Calgary Centre-North

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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[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 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
Riding renamed — Calgary Centre-North
39th  2006–2008     Jim Prentice Conservative
40th  2008–2010
41st  2011–2015     Michelle Rempel Conservative
Riding dissolved into Calgary Confederation and Calgary Nose Hill

Election results[edit]

Calgary Centre-North[edit]

Canadian federal election, 2011
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


Canadian federal election, 2008
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 n/a
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
Canadian federal election, 2006
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]

Canadian federal election, 2004
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

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