- Calgary Centre-North
Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Alberta
Calgary federal electoral districts map|
caption = "Calgary Centre-North" in relation to the other Calgary ridings
fed-status = active
fed-created = 2003
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 2004
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Jim Prentice
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 114615
demo-electors = 87581
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 48
demo-cd = Division No. 6
demo-csd =Calgary Calgary Centre-North (formerly known as Calgary North Centre) is a federal electoral district in
Alberta ,Canada , that has been represented in theCanadian House of Commons since 2004. It is an urban riding in Calgary.History
This riding was created as "Calgary North Centre" in 2003 from
Calgary Centre ,Calgary Northeast andCalgary—Nose Hill ridings.In 2004, it was re-named "Calgary Centre-North".
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following member of the
Canadian House of Commons :#2004-present:
Jim Prentice - ConservativeCurrent Member of Parliament
Its
Member of Parliament isJim Prentice , a former lawyer and newspaper owner. He was first elected in 2004. He represents theConservative Party of Canada and is the currentMinister of Industry (Canada) and formerly the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development andFederal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians .Election results
Calgary Centre-North
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ConservativeJim Prentice
align="right"|31,174
align="right"|56.00%
align="right"|+1.82%
align="right"|$69,871
style="width: 160px" |New Democratic Party
John Chan
align="right"|9,341
align="right"|16.78%
align="right"|+4.66%
align="right"|$23,559
Liberal
Matthew Moody
align="right"|7,628
align="right"|13.70%
align="right"|-7.65%
align="right"|$16,352
Green
Marc Andrew MacGillivray
align="right"|6,573
align="right"|11.80%
align="right"|+0.56%
align="right"|$4,212
Independent
Michael Falconar
align="right"|383
align="right"|0.68%
align="right"|-0.05%
align="right"|$1,133
style="width: 160px"|First Peoples
Doug Dokis
align=right|206
align=right|0.37%
align=right
align=right|$0
Marxist-Leninist
Margaret Peggy Askin
align="right"|194
align="right"|0.34%
align="right"|-0.01%
align="right"|$59
style="width: 160px"|Action Party
Doug Dokis
align=right|168
align=right|0.30%
align=right
align=right|$0
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|55,667!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|213!align="right"|0.38%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|55,880!align="right"|63.80%!align="right"
!align="right"Calgary North Centre
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ConservativeJim Prentice
align="right"|28,143
align="right"|54.18%
align="right"
align="right"|$55,236
Liberal
Cathy McClusky
align="right"|11,093
align="right"|21.35%
align="right"
align="right"|$43,208New Democratic Party
John Chan
align="right"|6,298
align="right"|12.12%
align="right"
align="right"|$15,764
Green
Mark MacGillivray
align="right"|5,840
align="right"|11.24%
align="right"
align="right"|$3,450
Independent
Michael Falconar
align="right"|380
align="right"|0.73%
align="right"
align="right"|$3,076
Marxist-Leninist
Margaret Peggy Askin
align="right"|184
align="right"|0.35%
align="right"
align="right"|$46
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|51,938!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|188!align="right"|0.36%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|52,126!align="right"|60.97%!align="right"
!align="right"See also
*
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=1282 Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003-2004)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1282 Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2004-present)]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
* [http://blip.tv/file/1317484 2008 Calgary Centre-North Riding Debate ("Round Table") Coverage (MP3, WMV, FLV)]
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
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