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Calgary Centre-North
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257/257 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Michelle Rempel | 28,443 | 56.45 |
Elected |
| NDP | Paul Vargis | 8,030 | 15.94 |
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| LIB | Stephen James Randall | 7,144 | 14.18 |
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| GRN | Heather MacIntosh | 6,558 | 13.02 |
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| ML | Peggy Askin | 209 | 0.41 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding lies between Calgary-Nose Hill and Calgary Northeast. Calgary Centre-North runs from the Bow River in the south to Berkshire Boulevard Northwest, 14th Street Northwest and John Laurie Boulevard in the north and from the Deerfoot Trail Northeast and Beddington Trail Northeast in the east to Shaganappi Trail Northwest and Crowchild Trail Northwest in the west.
This riding was formed in 2004 by combining large swaths of Calgary-Nose Hill and Calgary Centre with a somewhat smaller section of Calgary Northeast.
Population: 114,615 (2006 census; a decrease of 2.2% since 2001)
Political History
Conservative Jim Prentice was re-elected in 2008. He defeated New Democrat John Chan by 19,954. Prentice resigned as MP on Nov. 14, 2010, and a byelection call was pending before it was superseded by the May 2, 2011, federal election.
Prentice also won the 2006 election, with New Democrat John Chan finishing second. In 2004, Prentice took the riding over Liberal Cathy McCluskey by 17,050 votes.
The former Calgary Centre riding went to the Reform Party in 1993 and 1997, but in 2000, then-Tory leader Joe Clark upset incumbent Eric Lowther by 4,304 votes. Clark's victory was a comeback for the riding's Tories, who had held the seat from 1968 to 1993. For 21 of those years, the MP was Harvie Andre, who held a number of cabinet portfolios.
In Calgary-Nose Hill, Diane Ablonczy has won since 1993, representing the Reform (1993 and 1997), Canadian Alliance (2000) and Conservative (2004) parties.
Calgary North Centre:
- 2004, 2006, 2008 – CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 38.72% (42,610) |
| French | 10.71% (11,790) |
| Aboriginal | 6.70% (7,375) |
| American | 1.52% (1,675) |
| Canadian | 21.86% (24,055) |
| Caribbean | 1.19% (1,305) |
| Latin, Central, South | 2.10% (2,310) |
| Western European | 19.57% (21,535) |
| Northern European | 5.81% (6,395) |
| Eastern European | 12.57% (13,835) |
| S European | 5.72% (6,300) |
| Other European | 0.35% (390) |
| Scandinavian | 5.47% (6,025) |
| Baltic | 0.21% (230) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.69% (755) |
| African | 2.69% (2,960) |
| Arab | 3.33% (3,670) |
| Maghrebi | 0.09% (95) |
| West Asia | 0.72% (795) |
| South Asia | 3.59% (3,955) |
| East/SE Asia | 14.73% (16,215) |
| Oceania | 0.23% (255) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.09% (95) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 110,050 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 73% (78,870) |
| French | 2% (1,845) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (35) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (60) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (10) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (460) |
| Portuguese | 0% (335) |
| Romanian | 0% (105) |
| Spanish | 2% (2,285) |
| Danish | 0% (90) |
| Dutch | 0% (385) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 1% (1,495) |
| Norwegian | 0% (30) |
| Swedish | 0% (30) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (75) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (20) |
| Croatian | 0% (245) |
| Czech | 0% (130) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 1% (555) |
| Russian | 0% (320) |
| Serbian | 0% (50) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (60) |
| Slovenian | 0% (50) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (420) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (50) |
| Hungarian | 0% (345) |
| Greek | 0% (95) |
| Armenian | 0% (45) |
| Turkish | 0% (150) |
| Amharic | 0% (185) |
| Arabic | 2% (2,565) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (150) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (65) |
| Bengali | 0% (165) |
| Gujarati | 0% (295) |
| Hindi | 0% (435) |
| Kurdish | 0% (150) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 1% (1,090) |
| Pashto | 0% (75) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (150) |
| Sindhi | 0% (60) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (15) |
| Urdu | 1% (740) |
| Malayalam | 0% (10) |
| Tamil | 0% (35) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (75) |
| Korean | 0% (120) |
| Cantonese | 1% (1,480) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 2% (2,030) |
| Mandarin | 0% (315) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (10) |
| Lao | 0% (275) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (335) |
| Vietnamese | 4% (4,400) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (75) |
| Ilocano | 0% (180) |
| Malay | 0% (105) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 3% (2,710) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (15) |
| Swahili | 0% (20) |
| Creoles | 0% (25) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 108,235 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.33 |
| Mining | 6.50 |
| Utilities | 1.13 |
| Construction | 8.72 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 6.61 |
| Retail | 11.65 |
| Transport | 5.13 |
| Info Culture | 2.29 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.22 |
| Real Estate | 2.05 |
| ProSciTech | 11.78 |
| Management | 0.22 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.46 |
| Education | 5.17 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 8.07 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.04 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.18 |
| Public Admin | 2.88 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 76,340 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.6%
4.3% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 8.60%
10.74%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 25.91%
27.90%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $70,783
$98,240 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 20%
16% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 26.96%
33.20% National
33.35%
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