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 division(s) | Division No. 6 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Calgary |
Calgary Centre-North (formerly known as Calgary North Centre) was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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[edit]
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[edit]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary North Centre | ||||
| Riding created from Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast and Calgary—Nose Hill |
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| 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[edit]
Calgary Centre-North[edit]
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michelle Rempel | 28,443 | 56.53 | 0.00 | $82,363.77 | |||
| New Democratic | Paul Vargis | 8,048 | 15.99 | +0.67 | $15,914.50 | |||
| Liberal | Stephen Randall | 7,046 | 14.00 | +2.23 | $55,742.32 | |||
| Green | Heather MacIntosh | 6,578 | 13.07 | -2.22 | $42,457.33 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy 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 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Prentice | 27,371 | 56.53 | +0.53 | $67,126 | |||
| New Democratic | John Chan | 7,417 | 15.32 | -1.46 | $24,957 | |||
| Green | Eric Donovan | 7,403 | 15.29 | +3.49 | $10,654 | |||
| Liberal | Doug James | 5,699 | 11.77 | -1.93 | $12,026 | |||
| Libertarian | Jason McNeil | 345 | 0.71 | +0.71 | $3,315 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy 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 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Prentice | 31,174 | 56.00 | +1.82 | $69,871 | |||
| New Democratic | John Chan | 9,341 | 16.78 | +4.66 | $23,559 | |||
| Liberal | Matthew Moody | 7,628 | 13.70 | -7.65 | $16,352 | |||
| Green | Marc Andrew MacGillivray | 6,573 | 11.80 | +0.56 | $4,212 | |||
| Independent | Michael Falconar | 383 | 0.68 | -0.05 | $1,133 | |||
| First Peoples National | Doug Dokis | 206 | 0.37 | – | $0 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Peggy Askin | 194 | 0.34 | -0.01 | $59 | |||
| Canadian Action | James 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[edit]
| 2004 Canadian federal election: Calgary North Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Prentice | 28,143 | 54.18 | * | $55,236 | |||
| Liberal | Cathy McClusky | 11,093 | 21.35 | * | $43,208 | |||
| New Democratic | John Chan | 6,298 | 12.12 | * | $15,764 | |||
| Green | Mark MacGillivray | 5,840 | 11.24 | * | $3,450 | |||
| Independent | Michael Falconar | 380 | 0.73 | * | $3,076 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Margaret 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[edit]
References[edit]
- "Calgary Centre-North (Code 48003) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- Riding history for Calgary North Centre (2003-2004) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Calgary Centre-North (2004-2008) from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 results from Elections Canada
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
Notes[edit]
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012