EDMONTON CENTRE

Profile
''Edmonton Centre'' in relation to the other Edmonton ridings''
Population, 2001	115,900
Electors	89,197
Area (km²)	55
Population density (people per km²)	2,107

'Edmonton Centre' is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979, and since 2004.

Contents

Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Current Member of Parliament

Election results

2003 - present

1968 - 1979

See also

External links

Geography

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Downtown Edmonton, Spruce Avenue, Rossdale, Central McDougall, Prince Rupert, Oliver, Queen Mary Park, Westwood, Prince Charles, Sherbrooke, Dovercourt, Woodcroft, Inglewood, Westmount, North Glenora, Glenora, McQueen, Grovenor, Gagnon Estate, Canora, High Park, Mayfield, Britannia, Youngstown, Glenwood, West Jasper Place, Crestwood, Sherwood Jasper Park, Meadowlark Park, West Meadowlark Park, Parkview, Laurier Heights, Lynnwood and Elmwood in the City of Edmonton, Alberta.

History

The electoral district was originally created in 1966 from Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings.
It was abolished in 1976 with parts of it being transferred to Edmonton North, Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings.
In was re-created in 2003 from Edmonton West, Edmonton Southwest and a small part of Edmonton Centre-East.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
#1968-1979: Steven Eugene Paproski - Progressive Conservative - He previously represented Edmonton North.
#2004-2006: Anne McLellan - Liberal - She previously represented Edmonton West and Edmonton Northwest.
#2006-present: Laurie Hawn - Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

In the 39th general federal election of January 23, 2006, Laurie Hawn of the Conservative Party was elected to represent the riding in Parliament. He was sworn in on February 6, 2006.

Election results

2003 - present

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|Conservative
|Laurie Hawn
|align="right"|25,811
|align="right"|44.8%
|align="right"|+3.7%
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|Liberal
|Anne McLellan
|align="right"|22,221
|align="right"|38.6%
|align="right"|-3.9%
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|New Democratic Party
|Donna Martyn
|align="right"|6,201
|align="right"|10.8%
|align="right"|+1.7%
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|Green
|David J. Parker
|align="right"|3,022
|align="right"|5.2%
|align="right"|+.3%
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|Independent
|John Baloun
|align="right"|217
|align="right"|.4%
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|Marxist-Leninist
|Peggy Morton
|align="right"|116
|align="right"|.2%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|57,588
!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
!align="right"|
!align="right"|63.7%
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|-
|Liberal
|Anne McLellan
|align="right"|22,560
|align="right"|42.49%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$79,849
|Conservative
|Laurie Hawn
|align="right"|21,839
|align="right"|41.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$81,655
|New Democratic Party
|Meghan McMaster
|align="right"|4,836
|align="right"|9.11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$21,577
|Green
|David J. Parker
|align="right"|2,584
|align="right"|4.86%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$310
|Marijuana
|Lyle Kenny
|align="right"|509
|align="right"|0.95%
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|Progressive Canadian
|Sean Tisdall
|align="right"|456
|align="right"|0.85%
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|Independent
|John Baloun
|align="right"|221
|align="right"|0.41%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$2,803
|Marxist-Leninist
|Peggy Morton
|align="right"|78
|align="right"|0.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$26
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|53,083
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|234
!align="right"|0.44%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|53,317
!align="right"|59.77%
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1968 - 1979

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
Progressive Conservative	Steve Paproski	18,165
Liberal	Branny Schepanovich	10,501
New Democratic Party	George Labercane	3,717
Social Credit	Gerry Beck	766
Independent	Reg Jacklin	125
Communist	Noah Jarbeau	116
Marxist-Leninist	Daniel Nelson	68

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
Progressive Conservative	Steve Paproski	21,443
Liberal	Branny Schepanovich	11,165
New Democratic Party	George Labercane	6,166
Social Credit	Martin Hattersley	6,166
No affiliation	Glenn Pylypa	134
No affiliation	Diane Robichaud	106

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
Progressive Conservative	Steve Paproski	12,062
Liberal	Donald Gray	11,811
Independent Liberal	William Hawrelak	7,912
New Democratic Party	Norman Dolman	3,054

See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Alberta federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

★ Edmonton Centre provincial electoral district.

External links

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1966 - 1976)

★ Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003 - present)

★ Expenditures - 2004