Calgary Centre

Calgary Centre (French: Calgary-Centre; formerly known as Calgary South Centre) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. The riding consists of many young adults who have a relatively high average household income and education level. As the riding encompasses the downtown core and large swaths of apartment blocks in the communities west and south of downtown, Calgary Centre has a low home ownership rate compared to the rest of Canada.

Calgary Centre
Alberta electoral district
Boundaries of Calgary Centre as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Coordinates:51°02′25″N 114°06′06″W
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Greg McLean
Conservative
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]108,931
Electors (2019)95,408
Area (km²)[1]49
Pop. density (per km²)2,223.1
Census division(s)Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)Calgary

History

The original Calgary Centre was created in 1966 from parts of the former electoral districts of Calgary North and Calgary South. This riding was abolished in the 2003 Representation Order when parts of it went to the neighbouring electoral districts of Calgary North Centre and Calgary West and to Calgary South Centre. The latter was renamed Calgary Centre in 2004. When it was created in 2003 (as Calgary South Centre), it included 70,972 people from the abolished district of Calgary Centre, 38,889 people from Calgary West and 7,578 from Calgary Southwest.

The riding was notable at the 2000 federal election when residents elected former Prime Minister Joe Clark, representing the Progressive Conservatives, making the riding one of the few areas in Alberta that did not elect a candidate from the Canadian Alliance.

This riding lost territory to Calgary Signal Hill and gained territory from Calgary East during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Geography

The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Downtown Calgary, Beltline, Mission, Cliff Bungalow, Mount Royal, Elbow Park, Scarboro, Sunalta, Shaganappi, Killarney/Glengarry, Richmond, Bankview, South Calgary, Rutland Park, CFB - Currie, Lincoln Park, CFB - Lincoln Park, Altadore, North Glenmore Park, Britannia, Elboya, Windsor Park, Manchester, Bel-Aire, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, Inglewood, Ramsay, Parkhill, Erlton, Rideau/Roxboro, Eau Claire, Chinatown, Downtown East Village

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2006): 78.80% White, 5.89% Chinese, 2.76% Black, 2.44% Aboriginal, 2.29% South Asian, 2.05% Filipino, 1.21% Latin American, 1.09% Arab
Languages (2011): 73.19% English, 4.13% Chinese, 2.09% French, 2.04% Spanish, 1.76% Tagalog, 1.21% Arabic, 1.21% Korean
Religions (2001): 32.63% Protestant, 24.52% Catholic, 2.23% Christian Orthodox, 4.88% Other Christian, 2.60% Muslim, 1.09% Jewish, 1.04% Buddhist, 30.14% No religion
Median income (2005): $30,729

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Calgary Centre
Riding created from Calgary North and Calgary South
28th  1968–1972     Douglas Harkness Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974 Harvie Andre
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Jim Silye Reform
36th  1997–2000[nb 1] Eric Lowther
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003[nb 2]     Joe Clark Progressive Conservative
 2003–2004     Independent
38th  2004–2006     Lee Richardson Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2012[nb 3]
 2012–2015 Joan Crockatt
42nd  2015–2019     Kent Hehr Liberal
43rd  2019–present     Greg McLean Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

This seat is held by Greg McLean. McLean, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, was elected in the 2019 federal election.

Election results

Graph of election results in Calgary (South) Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Calgary Centre, 2006–present

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGreg McLean37,30656.6+11.44$111,276.33
LiberalKent Hehr17,77127.0-19.52$112,059.94
New DemocraticJessica Buresi6,5169.9+4.33$832.79
GreenThana Boonlert2,8534.3+2.1$7,973.82
People'sChevy Johnston9071.4-$13,514.03
Animal ProtectionEden Gould2470.4-$1,717.18
IndependentMichael Pewtress1380.2-0.19$1,189.15
Christian HeritageDawid Pawlowski1220.2-none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,864100.0
Total rejected ballots 385
Turnout 66,24969.4
Eligible voters 95,408
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.48
Source: Elections Canada[2][3][4]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalKent Hehr28,49646.52+27.40$190,509.57
ConservativeJoan Crockatt27,74645.30-10.07$157,845.73
New DemocraticJillian Ratti3,4125.57-9.59$19,466.71
GreenThana Boonlert1,3472.20-8.13$3,584.84
IndependentYogi Henderson2480.39$1,203.28
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,249100.00 $222,181.20
Total rejected ballots 2270.37
Turnout 61,47672.36
Eligible voters 84,960
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +18.73
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]


2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative22,94955.37
  Liberal7,92619.12
  New Democratic6,28515.16
  Green4,28210.33
  Others80.02
Canadian federal by-election, November 26, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJoan Crockatt10,19136.87−20.81$95,251
LiberalHarvey Locke9,03332.68+15.15$97,025
GreenChris Turner7,09025.65+15.74$100,180
New DemocraticDan Meades1,0643.85−11.01$90,148
IndependentAntoni Grochowski1410.51$0
LibertarianTony Prashad1210.44$255
Total valid votes/Expense limit 27,640 100.00$102,128.86
Total rejected ballots 92
Turnout 27,73229.51
Eligible voters 93,984
Conservative hold Swing −35.96
By-election due to the resignation of Lee Richardson.
Source: "November 26, 2012 By-elections". Elections Canada. November 27, 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLee Richardson28,40157.68+2.08$80,989.16
LiberalJennifer Pollock8,63117.53-0.37$52,961.24
New DemocraticDonna Marlis Montgomery7,31414.86+5.85$0.00
GreenWilliam Hamilton4,8899.93-6.64$30,754.09
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,235100.00  $93,844.88
Total rejected ballots 261 0.53
Turnout 49,49655.41
Eligible voters 89,322
Conservative hold Swing +1.2


2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLee Richardson26,08555.60+0.19$72,165
LiberalHeesung Kim8,40217.90-1.29$34,321
GreenNatalie Odd7,77816.57+4.89$29,509
New DemocraticTyler Kinch4,2299.01-4.24$9,881
IndependentAntony Grochowski4200.89*n/a
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,914100.00  $90,677
Total rejected ballots 2280.48-0.02
Turnout 47,14253.16-8.86
Conservative hold Swing +0.7


2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLee Richardson30,21355.41+4.26$82,276
LiberalHeesung Kim10,46419.19-10.70$36,623
New DemocraticBrian Pincott7,22713.25+4.76$8,689
GreenJohn Johnson6,37211.68+176$3,431
Canadian ActionTrevor Grover2590.45-0.08
Total valid votes 54,525100.00 
Total rejected ballots 2750.50+0.11
Turnout 54,80062.02+4.48
Conservative hold Swing +7.5

Calgary South Centre, 2004–2005

2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLee Richardson26,19251.15-33.42$78,167
LiberalJulia Turnbull15,30529.89+20.06$71,037
GreenPhillip K. Liesemer5,0809.92+7.88$1,898
New DemocraticKeith Purdy4,3508.49+5.69$4,667
Canadian ActionTrevor Grover2740.53*n/a
Total valid votes 51,201100.00- 6,041
Total rejected ballots 2020.39+0.02
Turnout 51,40357.54+0.76
Conservative hold Swing -23.21

Results based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is compared to a combination of Progressive Conservative Party and Canadian Alliance totals.

Calgary Centre, 1966–2003

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeJoe Clark26,35846.05+27.49$67,789
AllianceEric Lowther22,05438.52-1.55$72,436
LiberalJoanne Levy5,6309.83-22.80$45,827
New DemocraticDon LePan1,6042.80-3.25$1,780
GreenMichael Alvarez-Toye1,1702.04+0.25$1,062
IndependentBeverley Smith2930.51*$5,223
Marxist–LeninistMargaret Peggy Askin1330.23-0.10$284
Total valid votes 57,242100.00+7,501
Total rejected ballots 2130.37-0.04
Turnout 57,45556.78-1.12
  Progressive Conservative gain from Reform Swing -14.5
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformEric Lowther19,93640.07-4.69$66,910
LiberalBev Longstaff16,23132.63+2.17$64,840
Progressive ConservativeRob Gray9,23018.55+3.81$59,080
New DemocraticDuncan Green3,0116.05+1.55$8,377
GreenAndrea Welling8931.79+0.82$173
Natural LawRoni Shapka2730.54-0.17n/a
Marxist–LeninistMarg Askin1670.33+0.15$767
Total valid votes 49,741100.00-25
Total rejected ballots 2060.41
Turnout 49,94757.90
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformJim Silye22,27644.76+32.33
LiberalBob Blair15,15730.46+18.74
Progressive ConservativeSean O'Neil7,33414.74-38.98
New DemocraticCatherine McCreary2,2374.50-15.52
NationalPeter Hoff1,7433.50*
GreenRebecca Matiowsky4820.97-0.28
Natural LawAnnie Anderson3540.71*
Canada PartyBruce Jackman930.19*
Marxist–LeninistMargaret Askin900.18-0.02
Total 49,766100.00-3,836
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvie Andre28,79453.72-12.63
New DemocraticElaine Husband10,73120.02+6.34
ReformJohn Hamilton6,66212.43*
LiberalBob Robinson6,28011.72-4.13
GreenNorman Conrad6701.25-0.78
LibertarianJohn King3580.67+0.19
No affiliationMarg Askin1070.20*
Total 53,602100.00+16,040
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvie Andre24,92466.35+8.96
LiberalKaren Gainer5,95515.85-14.06
New DemocraticSusan Keeley5,13813.68+4.45
GreenGlen Staples7612.03*
Confederation of RegionsJean Ferguson6041.61*
LibertarianJoseph Kyriakakis1800.48*
Total 37,562100.00+5,136
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvie Andre18,61057.39-1.71
LiberalGeorge Ho Lem9,69829.91+1.72
New DemocraticDavid Jones2,9949.23-1.71
RhinocerosWilly Samoil7662.36*
Social CreditThomas Erhart2570.79-0.60
CommunistCasey Swann580.18-0.02
Marxist–LeninistJulie Northrup430.13-0.05
Total 32,426100.00- 5,010
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvie Andre22,12459.10-4.05
LiberalFrances Wright10,55528.19+1.90
New DemocraticBohdan Harasymiw4,09510.94+2.79
Social CreditThomas Erhart5221.39-0.32
CommunistCasey Swann740.20-0.25
Marxist–LeninistJulie Northrup660.18-0.06
Total 37,436100.00- 265
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvie Andre23,81063.15+9.85
LiberalFrances Wright9,91226.29-4.53
New DemocraticGeorge McGuire3,0728.15-4.87
Social CreditClifford Willmott6461.71-0.83
CommunistDavid Whitefield1700.45*
Marxist–LeninistDean Magel910.24*
Total 37,701100.00 
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvie Andre22,66953.30+6.23
LiberalNick Taylor13,11030.82-15.42
New DemocraticDavid Jones5,53813.02+6.33
Social CreditClifford Willmott1,0812.54*
No affiliationFrank Cottingham800.19*
No affiliationColin Constant530.12*
Total 42,531100.00 
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDouglas Harkness16,97747.07
LiberalNick Taylor16,67646.24
New DemocraticMargaret Jackson2,4136.69
Total 36,066100.00

See also

Notes

  1. The Reform Party merged with the Canadian Alliance Party on 27 March 2000.
  2. Joe Clark did not join with other Progressive Conservatives in the merger with the Canadian Alliance to form the Conservative Party on 8 December 2003.
  3. Lee Richardson resigned as MP on 30 May 2012 to accept an appointment as Principal Secretary to the Premier of Alberta. His successor was elected in a by-election on 26 November 2012.

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  3. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Centre (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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