Calgary Centre (french: Calgary-Centre; formerly known as Calgary South Centre) is a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Alberta
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
since 1968. 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
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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.
History
The original Calgary Centre was created in 1966 from parts of the former electoral districts of
Calgary North
Calgary North was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of the Bow River, Calgary West and East Calgary ridings.
The e ...
and
Calgary South
Calgary South was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West and Calgary East ridings.
It was a ...
. 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
Calgary West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, and from 1979 to 2015. It was in the western part of the City of Calgary.
The electoral district was or ...
and to Calgary South Centre. The latter was renamed 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
Calgary West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, and from 1979 to 2015. It was in the western part of the City of Calgary.
The electoral district was or ...
and 7,578 from
Calgary Southwest
Calgary Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. The district was in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail and west of th ...
.
The riding was notable at the
2000 federal election when residents elected former Prime Minister
Joe Clark
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Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal polit ...
, representing the
Progressive Conservatives, making the riding one of the few areas in Alberta that did not elect a candidate from the
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance (french: Alliance canadienne), formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (french: Alliance réformiste-conservatrice canadienne), was a centre-right to right-wing federal political party in Canada that existed u ...
.
This riding lost territory to
Calgary Signal Hill
Calgary Signal Hill is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
Calgary Signal Hill was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was leg ...
and gained territory from
Calgary East
Calgary East was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, 1979 to 1988, from 1997 to 2015. It was a lower income urban riding in Calgary, with a sizable visible min ...
during the
2012 electoral redistribution.
Geography
The riding contains the neighbourhoods of
Downtown Calgary
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,
Beltline
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,
Mission
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,
Cliff Bungalow
Cliff Bungalow is an inner city residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. Centered along 5 Street SW, it is bordered by Elbow River to the south, by Uptown 17th Avenue to the north and by Fourth Street to the east ...
,
Mount Royal
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,
Elbow Park
Elbow Park is an affluent residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is one of the oldest and wealthiest communities in the city. It is bordered to the south and east by Elbow River, to the east by Elbow Drive, to ...
,
Scarboro,
Sunalta
Sunalta is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.
It is located in the inner city, southwest of downtown Calgary, south of the Bow River, and both east and north of the community of Scarboro. It contains a ba ...
,
Shaganappi,
Killarney/Glengarry
Killarney, also known as Killarney/Glengarry, is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded by 17th Avenue S.W. on the north, 37th Street S.W. on the west, Richmond Road S.W. on the south, and 25A Street S ...
,
Richmond
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* Richmond, California, ...
,
Bankview,
South Calgary,
Rutland Park,
CFB - Currie,
Lincoln Park
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,
CFB - Lincoln Park,
Altadore,
North Glenmore Park
North Glenmore Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 50 Avenue SW to the north, Glenmore Athletic Park, Lakeview Golf Course and Earl Grey Golf Club to the east, Earl Grey Golf Club to ...
,
Britannia
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,
Elboya,
Windsor Park
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,
Manchester
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,
Bel-Aire,
Mayfair
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,
Meadowlark Park,
Inglewood,
Ramsay,
Parkhill,
Erlton,
Rideau/Roxboro,
Eau Claire,
Chinatown
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,
Downtown East Village
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Demographics
Ethnic groups (2006): 78.80% White, 5.89% Chinese, 2.76% Black, 2.44% Aboriginal, 2.29% South Asian, 2.05% Filipino, 1.21% Latin American, 1.09% Arab
Languages (2011): 73.19% English, 4.13% Chinese, 2.09% French, 2.04% Spanish, 1.76% Tagalog, 1.21% Arabic, 1.21% Korean
Religions (2001): 32.63% Protestant, 24.52% Catholic, 2.23% Christian Orthodox, 4.88% Other Christian, 2.60% Muslim, 1.09% Jewish, 1.04% Buddhist, 30.14% No religion
Median income (2005): $30,729
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
:
Current Member of Parliament
This seat is held by
Greg McLean. McLean, a member of the
Conservative Party of Canada
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, was elected in the
2019 federal election.
Election results
Calgary Centre, 2006–present
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Calgary South Centre, 2004–2005
Results based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is compared to a combination of Progressive Conservative Party and Canadian Alliance totals.
Calgary Centre, 1966–2003
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Progressive Conservative gain from
Reform
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See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provinc ...
Notes
References
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2011 results from Elections CanadaCanadian Census, 2001 profile of Calgary CentreCanadian Census, 2001 profile of Calgary South CentreExpenditures - 2008Expenditures - 2004Expenditures - 2000Expenditures - 1997SI/2003-154: Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act: Proclamation Declaring the Representation Order to be in Force Effective on the First Dissolution of Parliament that Occurs after August 25, 2004 Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 137, No. 6 Extra, 29 August 2003
2003 Representation Order Transposition of Population
External links
Calgary Centre Riding All Candidate Debate (Video and Transcript) for Canadian 2008 Election
{{Ridings in the Prairies
Alberta federal electoral districts
Politics of Calgary