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.[when? ]
History [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada :
Current Member of Parliament [ edit ]
This seat is held by Kent Hehr , a former MLA for Calgary-Buffalo . Hehr, a member of the Liberal Party of Canada , was elected in the 2015 federal election .
Election results [ edit ]
Calgary Centre, 2006–present [ edit ]
Canadian federal by-election, November 26, 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Conservative
Joan Crockatt
10,191
36.87
−20.81
$95,251
Liberal
Harvey Locke
9,033
32.68
+15.15
$97,025
Green
Chris Turner
7,090
25.65
+15.74
$100,180
New Democratic
Dan Meades
1,064
3.85
−11.01
$90,148
Independent
Antoni Grochowski
141
0.51
–
$0
Libertarian
Tony Prashad
121
0.44
–
$255
Total valid votes/Expense limit
27,640
100.00
–
$102,128.86
Total rejected ballots
92
Turnout
27,732
29.51
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 .
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Conservative
Lee Richardson
28,401
57.68
+2.08
$80,989.16
Liberal
Jennifer Pollock
8,631
17.53
-0.37
$52,961.24
New Democratic
Donna Marlis Montgomery
7,314
14.86
+5.85
$0.00
Green
William Hamilton
4,889
9.93
-6.64
$30,754.09
Total valid votes/Expense limit
49,235
100.00
$93,844.88
Total rejected ballots
261
0.53
–
Turnout
49,496
55.41
–
Eligible voters
89,322
–
–
Conservative hold
Swing
+1.2
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Conservative
Lee Richardson
26,085
55.60
+0.19
$72,165
Liberal
Heesung Kim
8,402
17.90
-1.29
$34,321
Green
Natalie Odd
7,778
16.57
+4.89
$29,509
New Democratic
Tyler Kinch
4,229
9.01
-4.24
$9,881
Independent
Antony Grochowski
420
0.89
*
n/a
Total valid votes/Expense limit
46,914
100.00
$90,677
Total rejected ballots
228
0.48
-0.02
Turnout
47,142
53.16
-8.86
Conservative hold
Swing
+0.7
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Conservative
Lee Richardson
30,213
55.41
+4.26
$82,276
Liberal
Heesung Kim
10,464
19.19
-10.70
$36,623
New Democratic
Brian Pincott
7,227
13.25
+4.76
$8,689
Green
John Johnson
6,372
11.68
+176
$3,431
Canadian Action
Trevor Grover
259
0.45
-0.08
Total valid votes
54,525
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
275
0.50
+0.11
Turnout
54,800
62.02
+4.48
Conservative hold
Swing
+7.5
Calgary South Centre, 2004–2005 [ edit ]
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Conservative
Lee Richardson
26,192
51.15
-29.73
$78,167
Liberal
Julia Turnbull
15,305
29.89
+16.69
$71,037
Green
Phillip K. Liesemer
5,080
9.92
*
$1,898
New Democratic
Keith Purdy
4,350
8.49
+5.05
$4,667
Canadian Action
Trevor Grover
274
0.53
*
n/a
Total valid votes
51,201
100.00
- 6,041
–
Total rejected ballots
202
0.39
+0.02
Turnout
51,403
57.54
+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 [ edit ]
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Progressive Conservative
Joe Clark
26,358
46.05
+27.49
$67,789
Alliance
Eric Lowther
22,054
38.52
-1.55
$72,436
Liberal
Joanne Levy
5,630
9.83
-22.80
$45,827
New Democratic
Don LePan
1,604
2.80
-3.25
$1,780
Green
Michael Alvarez-Toye
1,170
2.04
+0.25
$1,062
Independent
Beverley Smith
293
0.51
*
$5,223
Marxist–Leninist
Margaret Peggy Askin
133
0.23
-0.10
$284
Total valid votes
57,242
100.00
+7,501
–
Total rejected ballots
213
0.37
-0.04
Turnout
57,455
56.78
-1.12
Progressive Conservative gain from Reform
Swing
-14.5
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Reform
Eric Lowther
19,936
40.07
-4.69
$66,910
Liberal
Bev Longstaff
16,231
32.63
+2.17
$64,840
Progressive Conservative
Rob Gray
9,230
18.55
+3.81
$59,080
New Democratic
Duncan Green
3,011
6.05
+1.55
$8,377
Green
Andrea Welling
893
1.79
+0.82
$173
Natural Law
Roni Shapka
273
0.54
-0.17
n/a
Marxist–Leninist
Marg Askin
167
0.33
+0.15
$767
Total valid votes
49,741
100.00
-25
–
Total rejected ballots
206
0.41
–
Turnout
49,947
57.90
–
See also [ edit ]
^ The Reform Party merged with the Canadian Alliance Party on 27 March 2000.
^ 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.
^ 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.
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