Calgary Centre

Calgary Centre
Alberta electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		  
Lee Richardson
Conservative
District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2008) 124,197
Electors (2011) 88,520
Area (km²) 42
Pop. density (per km²) 2,957.1
Census divisions Division No. 6
Census subdivisions Calgary
For the provincial electoral districts similarly named, see North Calgary and Calgary Centre (provincial electoral district).

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 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.

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 re-named 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.

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Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Calgary North and Calgary South prior to 1966
28th 1968–1972     Douglas Harkness Progressive Conservative
29th 1972–1974     Harvie Andre Progressive Conservative
30th 1974–1979
31st 1979–1980
32nd 1980–1984
33rd 1984–1988
34th 1988–1993
35th 1993–1997     Jim Silye Reform
36th 1997–2000     Eric Lowther Reform
2000     Canadian Alliance
37th 2000–2004     Joe Clark Progressive Conservative
38th 2004–2006     Lee Richardson Conservative
39th 2006–2008
40th 2008–2011
41st 2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Lee Richardson, a former businessman. He was first elected to Parliament in 1988 as a candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He represents Calgary Centre as a member of 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

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Lee Richardson 28,401 57.68 +2.45
     Liberal Jennifer Pollock 8,631 17.53 -0.44
     New Democrat Donna Marlis Montgomery 7,314 14.86 +5.68
     Green William Hamilton 4,889 9.93 -6.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,235 100.00 $
Total rejected ballots 261 0.53
Turnout 49,496 55.41
Eligible voters 89,322
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Lee Richardson 25,302 55.23 -0.44 $72,165
     Liberal Heesung Kim 8,235 17.97 -1.30 $34,321
     Green Natalie Odd 7,661 16.72 +4.98 $29,509
     New Democrat Tyler Kinch 4,204 9.18 -4.14 $9,881
     Independent Antony Grochowski 413 0.90
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,815 100.00 $90,677
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Lee Richardson 30,213 55.67 +4.52 $82,276
     Liberal Heesung Kim 10,464 19.28 -10.61 $36,623
     New Democratic Party Brian Pincott 7,227 13.32 +4.83 $8,689
     Green John Johnson 6,372 11.74 +1.82 $3,431
Total valid votes 54,276 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout

Calgary South Centre

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Lee Richardson 26,192 51.15 -33.41 $78,167
     Liberal Julia Turnbull 15,305 29.89 +20.06 $71,037
     Green Phillip K. Liesemer 5,080 9.92 +7.88 $1,898
     New Democratic Party Keith Purdy 4,350 8.49 +5.69 $4,667
     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

Calgary Centre

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Joe Clark 26,358 46.05 +27.49 $67,789
     Canadian Alliance Eric Lowther 22,054 38.52 -1.55 $72,436
     Liberal Joanne Levy 5,630 9.83 -22.80 $45,827
     New Democratic Party 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
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Eric C. 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 Party 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
     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
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Reform Jim Silye 22,276 44.76 +32.33
     Liberal Bob Blair 15,157 30.46 +18.74
     Progressive Conservative Sean O'Neil 7,334 14.74 -38.98
     New Democratic Party Catherine McCreary 2,237 4.50 -15.52
     National Peter Hoff 1,743 3.50 *
     Green Rebecca Matiowsky 482 0.97 -0.28
     Natural Law Annie Anderson 354 0.71 *
     Canada Party Bruce Jackman 93 0.19 *
     Marxist-Leninist Margaret Askin 90 0.18 -0.02
Total 49,766 100.00 -3,836
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Harvie Andre 28,794 53.72 -12.63
     New Democratic Party Elaine Husband 10,731 20.02 +6.34
     Reform John Hamilton 6,662 12.43 *
     Liberal Bob Robinson 6,280 11.72 -4.13
     Green Norman Conrad 670 1.25 -0.78
     Libertarian John King 358 0.67 +0.19
     No affiliation Marg Askin 107 0.20 *
Total 53,602 100.00 +16,040
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Harvie Andre 24,924 66.35 +8.96
     Liberal Karen Gainer 5,955 15.85 -14.06
     New Democratic Party Susan Keeley 5,138 13.68 +4.45
     Green Glen Staples 761 2.03 *
     Confederation of Regions Jean Ferguson 604 1.61 *
     Libertarian Joseph Kyriakakis 180 0.48 *
Total 37,562 100.00 +5,136
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Harvie Andre 18,610 57.39 -1.71
     Liberal George Ho Lem 9,698 29.91 1.72
     New Democratic Party David Jones 2,994 9.23 -1.71
     Rhinoceros Willy Samoil 766 2.36 *
     Social Credit Thomas Erhart 257 0.79 -0.60
     Communist Casey Swann 58 0.18 -0.02
     Marxist-Leninist Julie Northrup 43 0.13 -0.05
Total 32,426 100.00 - 5,010
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Harvie Andre 22,124 59.10 -4.05
     Liberal Frances Wright 10,555 28.19 +1.90
     New Democratic Party Bohdan Harasymiw 4,095 10.94 +2.79
     Social Credit Thomas Erhart 522 1.39 -0.32
     Communist Casey Swann 74 0.20 -0.25
     Marxist-Leninist Julie Northrup 66 0.18 -0.06
Total 37,436 100.00 - 265
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Harvie Andre 23,810 63.15 +9.85
     Liberal Frances Wright 9,912 26.29 -4.53
     New Democratic Party George McGuire 3,072 8.15 -4.87
     Social Credit Clifford Willmott 646 1.71 -0.83
     Communist David Whitefield 170 0.45 *
     Marxist-Leninist Dean Magel 91 0.24 *
Total 37,701 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Harvie Andre 22,669 53.30 +6.23
     Liberal Nick Taylor 13,110 30.82 -15.42
     New Democratic Party David Jones 5,538 13.02 +6.33
     Social Credit Clifford Willmott 1,081 2.54 *
     No affiliation Frank Cottingham 80 0.19 *
     No affiliation Colin Constant 53 0.12 *
Total 42,531 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Douglas Harkness 16,977 47.07
     Liberal Nick Taylor 16,676 46.24
     New Democratic Party Margaret Jackson 2,413 6.69
Total 36,066 100.00

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