Calgary Southeast

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Alberta

Calgary federal electoral districts map|

caption = "Calgary Southeast" in relation to the other Calgary ridings
fed-status = active
fed-created = 1986
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1988
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Jason Kenney
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 125738
demo-electors = 89391
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 119
demo-cd = Division No. 6
demo-csd = Calgary

Calgary Southeast is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. The district is in the southeast part of the City of Calgary. It is bounded by the city limits to the south and east.

History

The electoral district was created in 1986 from Calgary East, Bow River and Calgary South ridings.

In 1996, parts were transferred from this electoral district to Calgary East.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

# 1988-1993: Lee Richardson - Progressive Conservative
# 1993-1997: Jan Brown - Reform (1993-1996), Independent Reform (1996), Independent (1996-1997)
# 1997-present: Jason Kenney - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Jason Kenney, a former executive director. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as the Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition. He is currently the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, with the portfolio of multiculturalism.

Election results

ee also

*Calgary South East (provincial electoral district)
* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Alberta federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=879 Library of Parliament Riding Profile]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=48006 Expenditures - 2000]
* [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures - 1997]
* [http://www.elections.ca/ Elections Canada]
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]