# Calgary Centre

Calgary Centre (French: Calgary-Centre; formerly known as Calgary South Centre) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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 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 and Calgary South. 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 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 and 7,578 from Calgary Southwest.
The riding was notable at the 2000 federal election when residents elected former Prime Minister Joe Clark, representing the Progressive Conservatives, making the riding one of the few areas in Alberta that did not elect a candidate from the Canadian Alliance.
This riding lost territory to Calgary Signal Hill and gained territory from Calgary East during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Historical boundaries

* 1966 representation order
* 1976 representation order
* 1987 representation order
* 1996 representation order
* 2003 representation order
* 2013 representation order

## Geography

The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Downtown Calgary, Beltline, Mission, Cliff Bungalow, Mount Royal, Elbow Park, Scarboro, Sunalta, Shaganappi, Killarney/Glengarry, Richmond, Bankview, South Calgary, Rutland Park, CFB - Currie, Lincoln Park, CFB - Lincoln Park, Altadore, North Glenmore Park, Britannia, Elboya, Windsor Park, Manchester, Bel-Aire, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, Inglewood, Ramsay, Parkhill, Erlton, Rideau/Roxboro, Eau Claire, Chinatown, Downtown East Village

## Demographics

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
Panethnic groups in Calgary Centre (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 84,810 | 66.76% | 82,985 | 71.85% | 78,590 | 74.74% |
| East Asian | 9,690 | 7.63% | 9,105 | 7.88% | 8,380 | 7.97% |
| South Asian | 7,415 | 5.84% | 5,360 | 4.64% | 3,375 | 3.21% |
| African | 6,500 | 5.12% | 4,335 | 3.75% | 3,505 | 3.33% |
| Southeast Asian | 5,295 | 4.17% | 4,065 | 3.52% | 3,940 | 3.75% |
| Indigenous | 4,170 | 3.28% | 3,235 | 2.8% | 2,580 | 2.45% |
| Middle Eastern | 3,670 | 2.89% | 2,760 | 2.39% | 1,885 | 1.79% |
| Latin American | 3,415 | 2.69% | 2,235 | 1.94% | 1,995 | 1.9% |
| Other | 2,065 | 1.63% | 1,415 | 1.23% | 915 | 0.87% |
| Total responses | 127,045 | 97.72% | 115,495 | 96.91% | 105,150 | 96.53% |
| Total population | 130,010 | 100% | 119,176 | 100% | 108,931 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Calgary Centre Riding created from Calgary North and Calgary South |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Douglas Harkness | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Harvie Andre | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Harvie Andre | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Harvie Andre | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Harvie Andre | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Harvie Andre | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Harvie Andre | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Jim Silye | Reform |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Eric Lowther | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Eric Lowther | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Joe Clark | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Joe Clark | Independent |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Lee Richardson | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Lee Richardson | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Lee Richardson | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2012 | Lee Richardson | Conservative |
| 41st | 2012–2015 | Joan Crockatt | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Kent Hehr | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Greg McLean | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Greg McLean | Conservative |

### Current member of Parliament

This seat is held by Greg McLean. McLean, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, was first elected in the 2019 federal election.

## Election results
### Calgary Centre, 2006–present

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 27,761 | 50.92 |
| Liberal | 16,391 | 30.06 |
| New Democratic | 8,955 | 16.42 |
| Green | 887 | 1.63 |
| Others | 527 | 0.97 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Greg McLean | 30,375 | 51.3 | -5.13 | $62,659.16 |
| | Liberal | Sabrina Grover | 17,593 | 29.7 | +2.72 | $75,514.56 |
| | New Democratic | Juan Estevez Moreno | 9,694 | 16.4 | +6.51 | $3,174.97 |
| | Green | Austin Mullins | 971 | 1.6 | -2.73 | $415.62 |
| | Christian Heritage | Dawid Pawlowski | 575 | 1.0 | +0.81 | $4,650.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,208 | 99.15 | -0.27 | $122,167.91 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 509 | 0.85 | +0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,717 | 63.04 | -5.17 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,726 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.89 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Greg McLean | 37,306 | 56.64 | +11.34 | $111,276.33 |
| | Liberal | Kent Hehr | 17,771 | 26.98 | -19.54 | $112,059.94 |
| | New Democratic | Jessica Buresi | 6,516 | 9.89 | +4.32 | $832.79 |
| | Green | Thana Boonlert | 2,853 | 4.33 | +2.13 | $7,973.82 |
| | People's | Chevy Johnston | 907 | 1.38 | - | $13,514.03 |
| | Animal Protection | Eden Gould | 247 | 0.38 | - | $1,717.18 |
| | Independent | Michael Pewtress | 138 | 0.21 | | $1,189.15 |
| | Christian Heritage | Dawid Pawlowski | 126 | 0.19 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,864 | 99.42 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 385 | 0.58 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,249 | 68.21 | -1.89 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 97,129 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +15.44 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Kent Hehr | 28,496 | 46.52 | +27.40 | $190,509.57 |
| | Conservative | Joan Crockatt | 27,746 | 45.30 | -10.07 | $157,845.73 |
| | New Democratic | Jillian Ratti | 3,412 | 5.57 | -9.59 | $19,466.71 |
| | Green | Thana Boonlert | 1,347 | 2.20 | -8.13 | $3,584.84 |
| | Independent | Yogi Henderson | 248 | 0.40 | | $1,203.28 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,249 | 99.63 | | $222,181.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 227 | 0.37 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,476 | 70.10 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,697 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +18.73 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 22,949 | 55.37 |
| Liberal | 7,926 | 19.12 |
| New Democratic | 6,285 | 15.16 |
| Green | 4,282 | 10.33 |
| Others | 8 | 0.02 |
vteCanadian federal by-election, November 26, 2012 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Joan Crockatt | 10,191 | 36.87 | −20.81 | $95,251 |
| | Liberal | Harvey Locke | 9,033 | 32.68 | +15.15 | $97,025 |
| | Green | Chris Turner | 7,090 | 25.65 | +15.74 | $100,180 |
| | New Democratic | Dan Meades | 1,064 | 3.85 | −11.01 | $90,148 |
| | Independent | Antoni Grochowski | 141 | 0.51 | – | $0 |
| | Libertarian | Tony Prashad | 121 | 0.44 | – | $255 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 27,640 | 100.00 | – | $102,128.86 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,732 | 29.51 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,984 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −35.96 |
| By-election due to the resignation of Lee Richardson. |||||||
| Source: "November 26, 2012 By-elections". Elections Canada. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012. |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lee Richardson | 28,401 | 57.68 | +2.08 | $80,989.16 |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Pollock | 8,631 | 17.53 | -0.37 | $52,961.24 |
| | New Democratic | Donna Marlis Montgomery | 7,314 | 14.86 | +5.85 | $0.00 |
| | Green | William Hamilton | 4,889 | 9.93 | -6.64 | $30,754.09 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,235 | 100.00 | | $93,844.88 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 261 | 0.53 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,496 | 55.41 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,322 | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.2 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lee Richardson | 26,085 | 55.60 | +0.19 | $72,165 |
| | Liberal | Heesung Kim | 8,402 | 17.90 | -1.29 | $34,321 |
| | Green | Natalie Odd | 7,778 | 16.57 | +4.89 | $29,509 |
| | New Democratic | Tyler Kinch | 4,229 | 9.01 | -4.24 | $9,881 |
| | Independent | Antony Grochowski | 420 | 0.89 | * | n/a |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,914 | 100.00 | | $90,677 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 228 | 0.48 | -0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,142 | 53.16 | -8.86 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.7 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lee Richardson | 30,213 | 55.41 | +4.26 | $82,276 |
| | Liberal | Heesung Kim | 10,464 | 19.19 | -10.70 | $36,623 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Pincott | 7,227 | 13.25 | +4.76 | $8,689 |
| | Green | John Johnson | 6,372 | 11.68 | +1.76 | $3,431 |
| | Canadian Action | Trevor Grover | 259 | 0.45 | -0.08 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,525 | 100.00 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 275 | 0.50 | +0.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,800 | 62.02 | +4.48 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.5 |

### Calgary South Centre, 2004–2005

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lee Richardson | 26,192 | 51.15 | -33.42 | $78,167 |
| | Liberal | Julia Turnbull | 15,305 | 29.89 | +20.06 | $71,037 |
| | Green | Phillip K. Liesemer | 5,080 | 9.92 | +7.88 | $1,898 |
| | New Democratic | Keith Purdy | 4,350 | 8.49 | +5.69 | $4,667 |
| | Canadian Action | Trevor Grover | 274 | 0.53 | * | n/a |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,201 | 100.00 | - 6,041 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 202 | 0.39 | +0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,403 | 57.54 | +0.76 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -23.21 |
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

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joe Clark | 26,358 | 46.05 | +27.49 | $67,789 |
| | Alliance | Eric Lowther | 22,054 | 38.52 | -1.55 | $72,436 |
| | Liberal | Joanne Levy | 5,630 | 9.83 | -22.80 | $45,827 |
| | New Democratic | Don LePan | 1,604 | 2.80 | -3.25 | $1,780 |
| | Green | Michael Alvarez-Toye | 1,170 | 2.04 | +0.25 | $1,062 |
| | Independent | Beverley Smith | 293 | 0.51 | * | $5,223 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Peggy Askin | 133 | 0.23 | -0.10 | $284 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,242 | 100.00 | +7,501 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 213 | 0.37 | -0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,455 | 56.78 | -1.12 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Reform | Progressive Conservative gain from Reform | Swing | -14.5 | |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Eric Lowther | 19,936 | 40.07 | -4.69 | $66,910 |
| | Liberal | Bev Longstaff | 16,231 | 32.63 | +2.17 | $64,840 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rob Gray | 9,230 | 18.55 | +3.81 | $59,080 |
| | New Democratic | Duncan Green | 3,011 | 6.05 | +1.55 | $8,377 |
| | Green | Andrea Welling | 893 | 1.79 | +0.82 | $173 |
| | Natural Law | Roni Shapka | 273 | 0.54 | -0.17 | n/a |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Marg Askin | 167 | 0.33 | +0.15 | $767 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,741 | 100.00 | -25 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 206 | 0.41 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,947 | 57.90 | – |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Jim Silye | 22,276 | 44.76 | +32.33 |
| | Liberal | Bob Blair | 15,157 | 30.46 | +18.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sean O'Neil | 7,334 | 14.74 | -38.98 |
| | New Democratic | Catherine McCreary | 2,237 | 4.50 | -15.52 |
| | National | Peter Hoff | 1,743 | 3.50 | * |
| | Green | Rebecca Matiowsky | 482 | 0.97 | -0.28 |
| | Natural Law | Annie Anderson | 354 | 0.71 | * |
| | Canada Party | Bruce Jackman | 93 | 0.19 | * |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Askin | 90 | 0.18 | -0.02 |
| Total | Total | Total | 49,766 | 100.00 | -3,836 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harvie Andre | 28,794 | 53.72 | -12.63 |
| | New Democratic | Elaine Husband | 10,731 | 20.02 | +6.34 |
| | Reform | John Hamilton | 6,662 | 12.43 | * |
| | Liberal | Bob Robinson | 6,280 | 11.72 | -4.13 |
| | Green | Norman Conrad | 670 | 1.25 | -0.78 |
| | Libertarian | John King | 358 | 0.67 | +0.19 |
| | No affiliation | Marg Askin | 107 | 0.20 | * |
| Total | Total | Total | 53,602 | 100.00 | +16,040 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harvie Andre | 24,924 | 66.35 | +8.96 |
| | Liberal | Karen Gainer | 5,955 | 15.85 | -14.06 |
| | New Democratic | Susan Keeley | 5,138 | 13.68 | +4.45 |
| | Green | Glen Staples | 761 | 2.03 | * |
| | Confederation of Regions | Jean Ferguson | 604 | 1.61 | * |
| | Libertarian | Joseph Kyriakakis | 180 | 0.48 | * |
| Total | Total | Total | 37,562 | 100.00 | +5,136 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harvie Andre | 18,610 | 57.39 | -1.71 |
| | Liberal | George Ho Lem | 9,698 | 29.91 | +1.72 |
| | New Democratic | David Jones | 2,994 | 9.23 | -1.71 |
| | Rhinoceros | Willy Samoil | 766 | 2.36 | * |
| | Social Credit | Thomas Erhart | 257 | 0.79 | -0.60 |
| | Communist | Casey Swann | 58 | 0.18 | -0.02 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Julie Northrup | 43 | 0.13 | -0.05 |
| Total | Total | Total | 32,426 | 100.00 | - 5,010 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harvie Andre | 22,124 | 59.10 | -4.05 |
| | Liberal | Frances Wright | 10,555 | 28.19 | +1.90 |
| | New Democratic | Bohdan Harasymiw | 4,095 | 10.94 | +2.79 |
| | Social Credit | Thomas Erhart | 522 | 1.39 | -0.32 |
| | Communist | Casey Swann | 74 | 0.20 | -0.25 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Julie Northrup | 66 | 0.18 | -0.06 |
| Total | Total | Total | 37,436 | 100.00 | - 265 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harvie Andre | 23,810 | 63.15 | +9.85 |
| | Liberal | Frances Wright | 9,912 | 26.29 | -4.53 |
| | New Democratic | George McGuire | 3,072 | 8.15 | -4.87 |
| | Social Credit | Clifford Willmott | 646 | 1.71 | -0.83 |
| | Communist | David Whitefield | 170 | 0.45 | * |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Dean Magel | 91 | 0.24 | * |
| Total | Total | Total | 37,701 | 100.00 | |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harvie Andre | 22,669 | 53.30 | +6.23 |
| | Liberal | Nicholas Taylor | 13,110 | 30.82 | -15.42 |
| | New Democratic | David Jones | 5,538 | 13.02 | +6.33 |
| | Social Credit | Clifford Willmott | 1,081 | 2.54 | * |
| | No affiliation | Frank Cottingham | 80 | 0.19 | * |
| | No affiliation | Colin Constant | 53 | 0.12 | * |
| Total | Total | Total | 42,531 | 100.00 | |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Harkness | 16,977 | 47.07 |
| | Liberal | Nicholas Taylor | 16,676 | 46.24 |
| | New Democratic | Margaret Jackson | 2,413 | 6.69 |
| Total | Total | Total | 36,066 | 100.00 |