Edmonton Centre
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| 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2003 - present
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Laurie Hawn | 25,811 | 44.8% | +3.7% | ||
| Liberal | Anne McLellan | 22,221 | 38.6% | -3.9% | ||
| New Democratic Party | Donna Martyn | 6,201 | 10.8% | +1.7% | ||
| Green | David J. Parker | 3,022 | 5.2% | +.3% | ||
| Independent | John Baloun | 217 | .4% | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Peggy Morton | 116 | .2% | |||
| Total valid votes | 57,588 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 63.7% | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Anne McLellan | 22,560 | 42.49% | $79,849 | ||
| Conservative | Laurie Hawn | 21,839 | 41.14% | $81,655 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Meghan McMaster | 4,836 | 9.11% | $21,577 | ||
| Green | David J. Parker | 2,584 | 4.86% | $310 | ||
| Marijuana | Lyle Kenny | 509 | 0.95% | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Sean Tisdall | 456 | 0.85% | |||
| Independent | John Baloun | 221 | 0.41% | $2,803 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Peggy Morton | 78 | 0.14% | $26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 53,083 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.44% | ||||
| Turnout | 53,317 | 59.77% | ||||
[edit] 1968 - 1979
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Steven Eugene 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 | Steven Eugene 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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Steven Eugene Paproski | 12,062 | |||
| Liberal | Donald Gray | 11,811 | |||
| Independent Liberal | William Hawrelak | 7,912 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Norman Dolman | 3,054 | |||
[edit] See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
- Edmonton Centre provincial electoral district.
[edit] External links
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1966 - 1976)
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003 - present)
- Expenditures - 2004
