# Calgary Southeast

Calgary Southeast was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. The district was in the southeast part of the city of Calgary. It was bounded by the city limits to the south and east.

## History

The electoral district was created in 1987 from the ridings of Calgary East, Bow River and Calgary South, all of which were disestablished. In 1996, parts were transferred from this electoral district to Calgary East, a riding that was re-established.

### Historical boundaries

* 1987 representation order
* 1996 representation order
* 2003 representation order

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Calgary Southeast Riding created from Calgary East, Bow River and Calgary South |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Lee Richardson | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1996 | Jan Brown | Reform |
| 35th | 1996–1996 | Jan Brown | Independent Reform |
| 35th | 1996–1997 | Jan Brown | Independent |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Jason Kenney | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Jason Kenney | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Jason Kenney | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Jason Kenney | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Jason Kenney | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Jason Kenney | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Jason Kenney | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Jason Kenney | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Calgary Shepard and Calgary Midnapore |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jason Kenney | 48,173 | 76.26 | +2.43 | $54,158 |
| | New Democratic | Kirk Oates | 6,482 | 10.26 | +3.07 | $5 |
| | Green | Brett Spencer | 4,079 | 6.46 | -3.80 | $5,584 |
| | Liberal | Brian MacPhee | 4,020 | 6.36 | -2.36 | $11,237 |
| | Independent | Antoni Grochowski | 225 | 0.36 | * | |
| | Western Block | Paul Fromm | 193 | 0.31 | * | $5,393 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 63,172 | 100.00 | – | $104,090 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 129 | 0.20 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,301 | 60.32 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 104,941 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jason Kenney | 41,322 | 73.83 | -1.35 | $40,322 |
| | Green | Margaret Chandler | 5,744 | 10.26 | +3.45 | $3,529 |
| | Liberal | Brad Carroll | 4,880 | 8.72 | -1.63 | |
| | New Democratic | Chris Willott | 4,024 | 7.19 | -0.48 | $5,082 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,970 | 100.00 | $96,650 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | – |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jason Kenney | 44,987 | 75.18 | +4.19 | $46,829 |
| | Liberal | James Ludwar | 6,193 | 10.35 | -6.00 | $9,186 |
| | New Democratic | Eric Leavitt | 4,584 | 7.67 | +1.09 | $2,949 |
| | Green | Gus Gutoski | 4,076 | 6.81 | +0.76 | $1,535 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 59,840 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 120 | 0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,960 | 67.08 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jason Kenney | 36,843 | 70.99 | -13.06 | $47,525 |
| | Liberal | Jim Tanner | 8,488 | 16.35 | +4.17 | $23,178 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Pincott | 3,419 | 6.58 | +4.55 | $2,401 |
| | Green | George Read | 3,142 | 6.05 | +4.35 | $1,193 |
| | Canadian Action | Trevor Grover | 274 | 0.53 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,892 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 119 | 0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,011 | 63.72 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Jason Kenney | 34,492 | 63.24 | +8.22 | $41,614 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ray Clark | 11,353 | 20.81 | -2.82 | $9,884 |
| | Liberal | Dana Peace | 6,646 | 12.18 | -6.00 | $18,677 |
| | New Democratic | Giorgio Cattabeni | 1,111 | 2.03 | -0.60 | $490 |
| | Green | James Stephen Kohut | 931 | 1.70 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,533 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,649 | 63.89 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Jason Kenney | 24,602 | 55.02 | -4.83 | $54,180 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Carol Kraychy | 10,567 | 23.63 | +3.51 | $60,861 |
| | Liberal | Patti-Anne Kay | 8,131 | 18.18 | +4.55 | $43,986 |
| | New Democratic | Jason Ness | 1,176 | 2.63 | -0.74 | $524 |
| | Natural Law | Neeraj Varma | 235 | 0.52 | -0.27 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,711 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 79 | 0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,790 | 63.69 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Jan Brown | 33,565 | 59.85 | +47.02 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lee Richardson | 11,286 | 20.12 | -42.54 |
| | Liberal | Quoi Nguyen | 7,642 | 13.63 | +3.39 |
| | New Democratic | Neale Smith | 1,889 | 3.37 | -9.82 |
| | National | Jocelyne Wandler | 1,109 | 1.98 | |
| | Natural Law | Maureen Doram | 444 | 0.79 | |
| | Canada Party | Peter Hope | 148 | 0.26 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 56,083 | 100.00 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lee Richardson | 32,477 | 62.67 |
| | New Democratic | Kathy Miller | 6,837 | 13.19 |
| | Reform | Gerry Maloney | 6,648 | 12.83 |
| | Liberal | Dale Muti | 5,305 | 10.24 |
| | Rhinoceros | Dave Wylie | 299 | 0.58 |
| | Independent | Julie Northrup | 77 | 0.15 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Douglas M. Cassidy | 62 | 0.12 |
| | Independent | Jim Othen | 62 | 0.12 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Eldon Warman | 58 | 0.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,825 | 100.00 |