Edmonton Centre
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 2003 | ||
First contested | 2004 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016)[1] | 109,941 | ||
Electors (2019) | 81,766 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 46 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 2,390 | ||
Census division(s) | Division No. 11 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Edmonton |
Edmonton Centre (French: Edmonton-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and since 2004.
Geography[edit]
The riding is anchored in the heart of Downtown Edmonton. It also includes 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, Crestwood, Jasper Park, Parkview, Laurier Heights, Lynnwood, Patricia Heights, Rio Terrace, and Quesnell Heights.
In geographic terms, Edmonton Centre is bounded by the North Saskatchewan River and Whitemud Drive to the south, 97 Street to the east, Alberta Highway 16 and CN Rail line to the north, and 156 Street to the west.
History[edit]
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.
Edmonton Centre lost territory to Edmonton West and gained territory from Edmonton—Spruce Grove during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament[edit]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Edmonton Centre Riding created from Edmonton East and Edmonton West |
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28th | 1968–1972 | Steve Paproski | Progressive Conservative | |
29th | 1972–1974 | |||
30th | 1974–1979 | |||
Riding dissolved into Edmonton North, Edmonton East and Edmonton West |
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Riding re-created from Edmonton West, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton Centre-East |
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38th | 2004–2006 | Anne McLellan | Liberal | |
39th | 2006–2008 | Laurie Hawn | Conservative | |
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–2015 | |||
42nd | 2015–2019 | Randy Boissonnault | Liberal | |
43rd | 2019–2021 | James Cumming | Conservative | |
43rd | 2021–present | Randy Boissonnault | Liberal |
Current Member of Parliament[edit]
Randy Boissonnault of the Liberal Party has represented the riding in Parliament since the 2021 Canadian federal election.
Election results[edit]
Edmonton Centre (2003-present)[edit]
2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 16,560 | 33.7 | +0.6 | $141,914 | |||
Conservative | James Cumming | 15,945 | 32.4 | -9.05 | $95,596 | |||
New Democratic | Heather MacKenzie | 14,171 | 28.8 | +8.16 | $51,256 | |||
People's | Brock Crocker | 2,094 | 4.3 | +2.78 | $3,638 | |||
Libertarian | Valerie Keefe | 266 | 0.5 | - | $60 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Merryn Edwards | 112 | 0.2 | +0.05 | $0 | |||
Total valid votes | 49,148 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | 342 | |||||||
Turnout | 49,490 | |||||||
Eligible voters | 78,769 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.83 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[3] |
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | James Cumming | 22,006 | 41.45 | +6.50 | none listed | |||
Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 17,524 | 33.01 | -4.18 | none listed | |||
New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 10,959 | 20.64 | -3.81 | $53,174.12 | |||
Green | Grad Murray | 1,394 | 2.63 | +0.00 | none listed | |||
People's | Paul Hookham | 805 | 1.52 | - | $5,550.42 | |||
Rhinoceros | Donovan Eckstrom | 206 | 0.39 | -0.09 | $0.00 | |||
Independent | Adil Pirbhai | 119 | 0.22 | $3,475.90 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 79 | 0.15 | - | $0.00 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,092 | 99.32 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 362 | 0.68 | +0.24 | |||||
Turnout | 53,454 | 64.32 | -2.72 | |||||
Eligible voters | 83,112 | |||||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.34 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 19,902 | 37.19 | +13.46 | $126,839.87 | |||
Conservative | James Cumming | 18,703 | 34.95 | -11.25 | $132,838.67 | |||
New Democratic | Gil McGowan | 13,084 | 24.45 | -1.37 | $109,525.67 | |||
Green | David Parker | 1,403 | 2.62 | -0.94 | $113.87 | |||
Rhinoceros | Steven Stauffer | 257 | 0.48 | – | – | |||
Independent | Kat Yaki | 163 | 0.30 | – | $2,097.91 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,512 | 99.56 | $211,594.41 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.44 | – | |||||
Turnout | 53,746 | 67.04 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 80,173 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.35 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7][8] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[9] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 19,908 | 46.20 | |
New Democratic | 11,127 | 25.82 | |
Liberal | 10,226 | 23.73 | |
Green | 1,534 | 3.56 | |
Others | 296 | 0.69 |
2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Laurie Hawn | 23,625 | 48.03 | −1.00 | $78,297 | |||
New Democratic | Lewis Cardinal | 12,480 | 25.37 | +10.70 | $71,055 | |||
Liberal | Mary Macdonald | 11,037 | 22.44 | −4.99 | $73,942 | |||
Green | David Parker | 1,676 | 3.41 | −4.70 | $1,779 | |||
Pirate | Mikkel Paulson | 289 | 0.59 | * | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 81 | 0.16 | −0.27 | ||||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,188 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 201 | 0.41 | +0.09 | |||||
Turnout | 49,389 | 58.06 | +6.49 | |||||
Eligible voters | 84,725 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Laurie Hawn | 22,634 | 49.03 | +4.21 | $86,008 | |||
Liberal | Jim Wachowich | 12,661 | 27.43 | −11.14 | $88,061 | |||
New Democratic | Donna Martyn | 6,912 | 14.97 | +4.20 | $36,132 | |||
Green | David Parker | 3,746 | 8.11 | +2.86 | $2,244 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 203 | 0.43 | +0.23 | – | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,156 | 100.00 | $90,809 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 146 | 0.32 | – | |||||
Turnout | 46,302 | 51.57 | −12.1 |
2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | Laurie Hawn | 25,811 | 44.82 | +3.68 | ||||
Liberal | Anne McLellan | 22,221 | 38.57 | −3.92 | ||||
New Democratic | Donna Martyn | 6,201 | 10.77 | +1.66 | ||||
Green | David J. Parker | 3,022 | 5.25 | +0.39 | ||||
Independent | John Baloun | 217 | 0.47 | +0.06 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 116 | 0.20 | +0.06 | ||||
Total valid votes | 57,588 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | – | – | ||||||
Turnout | – | 63.7 | +2.9 |
2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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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 | 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 |
Edmonton Centre (1968–1979)[edit]
1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Steve Paproski | 18,165 | 54.29 | +6.83 | ||||
Liberal | Branny Schepanovich | 10,501 | 31.39 | +6.67 | ||||
New Democratic | George Labercane | 3,717 | 11.11 | −2.54 | ||||
Social Credit | Gerry Beck | 766 | 2.29 | −11.36 | ||||
Libertarian | Reg Jacklin | 125 | 0.37 | |||||
Communist | Noah Jarbeau | 116 | 0.35 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Daniel Nelson | 68 | 0.20 | |||||
Total valid votes | 33,458 | 100.00 |
1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Steve Paproski | 21,443 | 47.46 | +12.84 | ||||
Liberal | Branny Schepanovich | 11,165 | 24.71 | −9.19 | ||||
New Democratic | George Labercane | 6,166 | 13.65 | +4.88 | ||||
Social Credit | Martin Hattersley | 6,166 | 13.65 | |||||
Independent | Glenn Pylypa | 134 | 0.30 | |||||
Independent | Diane Robichaud | 106 | 0.23 | |||||
Total valid votes | 45,180 | 100.00 |
1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Steve Paproski | 12,062 | 34.62 | |||||
Liberal | Donald Gray | 11,811 | 33.90 | |||||
Independent Liberal | William Hawrelak | 7,912 | 22.71 | |||||
New Democratic | Norman Dolman | 3,054 | 8.77 | |||||
Total valid votes | 34,839 | 100.00 |
See also[edit]
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
- Edmonton Centre provincial electoral district.
References[edit]
- "(Code 48012) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- Riding history for Edmonton Centre (1966 - 1976) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Edmonton Centre (2003 - present) from the Library of Parliament
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
Notes[edit]
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. February 29, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections