Edmonton Centre

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Edmonton Centre
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Edmonton Centre (federal electoral district).svg
Edmonton Centre in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Randy Boissonnault
Liberal
District created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2021
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016) [1] 109,941
Electors (2019)81,766
Area (km²) [2] 46
Pop. density (per km²)2,390
Census division(s) Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s) Edmonton

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.

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Geography

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

Historical boundaries

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Edmonton Centre (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group
2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%
European [lower-alpha 1] 65,92567,77072,240
African 10,2457,8354,365
Indigenous 8,5657,2456,755
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] 7,1957,5957,065
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] 5,2955,7405,600
South Asian 4,2053,8802,265
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] 1,9452,2801,575
Latin American 1,6601,7801,550
Other/Multiracial [lower-alpha 5] 1,4951,430675
Total responses106,540105,540102,080
Total population109,125109,941106,121
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:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Edmonton Centre
Riding created from Edmonton East and Edmonton West
28th  1968–1972   Steve Paproski Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
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
41st  2011–2015
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)

Graph of election results in Edmonton Centre (2003-present) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Randy Boissonnault 16,56033.7+0.6$109,821.36
Conservative James Cumming 15,94532.4-9.05$81,069.18
New Democratic Heather MacKenzie14,17128.8+8.16$50,495.97
People's Brock Crocker2,0944.3+2.78$3,172.62
Libertarian Valerie Keefe2660.5-$0.00
Marxist–Leninist Merryn Edwards1120.2+0.05$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit49,148$110,160.12
Total rejected ballots342
Turnout49,490
Eligible voters78,769
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.83
Source: Elections Canada [6]
2021 federal election redistributed results [7]
PartyVote %
  Conservative 16,14632.60
  Liberal 15,45631.21
  New Democratic 15,06130.41
  People's 2,4054.86
  Green 560.11
 Others4010.81
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative James Cumming 22,00641.45+6.50none listed
Liberal Randy Boissonnault 17,52433.01-4.18none listed
New Democratic Katherine Swampy10,95920.64-3.81$53,174.12
Green Grad Murray1,3942.63+0.00none listed
People's Paul Hookham8051.52-$5,550.42
Rhinoceros Donovan Eckstrom2060.39-0.09$0.00
Independent Adil Pirbhai1190.22$3,475.90
Marxist–Leninist Peggy Morton790.15-$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit53,09299.32
Total rejected ballots3620.68+0.24
Turnout53,45464.32-2.72
Eligible voters83,112
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.34
Source: Elections Canada [8] [9] [10]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Randy Boissonnault 19,90237.19+13.46$126,839.87
Conservative James Cumming 18,70334.95-11.25$132,838.67
New Democratic Gil McGowan13,08424.45-1.37$109,525.67
Green David Parker1,4032.62-0.94$113.87
Rhinoceros Steven Stauffer2570.48
Independent Kat Yaki1630.30$2,097.91
Total valid votes/expense limit53,51299.56 $211,594.41
Total rejected ballots2340.44
Turnout53,74667.04
Eligible voters80,173
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.35
Source: Elections Canada [11] [12]
2011 federal election redistributed results [13]
PartyVote %
  Conservative 19,90846.20
  New Democratic 11,12725.82
  Liberal 10,22623.73
  Green 1,5343.56
 Others2960.69
2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Laurie Hawn 23,62548.03−1.00$78,297
New Democratic Lewis Cardinal12,48025.37+10.70$71,055
Liberal Mary Macdonald11,03722.44−4.99$73,942
Green David Parker 1,6763.41−4.70$1,779
Pirate Mikkel Paulson2890.59*
Marxist–Leninist Peggy Morton810.16−0.27
Total valid votes/expense limit49,188 100.00
Total rejected ballots201 0.41+0.09
Turnout49,389 58.06+6.49
Eligible voters84,725
2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Laurie Hawn 22,63449.03+4.21$86,008
Liberal Jim Wachowich12,66127.43−11.14$88,061
New Democratic Donna Martyn6,91214.97+4.20$36,132
Green David Parker 3,7468.11+2.86$2,244
Marxist–Leninist Peggy Morton2030.43+0.23
Total valid votes/expense limit46,156100.00  $90,809
Total rejected ballots146 0.32
Turnout46,302 51.57−12.1
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laurie Hawn 25,81144.82+3.68
Liberal Anne McLellan 22,22138.57−3.92
New Democratic Donna Martyn6,20110.77+1.66
Green David J. Parker 3,0225.25+0.39
Independent John Baloun2170.47+0.06
Marxist–Leninist Peggy Morton1160.20+0.06
Total valid votes57,588100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout63.7+2.9
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal Anne McLellan 22,56042.49$79,849
Conservative Laurie Hawn 21,83941.14$81,655
New Democratic Meghan McMaster4,8369.11$21,577
Green David J. Parker 2,5844.86$310
Marijuana Lyle Kenny5090.95
Progressive Canadian Sean Tisdall4560.85
Independent John Baloun2210.41$2,803
Marxist–Leninist Peggy Morton780.14$26
Total valid votes53,083100.00
Total rejected ballots2340.44
Turnout53,31759.77

Edmonton Centre (19681979)

Graph of election results in Edmonton Centre (1966-1976) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1974 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Steve Paproski 18,16554.29+6.83
Liberal Branny Schepanovich 10,50131.39+6.67
New Democratic George Labercane3,71711.11−2.54
Social Credit Gerry Beck7662.29−11.36
Libertarian Reg Jacklin1250.37
Communist Noah Jarbeau1160.35
Marxist–Leninist Daniel Nelson680.20
Total valid votes 33,458 100.00
1972 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Steve Paproski 21,44347.46+12.84
Liberal Branny Schepanovich 11,16524.71−9.19
New Democratic George Labercane6,16613.65+4.88
Social Credit Martin Hattersley 6,16613.65
Independent Glenn Pylypa1340.30
Independent Diane Robichaud1060.23
Total valid votes 45,180 100.00
1968 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Steve Paproski 12,06234.62
Liberal Donald Gray11,81133.90
Independent Liberal William Hawrelak 7,91222.71
New Democratic Norman Dolman3,0548.77
Total valid votes 34,839100.00

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Notes

  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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