# Calgary Centre-North

Calgary Centre-North (formerly known as Calgary North Centre) was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It was a mixed urban and suburban constituency in Calgary – with a dense urban area close to the Bow River in the south and suburbs in the north of the riding, west of Deerfoot Trail and east of Nose Hill Park.

## History

This riding was created as "Calgary North Centre" in 2003 from Calgary Centre (38%), Calgary—Nose Hill (38%) and Calgary Northeast (24%).
In 2004, it was renamed "Calgary Centre-North". In 2013, it was abolished and redistributed into Calgary Confederation (67%) and Calgary Nose Hill (33%) ridings.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Calgary North Centre |||||
| Riding created from Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast and Calgary—Nose Hill |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Jim Prentice | Conservative |
| Calgary Centre-North |||||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Jim Prentice | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2010 | Jim Prentice | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Michelle Rempel | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Calgary Confederation and Calgary Nose Hill |||||

## Election results
### Calgary Centre-North

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Michelle Rempel | 28,443 | 56.53 | 0.00 | $82,363.77 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Vargis | 8,048 | 15.99 | +0.67 | $15,914.50 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Randall | 7,046 | 14.00 | +2.23 | $55,742.32 |
| | Green | Heather MacIntosh | 6,578 | 13.07 | -2.22 | $42,457.33 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Askin | 203 | 0.40 | +0.02 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,318 | 100.00 | | $ |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.40 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,518 | 60.55 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,431 | – | – |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jim Prentice | 27,371 | 56.53 | +0.53 | $67,126 |
| | New Democratic | John Chan | 7,417 | 15.32 | -1.46 | $24,957 |
| | Green | Eric Donovan | 7,403 | 15.29 | +3.49 | $10,654 |
| | Liberal | Doug James | 5,699 | 11.77 | -1.93 | $12,026 |
| | Libertarian | Jason McNeil | 345 | 0.71 | +0.71 | $3,315 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Askin | 184 | 0.38 | +0.04 | n/a |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,419 | 100.00 | | $88,582 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.0 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jim Prentice | 31,174 | 56.00 | +1.82 | $69,871 |
| | New Democratic | John Chan | 9,341 | 16.78 | +4.66 | $23,559 |
| | Liberal | Matthew Moody | 7,628 | 13.70 | -7.65 | $16,352 |
| | Green | Marc Andrew MacGillivray | 6,573 | 11.80 | +0.56 | $4,212 |
| | Independent | Michael Falconar | 383 | 0.68 | -0.05 | $1,133 |
| | First Peoples National | Doug Dokis | 206 | 0.37 | – | $0 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Peggy Askin | 194 | 0.34 | -0.01 | $59 |
| | Canadian Action | James Kohut | 168 | 0.30 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,667 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 213 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,880 | 63.80 |

### Calgary North Centre

vte2004 Canadian federal election: Calgary North Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jim Prentice | 28,143 | 54.18 | * | $55,236 |
| | Liberal | Cathy McClusky | 11,093 | 21.35 | * | $43,208 |
| | New Democratic | John Chan | 6,298 | 12.12 | * | $15,764 |
| | Green | Mark MacGillivray | 5,840 | 11.24 | * | $3,450 |
| | Independent | Michael Falconar | 380 | 0.73 | * | $3,076 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Peggy Askin | 184 | 0.35 | * | $46 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,938 | 100.00 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.36 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,126 | 60.97 | – |