist–LeninistPeggy Askin 184 0.38 +0.04 n/a
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,419 100.00  $88,582
Total rejected ballots ––
Turnout ––
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Prentice 31,174 56.00 +1.82 $69,871
New DemocraticJohn Chan 9,341 16.78 +4.66 $23,559
LiberalMatthew Moody 7,628 13.70 -7.65 $16,352
GreenMarc Andrew MacGillivray 6,573 11.80 +0.56 $4,212
IndependentMichael Falconar 383 0.68 -0.05 $1,133
First Peoples NationalDoug Dokis 206 0.37 – $0
Marxist–LeninistMargaret Peggy Askin 194 0.34 -0.01 $59
Canadian ActionJames Kohut 168 0.30 – $0
Total valid votes 55,667 100.00
Total rejected ballots 213 0.38
Turnout 55,880 63.80

Calgary North Centre

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Prentice 28,143 54.18 * $55,236
LiberalCathy McClusky 11,093 21.35 * $43,208
New DemocraticJohn Chan 6,298 12.12 * $15,764
GreenMark MacGillivray 5,840 11.24 * $3,450
IndependentMichael Falconar 380 0.73 * $3,076
Marxist–LeninistMargaret Peggy Askin 184 0.35 * $46
Total valid votes 51,938 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 188 0.36–
Turnout 52,126 60.97–

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012

External links

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