Calgary Centre-North

Calgary Centre-North

Alberta electoral district
Calgary Centre East Centre North Northeast Southeast Southwest West Nose Hill
Calgary Centre-North in relation to the other Calgary ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Michelle Rempel Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	114,615
Electors (2011)	83,832
Area (km²)	48
Pop. density (per km²)	2,387.8
Census divisions	Division No. 6
Census subdivisions	Calgary

Calgary Centre-North (formerly known as Calgary North Centre) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It is a mixed urban and suburban constituency in Calgary – with a dense urban area close to the Bow River in the south and suburbs in the north of the riding, west of Deerfoot Trail and east of Nose Hill Park.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census :

History

This riding was created as "Calgary North Centre" in 2003 from Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast and Calgary—Nose Hill ridings.

In 2004, it was re-named "Calgary Centre-North".

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
38th	2004–2006		Jim Prentice	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2010
	2010–2011		vacant
41st	2011–present		Michelle Rempel	Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Michelle Rempel, a former administrative employee of the University of Calgary. She was first elected in the 2011 federal election, as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

Calgary Centre-North

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Michelle Rempel	28,443	56.53	0.00
	New Democrat	Paul Vargis	8,048	15.99	+0.67
	Liberal	Stephen Randall	7,046	14.00	+2.23
	Green	Heather MacIntosh	6,578	13.07	-2.22
	Marxist–Leninist	Peggy Askin	203	0.40	+0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,318	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200	0.40
Turnout			50,518	60.55
Eligible voters			83,431

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jim Prentice	27,371	56.53	+0.53	$67,126
	New Democrat	John Chan	7,417	15.32	-1.46	$24,957
	Green	Eric Donovan	7,403	15.29	+3.49
	Liberal	Doug James	5,699	11.77	-1.93	$12,026
	Libertarian	Jason McNeil	345	0.71	+0.71	$3,315
	Marxist–Leninist	Peggy Askin	184	0.38	+0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,419	100.00		$88,582
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.0

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jim Prentice	31,174	56.00	+1.82	$69,871
	New Democratic Party	John Chan	9,341	16.78	+4.66	$23,559
	Liberal	Matthew Moody	7,628	13.70	-7.65	$16,352
	Green	Marc Andrew MacGillivray	6,573	11.80	+0.56	$4,212
	Independent	Michael Falconar	383	0.68	-0.05	$1,133
	First Peoples	Doug Dokis	206	0.37		$0
	Marxist-Leninist	Margaret Peggy Askin	194	0.34	-0.01	$59
	Action Party	Doug Dokis	168	0.30		$0
Total valid votes			55,667	100.00
Total rejected ballots			213	0.38
Turnout			55,880	63.80

Calgary North Centre

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jim Prentice	28,143	54.18		$55,236
	Liberal	Cathy McClusky	11,093	21.35		$43,208
	New Democratic Party	John Chan	6,298	12.12		$15,764
	Green	Mark MacGillivray	5,840	11.24		$3,450
	Independent	Michael Falconar	380	0.73		$3,076
	Marxist-Leninist	Margaret Peggy Askin	184	0.35		$46
Total valid votes			51,938	100.00
Total rejected ballots			188	0.36
Turnout			52,126	60.97

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Alberta federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

Sources

• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003-2004)
• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2004-2008)
• 2011 results from Elections Canada
• Expenditures - 2008
• Expenditures - 2004

External links

• 2008 Calgary Centre-North Riding Debate ("Round Table") Coverage (MP3, WMV, FLV)
• Website of the Parliament of Canada