CALGARY CENTRE

Calgary Centre
	Calgary Centre	Canada average
Area (km²)	42	x
Population, 2001	124,197	97,426
Electors	88,354	x
Population +60 years	18,785	16,761
Population Change (1996-2001)	x	4.0%
% with university education	29.7%	17.9%
Average household income	$62,276	$58,360
Unemployment rate	5.1%	7.4%
% home owners	40.1%	66.1%

'Calgary Centre' (formerly known as 'Calgary South Centre') is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. It is an 42 km² riding in the city of Calgary with 124,197 people. The riding has a relatively higher average household income and education level. However, it is a significantly lower home ownership rate compared to the rest of Canada.
The electoral district was created in 1966 from the former electoral districts of Calgary North and Calgary South. It 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 re-named Calgary Centre in 2004. The Calgary South Centre district was created in 2003 Representation Order from 70,972 people from the abolished district of Calgary Centre, 38,889 people from Calgary West and 7,578 from Calgary Southwest.
The riding gained notoriety in 2000 when residents elected former Prime Minister Joe Clark, representing the Progressive Conservatives, making the riding one of the only areas in Alberta that did not elect someone from the similarly conservative Canadian Alliance.

Contents

Members of Parliament

Current Member of Parliament

Election results

Calgary Centre

Calgary South Centre

Calgary Centre

See also

External links

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
# 1968-1972: Douglas Scott Harkness - Progressive Conservative
# 1972-1993: Harvie Andre - Progressive Conservative
# 1993-1997: Jim Silye - Reform
# 1997-2000: Eric Lowther - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000).
# 2000-2004: Joe Clark - Progressive Conservative.
# 2004-present: Lee Richardson - Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Lee Richardson, a former businessman. He was first elected to Parliament in 1988 and represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as vice-chair on the ''Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development''.

Election results

Calgary Centre

|-
|Conservative
|Lee Richardson
|align="right"|30,213
|align="right"|55.7%
|align="right"|+4.5%
|align="right"|$82,276
|Liberal
|Heesung Kim
|align="right"|10,464
|align="right"|19.3%
|align="right"|-10.5%
|align="right"|$36,623
| style="width: 160px" |New Democratic Party
|Brian Pincott
|align="right"|7,227
|align="right"|13.3%
|align="right"|+4.8%
|align="right"|$8,689
|Green
|John Johnson
|align="right"|6,372
|align="right"|11.7%
|align="right"|+1.8%
|align="right"|$3,431
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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Calgary South Centre

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|Conservative
|Lee Richardson
|align="right"|26,192
|align="right"|51.15%
|align="right"|-33.41%
|align="right"|$78,167
|Liberal
|Julia Turnbull
|align="right"|15,305
|align="right"|29.89%
|align="right"|+20.06%
|align="right"|$71,037
|Green
|Phillip K. Liesemer
|align="right"|5,080
|align="right"|9.92%
|align="right"|+7.88%
|align="right"|$1,898
| style="width: 160px" |New Democratic Party
|Keith Purdy
|align="right"|4,350
|align="right"|8.49%
|align="right"|+5.69%
|align="right"|$4,667
|Action
|Trevor Grover
|align="right"|274
|align="right"|0.53%
|align="center"|
★
|align="right"|n/a
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|51,201
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|- 6,041
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|202
!align="right"|0.39%
!align="right"|+0.02%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|51,403
!align="right"|57.54%
!align="right"|+0.76%

Calgary Centre

|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Joe Clark
|align="right"|26,358
|align="right"|46.04%
|align="right"|+27.49%
|align="right"|$67,789
|Canadian Alliance
|Eric Lowther
|align="right"|22,054
|align="right"|38.52%
|align="right"|-1.55%
|align="right"|$72,436
|Liberal
|Joanne Levy
|align="right"|5,630
|align="right"|9.83%
|align="right"|-22.80%
|align="right"|$45,827
|New Democratic Party
|Don LePan
|align="right"|1,604
|align="right"|2.80%
|align="right"|-3.25%
|align="right"|$1,780
|Green
|Michael Alvarez-Toye
|align="right"|1,170
|align="right"|2.04%
|align="right"|+0.25%
|align="right"|$1,062
|Independent
|Beverley Smith
|align="right"|293
|align="right"|0.51%
|align="center"|
★
|align="right"|$5,223
|Marxist-Leninist
|Margaret Peggy Askin
|align="right"|133
|align="right"|0.23%
|align="right"|-0.10%
|align="right"|$284
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|57,242
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|+7,501
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|213
!align="right"|0.37%
!align="right"|- 0.04%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|57,455
!align="right"|56.78%
!align="right"|- 1.12%
|-
|Reform
|Eric Lowther
|align="right"|19,936
|align="right"|40.07%
|align="right"|-4.69%
|align="right"|$66,910
|Liberal
|Bev Longstaff
|align="right"|16,231
|align="right"|32.63%
|align="right"|+2.17%
|align="right"|$64,840
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Rob Gray
|align="right"|9,230
|align="right"|18.55%
|align="right"|+3.81%
|align="right"|$59,080
|New Democratic Party
|Duncan Green
|align="right"|3,011
|align="right"|6.05%
|align="right"|+1.55%
|align="right"|$8,377
|Green
|Andrea Welling
|align="right"|893
|align="right"|1.79%
|align="right"|+0.82%
|align="right"|$173
|Natural Law
|Roni Shapka
|align="right"|273
|align="right"|0.54%
|align="right"|-0.17%
|align="right"|
|Marxist-Leninist
|Marg Askin
|align="right"|167
|align="right"|0.33%
|align="right"|+0.15%
|align="right"|$767
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|49,741
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|- 25
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|206
!align="right"|0.41%
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|49,947
!align="right"|57.90%
!
|-
|Reform
|Jim Silye
|align="right"|22,276
|align="right"|44.76%
|align="right"|+32.33%
|-
|Liberal
|Bob Blair
|align="right"|15,157
|align="right"|30.46%
|align="right"|+18.74%
|Progressive Conservative
|Sean O'Neil
|align="right"|7,334
|align="right"|14.74%
|align="right"|-38.98%
|New Democratic Party
|Catherine McCreary
|align="right"|2,237
|align="right"|4.50%
|align="right"|-15.52%
|National
|Peter Hoff
|align="right"|1,743
|align="right"|3.50%
|align="center"|
★
|Green
|Rebecca Matiowsky
|align="right"|482
|align="right"|0.97%
|align="right"|-0.28%
|Natural Law
|Annie Anderson
|align="right"|354
|align="right"|0.71%
|align="center"|
★
|Canada Party
|Bruce Jackman
|align="right"|93
|align="right"|0.19%
|align="center"|
★
|Marxist-Leninist
|Margaret Askin
|align="right"|90
|align="right"|0.18%
|align="right"|-0.02%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|49,766
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|-3,836
|Progressive Conservative
|Harvie Andre
|align="right"|28,794
|align="right"|53.72%
|align="right"|-12.63%
|New Democratic Party
|Elaine Husband
|align="right"|10,731
|align="right"|20.02%
|align="right"|+6.34%
|Reform
|John Hamilton
|align="right"|6,662
|align="right"|12.43%
|align="center"|
★
|Liberal
|Bob Robinson
|align="right"|6,280
|align="right"|11.72%
|align="right"|-4.13%
|Green
|Norman Conrad
|align="right"|670
|align="right"|1.25%
|align="right"|-0.78%
|Libertarian
|John King
|align="right"|358
|align="right"|0.67%
|align="right"|+0.19%
|No affiliation
|Marg Askin
|align="right"|107
|align="right"|0.20%
|align="center"|
★
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|53,602
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|+16,040
|Progressive Conservative
|Harvie Andre
|align="right"|24,924
|align="right"|66.35%
|align="right"|+8.96%
|Liberal
|Karen Gainer
|align="right"|5,955
|align="right"|15.85%
|align="right"|-14.06%
|New Democratic Party
|Susan Keeley
|align="right"|5,138
|align="right"|13.68%
|align="right"|+4.45%
|Green
|Glen Staples
|align="right"|761
|align="right"|2.03%
|align="center"|
★
|Confederation of Regions
|Jean Ferguson
|align="right"|604
|align="right"|1.61%
|align="center"|
★
|Libertarian
|Joseph Kyriakakis
|align="right"|180
|align="right"|0.48%
|align="center"|
★
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|37,562
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|+5,136
|Progressive Conservative
|Harvie Andre
|align="right"|18,610
|align="right"|57.39%
|align="right"|-1.71%
|Liberal
|George Ho Lem
|align="right"|9,698
|align="right"|29.91%
|align="right"|1.72%
|New Democratic Party
|David Jones
|align="right"|2,994
|align="right"|9.23%
|align="right"|-1.71%
|Rhinoceros
|Willy Samoil
|align="right"|766
|align="right"|2.36%
|align="center"|
★
|Social Credit
|Thomas Erhart
|align="right"|257
|align="right"|0.79%
|align="right"|-0.60%
|Communist
|Casey Swann
|align="right"|58
|align="right"|0.18%
|align="right"|-0.02%
|Marxist-Leninist
|Julie Northrup
|align="right"|43
|align="right"|0.13%
|align="right"|-0.05%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|32,426
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|- 5,010
|Progressive Conservative
|Harvie Andre
|align="right"|22,124
|align="right"|59.10%
|align="right"|-4.05%
|Liberal
|Frances Wright
|align="right"|10,555
|align="right"|28.19%
|align="right"|+1.90%
|New Democratic Party
|Bohdan Harasymiw
|align="right"|4,095
|align="right"|10.94%
|align="right"|+2.79%
|Social Credit
|Thomas Erhart
|align="right"|522
|align="right"|1.39%
|align="right"|-0.32%
|Communist
|Casey Swann
|align="right"|74
|align="right"|0.20%
|align="right"|-0.25%
|Marxist-Leninist
|Julie Northrup
|align="right"|66
|align="right"|0.18%
|align="right"|-0.06%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|37,436
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|- 265
|Progressive Conservative
|Harvie Andre
|align="right"|23,810
|align="right"|63.15%
|align="right"|+9.85%
|Liberal
|Frances Wright
|align="right"|9,912
|align="right"|26.29%
|align="right"|-4.53%
|New Democratic Party
|George McGuire
|align="right"|3,072
|align="right"|8.15%
|align="right"|-4.87%
|Social Credit
|Clifford Willmott
|align="right"|646
|align="right"|1.71%
|align="right"|-0.83%
|Communist
|David Whitefield
|align="right"|170
|align="right"|0.45%
|align="center"|
★
|Marxist-Leninist
|Dean Magel
|align="right"|91
|align="right"|0.24%
|align="center"|
★
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|37,701
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|
|Progressive Conservative
|Harvie Andre
|align="right"|22,669
|align="right"|53.30%
|align="right"|+6.23%
|Liberal
|Nick Taylor
|align="right"|13,110
|align="right"|30.82%
|align="right"|-15.42%
|New Democratic Party
|David Jones
|align="right"|5,538
|align="right"|13.02%
|align="right"|+6.33%
|Social Credit
|Clifford Willmott
|align="right"|1,081
|align="right"|2.54%
|align="center"|
★
|No affiliation
|Frank Cottingham
|align="right"|80
|align="right"|0.19%
|align="center"|
★
|No affiliation
|Colin Constant
|align="right"|53
|align="right"|0.12%
|align="center"|
★
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|42,531
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|
|Progressive Conservative
|Douglas Harkness
|align="right"|16,977
|align="right"|47.07%
|Liberal
|Nick Taylor
|align="right"|16,676
|align="right"|46.24%
|New Democratic Party
|Margaret Jackson
|align="right"|2,413
|align="right"|6.69%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|36,066
!align="right"|100%

See also

★ Calgary Centre Provincial Electoral District

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

★ Alberta federal electoral districts

External links

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1966 - 2003)

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003 - 2004)

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2004 - present)

★ Canadian Census, 2001 profile of Calgary Centre

★ Canadian Census, 2001 profile of Calgary South Centre

★ Expenditures - 2004

★ Expenditures - 2000

★ Expenditures - 1997

★ 2003 Representation Order

★ 2003 Representation Order Transposition of Population