Edmonton Centre

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Edmonton Centre

Alberta electoral district
[[Image: Edmonton St. Albert Sherwood Park East Centre Spruce Grove Strathcona Leduc Mill Woods Beaumont |200px]] Edmonton Centre in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Laurie Hawn Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	120,326
Electors (2006)	92,286
Area (km²)	55
Pop. density (per km²)	2,187.7
Census divisions	Division No. 11
Census subdivisions	Edmonton

Edmonton Centre is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979, and since 2004.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2.1 Members of Parliament 2.2 Current Member of Parliament 3 Election results 3.1 2003 - present 3.2 1968 - 1979 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Geography

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Downtown Edmonton, 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, Mayfield, Britannia, Youngstown, Glenwood, West Jasper Place, Crestwood, Sherwood Jasper Park, Meadowlark Park, West Meadowlark Park, Parkview, Laurier Heights, Lynnwood and Elmwood in the City of Edmonton, Alberta.

[edit] 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.

In was re-created in 2003 from Edmonton West, Edmonton Southwest and a small part of Edmonton Centre-East.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. 1968-1979: Steven Eugene Paproski - Progressive Conservative - He previously represented Edmonton North.

1. 2004-2006: Anne McLellan - Liberal - She previously represented Edmonton West and Edmonton Northwest.
2. 2006-present: Laurie Hawn - Conservative

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

In the 39th general federal election of January 23, 2006, Laurie Hawn of the Conservative Party was elected to represent the riding in Parliament. He was sworn in on February 6, 2006.

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2003 - present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Laurie Hawn	25,811	44.8%	+3.7%
	Liberal	Anne McLellan	22,221	38.6%	-3.9%
	New Democratic Party	Donna Martyn	6,201	10.8%	+1.7%
	Green	David J. Parker	3,022	5.2%	+.3%
	Independent	John Baloun	217	.4%
	Marxist-Leninist	Peggy Morton	116	.2%
Total valid votes			57,588	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				63.7%

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Anne McLellan	22,560	42.49%		$79,849
	Conservative	Laurie Hawn	21,839	41.14%		$81,655
	New Democratic Party	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			53,083	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			234	0.44%
Turnout			53,317	59.77%

[edit] 1968 - 1979

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Paproski	18,165
	Liberal	Branny Schepanovich	10,501
	New Democratic Party	George Labercane	3,717
	Social Credit	Gerry Beck	766
	Independent	Reg Jacklin	125
	Communist	Noah Jarbeau	116
	Marxist-Leninist	Daniel Nelson	68

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Paproski	21,443
	Liberal	Branny Schepanovich	11,165
	New Democratic Party	George Labercane	6,166
	Social Credit	Martin Hattersley	6,166
	No affiliation	Glenn Pylypa	134
	No affiliation	Diane Robichaud	106

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Paproski	12,062
	Liberal	Donald Gray	11,811
	Independent Liberal	William Hawrelak	7,912
	New Democratic Party	Norman Dolman	3,054

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Alberta federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts
• Edmonton Centre provincial electoral district.

[edit] External links

• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1966 - 1976)
• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003 - present)
• Expenditures - 2004

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