# Edmonton Centre

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

The riding is anchored in the heart of Downtown Edmonton. It also includes Spruce Avenue, Rossdale, Central McDougall, Prince Rupert, Wîhkwêntôwin, 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

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.
It 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.
Following the 2022 electoral redistribution, Edmonton Centre will gain the neighbourhoods of Athlone, Kensington and Calder from Edmonton Griesbach, and will gain the neighbourhoods of Glenwood, Britannia Youngstown and Mayfield from Edmonton West. It will lose the remainder of the neighbourhood of McCauley to Edmonton Griesbach, and will lose all of its territory south of the Mackenzie Ravine to 95 Avenue to Edmonton West.

### Historical boundaries

* 1966 representation order
* 2003 representation order
* 2013 representation order

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Edmonton Centre (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 65,925 | 61.88% | 67,770 | 64.21% | 72,240 | 70.77% |
| African | 10,245 | 9.62% | 7,835 | 7.42% | 4,365 | 4.28% |
| Indigenous | 8,565 | 8.04% | 7,245 | 6.86% | 6,755 | 6.62% |
| Southeast Asian | 7,195 | 6.75% | 7,595 | 7.2% | 7,065 | 6.92% |
| East Asian | 5,295 | 4.97% | 5,740 | 5.44% | 5,600 | 5.49% |
| South Asian | 4,205 | 3.95% | 3,880 | 3.68% | 2,265 | 2.22% |
| Middle Eastern | 1,945 | 1.83% | 2,280 | 2.16% | 1,575 | 1.54% |
| Latin American | 1,660 | 1.56% | 1,780 | 1.69% | 1,550 | 1.52% |
| Other/Multiracial | 1,495 | 1.4% | 1,430 | 1.35% | 675 | 0.66% |
| Total responses | 106,540 | 97.63% | 105,540 | 96% | 102,080 | 96.19% |
| Total population | 109,125 | 100% | 109,941 | 100% | 106,121 | 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 Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Edmonton Centre Riding created from Edmonton East and Edmonton West |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Steve Paproski | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Steve Paproski | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Steve Paproski | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Edmonton North, Edmonton East and Edmonton West |||||
| Riding re-created from Edmonton West, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton Centre-East |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Anne McLellan | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Laurie Hawn | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Laurie Hawn | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Laurie Hawn | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Randy Boissonnault | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | James Cumming | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2021–present | Randy Boissonnault | Liberal |

### Current member of Parliament

Randy Boissonnault of the Liberal Party has represented the riding in Parliament since the 2021 Canadian federal election. He won his seat by just under 600 votes in 2021.

## Election results
### Edmonton Centre (2003-present)

Next Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Randy Boissonault |
| | Conservative | Sayid Ahmed |
| | New Democratic | Trisha Estabrooks |
| | People's | John Ross |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters |
Transposition of 2021 votes to 2022 electoral redistribution :
| Party | Votes | % |
| Conservative | 16,146 | 32.60 |
| Liberal | 15,456 | 31.21 |
| New Democratic | 15,061 | 30.41 |
| People's | 2,405 | 4.86 |
| Green | 56 | 0.11 |
| Others | 401 | 0.81 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 16,560 | 33.7 | +0.6 | $109,821.36 |
| | Conservative | James Cumming | 15,945 | 32.4 | -9.05 | $81,069.18 |
| | New Democratic | Heather MacKenzie | 14,171 | 28.8 | +8.16 | $50,495.97 |
| | People's | Brock Crocker | 2,094 | 4.3 | +2.78 | $3,172.62 |
| | Libertarian | Valerie Keefe | 266 | 0.5 | - | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Merryn Edwards | 112 | 0.2 | +0.05 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,148 | – | – | $110,160.12 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 342 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,490 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,769 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +4.83 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,092 | 99.32 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 362 | 0.68 | +0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,454 | 64.32 | -2.72 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,112 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.34 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,512 | 99.56 | | $211,594.41 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.44 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,746 | 67.04 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,173 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +12.35 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,188 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 201 | 0.41 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,389 | 58.06 | +6.49 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,725 | – | – |
Transposition of 2011 votes to 2012 electoral redistribution :
| Party | Votes | % |
| 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 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,156 | 100.00 | | $90,809 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 146 | 0.32 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,302 | 51.57 | −12.1 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,588 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | 63.7 | +2.9 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,083 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,317 | 59.77 |

### Edmonton Centre (1968–1979)

vte1974 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,458 | 100.00 |
vte1972 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,180 | 100.00 |
vte1968 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,839 | 100.00 |