Calgary Confederation

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Calgary Confederation
Alberta electoral district
Calgary-Confederation 2013 Riding.png
Calgary Confederation in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Len Webber
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]111,785
Electors (2015)88,854
Area (km²)[1]54
Pop. density (per km²)2,070.1
Census divisionsDivision No. 6
Census subdivisionsCalgary

Calgary Confederation is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in 2012 from the electoral districts of Calgary Centre-North (70%), Calgary West (23%) and Calgary—Nose Hill (8%).[2]

Members of Parliament[edit]

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Calgary Confederation
Riding created from Calgary Centre-North,
Calgary West and Calgary—Nose Hill
42nd  2015–present     Len Webber Conservative

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Len Webber 30,669 45.91 –6.52 $153,636.85
Liberal Matt Grant 29,083 43.53 +25.89 $159,579.52
New Democratic Kirk Heuser 4,770 7.14 –8.69 $57,375.70
Green Natalie Odd 2,146 3.21 –10.49 $21,308.54
Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 140 0.21 -0.19
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,808 100.00   $228,532.64
Total rejected ballots 216 0.32
Turnout 67,024 75.43
Eligible voters 88,854
Conservative hold Swing –16.21
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 26,619 52.43
  Liberal 8,957 17.64
  New Democratic 8,036 15.83
  Green 6,956 13.70
  Marxist–Leninist 202 0.40

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Report – Alberta
  3. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Confederation (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections