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.
 Alberta electoral district | |
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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 | Division No. 6 |
| Census subdivision | Calgary |
History
editThis 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
editThis riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Calgary North Centre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| 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
editCalgary Centre-North
edit| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michelle Rempel Garner | 28,443 | 56.53 | –0.01 | $81,987.23 | |||
| New Democratic | Paul Vargis | 8,048 | 15.99 | +0.67 | $14,987.13 | |||
| Liberal | Stephen Randall | 7,046 | 14.00 | +2.22 | $55,715.23 | |||
| Green | Heather MacIntosh | 6,578 | 13.07 | –2.20 | $42,839.60 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Peggy Askin | 203 | 0.40 | +0.02 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,318 | 99.60 | – | $90,413.51 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.40 | +0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,518 | 59.71 | +3.42 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,609 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4][5] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Prentice | 27,361 | 56.54 | +0.54 | $69,415.18 | |||
| New Democratic | John Chan | 7,413 | 15.32 | –1.46 | $24,843.71 | |||
| Green | Eric Donovan | 7,392 | 15.27 | +3.46 | $19,802.30 | |||
| Liberal | Doug James | 5,699 | 11.78 | –1.92 | $12,025.64 | |||
| Libertarian | Jason E. McNeil | 345 | 0.71 | – | $3,354.62 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Peggy Askin | 184 | 0.38 | +0.03 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,394 | 99.64 | – | $88,581.95 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 177 | 0.36 | –0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,571 | 56.29 | –7.51 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,287 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.46 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[6][7][8] | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Prentice | 31,174 | 56.00 | +1.81 | $68,692.06 | |||
| New Democratic | John Chan | 9,341 | 16.78 | +4.65 | $20,639.09 | |||
| Liberal | Matthew Moody | 7,628 | 13.70 | –7.66 | $15,651.89 | |||
| Green | Mark MacGillivray | 6,573 | 11.81 | +0.57 | $7,133.24 | |||
| Independent | Michael Falconar | 383 | 0.69 | –0.04 | $1,118.01 | |||
| First Peoples National | Doug Dokis | 206 | 0.37 | – | $717.70 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Peggy Askin | 194 | 0.35 | +0.00 | $60.00 | |||
| Canadian Action | James Kohut | 168 | 0.30 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,667 | 99.62 | – | $84,783.07 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 213 | 0.38 | +0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,880 | 63.80 | +2.83 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 87,581 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.23 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[9][10][11] | ||||||||
Calgary North Centre
edit| 2004 Canadian federal election: Calgary North Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Prentice | 28,143 | 54.19 | – | $54,480.31 | |||
| Liberal | Cathy McClusky | 11,093 | 21.36 | – | $43,209.00 | |||
| New Democratic | John Chan | 6,298 | 12.13 | – | $15,356.72 | |||
| Green | Mark MacGillivray | 5,840 | 11.24 | – | $4,032.78 | |||
| Independent | Michael Falconar | 380 | 0.73 | – | $3,176.06 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Peggy Askin | 184 | 0.35 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,938 | 99.64 | – | $81,240.04 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.36 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 52,126 | 60.97 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,490 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from | Swing | N/A | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14] | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Calgary Centre-North, Alberta (2011)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Calgary Centre-North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Calgary Centre-North, Alberta (2008)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ "Fortieth General Election 2008 — Poll-by-poll Results: Calgary Centre-North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2008.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2008). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2008 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Calgary Centre-North, Alberta (2006)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Calgary Centre-North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Calgary Centre-North, Alberta (2004)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Calgary North Centre". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- "Calgary Centre-North (Code 48003) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2011.